Marius Popescu

Engineering Manager @Meta | #Bitcoin | ex @Twitter

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

This is the first year when instead of pre-ordering an iPhone, I pre-ordered an Oculus. Super excited to try out mixed reality!

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Here's my conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, his 3rd time on the podcast, but this time we talked in the Metaverse as photorealistic avatars. This was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. It really felt like we were talking in-person, but we were miles apart 🤯 It's hard to put into words how awesome this was for someone like me who values the intimacy of in-person conversation. It gave me a glimpse of an exciting future with many new possibilities and fascinating questions about the nature of reality and human connection ❤

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - Metaverse
15:27 - Quest 3
30:16 - Nature of reality
34:54 - AI in the Metaverse
51:51 - Large language models
57:49 - Future of humanity

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

@__apf__ Ditto. I received a very negative review on my last stay for not washing the towels before leaving. I'll be staying in hotels next time as well!

[Meta Newsroom @MetaNewsroom]

We’re developing AI for real-time speech translation to break down language barriers in the physical world and in the metaverse.

https://t.co/PC0BzLCHAr

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

Great podcast where Mark debunks a lot of Social Media misconceptions and talks about how the future might look like. Would recommend listening: https://t.co/4coTeYwEEJ

[Taylor Holiday @TaylorHoliday]

I believe Facebook/Meta sentiment is going to shift in the public

Here are 10 ways it might happen:

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

@gem_ray

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

@gem_ray If it makes you feel better, I had to read four gdocs yesterday, all had different fonts :(

Optimistic Display
Monserrat
Franklin Gothic
Roboto

[Ryan Breslow @ryanbreslow]

It’s official:

Bolt is now the first tech unicorn to permanently switch to a 4 day work week 🚀⚡️🔥

Our 3 month experiment proved every core thesis:

Heightened
1/ Productivity
2/ Engagement
3/ Wellness

We’re never going back and here’s why 👇

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

After interviewing many iOS engineers in the last 6 months, I can confirm that the classic coding interview is still a great way to find talent.

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

Average daily steps by work/commute type:
- Work from home: 2,330 steps
- Office / car: 6,678 steps
- Office / shuttle: 10,284 steps

Yet another reason why working from an office is better for me.

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

Second day at the office and there's a big smile on my face. Here's a few advantages: ease of collaboration with team mates, lunch time conversations, clear work/life separation, not having to worry about food, the feeling of presence.

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

The @meta account 3 hours ago versus now. This rebranding moved fast!

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

@Dragos FB spent more than $10B on these issues in the last years, has tens of thousands of people working on these issues, has built industry leading AI to take down hateful content. I agree there's room to do more, but these are hard problems that take time.

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

@Dragos The way we built features has changed a lot in the last 3 years: the amount of processes and reviews a project has to go through is crazy. This is all to make sure the privacy, safety and well being of users is at the core of what we build.

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

@Dragos I understand that it might be seen like that from the outside. From the inside, I myself launched features that had a negative business impact, but a positive impact on safety and well being.

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

Proud to announce that I work at Meta starting today 😂

[Marius Popescu @jupanu]

@joseeight Nope. Probably need more context.