Ben Ersing
@benersing.bsky.social
Operator turned healthcare VC by day. Tinkering with web3 & AI by night. Experimenting in public @ TheItinerant.io
First time I’ve checked BlueSky in 12 months, and my feed is 100% political.
Is this typical, or just my feed?
Is this typical, or just my feed?
January 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
First time I’ve checked BlueSky in 12 months, and my feed is 100% political.
Is this typical, or just my feed?
Is this typical, or just my feed?
You know you live with a 3 y/o when you climb into bed and find ______ under your pillow.
Fill in the blank.
Me: blocs
Fill in the blank.
Me: blocs
July 7, 2023 at 3:52 AM
You know you live with a 3 y/o when you climb into bed and find ______ under your pillow.
Fill in the blank.
Me: blocs
Fill in the blank.
Me: blocs
I want to like BlueSky, but my feed is so dull and empty it's hard.
Where are all the creators!?
Where are all the creators!?
June 3, 2023 at 12:29 PM
I want to like BlueSky, but my feed is so dull and empty it's hard.
Where are all the creators!?
Where are all the creators!?
Reposted by Ben Ersing
If you're not investing time to figure out how to integrate GPT capabilities into your workflow, you're falling behind.
May 15, 2023 at 9:25 PM
If you're not investing time to figure out how to integrate GPT capabilities into your workflow, you're falling behind.
If you're not investing time to figure out how to integrate GPT capabilities into your workflow, you're falling behind.
May 15, 2023 at 9:25 PM
If you're not investing time to figure out how to integrate GPT capabilities into your workflow, you're falling behind.
Parents on BS, how are you preparing your young children to be the first AI-native generation?
Any advice appreciated.
Any advice appreciated.
May 15, 2023 at 3:27 AM
Parents on BS, how are you preparing your young children to be the first AI-native generation?
Any advice appreciated.
Any advice appreciated.
Text prompting GPT-4 interfaces doesn't have a monopoly on the importance of communicating effectively and asking deeply informed, specific questions.
Both capabilities have always been a hallmark of top performers.
It's a human thing, not an LLM thing.
Both capabilities have always been a hallmark of top performers.
It's a human thing, not an LLM thing.
May 15, 2023 at 3:07 AM
Text prompting GPT-4 interfaces doesn't have a monopoly on the importance of communicating effectively and asking deeply informed, specific questions.
Both capabilities have always been a hallmark of top performers.
It's a human thing, not an LLM thing.
Both capabilities have always been a hallmark of top performers.
It's a human thing, not an LLM thing.
Tag the most interesting person you know on BS. I need to follow more people!
May 6, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Tag the most interesting person you know on BS. I need to follow more people!
Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!
April 21, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!
It may be just sampling bias, but I haven't yet encountered someone who says “I love the combative nature of TT”.
And yet if you're regularly posting Twitter, presumably there have to be people who feel this way. Otherwise Twitter wouldn't be what it is.
And yet if you're regularly posting Twitter, presumably there have to be people who feel this way. Otherwise Twitter wouldn't be what it is.
April 19, 2023 at 11:35 PM
It may be just sampling bias, but I haven't yet encountered someone who says “I love the combative nature of TT”.
And yet if you're regularly posting Twitter, presumably there have to be people who feel this way. Otherwise Twitter wouldn't be what it is.
And yet if you're regularly posting Twitter, presumably there have to be people who feel this way. Otherwise Twitter wouldn't be what it is.
Reposted by Ben Ersing
It’s hard to tell who on Bluesky is human and who is a bot.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
April 14, 2023 at 2:51 PM
It’s hard to tell who on Bluesky is human and who is a bot.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
When contemplating what the future holds, just remember that where we are today would have been unfathomable to even the smartest thinkers in ancient civilization.
It's not that they were less intelligent; the compounding nature of scientific discovery and knowledge is hard for us to comprehend.
It's not that they were less intelligent; the compounding nature of scientific discovery and knowledge is hard for us to comprehend.
April 16, 2023 at 9:12 PM
When contemplating what the future holds, just remember that where we are today would have been unfathomable to even the smartest thinkers in ancient civilization.
It's not that they were less intelligent; the compounding nature of scientific discovery and knowledge is hard for us to comprehend.
It's not that they were less intelligent; the compounding nature of scientific discovery and knowledge is hard for us to comprehend.
It’s official LLM mass adoption has fully begun.
My mom, a >60y/o retired grade school teacher, uses it all the time.
😳
My mom, a >60y/o retired grade school teacher, uses it all the time.
😳
April 15, 2023 at 5:52 PM
It’s official LLM mass adoption has fully begun.
My mom, a >60y/o retired grade school teacher, uses it all the time.
😳
My mom, a >60y/o retired grade school teacher, uses it all the time.
😳
It’s hard to tell who on Bluesky is human and who is a bot.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
April 14, 2023 at 2:51 PM
It’s hard to tell who on Bluesky is human and who is a bot.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
If you’re human, leave a comment that a bot couldn’t leave.
I only want to follow humans.
Reposted by Ben Ersing
so what are the major benefits of bluesky? i’m brand new
April 13, 2023 at 1:02 AM
so what are the major benefits of bluesky? i’m brand new
Real answers only: would you rather be the highest performing person on a team, or the lowest performing person on a team?
It's safe to assume you're already a rockstar contributor.
It's safe to assume you're already a rockstar contributor.
April 12, 2023 at 7:28 PM
Real answers only: would you rather be the highest performing person on a team, or the lowest performing person on a team?
It's safe to assume you're already a rockstar contributor.
It's safe to assume you're already a rockstar contributor.
Is free will an illusion?
April 12, 2023 at 3:27 AM
Is free will an illusion?
Reposted by Ben Ersing
Where are all the founders at on bluesky? I want to follow you.
April 11, 2023 at 3:35 AM
Where are all the founders at on bluesky? I want to follow you.
Where are all the founders at on bluesky? I want to follow you.
April 11, 2023 at 3:35 AM
Where are all the founders at on bluesky? I want to follow you.
New read.
Any chapters I should focus on?
Any chapters I should focus on?
April 11, 2023 at 2:21 AM
New read.
Any chapters I should focus on?
Any chapters I should focus on?
Reposted by Ben Ersing
Latest edition of The Itinerant Weekly is out.
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
benersing.notion.site
April 10, 2023 at 3:43 AM
Latest edition of The Itinerant Weekly is out.
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
Tag bluesky employees. I want to follow the team
April 10, 2023 at 3:54 AM
Tag bluesky employees. I want to follow the team
Latest edition of The Itinerant Weekly is out.
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
benersing.notion.site
April 10, 2023 at 3:43 AM
Latest edition of The Itinerant Weekly is out.
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
https://benersing.notion.site/4-2-4-9-23-The-Itinerant-Weekly-39-40-d7e9d93508da43c5bbc8fb80c91a8868
How long until there's a marketplace for AI natural language prompts?
April 10, 2023 at 3:41 AM
How long until there's a marketplace for AI natural language prompts?
If you're interested in the history and practice of Venture Capital, check this book out.
Many perls of wisdom from Alan Patricof.
Many perls of wisdom from Alan Patricof.
April 9, 2023 at 4:54 PM
If you're interested in the history and practice of Venture Capital, check this book out.
Many perls of wisdom from Alan Patricof.
Many perls of wisdom from Alan Patricof.