Kurt

Software Engineer. Curious about cryptoeconomic systems, generative design, and urban dynamics.

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

This is also happens to be a great prompting technique. :)

[lia @tallsnail]

before having a toddler, i read some parenting books which stated that telling a toddler "don't do X" is difficult for them to parse/understand - they really just fixate on the "do X" part of the phrase

so instead you should tell them what TO do instead of what NOT to do. this is more developmentally appropriate and will result in less undesired behavior

"don't grab the cat's ear" -> "open, soft hands with the cat"

"don't lick the floor" -> "we can touch the floor with our feet and our hands"

etc

i thought this seemed weird and counterintuitive and... leaning towards overly permissive? don't they need to learn to take a straight-up "no"?

but after many months of on-the-ground toddler parenting, i have seen that this principle is completely true (for my child). it's like saying "don't do X" casts a spell on him that makes him obsessively and repeatedly *do X*. and redirecting my language/instruction to what he CAN do feels like an escape hatch

what felt counterintuitive is now very intuitive to me and it's slowly becoming second nature in my interactions with him

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

Looks like the Claude Code SDK has been expanded and rebranded to Claude Agent SDK.

https://t.co/LmwCHjA92M

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

Incredible.

[Claude @claudeai]

Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5—the best coding model in the world.

It's the strongest model for building complex agents. It's the best model at using computers. And it shows substantial gains on tests of reasoning and math.

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

Besides the pricing strategy, what do you hate most about using Slack?

[Gergely Orosz @GergelyOrosz]

One more reminder that Slack is a terrible choice for communities, and extort even nonprofits. Even when it’s one teaching teens to code, for free.

Hack Club is moving to Mattermost. They really have no choice.

Just a poor taste how Slack demands $50K in a week, no real notice

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

I hope everyone is adhering to their company's Enterprise Vibe Coding Standards and Best Practices.

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

@dylan_ebert_ Strawberrry still in the Arena but not on the leaderboard? No more Strawb3rry?

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

Can we get a prediction market for my ETH Denver application?

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

LLMs are to writing what calculators were to math.

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

0 for 2

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

New Years resolution: deep dive into solidity and tweet more from main

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

@AlanaDLevin Great thread.

One point on IPFS/Filecoin worth noting:

https://t.co/J7fSoctscd

[🐘🔗 sam.arweave.dev @samecwilliams]

@damian78787 The product that IPFS actually is -- an addressing layer -- is a great fit for use with Arweave. We don't see this as competitive at all. /3

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

New Years resolution: deep dive into solidity and tweet more from main

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

@scottastevenson iOS specific:

I instinctively set reminders with Siri if I need to take care of a one off task on a specific day or time (sometimes a year out)

I use the reader view and assistive screen reader in Safari to listen to articles when going for walks or working out.

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

@SenatorWarnock & @SenOssoff , please vote NO on the last-minute, poorly written Warner-Portman-Sinema amendment and vote YES on the Wyden-Lumis-Toomey amendment to keep financial innovation in the US.

@ReverendWarnock @ossoff

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

@alexisxrivas @rsg @FourSeasons What will they be made from?

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

Or H. R. 3684 aka Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021

https://t.co/JaWa3YNb2p

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

Why is it always a scavenger hunt to find a copy of the actual congressional legislation discussed in the news?

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

i.e. https://t.co/D6Ap3e8D93

[Coop 💿 @Cooopahtroopa]

DAOs are internet communities with a shared cap table and bank account.

Breaking down the DAO landscape 🔽
https://t.co/Nc5j2MwZqf

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

@LumberTrading @Post_Market What is it about SYP that makes it so inferior to SPF?

[Kurt @KurtDeininger]

@ModeledBehavior You, the economist for Upwork, see no benefit in a constellation of LEO satellites beaming high-speed internet to every corner of the globe?