Vinay Padmanabhi

eng lead, tinkerer at @meta, previously @blocks

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@Railway What the fuck. do you want all your customers to leave you before you start taking stability seriously?

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@Gabe_Kauffman @JustJake your response here doesn’t inspire confidence. actions matter more than words. if you truly mean it close the signups and focus on stability. I have been unable to deploy atleast 3 times in last 3 to 4 weeks because railway was under maintenance, unacceptable for a serious system

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@EXM7777 long instructions like this have diminishing returns. fewer high priority rules combined with reviewing plans back and forth between models or instances of model work much better.

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@airindia Will AI 176 on May 2 from SFO to BLR be taking an alternate route via Vienna?

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@airindia Please add a 5th option, “Take off on time”. that will be the most votes option

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

Maybe move some of your staff from posting memes to responding to customer queries? legit suggestion

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@Ryanair FR 4091 delayed 12 hrs & no reasons given why. no ground staff even knows what’s happening and your customer service hours are so limited thats it’s hard to reach you. Yet I see a lot of useless shitposting from your twitter handle. this airline has to be a joke

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@Ryanair FR 4091 delayed 12 hrs & no reasons given why. no ground staff even knows what’s happening and your customer service hours are so limited thats it’s hard to reach you. Yet I see a lot of useless shitposting from your twitter handle. this airline has to be a joke

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@airindia Thank you. Can you explain in simple layman terms why there is a 6 hr delay? I see the aircraft at the gate.

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@airindia AI 175 dlyd for 6 hours.Vague explanation given about engineering clearance due to hot weather. No meal vouchers, passengers are just stranded.Extremely disappointed at how badly everything is handled. Thought I would give AI a chance. will never make this mistake again

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@vfsglobalcare @VFSGlobal my wife submitted her passport for renewal of H1B visa at blr dropbox. status in the appt portal still says “In transit to post” even though it’s been a week. are you seeing any delays in passports reaching the Chennai consulate due to the cyclone?

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@Yoesef @levelsio @stripe it depends on the reason given. a friendly dispute can be with a reason product not as advertised etc which is not considered fraud. Disputes process in the US heavily favors the cardholder except in obvious fraudulent cases

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@Yoesef @levelsio @stripe I don’t think 3DS will help prevent friendly disputes which is what is being talked about here. yes it will help with fraud

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@kale_abe @dannypostma it clearly says by volume or count in the message. so this won’t help

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

With the new plugins capability, they are building rails to be able to do what you pointed that’s lacking currently - Not just respond with an answer but actually take an action, for example booking tickets on expedia, placing on order on instacart etc https://t.co/gq5Iyt6YOM

[Bill Gurley @bgurley]

In exploring ChatGPT, I have experienced an interesting evolution of thought about whether or not it poses a threat to Google's search empire.

Initially, like everyone else, I was fascinated and amazed. This gave birth to a broad sense of "everything is possible." I believe this line of thinking led many to the belief that ChatGPT could threaten search.

Over time, I became less convinced. This was due to ChatGPT's shortcomings becoming more apparent. It makes errors, and it isn't very efficient at "getting things done." If you want to buy a ticket, book a reservation, or search for a new apartment, it simply can't do those tasks. And this is precisely where Google's core search generates most of its revenue.

However, my thinking has shifted again, and here's why: for certain searches, ChatGPT is incredibly efficient. If you're simply looking for a fact, a piece of information, or to better understand something, it's amazing. The first victim of lost page views might be Wikipedia. There's no need to sift through pages of information; ChatGPT can take you straight to the answer.

As an aside, I actually think ChatGPT is sometimes overly verbose (though this can obviously be changed). Occasionally, it provides too much information. If I ask, "how old is Jon Rahm," I get an answer that's 128 characters. It could be 2.

Since it's an excellent research and learning tool, and importantly, because it's highly efficient, I have now added it to my first bookmark. I increasingly find myself starting more tasks with it. As it becomes more efficient, this trend will continue.

This is why I have been oscillating about whether or not ChatGPT competes with search. I am leaning back toward yes. Not because it does everything Google can do, but because for the tasks it does well, it does them far more efficiently. It's a classic innovator's dilemma. As a result, it incrementally captures my attention and becomes my starting point for more and more tasks – a powerful position.

There are many unanswered questions about integrations (or lack thereof) with deeper vertical players. I am pondering this topic extensively but don't have a complete answer just yet.

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

This is old but there some great gems in there, https://t.co/f0n2KEga2d
The title seems a bit click baity but was fun reading through some of the ideas that seem obvious but something easily overlooked.

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@mithrilmaker

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@sudhanvarao hopefully the same answer for both

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

@elonmusk What a circus

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

Throwback to the greatest comeback ever ❤️

[Vinay Padmanabhi @vinay_pad]

So classy even in his retirement announcement. Going out in style and not in vogue ;)

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

To my tennis family and beyond,

With Love,
Roger