Slava Popkov

Co-Founder:
- Gamma, but for people who know Claude Code / Codex exist
Human of @NoTokenTony

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@JoshKuechly @nvidia @Meta @OpenAI more likely it will bought by one them for some crazy amount of money

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

AI, singularity, abundance… then you get to any airport and realize nothing’s changing anytime soon

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@thsottiaux I feel that claude uses more project docs which leads to better understanding. Codex makes mistakes with the same requests only because he didn't check all docs that claude had.

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@codyschneider SEO

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

100% cool, but direct brain signals reading would win once solved

[@jason @Jason]

How cool is this?!?

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

Humanity is transforming/evolving into a meta-multicellular organism, with AI as a brain

[Ilia Stepin @martbln_dev]

Portugal just signed a new nationality law 🇵🇹

here's what changed and why it matters if you moved here trusting the rules:

residency requirement for citizenship just doubled - from 5 years to 10 years for most people. no grandfathering. no transitional protections for people already in the pipeline.

think about what that means for a second.

someone left their country. packed their life. paid lawyers, accountants, relocation fees. signed leases. built a life here. learned the language. paid taxes, very high taxes. did everything right - under the rules that existed when they made that decision.

and now the government just moved the finish line. doubled it. without saying "don't worry, you're covered."

meanwhile Portugal is out here positioning itself as a digital capital

Cloudflare opened an office here. Web Summit at Lisbon. companies are investing. conferences are coming. the whole pitch is "come build here, we're open, we're modern, we're the future of Europe."
and then this.

but here's what most people outside don't understand - and what even locals don't get:

living here with just a residency permit is not the same as living here.

every time locals find out you're an immigrant they ask "why do you need a passport?"

they don't understand what it actually means:

waiting 6 months to years(!!!) just to renew your residency permit. banks treating you like a ghost - good luck getting a mortgage, a loan, or even keeping your account open where your salary lands. basic things that every citizen takes for granted become bureaucratic nightmares that follow you everywhere.

and the family reunification situation is just nightmare.

I know people who came here in 2022. doing everything right. paying taxes. building a life. and still haven't reunited with their families in 2026. recently AIMA only opened family reunification slots for the first time in over 1.5 years.

and while you wait - you can't leave the country.

not to see your parents. not for a work trip. not for anything. because the moment your residency application is pending, you're stuck. if you leave, you risk everything.

people are sitting here and years going by. not because they broke any rule. but because the system just doesn't move.

and here's the part nobody is talking about:

AIMA - the immigration agency, formerly SEF - processes cases for years. not months. years!!

under the old 5 year rule, people were waiting 7-8 years by the time the bureaucracy finished with them.

now imagine what happens with 10 years.

it won't be 10 years. it will be 13, 14, 15! easily!
no grandfathering. no "thank you for trusting us." just: new rules, good luck.

you did everything right. followed every rule. waited every queue. paid every fee.

and the government just doesn't care.

that's not how you build a digital capital.

and one more thing - there are people who invested €500K+ into this country through golden visas. half a million euros. because Portugal said "invest here and we'll welcome you." now the rules changed on them too. no grandfathering. just: thanks for the money, good luck waiting another decade.

what does that say to the next investor looking at Portugal?

@levelsio - you are living here. you know exactly what this feels like on the ground. you've been saying that Portugal is an amazing place but the system is completely broken - and people came for you for saying it.

well. here we are.

you have more reach than most people talking about this. would mean a lot if this got your attention 🙏

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@levelsio yep.. live here for 3.5 years, same experience

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@Just_4or_News SORA2 40

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@marclou 4m/km - wow that's strong!

[Lukas Ziegler @lukas_m_ziegler]

About a robot that became a 3D printer! 🖨️

A team of designers in Shanghai developed a groundbreaking 6-axis robotic 3D printer inspired by spiderwebs during a three-week summer workshop at Tongji University.

The project sought to merge design and fabrication processes, drawing from spider threads' biomimetic strength and structure. 🕸️

The printer utilizes a unique spindle-knot extrusion technique, enabling self-supporting structures and greater spatial flexibility than traditional layer-based 3D printing.

The device features a robot from KUKA and a robotic end-effector with movable printheads, controlled by an Arduino-based system with precise temperature and extrusion controls.

Despite being a work in progress, the project exemplifies the potential of combining robotics and 3D printing for advanced manufacturing applications.

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@ninepixelgrid saw it today accidentally and was blown away! don't know will it work or not but definitely extremely cool

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

The problem with AI texts isn’t that it’s AI.
It’s whether the human actually read, checked and iterate on it.
If not - you’re right to feel cheated.
If yes - AI helped, and the human still did the work.

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@bryan_johnson blis k12 - probiotic bacteria - one of super-easy fix btw. Also helps prevent seasonal colds

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

Zuck acts like AGI will crash the value of money itself. The only way those hires makes sense

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@levelsio Europe optimized for preserving wealth rather than creating it
...not sure if that strategy still relevant, but they couldn't change that proactively. Sadly, catastrophical fail is the possibility.

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@antonosika Still Delaware C-Corp though...

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@yacineMTB buying land?

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

@marclou One exception: not when a new idea is a just excuse to avoid finishing the previous one

[Slava Popkov @slava_nw]

Sad truth about the healthy lifestyle: @bryan_johnson is the only one doing it right

Why sad? Because you can’t jump 98% of a canyon. You can run marathons, lift weights, eat kale - and still end up with some ass-cancer

So it's all-in or nothing. Which is hard as F