lewis zimmerman

solitary, with a fondness for discomfort, and wonder.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

sometimes i feel bad for feeling like i’m using people to remember why i don’t like people. then angry—for feeling bad. asking for a friend.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

Test time taste.

[Steve Krouse @stevekrouse]

the problem with "spec driven development" is that most software can't be spec'd up front

software is a creative act, where you figure out what you're building as you build it

you need to get your hands dirty in the details, and react to incremental versions

it's telling that all the examples of spec driven development are sorting a list or porting thoroughly tested code (like a js runtime or browser engine), which are the exception, not the rule. the vast majority of software doesn't have a spec – or if it does, the spec was created *after*

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

tired: comparative advantage.
wired: total advantage.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@lumpenspace even so, i guess i just like what it induces in me to still think of it as theft.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@bubbleboi We’re birthday twins btw. But I’m cat and you are dog. So we’re sworn enemies.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@officiallynotai @taxspendlib Hahahaha

[Xenocosmography @xenocosmography]

People really don't understand how dumb they are. Even I don't, and it's pretty much the only thing I think about. So it's all going to be a major shock.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@lumpenspace hahahahaha, ngl, 10/10.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@willccbb @AnthropicAI output from claude (code) in any project (app) at all...

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@oliverbrocato @justinhj @grok ngl, world class response, hahaha, 10/10.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

1. relax
2. quit trying so hard to valourize arbitrary idiosyncrasy
3. profit

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@lumpenspace you should move to vancouver. at least we could hang out. (and if not, you should definitely keep your account. very much enjoy your posts).

[Origin @originhq]

In @33y0re's latest post on Windows ARM64 Pointer Authentication, he dissects how PAC fortifies stack integrity and thwarts exploits at the hardware level. Explore the mechanics of this critical security layer and its role in modern Windows defenses.

https://t.co/2NL7Iw4l6A

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@1thousandfaces_ Lol. Following you for this tweet alone. 10/10.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

very under-appreciated life advice: it is better to be wrong than blind. especially in times of radical change.

tl;dr: have agency.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@kalomaze very well expressed. 10/10.

[Connor McGarr @33y0re]

I am excited for us to finally share our fully user-mode detection agent research preview!

Intel Processor Trace, Last Branch Record, thread scheduler and PMU telemetry all from user-mode, using the latest Windows features!

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

don't worry friends, real progress doesn't have a reward signal to optimize.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

Yup. The more distance between you and the model the more you’re wasting tokens just to pacify some saas founder’s ego.

[Nathan Lambert @natolambert]

The gaps between Claude Code over Cursor Agents over Github Copilot for basic scripting, while using the same underlying model, is bonkers.

Copilot barely works. Cursor is okay but frustrating (and slower). Claude Code usually just works fast.

[lewis zimmerman @lzimm]

@lumpenspace i agree very deeply with many of your posts, but this thread may be one of the deepest. <3