Alex Shapiro

Founder, designer, developer

[Turner Novak 🍌🧢 @TurnerNovak]

jurassic park would have worked if it was on chain

[algoritmic @algoritmic]

Sprout Life is a model for the evolution of complex life https://t.co/nbxfOWauqX by @ShprAlex

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@algoritmic Thank you @algorithmic! I've been making progress on this and there is more to see in the gallery: https://t.co/VW2QisUU7O Updated writeup coming soon.

[Harry Stevens @Harry_Stevens]

If you like bouncing balls explaining how to slow down #coronavirus, my latest story in the @washingtonpost is for you: Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve” https://t.co/28CQLp0Xfc

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

If one candidate mentions their website they all have to do it. This hurts the dialogue. @CNN should make a rule against it, and save them all the trouble by doing it for them.

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@nikillinit Is this like https://t.co/GmnA2R49AG that @ruthienachmany and @tarunchitra run?

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

Omg, removing like counts is so much better than removing likes. (Was removing twitter likes alarmism?) great article: https://t.co/zG4qEfRQ4a

[andrew chen @andrewchen]

Two great quotes:
“Social media is a nuance destruction machine”
“You need to remove nuance and add conflict”

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@simonlesser I feel like astronaut is the closest option to engineer. I wonder if a different choice like “inventor” would be more popular.

[Steve Molino @Steven_Molino]

A lack of peas is not the problem. It’s the lack of processing power/infrastructure able to convert peas into useable isolate for the many #plantbased products that are experiencing increasingly high demand

Seems like an opportunity.
https://t.co/a4aEeb9pZp

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@_jacksmith Hi Jack, great meeting you today at Founders Friday, I’ll follow up with more info

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@everyplace Do like Don Knuth https://t.co/POj5DsaFaL

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@superamit Cool, feels a bit uncanny though, I imagine it would be good for salespeople who want to appear to be looking at you.

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@kfalter You might find this quote about butter packaging from Rise and fall of american growth interesting:

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@naveen .@friendsdomains we started the app with @gwendall and I still think it’s a great idea.

[Zoe Leavitt @zoe_leavitt]

Rent the Runway is the biggest user of dry cleaning services in the US. Will these costs really be viable for retailers like Urban Outfitters, with lower value items? https://t.co/By33ZgorLu via @RetailDive

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

@nvo https://t.co/mPDHbLxUvx

[Center for Science and Society @columbiacss]

When people in a business negotiation share not just a meal but a plate, they collaborate better and reach deals faster, according to new research from @ChicagoBooth. Learn more: https://t.co/TWcLN1xe9Q

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

"music publications remain some of the most popular independent curators on Spotify and other streaming services."

[Jeremy D. Larson @jeremydlarson]

Talked to CJR about the g'rithims https://t.co/sufgNjBdiu

[Alex Shapiro @ShprAlex]

New blog posts are up on the DinnerParty blog! I really like this one: https://t.co/PnJd2uJhKG