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a human doing human things

[Nick Holmes a Court @nickhac]

@TheMattBerman @openclaw @boringmarketer @virlomain VIEWS

[Boris Cherny @bcherny]

I'm Boris and I created Claude Code. Lots of people have asked how I use Claude Code, so I wanted to show off my setup a bit.

My setup might be surprisingly vanilla! Claude Code works great out of the box, so I personally don't customize it much. There is no one correct way to use Claude Code: we intentionally build it in a way that you can use it, customize it, and hack it however you like. Each person on the Claude Code team uses it very differently.

So, here goes.

[vittorio @IterIntellectus]

teachers in shambles
a meta-analysis of 51 studies has shown that students using chatgpt have better learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"The modern devil is cheap dopamine."

@naval

[Nick Holmes a Court @nickhac]

"The fact that one of the three least-populated countries on earth contains the world’s second-most expensive housing is a national calamity and a stunning failure of public policy"

https://t.co/4txXRZ0R22

[Liv Sioud @oliviagrivas]

SXSW Sydney's website UX was killing me, so here's all the conference events in a google sheet: https://t.co/jPJuOxJJxn

[DITOGAMES @DITOGAMESch]

If you own a mouse, you will never turn off your computer again.

[George Mack @george__mack]

The most useful razors and rules I've found:

1. Bragging Razor - If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim

If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim

2. High Agency Razor - If unsure who to work with, pick the person that has the best chances of breaking you out of a 3rd world prison.

3. The Early-Late Razor - If it's a talking point on Reddit, you might be early. If it's a talking point on LinkedIn, you're definitely late.

4. Luck Razor - If stuck with 2 equal options, pick the one that feels like it will produce the most luck later down the line.

I used this razor to go for drinks with a stranger rather than watch Netflix. In hindsight, it was the highest ROI decision I've ever made.

5. Buffett's Law - "The value of every business is 100% subject to government interest rates" - Warren Buffett

6. The 7-Figure Razor - If someone brags about "7 figures" -- assume it's closer to $1 million than $9 million.

7. Mack's Rule - Break down the investments your parents made in you: Time, Love, Energy, and Money.

If they are still alive, aim to hit a positive ROI (or at least break even.)

8. Instagram Razor - When you see a photo of an influencer looking attractive on Instagram -- assume there are 99 worse variations of that photo you haven't seen.

They just picked the best one.

9. Narcissism Razor - If worried about people's opinions, remember they are too busy worrying about other people's opinions of them. 99% of the time you're an extra in someone else's movie

10. Everyday Razor - If you go from doing a task weekly to daily, you achieve 7 years of output in 1 year. If you apply a 1% compound interest each time, you achieve 54 years of output in 1 year.

11. Bezos Razor - If unsure what action to pick, let your 90-year-old self on death bed choose it.

12. Creativity Razor - If struggling to think creatively about a subject, transform it:

• Turn a thought into a written idea.
• A written idea into a drawing.
• A drawing into an equation.
• An equation into a conversation.

In the process of transforming it, you begin to spot new creative connections.

13. The Roman Empire Razor - Historians now recognize the Roman Empire fell in 476 - but it wasn't acknowledged by Roman society until many generations later.

If you wait for the media to inform you, you'll either be wrong or too late.

14. Physics Razor - If it doesn't deny the law of physics, then assume it's possible. Do not confuse society's current lack of knowledge -- with this knowledge being impossible to attain.

E.g. The smartphone seems impossible to someone from the 1800s -- but it was possible, they just had a lack of knowledge.

15. Skinner's Law - If procrastinating, you have 2 ways to solve it:

• Make the pain of inaction > Pain of action
• Make the pleasure of action > Pleasure of inaction

16. Network Razor - If you have 2 quality people that would benefit from an intro to one another, always do it.

Networks don't divide as you share them, they multiply.

17. Gell-Mann Razor - Assume every media article contains a % of false information.

Sandbox the article from your worldview until you've:

• Seen primary sources
• Spoken to 3 domain experts

18. Taleb's Surgeon - If presented with two equal candidates for a role, pick the one with the least amount of charisma.

The uncharismatic one has got there despite their lack of charisma. The charismatic one has got there with the aid of their charisma.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

"How can something be both very silly and very evil at the same time? The answer is that what’s going on is very silly, but the silliness is distracting us from very important things."

https://t.co/wuAgr9t6W5

[Jerry Liu @jerryjliu0]

I’m super excited to make it official: @disiok and I have started a company around @llama_index, and we’ve raised a $8.5M seed round led by @GreylockVC! 🔥🚀

We are building the open-source data framework to unlock LLM capabilities on your private data.

https://t.co/f6r5oRBaCt

[Chrisman @chrisman]

Marc Andreessen recently tweeted “In our new era of AI: Every child will have an A.I. tutor that is infinitely patient, infinitely knowledgeable, infinitely helpful.”

That era is here.

Try it yourself 👉 https://t.co/TZprbulgWx

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[Matt Barrie @matt_barrie]

Opening Keynote I gave this morning at the @smh Sydney 2050 Summit “The Great Australian Scream” (video) #auspol #nswpol
https://t.co/iotdECb3TY

[Joe Patrick @jhipatrick]

Just released an update of the VC Leaderboard, head over and check it out! https://t.co/zW2tiW1Ohl

Since the first release, we've doubled the data in terms of votes and funds being ranked.

We've also added more data points to make it more valuable to both founders and VCs.

[Nick Holmes a Court @nickhac]

@bigyahu SVB Risk Management Team

[AWS Cloud ANZ @AWSCloudANZ]

Registrations are open for #AWSSummit Sydney 2023, held at the International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney on Tuesday, 4 April. Hear from AWS customers, partners, and experts from across Australia and New Zealand. Spaces are limited, register now! https://t.co/OoWF8gJ1wy

[David Rozado @DavidRozado]

I carried out another test to determine the political leanings of ChatGPT dialogues using the more comprehensive Political Compass Test. Results hold. ChatGPT dialogues display substantial left-leaning and libertarian political bias.
https://t.co/zAL7EuGmlw

[Kunal Shah @kunalb11]

Curios people rarely behave their age and often don’t look their age.

Childlike curiosity has some good side effects.

[Nick Holmes a Court @nickhac]

Finally all this fear pollution will be removed from business and govt in NSW

[michelle huang @michellehuang42]

i trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries - so that i could engage in real-time dialogue with my "inner child"

some reflections below: