David Shimamoto

A gen x dad of two, data nerd, gamer. I post about whatever I'm into which at the moment is AI content generation and YouTube.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

It's summer! Hawaii is calling!
https://t.co/qkAY87cjiK

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

This is why I am still employed and have a decent salary.

[Nikunj Kothari @nikunj]

Every time I see a tweet saying “I can vibe code this in a weekend” - I think of the slack notification system..

It takes time, persistence and effort to get the details right.

Sure, a lot of simple workflows will get vibe coded away. And maybe you can put this in Claude Code and get the code right in one shot.

But quality, depth and great systems will still have value and take time. You can’t vibe code lessons.

Now and forever.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

Gonna ditch my cheaper Internet provider for Starlink to feel like I'm a part of this. Having a free Mini to "roam" also allows me to work from other states wherever I might be.

[X Freeze @XFreeze]

Most people have not even realized it yet, but Starlink just quietly became the invisible backbone of Earth

For decades, high-speed internet was a luxury of geography. If you lived outside a major city or dared to travel, you had no choice but to be disconnected from the world

We literally went from "can you hear me now?" dropped calls in the suburbs to you move anywhere in the world and you are covered by Starlink internet

Just look at what SpaceX has achieved so far:
→ Free, high-speed WiFi rolling out on thousands of flights, trains, and ships
→ Now officially live in over 150+ countries, territories, and global markets
→ Direct-to-Cell tech is turning standard smartphones into sat-phones with zero extra hardware
→ Flawless high-speed internet streaming in the middle of Antarctica
→ Serving as a critical lifeline for first responders and victims during major natural disasters
→ Providing unbreakable comms in active warzones and geopolitical conflicts
→ More than 11 MILLION+ active subscribers globally as of early 2026
→ Eliminating dead zones entirely - if you can see the sky, you can connect

"I think the single biggest thing you can do to lift people out of poverty and help them is giving them an internet connection because once you have the internet connection, you can learn anything for free on the internet, and you can also sell your goods and services to the global market" — Elon Musk

While legacy telecom providers are still struggling to lay cables in the dirt, SpaceX is actively building humanity’s collective nervous system in Low Earth Orbit

SpaceX is showing the world what it actually means to be connected on a magnitude we never thought possible

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

@friedberg Gee it's like we should have people whose job it is to investigate these things and report it to the general populace.
Oh wait we DO have them, but they're part of the people getting paid off...

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Announcing TERAFAB: the next step towards becoming a galactic civilization https://t.co/xTA70LOU0e

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

@JoshKale Can't wait for this.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

FSD continues to surprise: expected - it saw a tumbleweed moving across the road and slowed down to avoid it.
Next level - a car was blocking our view of the tumbleweeds path. I definitely wouldn't have seen it.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

This is spectacular! And as a data guy, super obvious... This is not complicated data, so the fact that the fraud happened is gross negligence!

[DOGE HHS @DOGE_HHS]

Today the HHS DOGE team open sourced the largest Medicaid dataset in department history.

This dataset contains aggregated, provider-level claims data for a specific billing code over time.

For example, using this dataset, it would have been possible to easily detect the large-scale autism diagnosis fraud seen in Minnesota.

Download the data yourself:
https://t.co/6h2c6loE9y

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

@elonmusk "When moon?" has a new meaning for SpaceX HODLers.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

If things were legit, the Somali Community would have an easy out - just show him legit business records. But they don't and instead dig themselves into a deeper hole. The dishonesty is obvious.

[Nick shirley @nickshirleyy]

🚨 After my last video exposing over $110 Million in fraud Tim Walz dropped his run for reelection and multiple federal investigations were launched to stop fraud across the country. In this 51 minute video David and I expose another $16 Million in fraud as Minnesota welfare programs continue to operate fraudulently and steal from law-abiding taxpayers,

Like it and share it around everywhere! Accountability and the law must come for the fraudsters and corrupt politicians who have let this happen.

The fraud must end.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

While I understand the intention was "less deaths by vaccine > more deaths by virus", to me this does not justify mandating someone get a vaccine that has a chance of killing them. And even moreso without disclosing that info to them. Please let that be a lesson for the future.

[Stanford Medicine @StanfordMed]

A new Stanford Medicine study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis.
https://t.co/wy6QO55HSu

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

Another reason FSD will save lives: less road rage.
A kid was killed near my house today because two guys road raged and one pulled a gun.
Cars don't care if another car cuts them off. Passengers won't care cause we're happily oblivious inside.
🤙🏾

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

@Ronxyz00 Goes to show more college doesn't necessarily mean smarter. Though it most likely does mean more in debt.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

If Elon becomes a trillionaire, many other "working class" Americans (Tesla investors) will become millionaires. Cost of production will go down (Optimus robots), cost of transportation will go down (Robotaxi), and who knows what else Elon will dream up.
If we instead gave a trillion dollars to the government, literally nothing changes for me.

[Mike P @mikepat711]

In 2015, I marched for Bernie and donated to his campaign.

In 2019, after years of being a miserable democratic socialist who blamed everyone else for my sadness, I decided that I couldn’t stand being a miserable fuck anymore, and needed to start taking risks and aggressively started doing stuff to change my life.

I started working multiple jobs. I had 3 I was juggling at one point. I funded my life with one of them, and with the additional jobs, I invested all of my dollars in Palantir. It was honestly fun. Yeah, I worked 70 hours a week usually and sometimes would go 60 days without a day off, but it was exhilarating. I was making changes and doing things. It was way better than being miserable and angry and making my entire identity about politics and my disdain for “the rich.” Those were hopeless times and I was glad to be doing something for myself.

I was able to grow a portfolio of 4,000 Palantir shares at an 8 dollar cost basis between 2021-2023. 32,000 dollars from hardcore grinding. Between 2023-2025, that 32 grand grew to over 400 grand. In May 2024 I started rotating some of the profits into TSLA, along with purchasing with new income.

I’ve learned so much about capitalism since 2019, how wealth is created, and the difference between makers and takers. I’ve been inspired by so many amazing builders and entrepreneurs on this platform. I’ve even interacted with many of them. Totally surreal.

Today, I cheered in my car as it drove me home when I heard that Elon’s pay package was approved. I voted my 750 shares on it with a huge grin on my face. If Elon gets paid 1 trillion dollars, I will be a multimillionaire.

After all I’ve been through and after everything I’ve done for myself over the last 10 years, I look at this post by Bernie and know I would’ve cheered it on in 2015, but today, I see it for what it actually is. Manipulative, depressing rhetoric intended to depress a base of voters and make them feel hopelessly dependent on him and his colleagues. None of them build anything or create value or give working class people like me the opportunity to peg my labor against their genius. They did nothing but make me miserable.

I hope even one person can read this get pumped to start doing shit. There are ups and downs, but it’s yours. Nobody can take your grind away from you. Kick ass and build over years of time and watch what happens along the way. Don’t listen to sad miserable people like Bernie.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

Two events last week are leading me in the direction of going freelance (healthcare data engineer/analyst/strategist). The uncertainty of this worries me, but at the same time I realize that this is a huge opportunity.
The fact that I've been laid off twice this year also motivates me to put myself in a position where others' decisions wont lead to my position's demise.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

A client hired me direct - keeping my income flowing during a time when I really need it. So thankful! Makes me feel like I am still doing good things to be recognized as someone worth keeping around.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

Laid off for a second time this year. I'm trying to see these moments as opportunities, but I need a mental (and emotional) health break first.
Honestly, it wouldn't be so bad if hiring processes nowadays didn't take 3-4 months.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

It is crazy how the teams Elon puts together can literally launch industry disrupting, competition destroyer products in a matter of months. Truly remarkable execution!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Nice work by the @xAI team on https://t.co/op5s4ZiSwh!

The goal here is to create an open source, comprehensive collection of all knowledge.

Then place copies of that etched in a stable oxide in orbit, the Moon and Mars to preserve it for the future.

Foundation.

[David Shimamoto @binarychecksum]

Who dis?
1. 90's rock band lead singer who just canceled his concert
2. Random construction worker who just got caught cheating on this wife
3. The most rational Democratic senator in 2025 giving an interview to the media