David Johnson Jr.

Product Marketing @backblaze

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

dots has been great at nudging me on things happening in real time. the unprompted context it provides is top tier. but getting it to do work for me is another story.

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

@Sankew06 What makes MagSafe so interesting is that there's nothing to break when it gets pulled off. That USBC header will definitely break the more it gets pulled out like that.

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

We're getting closer to X becoming the go to bundle for AI, coding, bots, and news.

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

I can only imagine how fast the KV cache must run to power this. 300 T/s is no joke.

[Max Weinbach @mweinbach]

Nvidia just published a blog post on GPT 6 Astra Ultrafast, explaining a bit about how Blackwell GPUs powers it!
https://t.co/x60gmULKWj

[Backblaze @backblaze]

Explore the findings from 354,415 hard drives with Stephanie Doyle and David Johnson in our Q2 2026 Drive Stats webinar: failure rates, standout models, and evolving drive technology.

Oct. 8 | 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET

Register: https://t.co/5pv82cokAg

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

Having a productive day with your choice of AI is great until you look at what you spent… on the first day of the month…

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

Good software is good. Great software is fun.

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

Sonnet 5.5 is quickly becoming my default model. The speed and accuracy of the results are remarkable.

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

I haven’t been a big fan of Gemini’s non-flash models. But if this is true, it could be a game changer.

[Google DeepMind @GoogleDeepMind]

Introducing Gemini 4 Argon – our new frontier model.

It’s built for complex workflows across coding, enterprise knowledge work, and cybersecurity defense – rolling out today to a set of trusted testers through our Fairwind Program.

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

Good play, xAI. https://t.co/fLD7HYPVDI

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

But is it really worth 6x the cost?

[Sam Altman @sama]

Ultrafast is

so fast

I do not ever want to go back

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

Now I wonder what Anthropic will come up with for a personal assistant.

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

Your dot is ready to meet you.

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

Muse and now dots. The agents are coming for us!

But seriously, I have not found a great use for these yet. I need to experiment more.

[Sam Altman @sama]

Dots are here!

A new way to use AI that works 24/7 for you; get more of your time and attention back to work at a higher level.

https://t.co/Kp4fPSGUTT

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

@rohildev Dump

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

@2K @Borderlands @GearboxOfficial Xbox!

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

But can we not go back to USB times? My whole life is turning into Thunderbolt devices. https://t.co/Kx8jTGIwoH

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

High-throughput storage without the high costs 🚀

[Backblaze @backblaze]

Announcing Backblaze B2 Overdrive, designed to move exabyte-scale datasets at terabit speeds—without the eye-watering price tag. 🔥➡️
https://t.co/p5h6NQppYa

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

Cool. Now can we get much cheaper tokens?

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

Anthropic has raised $3.5 billion at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

This will advance our development of AI systems, deepen our understanding of how they work, and fuel our international expansion.

Read more: https://t.co/fci4LlX0Na

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

@TrenchBuddy DJ from Backblaze here - yes, we support the S3 API. Just swap your endpoint, access key, and secret key. https://t.co/241cihpEon

[David Johnson Jr. @DavidAJohnsonJr]

Skype is so much better than Teams…

[Tom Warren @tomwarren]

RIP Skype. Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype in May, and replacing it with Microsoft Teams. I spoke to Microsoft about why it's retiring Skype and how it's phasing out its phone calling features. Full details and interview below 👇 https://t.co/8A66ifGIs0