Carles Civit

Critically thinking... Context matters™ — Creativity and problem solving.

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

Gradually, then suddenly @Recuenco

[AI Notkilleveryoneism Memes ⏸️ @AISafetyMemes]

Somebody made a "Reddit for AIs-only" and what is happening over there is fucking SURREAL

What do AIs talk about when they're left alone? 🧵

[Google DeepMind @GoogleDeepMind]

We’re releasing TranslateGemma, a new family of open translation models with support for 55 languages. 🌐

Available in 4B, 12B, and 27B parameter sizes – they’re designed for efficiency without sacrificing quality.

[Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays]

A Final Message From Scott Adams

[Peter Girnus 🦅 @gothburz]

The company hired me to lead their "Agile Transformation."
I don't know what Agile means.
Nobody does.
That's why it works.

I make $425,000 a year.
To move sticky notes.
From left to right.
On a board.
The board is digital now.
The sticky notes cost $80,000 in Jira licenses.
Progress.

Day one, I said "we need to break down silos."
Everyone nodded.
Silos are bad.
I don't know why.
But destroying them is a career.
My career.

I introduced "squads."
Squads are teams.
But disrupted.
We disrupted the teams into teams.
Different names.
Same people.
Same problems.
But Agile problems now.
Agile problems are strategic.

A senior engineer asked what we're actually changing.
I said, "The mindset."
He asked what that means.
I said, "It's a journey."
He asked where we're going.
I said, "Toward agility."
He asked what agility means.
I pointed at the sticky notes.
They were moving left to right.
That's velocity.
We have velocity now.

The VP of Engineering said two-week sprints don't fit their work.
I said, "That's waterfall thinking."
Waterfall is bad.
Like silos.
I don't know what waterfall is.
But I know it's bad.
She stopped talking.
Waterfall accusations end conversations.

We had a retrospective.
In the retro, we discussed what went wrong.
Everything went wrong.
We put it on sticky notes.
Then we moved the sticky notes.
Into a column called "Parking Lot."
The Parking Lot is where problems go to die.
It's full.
We don't look at it.
That's agile.

Velocity is up 40%.
I defined velocity.
I also defined the points.
I also defined the stories.
We're crushing it.
At the things I made up.
To measure.
Ourselves.

The CEO asked for ROI.
I showed a chart.
The chart went up.
Charts should go up.
This one did.
I didn't label the Y-axis.
Nobody asked.
Leadership is confidence.

We do standups now.
Every day.
We stand.
For 45 minutes.
Standing is agile.
Sitting is waterfall.
My legs hurt.
But we're transforming.

The transformation is now "Phase 3."
Phase 1 was assessment.
Phase 2 was implementation.
Phase 3 is "continuous improvement."
Continuous means forever.
Forever means job security.
I'm very secure.

My contract was extended.
Three more years.
For "cultural impact."
The culture is confused.
But impacted.

Agile transformation isn't about being agile.
It's about transforming.
Continuously.
Toward more transformation.
The destination is the journey.
The journey is billable.

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

@Recuenco La CUP ens roba

[Nσa @noaboow17]

Anem a parlar de "La Turra". El podcast de SomEva, presentat per @alba__riera, filla de @carlesral de la @cupnacional i que ens ha costat a tots 1.735.635 d'euros. Agafeu-vos perquè venen corbes.

[Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 @sikorskiradek]

@elonmusk Go to Mars.
There's no censorship of Nazi salutes there.

[Riley Walz @rtwlz]

We cloned Gmail, except you're logged in as Epstein and can see his emails

[Tim Cook @tim_cook]

Thanks to Israel Fernández, Amaia, Yerai Cortés, and Dellafuente for helping us celebrate 40 years of Apple in Spain, merging creativity with technology through Spanish music! ¡Qué arte!

[Resident Advisor @residentadvisor]

.@Spotify now owns @whosampled.
https://t.co/KNfZLRkPvh

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

The paradox of choice

[Glenn Gabe @glenngabe]

What could go wrong? -> Microsoft built a simulated marketplace to test hundreds of AI agents, finding that businesses could manipulate agents into buying their products and more

"In particular, the researchers found several techniques businesses could use to manipulate customer agents into buying their products. The researchers noticed a particular falloff in efficiency as a customer agent was given more options to choose from, overwhelming the attention space of the agent." https://t.co/M0d6ULOf6L

[Ashwinn @Shwinnabego]

My agency (https://t.co/8Wcn3jHPjz) did the design for Zohran’s campaign.

While I wish I played a part, it was all the masterful work of my partners, Aneesh and Phil.

Having worked with these 2 for close to a decade, it’s no surprise they created what many consider (the most?) iconic political branding.

I’ve seen Aneesh go deep into the archives of typography and color theory, and Phil spend hours custom-building animations to bring a UI to life.

HYPED to see their work getting the credit it deserves.

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

@Julian The real question: does reach on X convert to your actual objectives, or just more reach on X?

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

The real question: does reach on X convert to your actual objectives, or just more reach on X?

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

Nunca invertiría en una startup donde me quisieran como inversor.

[Javi López ⛩️ @javilop]

Si pudiera ir atrás en el tiempo le diría al Javi del pasado que no metiera ni un duro en startups.

NI UN DURO

😂😂😂

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

@javilop Nunca invertiría en una startup donde me quisieran como inversor.

[jesus monleon @jemonleon]

Me alegro que la OPA del BBVA sobre el Banco Sabadell haya fracasado, la razón más importante es por los amigos que tengo en esa casa, y la segunda es porque como empresario necesitamos más oferta y más competencia.

[Carles Civit @vidraxyz]

@benspringwater Looks great. I’d like to help

[Javier G. Recuenco @Recuenco]

En el hilo turras de hoy, cerraremos el arco estratégico con el que daremos la chapa esta temporada con el tercer pilar estratégico de nuestra aproximación: El CPS Hispano. Vamos a introducirnos en el Maelström de hate que vamos a originar con gallardía hispana.