Vlad Haltakov
@haltakov.net
Building products in the age of AI. Automating everything. Ex-VP Eng (cybersecurity), ex-BMW (self-driving).
Found the best tester for simple.photo! Gave it to my 7 years old who just started school and let him create a gallery with his Pokemon images.
He is doing quite well, but I found few things to improve in the UX!
He is doing quite well, but I found few things to improve in the UX!
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Found the best tester for simple.photo! Gave it to my 7 years old who just started school and let him create a gallery with his Pokemon images.
He is doing quite well, but I found few things to improve in the UX!
He is doing quite well, but I found few things to improve in the UX!
Cloudflare Workers are fantastic, but I hate you cannot use all node.js APIs...
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Cloudflare Workers are fantastic, but I hate you cannot use all node.js APIs...
Is it only me that finds it difficult to post regularly on X while being super focused on building?
When I'm heads down implementing new features, I can't switch to X and post. And this focus mode for me could go on for days...
When I'm heads down implementing new features, I can't switch to X and post. And this focus mode for me could go on for days...
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Is it only me that finds it difficult to post regularly on X while being super focused on building?
When I'm heads down implementing new features, I can't switch to X and post. And this focus mode for me could go on for days...
When I'm heads down implementing new features, I can't switch to X and post. And this focus mode for me could go on for days...
I'm looking for serious beta testers for the hosted version of Simple Photo Gallery.
You will be able to try the easiest ways to create photo galleries and then there will be cak... discount codes!
You will be able to try the easiest ways to create photo galleries and then there will be cak... discount codes!
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I'm looking for serious beta testers for the hosted version of Simple Photo Gallery.
You will be able to try the easiest ways to create photo galleries and then there will be cak... discount codes!
You will be able to try the easiest ways to create photo galleries and then there will be cak... discount codes!
Nice touch yarn! 🎃
@yarnpkg
@yarnpkg
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nice touch yarn! 🎃
@yarnpkg
@yarnpkg
Ideal setup for coding with AI right now is to work on 2 things in parallel - a simple one and a hard one.
The hard problem requires more concentration, more research and longer coding sessions.
While the AI is coding/researching I switch to the easy problem.
The hard problem requires more concentration, more research and longer coding sessions.
While the AI is coding/researching I switch to the easy problem.
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ideal setup for coding with AI right now is to work on 2 things in parallel - a simple one and a hard one.
The hard problem requires more concentration, more research and longer coding sessions.
While the AI is coding/researching I switch to the easy problem.
The hard problem requires more concentration, more research and longer coding sessions.
While the AI is coding/researching I switch to the easy problem.
My day as a founder with 2 kids
7:15 - wake up, coffee
7:45 - drive kid to school
8:30 - coffee with wife and baby
9:00 - work
11:30 - walk with wife and baby
12:30 - lunch
13:00 - work
15:45 - pick kid from school
16:30 - family time
21:00 - kids in bed, work
00:00 - go to bed
7:15 - wake up, coffee
7:45 - drive kid to school
8:30 - coffee with wife and baby
9:00 - work
11:30 - walk with wife and baby
12:30 - lunch
13:00 - work
15:45 - pick kid from school
16:30 - family time
21:00 - kids in bed, work
00:00 - go to bed
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My day as a founder with 2 kids
7:15 - wake up, coffee
7:45 - drive kid to school
8:30 - coffee with wife and baby
9:00 - work
11:30 - walk with wife and baby
12:30 - lunch
13:00 - work
15:45 - pick kid from school
16:30 - family time
21:00 - kids in bed, work
00:00 - go to bed
7:15 - wake up, coffee
7:45 - drive kid to school
8:30 - coffee with wife and baby
9:00 - work
11:30 - walk with wife and baby
12:30 - lunch
13:00 - work
15:45 - pick kid from school
16:30 - family time
21:00 - kids in bed, work
00:00 - go to bed
We had a quick planning session with my friend with whom I'm working on Simple Photo Gallery to outline what we need to do before launch of the web app.
We used the best planning tool - a text file 😅
Are we gonna make it by the end of this week?
We used the best planning tool - a text file 😅
Are we gonna make it by the end of this week?
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We had a quick planning session with my friend with whom I'm working on Simple Photo Gallery to outline what we need to do before launch of the web app.
We used the best planning tool - a text file 😅
Are we gonna make it by the end of this week?
We used the best planning tool - a text file 😅
Are we gonna make it by the end of this week?
Cheetah is not as good as Sonnet 4.5, but it is so much faster that I prefer to use and and correct it if needed. Still much faster than Sonnet 4.5.
GPT-5-Codex on the other hand is so slow that I don't really care if it is better or not
GPT-5-Codex on the other hand is so slow that I don't really care if it is better or not
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Cheetah is not as good as Sonnet 4.5, but it is so much faster that I prefer to use and and correct it if needed. Still much faster than Sonnet 4.5.
GPT-5-Codex on the other hand is so slow that I don't really care if it is better or not
GPT-5-Codex on the other hand is so slow that I don't really care if it is better or not
The Simple Photo Gallery web app is coming close to being ready for launch.
Improved the gallery creation process a lot today, while my partner is working on a great asset manager tool.
We want to launch a simple version first and then start adding some really cool AI features
Improved the gallery creation process a lot today, while my partner is working on a great asset manager tool.
We want to launch a simple version first and then start adding some really cool AI features
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The Simple Photo Gallery web app is coming close to being ready for launch.
Improved the gallery creation process a lot today, while my partner is working on a great asset manager tool.
We want to launch a simple version first and then start adding some really cool AI features
Improved the gallery creation process a lot today, while my partner is working on a great asset manager tool.
We want to launch a simple version first and then start adding some really cool AI features
Handling upgrade and downgrade of SaaS plans using Stripe is quite tricky. The Stripe API helps a lot, but still there is so much to take care of...
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Handling upgrade and downgrade of SaaS plans using Stripe is quite tricky. The Stripe API helps a lot, but still there is so much to take care of...
The open-source version of Simple Photo Gallery is quite solid now. I'm actively using it myself.
Switching focus to the SaaS version now
Switching focus to the SaaS version now
October 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The open-source version of Simple Photo Gallery is quite solid now. I'm actively using it myself.
Switching focus to the SaaS version now
Switching focus to the SaaS version now
Cheetah knows Breaking Bad
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Cheetah knows Breaking Bad
Recently @karpathy talked about how unvaried LLM responses are because of distribution collapse.
So, I wondered how creative LLMs will be on the Divergent Association Task - come up with 10 words that are as different as possible from each other.
Spoiler alert - they suck 👇
So, I wondered how creative LLMs will be on the Divergent Association Task - come up with 10 words that are as different as possible from each other.
Spoiler alert - they suck 👇
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Recently @karpathy talked about how unvaried LLM responses are because of distribution collapse.
So, I wondered how creative LLMs will be on the Divergent Association Task - come up with 10 words that are as different as possible from each other.
Spoiler alert - they suck 👇
So, I wondered how creative LLMs will be on the Divergent Association Task - come up with 10 words that are as different as possible from each other.
Spoiler alert - they suck 👇
ChatGPT thinks I'm suicidal...
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
ChatGPT thinks I'm suicidal...
Not much to do at the moment in my consulting job, so I'm spending all my time on my projects. Making a lot of progress with Simple Photo Gallery!
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not much to do at the moment in my consulting job, so I'm spending all my time on my projects. Making a lot of progress with Simple Photo Gallery!
I'm back in the flow using AI agents!
The new, mysterious Cheetah model in Cursor is so fast that it changes my whole workflow
Instead of submiting a task and switching to another window to do something else, I can wait because the changes are almost immediate. Back in the flow
The new, mysterious Cheetah model in Cursor is so fast that it changes my whole workflow
Instead of submiting a task and switching to another window to do something else, I can wait because the changes are almost immediate. Back in the flow
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm back in the flow using AI agents!
The new, mysterious Cheetah model in Cursor is so fast that it changes my whole workflow
Instead of submiting a task and switching to another window to do something else, I can wait because the changes are almost immediate. Back in the flow
The new, mysterious Cheetah model in Cursor is so fast that it changes my whole workflow
Instead of submiting a task and switching to another window to do something else, I can wait because the changes are almost immediate. Back in the flow
Everybody knows @Hetzner_Online is very cheap for compute, but it is also super competitive for storage!
See these prices for TB/m
AWS: $23
GCP: $20
DO: $20
Azure: $18
Cloudflare: $15
Wasabi: $7
Backblaze: $6
Hetzner Object Storage: $6
And then the beast Hetzner SX65 - $2.63!
See these prices for TB/m
AWS: $23
GCP: $20
DO: $20
Azure: $18
Cloudflare: $15
Wasabi: $7
Backblaze: $6
Hetzner Object Storage: $6
And then the beast Hetzner SX65 - $2.63!
October 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Everybody knows @Hetzner_Online is very cheap for compute, but it is also super competitive for storage!
See these prices for TB/m
AWS: $23
GCP: $20
DO: $20
Azure: $18
Cloudflare: $15
Wasabi: $7
Backblaze: $6
Hetzner Object Storage: $6
And then the beast Hetzner SX65 - $2.63!
See these prices for TB/m
AWS: $23
GCP: $20
DO: $20
Azure: $18
Cloudflare: $15
Wasabi: $7
Backblaze: $6
Hetzner Object Storage: $6
And then the beast Hetzner SX65 - $2.63!
I love AI and AI tools but an always on AI device, listening to everything all the time is just creepy.
It is interesting to see how many people thing the same and are defacing the ads for friend .com in NYC.
https://simple.photo/gallery/friend-nyc/
It is interesting to see how many people thing the same and are defacing the ads for friend .com in NYC.
https://simple.photo/gallery/friend-nyc/
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I love AI and AI tools but an always on AI device, listening to everything all the time is just creepy.
It is interesting to see how many people thing the same and are defacing the ads for friend .com in NYC.
https://simple.photo/gallery/friend-nyc/
It is interesting to see how many people thing the same and are defacing the ads for friend .com in NYC.
https://simple.photo/gallery/friend-nyc/
Browser agents are lazy bastards
Ask them to do some repetitive work and they just hallucinate the answer. Gemini does it and OpenAI Atlas does it. They were supposed to save us time, not "simulate" the work!
@sama @OfficialLoganK make these GPUs go brrrr please!
Ask them to do some repetitive work and they just hallucinate the answer. Gemini does it and OpenAI Atlas does it. They were supposed to save us time, not "simulate" the work!
@sama @OfficialLoganK make these GPUs go brrrr please!
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Browser agents are lazy bastards
Ask them to do some repetitive work and they just hallucinate the answer. Gemini does it and OpenAI Atlas does it. They were supposed to save us time, not "simulate" the work!
@sama @OfficialLoganK make these GPUs go brrrr please!
Ask them to do some repetitive work and they just hallucinate the answer. Gemini does it and OpenAI Atlas does it. They were supposed to save us time, not "simulate" the work!
@sama @OfficialLoganK make these GPUs go brrrr please!
OpenAI Atlas cannot download images...
October 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
OpenAI Atlas cannot download images...
Oh wow, OpenAI Atlas is not blocked in the EU...
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Oh wow, OpenAI Atlas is not blocked in the EU...
How can I misspell my own name twice in a simple repo 🤦♂️
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
How can I misspell my own name twice in a simple repo 🤦♂️
53% mobile users will abandon a website that takes longer than 3 seconds to load.
So, Adobe thinks making their plan cancellation page load for 10 seconds will stop most users from leaving?
So, Adobe thinks making their plan cancellation page load for 10 seconds will stop most users from leaving?
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
53% mobile users will abandon a website that takes longer than 3 seconds to load.
So, Adobe thinks making their plan cancellation page load for 10 seconds will stop most users from leaving?
So, Adobe thinks making their plan cancellation page load for 10 seconds will stop most users from leaving?