brian
@briancloutier.com
what is the ideal future and how do we get there?
happy to answer any questions! or to spin it up again for a while
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
happy to answer any questions! or to spin it up again for a while
hello! I'm no longer running it but I still have the source code somewhere and could probably share it, it requires a very stable Internet connection (needs to consume the entire firehose) but it's a single binary which writes to sqlite
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
hello! I'm no longer running it but I still have the source code somewhere and could probably share it, it requires a very stable Internet connection (needs to consume the entire firehose) but it's a single binary which writes to sqlite
I would love a version of this! I also wonder which model you're using / how much compute it is per tweet, would be excited to collaborate on scaling it up, I was also playing around with custom feeds earlier and had something running over the entire firehose, it's not a _huge_ volume tweets
March 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I would love a version of this! I also wonder which model you're using / how much compute it is per tweet, would be excited to collaborate on scaling it up, I was also playing around with custom feeds earlier and had something running over the entire firehose, it's not a _huge_ volume tweets
custom feeds are exposed through a simple interface: the client asks for n items (w optional cursor) and the server returns n items in sorted order. there's definitely room in there to apply a ranking step!
March 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
custom feeds are exposed through a simple interface: the client asks for n items (w optional cursor) and the server returns n items in sorted order. there's definitely room in there to apply a ranking step!
oh, damn, this would 100% work on me
January 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
oh, damn, this would 100% work on me
a feed which gives you one hour of fun each day, a 5 minute warning, and then mixes in a 1% chance of returning body horror to each served post
January 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
a feed which gives you one hour of fun each day, a 5 minute warning, and then mixes in a 1% chance of returning body horror to each served post
same with airbnb: when you book credentials are passed to your device (which syncs them to all your other devices), when you walk into your airbnb the wifi announces which kind of credentials it's looking for and your devices send them over. From your perspective you just walk in and you're on wifi!
January 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
same with airbnb: when you book credentials are passed to your device (which syncs them to all your other devices), when you walk into your airbnb the wifi announces which kind of credentials it's looking for and your devices send them over. From your perspective you just walk in and you're on wifi!
as in: there's some global maximum timeline length and during mergesorts (compactions and queries) it only keeps the most recent n entries for each timeline
January 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
as in: there's some global maximum timeline length and during mergesorts (compactions and queries) it only keeps the most recent n entries for each timeline
it is truly great; and pairs nicely with this follow-up paper: blog.acolyer.org/2020/10/19/t...
The case for a learned sorting algorithm | the morning paper
blog.acolyer.org
January 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
it is truly great; and pairs nicely with this follow-up paper: blog.acolyer.org/2020/10/19/t...
eternal september always arrives, eventually
January 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
eternal september always arrives, eventually
absolutely, a combination PDS and smol AppView
the PDS saves your records and publishes when it can, the smol AppView has a local cache you can browse down in the subway until you come back up for air (content)
the PDS saves your records and publishes when it can, the smol AppView has a local cache you can browse down in the subway until you come back up for air (content)
January 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
absolutely, a combination PDS and smol AppView
the PDS saves your records and publishes when it can, the smol AppView has a local cache you can browse down in the subway until you come back up for air (content)
the PDS saves your records and publishes when it can, the smol AppView has a local cache you can browse down in the subway until you come back up for air (content)
on the PR front, I don't expect that he's trying to "distract" from anything. I expect he genuinely cares about global warming
January 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
on the PR front, I don't expect that he's trying to "distract" from anything. I expect he genuinely cares about global warming
strongly disagree 🙃
we _could_ hit carbon negative tomorrow if we really wanted to. IPCC warned about 1.5°C back in 2018 and we have now hit that threshold. We will keep blowing through thresholds until we try an actually feasible solution, geoengineering is much easier than restructuring society
we _could_ hit carbon negative tomorrow if we really wanted to. IPCC warned about 1.5°C back in 2018 and we have now hit that threshold. We will keep blowing through thresholds until we try an actually feasible solution, geoengineering is much easier than restructuring society
January 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
strongly disagree 🙃
we _could_ hit carbon negative tomorrow if we really wanted to. IPCC warned about 1.5°C back in 2018 and we have now hit that threshold. We will keep blowing through thresholds until we try an actually feasible solution, geoengineering is much easier than restructuring society
we _could_ hit carbon negative tomorrow if we really wanted to. IPCC warned about 1.5°C back in 2018 and we have now hit that threshold. We will keep blowing through thresholds until we try an actually feasible solution, geoengineering is much easier than restructuring society
What makes this a stupid PR move? At this point geoengineering is almost certainly going to be required
January 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
What makes this a stupid PR move? At this point geoengineering is almost certainly going to be required
when you visit your friend's corporate office your visit is already known ahead of time by envoy. your public keys are also known ahead of time, when you walk in your device automatically connects and is given guest access
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
when you visit your friend's corporate office your visit is already known ahead of time by envoy. your public keys are also known ahead of time, when you walk in your device automatically connects and is given guest access
there's a wifi QR code on your airline boarding pass. By scanning that code you associate your device with your payment information and can simply hit "approve" to the charge it shows you in the payment portal
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
there's a wifi QR code on your airline boarding pass. By scanning that code you associate your device with your payment information and can simply hit "approve" to the charge it shows you in the payment portal
when you walk into the cafe your device gets a notification: each MB will cost $0.10, once you hit approve you're immediately connected, your device handles the payments and shows you a running tally of how much you've spent
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
when you walk into the cafe your device gets a notification: each MB will cost $0.10, once you hit approve you're immediately connected, your device handles the payments and shows you a running tally of how much you've spent
a setting on my phone which pre-approves any of my starred contacts to connect to my wifi, when they walk into my house my wifi recognizes their public key and simply works without them doing anything
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
a setting on my phone which pre-approves any of my starred contacts to connect to my wifi, when they walk into my house my wifi recognizes their public key and simply works without them doing anything
when you walk into someone's house their device is immediately notified, once they tap yes your device is allowed to connect to their wifi networks
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
when you walk into someone's house their device is immediately notified, once they tap yes your device is allowed to connect to their wifi networks
when you take a picture of the wifi credentials your phone automatically saves them and connects without you needing to do anything else
January 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
when you take a picture of the wifi credentials your phone automatically saves them and connects without you needing to do anything else