mark lucovsky

Founder: BlasterAI, tibls, Ex-{Google, Facebook, Mombo, VMware, Google, Microsoft, DEC, Vitesse, Culler, Data General, Victor, Cal Poly SLO}

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

"Grandpa, I want to play on the slide at the playground."

That sentence was built by tapping three pictures. That is AAC - how a non-speaking child talks.

Apple just approved the one I spent seven months building.

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@davepl1968 @MustangMan_TX 1k likes — seems like he hit the target?

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

David, I think he *might* have been OK had it just been the Chinese spy. BUT when he had an additional affair with a direct report that opens up the company to massive liability. As a public company with a real board, Jensen really left them no choice.

You can argue that this is bullshit and an internal family matter, BUT you are simply wrong. If this woman felt pressured in any way, or her career trajectory, recurring grants and other perks were impacted in anyway before/after the affair, all she needs to do is tie it back the the power dynamics and she wins a huge lawsuit.

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@SpeakerPelosi Wonder if there is something you could have done yesterday that might have been even more meaningful to the Veterans than just this pathetic little tweet…

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@davepl1968 My co founder is more level headed and tolerant :)

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

I'm fighting back their AI Slop with my own #AISlop

from apple: Rejected

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Guideline 2.3.6 — Health or Wellness Topics
We respectfully believe "No" is the accurate answer, and that our age 4+ rating should stand. We ask you to reconsider.

BlasterAI is an AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) app. A child who cannot speak taps picture tiles to say words out loud. The app is a voice, not a source of information: it presents no articles, tips, routines, plans or recommendations of any kind, about health or anything else.

The age rating defines Health or Wellness Topics as "content that provides self-care or lifestyle recommendations." BlasterAI provides none.

What the reviewer may have seen is a small set of word tiles such as "sick," "hurt," "doctor" and "medicine."

These are vocabulary, in the same way they are entries in a dictionary. They exist so that a non-verbal child can tell an adult "I'm sick" or "it hurts." Being able to say those words is a matter of basic communication and safety for these children, not health or wellness content.

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

Rejected — apparently helping a non-verbal child tell someone they need to poop is equivalent to giving medical advice…

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

Still "Waiting for Review" in the App Store, but also still marching forward. At the moment focusing on the scene/page editor in the app as well as import from Excel/Google. I suspect the App Store is clogged because of a frenzy of Duo work? Anyone else see 10-14 day times stuck in "Waiting for Review?" Also, I'm kind of liking the Claude GUI app over console mode. Jury is still out, but I'm now into my second session with it and its ok.

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@katewayo @IsForAt @davepl1968 @caspr_exe 🫡

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@anshelsag Yes, and @realDonaldTrump is helping Russia fund its war machine so that it can do deals like this - giving aid to our enemy. I think we used to call aiding your enemy treason: https://t.co/ty65ts7EKQ

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@tedcruz Nice self reflection dude. This blue wave is on you. You greenlit ALL of the destructive policies. You are a Trump ass licker and should be on the streets and out of work. We’ll finish you off next time.

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@elonmusk I hear he’s coming for you bud

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@Suzierizzo1 💙💙💙

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

If you live in Maine, and you haven’t seen or shared this video, please do.

Today is the last day of early voting so please run to the polls and let’s make this election too big to rig.

If you don’t live in Maine, then please share this.

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

Wish me luck 🤞

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@pamelafox I’ve been stuck in waiting for review for two weeks. I suspect it’s cause I didn’t push my support for duo…

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@pamelafox They have friction :)

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@davepl1968 @jaynitx He’s probably right about crossing the street with a properly trained guide dog tho.

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@elonmusk Me too. I just voted to allow men to play in women’s sports…

[mark lucovsky @marklucovsky]

@msuiche @justdionysus @attrc Not surprising at all. They wrote these tools during active development. These tools were make/break for the system to grow.