Silas Smith

Software Engineering leader

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

An excellent, practical and approachable deep dive into LLMs from @jeremyphoward. Well done 👏

[Jeremy Howard @jeremyphoward]

Here, in full directly on Twitter, is "A Hackers' Guide to Language Models". This 90 minute tutorial is designed to be the one place I point coders at when they ask "hey, tell me everything I need to know about LLMs!"

It covers both @OpenAI models and open source ones in depth.

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@jeremyphoward @OpenAI Really great info, thanks for sharing!

Love how you're able to break down complex things into their basic parts, and bring the viewer along as you put them back together.

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@hwchase17 @charles_irl Great session and congrats on the launch!

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

Looking forward to attending the Pinecone Summit on Thursday

[Pinecone @pinecone]

In just 2 days, learn about building high-performance GenAI web applications from @jaredpalmer, VP of Product, Vercel, at the AI Transformation Summit. Exactly 48 hours left to register! https://t.co/NbcWdaks5c

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@ankur_maker @langchain @hwchase17 Should cover all, but suggest starting with apps and working back to foundations

Excited to see either way

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@Suhail @__aston__ Recently banged my head against the Twitter multipart media upload API.

This example is using axios vs. fetch, but relying on FormData to get the proper form boundary header was key.
https://t.co/jcY8tzb4aa

[Loopify 🧙‍♂️ @Loopify]

The priority of those building a "blockchain" game should be to design a fun game, so any NFT/token that may exist has an intrinsic value from gamers who *need/want* it to enhance their experience.

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

Won't somebody think of the integration tests this will break?
#DaylightSavingTime

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Today, the Senate voted to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. That means no more switching clocks and more daylight hours to spend outside after school and work. Now I call on my colleagues in the House of Representatives to lighten up and pass the Sunshine Protection Act.

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@myfriendjanine My 5 year old only wears mismatch socks, which she calls 'mitch-match'. Hopefully forever🤞🏻

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@emilyherrera @HustleFundVC Tech Coast Angels San Diego deploys primarily via a fund https://t.co/AAO5zWdQSt

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@Zeneca_33 👋🙋‍♂️

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

Well it was fun while it lasted
https://t.co/3XVlLQls7q

[Gabriel Leydon @gabrielleydon]

Nike and Adidas are transforming into video game companies before our eyes. Much of the world will follow suit shortly.

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

web3 means belonging to 500 Discord servers

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

Nike buying RTFKT, another strong signal of a blended physical/digital future.

It's clear they get it:

"This acquisition...allows us to serve athletes and creators at the intersection of sport, creativity, gaming and culture."
-John Donahoe, Nike CEO

https://t.co/picUHIji7L

[Kinjal Shah @_kinjalbshah]

My top 10 web3 products of 2021

I wanted to call out a few of the most interesting & helpful products I've used this year

(in no particular order)

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

@SahilBloom Hope so! But not sure the Ken Griffins of the world will ever be on our side.

X Games DAO LFG!

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

X Games for sale for only $50M? A DAO is going to buy it?

Future headline writes itself:

"X Games sells for $95M to long time investor and first time sports enthusiast Ken Griffin
/sh Easily outbids DAO that raised $90M for the heralded sports property"

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Hey @espn, I’d like to buy and reimagine the X Games.

Here’s my plan (RT if you’re interested):

[Silas Smith @sasmith9t]

Said Griffin: "it was a really tough bidding war, but knowing that they only had $90M in the bank, I made a risky strategic move and told Brooke to raise our offer to slightly more than they have, and it ended up working"

[Chris Cantino @chriscantino]

1/ Setting the record straight about web3. 🧵