pixelmothman

software engineer intern - written words, caffeine, programming, mid-rabbit-hole research

[pixelmothman @pixelmothman]

a sort of intro is overdue, so here we go.

every week, I publish long-form posts on my substack about unique startups in fascinating sectors like space tech, ai, and gaming.

as someone who loves doing research and writing, and as a comp sci student at a european uni (diving deep into machine learning), these posts are my way of improving the way I do research, write, and thus, think.

if learning about tech sectors and unique startup sounds interesting, it’d be really cool of your part to subscribe.

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@rauchg @nextjs @eastdakota thanks for the clarity! thought it’d be helpful to have a post to point to when folks ask 😅 full Node.js runtime (vs proprietary) + real-time DDoS mitigation are solid points. will try both and share back.

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Why should a startup choose Vercel or Cloudflare (via OpenNext) to deploy their @nextjs website? How do they compare in terms of cost, performance, and developer experience? What are the key reasons to pick one over the other?

@eastdakota @rauchg

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At the @vercel event in Tokyo 🗼

[TBPN @tbpn]

HIT THE GONG!

MASSIVE Size Gong moment for @cursor_ai hitting $100M in ARR. Congratulations to the team!

Full analysis:

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funny how some folks used to dismiss it as just a basic AI wrapper built on a VSCode fork.

the team behind @cursor_ai has proven they’re in a league of their own.

the new king of IDEs is now the king of ARR 👑

a true Technology Brothers story: a small startup that rocketed to the top in record time.

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This encapsulates the software developer's dream:
✅create a groundbreaking startup that ends up being sold to Meta,
✅create a self-defense tech startup that shifts the paradigm,
✅create a high-quality, retro-style, video game console, compatible with games from the golden age.

@PalmerLuckey is the GOAT!

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Has someone seen the FamilyMart (@famima_now) robots in Japan?

The robots were developed by @iwithrobotics.

It is not the one being used in this case, but the robot that caught my eye was the J35S.

Apparently, not only can it detect -and avoid- obstacles, do floor polishing, do dust collection, automatically return to the charging station, and self-clean the roller brush (amongst multiple other things), but it can also:
- be managed using a system which also generated daily reports;
- do product promotion and
advertisement distribution (by installing
Al cameras, tablets, and shelves);
- and link with the elevator to be able to clean multiple floors automatically.

This is a big step for the robotics industry: robots being used, at scale, in commercial public facing operations.

According to the company, the robots are being deployed to 300 stores.

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@_rachelbraun Recommending my own :)

I write about topics like AI inference, space startups, and robotics.

It usually consists of an overview of a topic, and some unique startups in that space. Expect one per week.

https://t.co/yX4vr0ABoM

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Aging population, depleting pension funds, and the future of the robotics industry: https://t.co/Len6ztU0i9

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People are terrified robots and AI will steal their jobs, but what if they’re the only thing standing between us and economic collapse?

Consider this:
1️⃣ By 2035 more than 400M people will retire in China.
2️⃣ China's worker to retiree ratio, which currently stands at 5 to 1, is projected to be 2 to 1 by 2050.
3️⃣ The French pension system will run a deficit for the next 25 years.
4️⃣ France's worker to retiree ratio, which currently stands at approximately 2 to 1, is projected to be 1.3 to 1 by 2070.
5️⃣ Life expectancy is increasing throughout the world.
6️⃣ Countries such as France, South Korea, Japan, and China have below-replacement fertility (the next generation will have less people than the current generation).

robots are not just a dreams amongst techno-optimist e/acc people, they are a necessity.

if you're interested in the state of pensions funds, the birth rate crisis, and how the robotics industry may end up saving humanity, check out my @substack post below.

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@0xluffy do you have any book recommendations?

bg: I'm studying Computer Science at Uni, and starting to get into machine learning.

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@johncoogan is @foundersfund House Lannister or House Targaryen?

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@zoink no need for existential concern—this is just techno-pessimism.

Weren't there concerns about tools like @figma damaging the design industry?

Instead, it empowered designers and created new opportunities. AI will likely follow the same path.

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@tbpclips flashing the @tryramp card to establish status, taking a helicopter to prove time is money, and @jordihays closing deals on the beach—because founders hustle even on vacation. This is THE techno-capitalist podcast 📈.

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@techbrospod wait… three shots of the @tryramp card but no @LucyNicotine or @rorrawater? This is NOT maximizing ROI.

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@techbrospod superb clip. Started off with James Bond vibes, but somehow drifted into Inspector Clouseau meets Inspector Gadget territory. Love it.

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@n0w00j @tryramp dear @tryramp,

don't let this hardworking engineer become a modern Sisyphus 🪨

a raise would be cool

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@jordihays @techbrospod @johncoogan being featured in the future of tech news is an honor. Keep accelerating ⏩

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i'm officially a guest on the @techbrospod show 🥂

(and featured after the great @garrytan!)

thanks @jordihays and @johncoogan, you will not be disappointed.

first of many.

p.d. this is going directly to my cv