Louis Gray
@louisgray.bsky.social
14 year Googler: Data Cloud Marketing. Dad to 3 high schoolers. Baseball, puppies, analytics. In that order.
I thought this was the music video of Alanis Morissette's Ironic. IYKYK
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I thought this was the music video of Alanis Morissette's Ironic. IYKYK
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I wanted to explore if we can build something like Claude Cowork in the browser that can work with the user's file system safely running programs against them.
We can get a very long way: aifoc.us/the-browser-...
Feedback and critique appreciated.
We can get a very long way: aifoc.us/the-browser-...
Feedback and critique appreciated.
AI Focus
https://aifoc.us/the-browser-is…
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I wanted to explore if we can build something like Claude Cowork in the browser that can work with the user's file system safely running programs against them.
We can get a very long way: aifoc.us/the-browser-...
Feedback and critique appreciated.
We can get a very long way: aifoc.us/the-browser-...
Feedback and critique appreciated.
A funny thing about being recruited in marketing is usually you've never heard of the company because they have no marketing, which makes you think maybe they could actually use your help.
Them: We need someone to run Marketing!
Me: Yes, you do!
The email standoff will continue.
Them: We need someone to run Marketing!
Me: Yes, you do!
The email standoff will continue.
January 24, 2026 at 6:10 AM
A funny thing about being recruited in marketing is usually you've never heard of the company because they have no marketing, which makes you think maybe they could actually use your help.
Them: We need someone to run Marketing!
Me: Yes, you do!
The email standoff will continue.
Them: We need someone to run Marketing!
Me: Yes, you do!
The email standoff will continue.
Reposted by Louis Gray
I talked with Woz about where great products come from, why he became an inventor, how people’s personalities are shaped, the link between jokes and creativity, and more. www.fastcompany.com/91477114/ste...
There’s only one Woz, but we can all learn from him - Fast Company
The world has benefited from the Apple cofounder’s generosity of spirit for 50 years now—and it’s not just about the PC revolution his genius helped catalyze.
www.fastcompany.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I talked with Woz about where great products come from, why he became an inventor, how people’s personalities are shaped, the link between jokes and creativity, and more. www.fastcompany.com/91477114/ste...
"I was alive and I waited for this. Right here, right now"
I saw a recent study that the music you listened to from ages 13-17 shaped the music you like for the rest of your life. Happy to include @jesusjonesband.bsky.social's Doubt as a key part of my well-spent adolescence.
I saw a recent study that the music you listened to from ages 13-17 shaped the music you like for the rest of your life. Happy to include @jesusjonesband.bsky.social's Doubt as a key part of my well-spent adolescence.
So - this album is exactly thirty-five years old!! Happy Birthday, "doubt" - where have all those years gone?
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"I was alive and I waited for this. Right here, right now"
I saw a recent study that the music you listened to from ages 13-17 shaped the music you like for the rest of your life. Happy to include @jesusjonesband.bsky.social's Doubt as a key part of my well-spent adolescence.
I saw a recent study that the music you listened to from ages 13-17 shaped the music you like for the rest of your life. Happy to include @jesusjonesband.bsky.social's Doubt as a key part of my well-spent adolescence.
Everyone watching the game: Holy cow, that was some Hail Mary I've never seen that before kind of stuff. What a ridiculous throw that never happens. Magic.
Everyone else: The world is a terrible place and we are doomed.
Everyone else: The world is a terrible place and we are doomed.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Everyone watching the game: Holy cow, that was some Hail Mary I've never seen that before kind of stuff. What a ridiculous throw that never happens. Magic.
Everyone else: The world is a terrible place and we are doomed.
Everyone else: The world is a terrible place and we are doomed.
There was a place called Chubby's Broiler off Tasman in Sunnyvale a mile or so from where Levi's Stadium is now.
Order a double bacon cheeseburger, but instead of stacking the patties, they'd give it to you submarine sandwich style, with the patties next to each other, and bacon strips on top.
🤤
Order a double bacon cheeseburger, but instead of stacking the patties, they'd give it to you submarine sandwich style, with the patties next to each other, and bacon strips on top.
🤤
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
There was a place called Chubby's Broiler off Tasman in Sunnyvale a mile or so from where Levi's Stadium is now.
Order a double bacon cheeseburger, but instead of stacking the patties, they'd give it to you submarine sandwich style, with the patties next to each other, and bacon strips on top.
🤤
Order a double bacon cheeseburger, but instead of stacking the patties, they'd give it to you submarine sandwich style, with the patties next to each other, and bacon strips on top.
🤤
@jayjaffe.bsky.social with all kindness and fan friendliness, why do you feel candidates such as Pedroia and David Wright have seen more than a minimum of interest for their HOF chances?
As a neutral observer, I don't feel their careers come close to meeting the standard.
As a neutral observer, I don't feel their careers come close to meeting the standard.
January 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
@jayjaffe.bsky.social with all kindness and fan friendliness, why do you feel candidates such as Pedroia and David Wright have seen more than a minimum of interest for their HOF chances?
As a neutral observer, I don't feel their careers come close to meeting the standard.
As a neutral observer, I don't feel their careers come close to meeting the standard.
It was nice to see the NFL propaganda about improvements to player health and safety immediately followed by Paramount+ hyping up their UFC coverage showing somebody getting kicked in the face.
January 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
It was nice to see the NFL propaganda about improvements to player health and safety immediately followed by Paramount+ hyping up their UFC coverage showing somebody getting kicked in the face.
Slightly diminish a band:
New Kids on The Patio
New Kids on The Patio
Slightly diminish a band:
As Good As Ezra
As Good As Ezra
Slightly diminish a band:
They Might Be Unusually Large
They Might Be Unusually Large
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
New Kids on The Patio
New Kids on The Patio
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having a twitter account in 2026 is worse than having photos of yourself with Prince Andrew at Epstein island
January 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
having a twitter account in 2026 is worse than having photos of yourself with Prince Andrew at Epstein island
Super niche post!
Put Your Bassline with Armin Van Buuren and Ki/Ki clearly samples Lost in Love by Legend B from 1994.
In my misspent (properly) youth, that track was on a loop.
Put Your Bassline (2025):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1FZh...
Lost in Love (1994):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Ry...
Put Your Bassline with Armin Van Buuren and Ki/Ki clearly samples Lost in Love by Legend B from 1994.
In my misspent (properly) youth, that track was on a loop.
Put Your Bassline (2025):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1FZh...
Lost in Love (1994):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Ry...
Put Your Bassline (ASOT 1248) [Tune Of The Week]
YouTube video by Armin van Buuren - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Super niche post!
Put Your Bassline with Armin Van Buuren and Ki/Ki clearly samples Lost in Love by Legend B from 1994.
In my misspent (properly) youth, that track was on a loop.
Put Your Bassline (2025):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1FZh...
Lost in Love (1994):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Ry...
Put Your Bassline with Armin Van Buuren and Ki/Ki clearly samples Lost in Love by Legend B from 1994.
In my misspent (properly) youth, that track was on a loop.
Put Your Bassline (2025):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=1FZh...
Lost in Love (1994):
music.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Ry...
It's remarkable to see Indiana wreck Oregon on the national stage on the arm of Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza.
He's no academic slouch. Mendoza got his Cal degree in three years, and to stay focused, the only social media he allowed himself this year? LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-...
He's no academic slouch. Mendoza got his Cal degree in three years, and to stay focused, the only social media he allowed himself this year? LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-...
www.linkedin.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
It's remarkable to see Indiana wreck Oregon on the national stage on the arm of Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza.
He's no academic slouch. Mendoza got his Cal degree in three years, and to stay focused, the only social media he allowed himself this year? LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-...
He's no academic slouch. Mendoza got his Cal degree in three years, and to stay focused, the only social media he allowed himself this year? LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-...
Reposted by Louis Gray
Please welcome Google's Open Source efforts to Blue Sky at @opensource.google!
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Please welcome Google's Open Source efforts to Blue Sky at @opensource.google!
Of interest: OpenAI president Greg Brockman provided $25 million to the president's political action committee in the second half of 2025. That led all individual donors.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Schwarzman, OpenAI’s Brockman Boost $102 Million Trump War Chest
President Donald Trump’s super political action committee raised $102 million in the second half of 2025, fueled by eight-figure donations from artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and finance indu...
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Of interest: OpenAI president Greg Brockman provided $25 million to the president's political action committee in the second half of 2025. That led all individual donors.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It's January 1st, 2026. A good time as any to lock in the summer EDM.
Just got tickets to Veld Music Festival in Toronto with Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, Artbat, Charlotte De Witte, Crankdat, Disco Lines, Fisher, Galantis, Illenium, Kream, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Levity, Mau P, Miss Monique...
Just got tickets to Veld Music Festival in Toronto with Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, Artbat, Charlotte De Witte, Crankdat, Disco Lines, Fisher, Galantis, Illenium, Kream, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Levity, Mau P, Miss Monique...
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 AM
It's January 1st, 2026. A good time as any to lock in the summer EDM.
Just got tickets to Veld Music Festival in Toronto with Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, Artbat, Charlotte De Witte, Crankdat, Disco Lines, Fisher, Galantis, Illenium, Kream, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Levity, Mau P, Miss Monique...
Just got tickets to Veld Music Festival in Toronto with Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, Artbat, Charlotte De Witte, Crankdat, Disco Lines, Fisher, Galantis, Illenium, Kream, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Levity, Mau P, Miss Monique...
For all you SEO types, it's not too late to update your copyright footers to 2025. /cc @johnmu.com @rustybrick.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
For all you SEO types, it's not too late to update your copyright footers to 2025. /cc @johnmu.com @rustybrick.com
This photo has three people with a combined 40 years at Google, 23 years at Apple and 7 years at Microsoft.
John Vink (left) was head of Mac OS X software for iPod, left to Nest and now owns Empire Armadillo. The food is amazing.
Scott Knaster (right) is Valley legend. Google him.
I'm just me.
John Vink (left) was head of Mac OS X software for iPod, left to Nest and now owns Empire Armadillo. The food is amazing.
Scott Knaster (right) is Valley legend. Google him.
I'm just me.
December 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This photo has three people with a combined 40 years at Google, 23 years at Apple and 7 years at Microsoft.
John Vink (left) was head of Mac OS X software for iPod, left to Nest and now owns Empire Armadillo. The food is amazing.
Scott Knaster (right) is Valley legend. Google him.
I'm just me.
John Vink (left) was head of Mac OS X software for iPod, left to Nest and now owns Empire Armadillo. The food is amazing.
Scott Knaster (right) is Valley legend. Google him.
I'm just me.
As a Silicon Valley homeowner, texts and unwanted junk mail from realtors can be pretty silly. Imagine having inbound messages about selling your house in the next 90 days, regularly...
So now I just say yes, if they pay 50% above market. Everybody has their price, I guess. Dazzle me.
So now I just say yes, if they pay 50% above market. Everybody has their price, I guess. Dazzle me.
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
As a Silicon Valley homeowner, texts and unwanted junk mail from realtors can be pretty silly. Imagine having inbound messages about selling your house in the next 90 days, regularly...
So now I just say yes, if they pay 50% above market. Everybody has their price, I guess. Dazzle me.
So now I just say yes, if they pay 50% above market. Everybody has their price, I guess. Dazzle me.
Effect, meet cause.
You see... the retail traders have pushed the stock up, which, well... raises its P/E.
So investors are not doing so despite the P/E, but the P/E is because of the investors.
You see... the retail traders have pushed the stock up, which, well... raises its P/E.
So investors are not doing so despite the P/E, but the P/E is because of the investors.
Despite Palantir's high trailing P/E ratio of ~450x, retail traders have poured billions of dollars into the stock, which is up ~3,000% in the past three years (Alex Harring/CNBC)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Effect, meet cause.
You see... the retail traders have pushed the stock up, which, well... raises its P/E.
So investors are not doing so despite the P/E, but the P/E is because of the investors.
You see... the retail traders have pushed the stock up, which, well... raises its P/E.
So investors are not doing so despite the P/E, but the P/E is because of the investors.
A secret benefit of working at Google is when my kids have product feedback for YouTube, I can just record their feedback and send it directly to the lead product manager who owns the homepage algorithm.
December 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A secret benefit of working at Google is when my kids have product feedback for YouTube, I can just record their feedback and send it directly to the lead product manager who owns the homepage algorithm.
They made Bluesky, but offline.
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
They made Bluesky, but offline.
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It is legitimately shocking that a company's $1.6 trillion valuation is based on 5 cars in Austin, Texas and an unlawful marketing scheme.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It is legitimately shocking that a company's $1.6 trillion valuation is based on 5 cars in Austin, Texas and an unlawful marketing scheme.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
Tesla can be summarized as illegal marketing and illegal market manipulation to meet milestones for an illegal executive compensation plan. That's it.
With the 49ers win, my 15 year old is going to make $300 from my buddy's Pick 'Em league, so I've set him up for a life of gambling and betting debauchery, guaranteed.
December 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
With the 49ers win, my 15 year old is going to make $300 from my buddy's Pick 'Em league, so I've set him up for a life of gambling and betting debauchery, guaranteed.
That said, if you don't drop a ball, you simply aren't going to win. So you may as well get as many as you can, or someone else will.
If you’re curious how likely it is you win the Powerball, imagine that winning involved dropping a golf ball from a helicopter and having to hit a one sq ft area.
One sq ft in a region the size of Manhattan south of 75th Street.
From the newsletter:
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
One sq ft in a region the size of Manhattan south of 75th Street.
From the newsletter:
www.howtoreadthisch.art/its-beginnin...
December 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
That said, if you don't drop a ball, you simply aren't going to win. So you may as well get as many as you can, or someone else will.