Phil Chacko
@philchacko.bsky.social
I do internet and AI things. I also have political opinions. | thepossible.io
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Phil Chacko
@philchacko.bsky.social
· Nov 20
The job is work from home. Until a tempting offer comes along...
Helper Boy | Story by Elizabeth
made with thepossible.io
#ai #aiart #animation #storytelling
Helper Boy | Story by Elizabeth
made with thepossible.io
#ai #aiart #animation #storytelling
We're working on using AI to help storytellers bring their stories to life. Make stuff like this. 👇
Will stories save the world? Maybe, or maybe not. But they can help us be heard.
Will stories save the world? Maybe, or maybe not. But they can help us be heard.
Reposted by Phil Chacko
Today I'm filled with admiration for my university's president, Chris Eisgruber. He's standing up for Columbia and for universities as a home for freedom of ideas, debate, and thought - free of government attack. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
www.theatlantic.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today I'm filled with admiration for my university's president, Chris Eisgruber. He's standing up for Columbia and for universities as a home for freedom of ideas, debate, and thought - free of government attack. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Reddit poster asks: What are the current challenges in AI video creation?
I figure my response is a good quick state of where we are. Curious what folks think:
I figure my response is a good quick state of where we are. Curious what folks think:
March 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Reddit poster asks: What are the current challenges in AI video creation?
I figure my response is a good quick state of where we are. Curious what folks think:
I figure my response is a good quick state of where we are. Curious what folks think:
Reposted by Phil Chacko
Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.
March 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.
I use it every day. Crazy.
Sources: Cursor maker Anysphere is in talks to raise hundreds of millions at a $10B valuation, up from $2.5B in January, and crossed $100M in ARR in 12 months (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
March 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I use it every day. Crazy.
Running a little, not-so-serious experiment:
Drop any link in here and we'll turn it into a 1-2 min movie. Lemme know what you think
www.thepossible.io
Drop any link in here and we'll turn it into a 1-2 min movie. Lemme know what you think
www.thepossible.io
The Possible Company.
www.thepossible.io
March 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Running a little, not-so-serious experiment:
Drop any link in here and we'll turn it into a 1-2 min movie. Lemme know what you think
www.thepossible.io
Drop any link in here and we'll turn it into a 1-2 min movie. Lemme know what you think
www.thepossible.io
Future Historian: "Turns out, it was this book that led to the fall of American civilization."
March 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Future Historian: "Turns out, it was this book that led to the fall of American civilization."
Old man millennial thought for today: Was our culture always this transactional and zero sum? What happened to building relationships and things that last?
March 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Old man millennial thought for today: Was our culture always this transactional and zero sum? What happened to building relationships and things that last?
If we go into a recession, this administration will unravel pretty quick.
When you're suddenly desperate to convince people it's a good thing you drove the economy into recession.
February 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If we go into a recession, this administration will unravel pretty quick.
We're moving from a bell curve world into a power law world. This is old news for Silicon Valley, but it has broken containment and will diffuse throughout society.
This has all kinds of implications, and the political disruption we're seeing is part of that transition. Look out. =/
This has all kinds of implications, and the political disruption we're seeing is part of that transition. Look out. =/
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
We're moving from a bell curve world into a power law world. This is old news for Silicon Valley, but it has broken containment and will diffuse throughout society.
This has all kinds of implications, and the political disruption we're seeing is part of that transition. Look out. =/
This has all kinds of implications, and the political disruption we're seeing is part of that transition. Look out. =/
I used to think if Wikipedia needed money, they should just run ads.
I was wrong. It's really important that they are independent with a not-for-profit mission. Just donated, and plan to make a habit of it.
donate.wikimedia.org
I was wrong. It's really important that they are independent with a not-for-profit mission. Just donated, and plan to make a habit of it.
donate.wikimedia.org
Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
donate.wikimedia.org
February 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I used to think if Wikipedia needed money, they should just run ads.
I was wrong. It's really important that they are independent with a not-for-profit mission. Just donated, and plan to make a habit of it.
donate.wikimedia.org
I was wrong. It's really important that they are independent with a not-for-profit mission. Just donated, and plan to make a habit of it.
donate.wikimedia.org
I'm with Mark.
What concerns me about the replies is not that people are allergic to AI. To be expected, somewhat. What concerns me is that I 100% believe that people who harness AI will rule the world, and many people with democratic-aligned values will refuse to show up for the fight.
What concerns me about the replies is not that people are allergic to AI. To be expected, somewhat. What concerns me is that I 100% believe that people who harness AI will rule the world, and many people with democratic-aligned values will refuse to show up for the fight.
If you have zero education, but learn how to ask AI models the right questions , in many jobs you will be able to outperform someone with an advanced degree, but who is unwilling to use Large Language Models.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
February 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I'm with Mark.
What concerns me about the replies is not that people are allergic to AI. To be expected, somewhat. What concerns me is that I 100% believe that people who harness AI will rule the world, and many people with democratic-aligned values will refuse to show up for the fight.
What concerns me about the replies is not that people are allergic to AI. To be expected, somewhat. What concerns me is that I 100% believe that people who harness AI will rule the world, and many people with democratic-aligned values will refuse to show up for the fight.
A little primer for folks just finding us.
Turn your stories into animated shorts! It's easy. We promise.
Turn your stories into animated shorts! It's easy. We promise.
February 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A little primer for folks just finding us.
Turn your stories into animated shorts! It's easy. We promise.
Turn your stories into animated shorts! It's easy. We promise.
Reposted by Phil Chacko
February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Poor reasoning ultimately hurts the liberal cause. Makes us look like ideologues.
Although I agree with Lina Khan's open source and disclosure recommendations?
Although I agree with Lina Khan's open source and disclosure recommendations?
I knew I wouldn't agree with Lina Khan's recent NYT op-ed, but basically every word of it was wrong, or exactly backwards.
Earth to Lina Khan
Nearly every point in her NYT op-ed is wrong
spyglass.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Poor reasoning ultimately hurts the liberal cause. Makes us look like ideologues.
Although I agree with Lina Khan's open source and disclosure recommendations?
Although I agree with Lina Khan's open source and disclosure recommendations?
Reposted by Phil Chacko
Help someone today
February 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Help someone today
Just used AI to do something in command-line that I used to use apps for.
- Needed to edit a video by speeding it up slightly and compressing it
- Couldn't do it in iMovie
- Googled around, couldn't find an app that made it easy
- An AI chat suggested a couple ffmpeg commands
- Done
- Needed to edit a video by speeding it up slightly and compressing it
- Couldn't do it in iMovie
- Googled around, couldn't find an app that made it easy
- An AI chat suggested a couple ffmpeg commands
- Done
February 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Just used AI to do something in command-line that I used to use apps for.
- Needed to edit a video by speeding it up slightly and compressing it
- Couldn't do it in iMovie
- Googled around, couldn't find an app that made it easy
- An AI chat suggested a couple ffmpeg commands
- Done
- Needed to edit a video by speeding it up slightly and compressing it
- Couldn't do it in iMovie
- Googled around, couldn't find an app that made it easy
- An AI chat suggested a couple ffmpeg commands
- Done
A great inventor revolutionizes America…but he has a shocking dark side.
Let's talk about Henry Ford.
Let's talk about Henry Ford.
February 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A great inventor revolutionizes America…but he has a shocking dark side.
Let's talk about Henry Ford.
Let's talk about Henry Ford.
Reposted by Phil Chacko
If you want to understand Trump's approach you need to understand the concept of "Gorilla Dust." When threatened, gorillas kick up dust to make themselves appear bigger.
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
Don't Fall for Trump's Strongman Gambit
Trump's first two weeks reveal a chaotic and incompetent administration trying to mask weakness.
www.messageboxnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you want to understand Trump's approach you need to understand the concept of "Gorilla Dust." When threatened, gorillas kick up dust to make themselves appear bigger.
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
Trump wants everyone to think he is strong, instead he is trying to mask his weakness
www.messageboxnews.com/p/dont-fall-...
I'm glad Democrats are starting to do something about this illegal power grab.
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I'm glad Democrats are starting to do something about this illegal power grab.
I feel every bit of this. I’d love to connect with anyone else who does too.
And dammit, I’d rather not, but I’ll explore running if I have to. For the sake of the country.
And dammit, I’d rather not, but I’ll explore running if I have to. For the sake of the country.
New from me in @newrepublic.com: “Primary Every Democrat.”
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
If the current crop cannot demonstrate they care more about democracy than enjoying three-day weekends, we should flood the zone and challenge them all.
Primary Every Democrat
It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I feel every bit of this. I’d love to connect with anyone else who does too.
And dammit, I’d rather not, but I’ll explore running if I have to. For the sake of the country.
And dammit, I’d rather not, but I’ll explore running if I have to. For the sake of the country.
Reposted by Phil Chacko
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
Has anyone heard from Josh Shapiro or Gretchen Whitmer?
January 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Has anyone heard from Josh Shapiro or Gretchen Whitmer?
Nvidia down 17%. Buying opportunity?
Seems like DeepSeek could reduce training GPUs, but inference should still go up, no? Jevon's paradox, blah blah...
Seems like DeepSeek could reduce training GPUs, but inference should still go up, no? Jevon's paradox, blah blah...
January 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Nvidia down 17%. Buying opportunity?
Seems like DeepSeek could reduce training GPUs, but inference should still go up, no? Jevon's paradox, blah blah...
Seems like DeepSeek could reduce training GPUs, but inference should still go up, no? Jevon's paradox, blah blah...
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January 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We've got plans that fit your needs, whether you're just storyboarding, or you need high video generation limits. Now live!