George Moromisato

Programmer, game designer, astrophotographer. Working on @gridwhale and @Transcendence.

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

I just reread The Soul of a New Machine. Here are some thoughts: https://t.co/131DY0FlBR via @LinkedIn

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

Adding WASM and Clang support to GridWhale.

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

I can barely get through 10% of my weekly tokens on Codex, even though I feel I'm using it constantly. Skill issue or are they just being super generous? Maybe both.

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

@ChronX We literally had to pull a card after 9/11 because it featured crashing planes into structures.

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

Using Codex 5.5 to add a JIT to GridLang. In a few hours we had the hot path implemented and sped it up by 4x.

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

Codex just added FTPS support (which, of course, is different from SFTP).

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

Using Codex to allow GridWhale to download files via SFTP. [A classic use-case for a clinical trials data pipeline.]

Hope I don't run out of tokens too soon!

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

And we're done! We've added GridWhale function calls to download from any SFTP site.

I used the "Stone Soup" approach: I created the rough framework and asked Codex to fill it in. That way I could direct the result and still understand it at the end.

[Transcendence @Transcendence]

I keep getting spam mail address to "General" as in, "Good morning, General! Are you interested in ... " I thought maybe it was either flattery or something related to Transcendence.

But it's just email scraping. I have the following line on the Kronosaur site:

For general inquiries, including from the press, please email: [email protected]

I bet there's a database entry somewhere with FirstName="General" and LastName="Inquiries".

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

If I don't run out of compute before the end of the day, I feel like I'm slacking.

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

I'm currently re-reading Soul of a New Machine and the contrast is stark. Boston used to be the center of the tech universe.

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

I was skeptical of @garrytan's GStack, but I tried it and it's really good. It helped me to think through some strategy/positioning for GridWhale, and also gave me confidence that we're on the right track.

Plus, I got the "personal note", so I got *that* going for me!

[Transcendence @Transcendence]

I remember the opening of The Right Suff: "...They built a small plane, the X-1, to try and break the sound barrier. And men came to the high desert in California to ride it. They were called test pilots.

And no one knew their names."

4 humans are about to travel further out into space than anyone else in human history. And almost nobody knows their names.

[Brian Halligan @bhalligan]

There’s a lot of movement since this original X post. A bunch of folks are working on things that should help create the very fertile ground for a whole new generation of Boston tech startups to rise. Here are some things I know about.

1. There are conversations w both YC and South Park Commons about cranking up here. We’re at the right level and there’s interest. I’m hopeful one of them steps up. Given founders of 17 of the top 50 ai companies went to school here, I think it’s a good idea for them.

2. @sequoia is doing two new things in Boston. (a) We are spinning up a “Starter Series” where we connect high potential students in Boston to Sequoia, other founders, etc. & (b) We have an opening for an associate/analyst/principal type and I’d like to find that person here in Boston. I’d like someone w a technical degree who went to school in the Cambridge ecosystem in last few years that is outgoing. If you’ve got the perfect referral, hit me up on DM or LI. I’m strict on the profile, so please keep it tight as my inbox runeth over these days.

3. @A16Z is programming a bunch of content in Boston.

4. We are talking to the government about making Boston an even better place to live and thrive for those founders. The average age of a Fortune 50 AI founder is 28, so we need to make it great for that crowd. We had a good first call with the mayor and are scheduling a meeting with the governor. Hats off to them for reaching out. Housing costs, transportation, & fun, oh my.

5. The @Whoop folks were already working on and just launched the "Massachusetts AI Coalition" which is going to bring ai talent to Boston and be a major convener in the city. HubSpot has signed up to be part of this as well as @Suno, @Lovable, @Draftkings, @Wayfair, @Klaviyo, @circle , and a bunch of the next gen startups. Big big props to @willahmed & @Durkin.

6. MIT is working on some amazing new stuff that’s not ready to be talked about yet.

7. Some good signals from @epaley about revisiting the non-compete & non-solicit rules.

8. Discussions with the existing early stage incubators are happening.

9. The Patriots won their first playoff game in 7 years and the Red Sox signed an excellent pitcher.

A lot more convening. A lot more west coast energy. #FertileGround

Most of this is being done by other people. Since I started all this trouble I thought I’d just document all the great stuff that folks were doing. Thanks everyone. If you’re in Boston and doing amazing stuff that I missed that will help it be a place where the next 28 year old ai superstar founder starts her company, put in the replies.

[Transcendence @Transcendence]

Dragon Endeavor reentering off the coast of San Mateo, California

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

Revisiting my blog post "The Kids are Alright". I talk a bit about the biggest thing I missed--AI

https://t.co/PL90q0G4ZQ

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

https://t.co/8XpvazMBYV

[George Moromisato @hexarcology]

@bhalligan YC batch would definitely help. Wish Techstars were bigger.

My wife and I moved to the Bay Area because of better weather and better economy (biotech, software). But staying in Boston was a close second.

If Boston was cheaper/more fun w/comparable economy, we might have stayed.

[Transcendence @Transcendence]

I'm excited about Artemis II next year. This shows their journey to scale. The ISS orbits at 400 km or so--barely above the surface in this image. Jared Isaacman's Polaris Dawn reached 1,400 km, and it was the farthest anyone had gone since Apollo (more than 50 years ago).

Next year Artemis II will fly around the moon, 10,000 km beyond the far side of the moon and more than 400,000 km from Earth.