Alex Valentine
@alexvtine.bsky.social
Technologist with too many hobbies. Pilot, cyclist, Philly sports, food enthusiast. I spend most of my time growing SaaS startups.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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When we were deployed, some Afghans risked their lives to help us. Now Trump wants to send them out to be killed by the Taliban.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
Exclusive: The U.S. government asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. Legal experts say the case could have consequences for Afghans the U.S. rescued and promised to support.
Trump administration makes misleading case in high-stakes asylum hearing
Homeland Security asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. The case could affect thousands of asylum seekers.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
When we were deployed, some Afghans risked their lives to help us. Now Trump wants to send them out to be killed by the Taliban.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
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Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE official sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal (Ashley Oliver/Fox Business)
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October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE official sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal (Ashley Oliver/Fox Business)
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Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired last week over posts on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah says she was fired last week over posts on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...
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Dak fired the fist spittle in Carter's diorection?? Carter was a retaliatory spit?
September 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Dak fired the fist spittle in Carter's diorection?? Carter was a retaliatory spit?
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From @theathletic.com: The L.A. Clippers and Kawhi Leonard are accused of using a fraudulent endorsement deal to “circumvent” the NBA salary cap.
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers used endorsement deal to ‘circumvent’ NBA salary cap: Report
The deal involved Leonard earning $28 million from a now-bankrupt environmental company partly funded by the Clippers and Steve Ballmer.
nyti.ms
September 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
From @theathletic.com: The L.A. Clippers and Kawhi Leonard are accused of using a fraudulent endorsement deal to “circumvent” the NBA salary cap.
Its hard to keep up with the insanity
President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky
Trump Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
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August 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Its hard to keep up with the insanity
Slack spam is definitely the worst , and ineffective.
One of the most frustrating tactics I've seen from sales? Random posts in slacks advertising themselves with NO relation or even relevance to the slack community they're posting in. JUST saw this from a company and IMHO it's SPAMMING. AND more likely to piss me off than cold calls.
August 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Slack spam is definitely the worst , and ineffective.
The UCI is basically the sports equivalent of ICE
Explainer: In a small GPS tracker, a big fight between teams and the UCI
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Explainer: In a small GPS tracker, a big fight between teams and the UCI
A GPS tracker fight that’s about far more than safety.
escapecollective.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The UCI is basically the sports equivalent of ICE
At least they had a cool air show in Alaska 😉
August 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
At least they had a cool air show in Alaska 😉
175k people still subscribe to AOL dialup arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet after 34 years
Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
175k people still subscribe to AOL dialup arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Created a little restaurant review app with #claudecode , this is an insane amount of code for 2 hours. How are people suppose to maintain this stuff?
August 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Created a little restaurant review app with #claudecode , this is an insane amount of code for 2 hours. How are people suppose to maintain this stuff?
So far what I've found with vibe coding is 10% of my tokens are spent creating code and 90% of my tokens are spent fixing bad code that was created.
August 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So far what I've found with vibe coding is 10% of my tokens are spent creating code and 90% of my tokens are spent fixing bad code that was created.
I wonder if TACO will fire the head of the national weather service after it rains www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Here is the latest.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I wonder if TACO will fire the head of the national weather service after it rains www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Its pretty wild that Claude doesn't support image generation yet
July 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Its pretty wild that Claude doesn't support image generation yet
Prompts are not a substitute for usability
July 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Prompts are not a substitute for usability
Second year in a row at Airventure, its becoming a tradition. Looking forward to flying to KOSH at some point.
July 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Second year in a row at Airventure, its becoming a tradition. Looking forward to flying to KOSH at some point.
Seat based SaaS licensing is dying youtu.be/QLvPAAvueSY?...
Tech Executives: AI Has Changed SaaS Forever (Don't Fall Behind)
YouTube video by a16z
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July 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Seat based SaaS licensing is dying youtu.be/QLvPAAvueSY?...
Its interesting to see the growth for threads. I'm still blown away how some people still stick to twitter. I will say that I haven't seen a ton of Bluesky momentum lately.
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Threads is nearing X's daily app users, new data shows | TechCrunch
Threads' mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Its interesting to see the growth for threads. I'm still blown away how some people still stick to twitter. I will say that I haven't seen a ton of Bluesky momentum lately.
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In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say.
Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response
As a warming planet delivers more extreme weather, experts warn that the Trump administration is dismantling the government’s disaster capabilities.
trib.al
July 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say.
Inadvertent fuel shutoff is impossible, sadly it had to be deliberate. #airindia171 www.reddit.com/r/aviation/c...
From the aviation community on Reddit: Fuel cut off switch
Explore this post and more from the aviation community
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July 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Inadvertent fuel shutoff is impossible, sadly it had to be deliberate. #airindia171 www.reddit.com/r/aviation/c...
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Missouri AG investigating AI bias because the chatbots aren’t praising Trump enough. Next up: suing Google Maps for not labeling Mar-a-Lago as the True White House.
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey is investigating Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming the companies' AI chatbots are discriminating against President Trump (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
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July 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Missouri AG investigating AI bias because the chatbots aren’t praising Trump enough. Next up: suing Google Maps for not labeling Mar-a-Lago as the True White House.
Scary times, seems like something more out of east Germany and not the USA. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty
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July 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Scary times, seems like something more out of east Germany and not the USA. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...