Connor

Person who likes technology and wants the world to have more of the good kind. Fixing dating @dateknown and making notes better @supernotesapp

[Connor @connebs]

It’s time to carpe the shit out of this diem

[Connor @connebs]

@fernandojunior @alxndrwbb @TrungTPhan Me waiting for the Roadster

[Connor @connebs]

@eastdakota @EdgingtonC Surely the next one will be discouraged by the fact the last one lost. Doubt the thought process of the average vexatious litigant will involve *hoping* you go easy on them *when* they lose

[GitHub @github]

2/ Our current assessment is that the activity involved exfiltration of GitHub-internal repositories only. The attacker’s current claims of ~3,800 repositories are directionally consistent with our investigation so far.

[Connor @connebs]

@johnsontrades_ @jarredsumner @joshmo_dev your powers of perception boggle the mind

[Connor @connebs]

♫ I have microplastics in my scrotum ♪

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

🚨 I HAVE NO MICROPLASTICS IN MY BALLS 🚨

This should not be possible.

Studies show that 100% of men have microplastics in their semen. I am the first human ever to show a complete reduction to zero.

This may be a world-first breakthrough in fertility research.

I had 165 microplastic particles in my semen just 18 months ago. Now, I have zero.

Five published studies have measured microplastics in human semen. Two found them in 100% of men. The other three found then in 44 to 76% of men tested, but those used methods that miss the smallest particles and the clear ones. Corrected for that, the real rate is likely 100%. Almost every man alive has plastic in his semen right now. The same applies to testicular tissue, testing 100% positive for microplastics.

Microplastics hurt sperm.

Human studies show the impact of various types of plastic, associated chemicals, and other toxins on male fertility:

+ 60% fewer normal shaped sperm (from PFAS)
+ 5x higher odds of low sperm count (from PTFE)
+ 10% lower sperm concentration (from PTFE)
+ 15% lower swimming ability (from PTFE)
+ 41% lower swimming ability (from PET)
+ 12% lower sperm swimming ability (from BPA)
+ 3x higher odds of low sperm count (from Phthalates)
+ 2x higher odds of poor swimming (from Phthalates)

The effects compound: each extra type of plastic drops sperm swimming ability by about 21%.

This matters even if you’re NOT trying to get pregnant.

Sperm count is one of the cleanest biomarkers of overall health we have. And microplastics don't stop at the testes.

The same particles are showing up everywhere we look. Studies show 4.5x higher rate of heart attack, stroke, and death in people with microplastics in their arterial plaque vs. those without. Microplastics were also found in 100% of human placentas tested.

100% of post-mortem human brains tested positive for microplastics. Brain concentrations rose ~50% between 2016 and 2024, and now sit at roughly 11x the levels found in the liver or kidney.

Where do these come from?
+ PTFE, commonly in non-stick pans
+ PET, water bottles
+ Phthalates, makes plastic soft and bendy
+ BPA, can linings
+ PFAS, stain-resistant fabrics & food packaging

Inside the body, plastic causes a kind of cellular rust. It triggers inflammation in the testicles, kills the cells that make sperm and drops testosterone. It's been confirmed across 39 animal and cell studies, then in human data.

MY PROTOCOL:

Note, what I did is n=1, not a controlled trial, I cannot prove cause.

1. Sauna (dry). My toxin blood panel confirms sauna clears plastic related chemicals: BPA, phthalates, PFAS, flame retardants, pesticides. The plastic particles themselves are too big to sweat out directly. Heat may activate other clearance routes: bile flow through the liver, the cell's internal cleanup system, and the gut barrier. Humans have almost no enzymes that can break plastic apart, so the body has to physically push it out.

2. Reverse osmosis water filter. Drinking water is likely a major source of microplastic getting into your body. A reverse osmosis filter pushes water through a very tight membrane and strains the particles out. I filter everything I drink.

3. Trying to rid my environment of the big plastic items: cutting boards, cups, plates, food storage containers, non-stick pans, cling wrap, tea bags, water bottles, kitchen utensils, kettles, and synthetic clothing. Note, as hard as I try, I'm always finding new plastic things in my life. This can be all-consuming thing so try to just knock out the big ones.

I did all three interventions at the same time. I cannot say which one did the most work. What I can say is this: going from 165 to zero in 18 months is possible.

Results:
Nov 2024: 165 particles/mL
Jul 2025: 20 particles/mL
Apr 2026: 0 particles/mL

The 18 month window also captures roughly 7 full spermatogenesis cycles.

[Connor @connebs]

@FarZenith @jarredsumner People reading too far into things is a them problem

[Connor @connebs]

I’m not on GLP-1s yet because I am waiting for GLP-Mythos

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@Necmttn Add a panel that shows all your CC sessions, and whether or not they need feedback, etc

Nothing major, but helpful to keep track when claude coding straight from the terminal

[Connor @connebs]

iTerm2 just added a nice Claude Code integration which has already improved my QoL when running a bunch of agents.

Also made me realize I've been using the app free for a decade, so decided to start sponsoring on GitHub. Better late than never?

Support software you love!

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@kunchenguid No opt-out of telemetry? 👀

[Connor @connebs]

@withdelphi Perennial reminder that you cannot (yet) outsource the critical thinking

[Connor @connebs]

@withdelphi First time seeing Claude use an ellipsis like this

...is he frustrated with me?

[Connor @connebs]

Does that backend engineer / frontend engineer divide still make sense in a world where AI is writing code for you, and the engineers job is almost entirely about thinking through problems?

[Connor @connebs]

@JordanWVTaylor @davidgobaud @pitdesi @MattMahanSJ @chamath > Steyer has the most progressive platform

I’m not sure how much more “progress” California can bear

[Connor @connebs]

@KentonVarda Yep, seems like everyone is forgetting that *correct* software is in fact possible. It’s not the status quo I’ll grant you, but LLMs that are great at security should make that more commonplace, not less

[Connor @connebs]

@IE_Capital @alz_zyd_ He was the head of FAIR, which was Meta’s AI research lab before MSL.

FAIR has in fact produced language model research, including on transformer-based architectures.

[Connor @connebs]

@JeremiahDJohns @yhdistyminen Part of the problem is that an election is not actually probabilistic. People are not going to the voting booth, rolling dice, and then voting. By the time Nate made his last prediction, the race was arguably already decided in Trump’s favor.

[Jessica Josephine @jejosephine]

The Beginning of some things: Building My First App ❤️‍🔥https://t.co/gJnwP1kG1G

and first blog post too 🙌🏻 (like ever!)
Love and support are greatly appreciated 🙇🏼‍♀️🫰🏼

[Connor @connebs]

iMessage emojis pain me.

Their 👍 feels too curt if used to show appreciation, and their ❤️ feels too romantic for the same.