Brian Sunter
@briansunter.com
Software engineer and AI enthusiast sharing what I build and learn.
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Brian Sunter
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· May 1
Current Interests 2025
- AGI
- AI agents
- Vibe Coding /Agentic Coding
- One Person Startup
- Fitness/Lifting/Swimming
- Cooking
- Time/Knowledge management
- Game Dev
- Webdev
- Platform/Infra/Cloud
- Chinese
- AGI
- AI agents
- Vibe Coding /Agentic Coding
- One Person Startup
- Fitness/Lifting/Swimming
- Cooking
- Time/Knowledge management
- Game Dev
- Webdev
- Platform/Infra/Cloud
- Chinese
Cherry Plums” are my favorite out of the stone fruit hybrids (Apriums, pluots, etc)
July 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Cherry Plums” are my favorite out of the stone fruit hybrids (Apriums, pluots, etc)
In hindsight, the TV shows TechTV, MythBusters, and No Reservations influenced me a lot.
June 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
In hindsight, the TV shows TechTV, MythBusters, and No Reservations influenced me a lot.
I just need Opus 4 to tide me over until GPT-5.
I just need GPT-5 to tide me over until Gemini 3.
I just need Gemini 3 to tide me over until Opus 5.
I just need GPT-5 to tide me over until Gemini 3.
I just need Gemini 3 to tide me over until Opus 5.
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I just need Opus 4 to tide me over until GPT-5.
I just need GPT-5 to tide me over until Gemini 3.
I just need Gemini 3 to tide me over until Opus 5.
I just need GPT-5 to tide me over until Gemini 3.
I just need Gemini 3 to tide me over until Opus 5.
Software 1.0 = Coding
Software 2.0 = Model Weights
Software 3.0 = Prompting
Be fluent in all of them.
Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEm...
Software 2.0 = Model Weights
Software 3.0 = Prompting
Be fluent in all of them.
Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEm...
June 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Software 1.0 = Coding
Software 2.0 = Model Weights
Software 3.0 = Prompting
Be fluent in all of them.
Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEm...
Software 2.0 = Model Weights
Software 3.0 = Prompting
Be fluent in all of them.
Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEm...
They call it “Claude Code” but people are turning it into a general purpose LLM scripting platform.
The main advantage it has over the desktop apps is it can “auto compact” when the messages get long and keep going and going.
The main advantage it has over the desktop apps is it can “auto compact” when the messages get long and keep going and going.
June 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
They call it “Claude Code” but people are turning it into a general purpose LLM scripting platform.
The main advantage it has over the desktop apps is it can “auto compact” when the messages get long and keep going and going.
The main advantage it has over the desktop apps is it can “auto compact” when the messages get long and keep going and going.
Finally got around to watching Firefly. And the movie. Loved it. I miss early 2000s television.
June 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Finally got around to watching Firefly. And the movie. Loved it. I miss early 2000s television.
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
June 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
What would you do if you had a million tokens?
I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two Claude Code windows at the same time, man.
I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two Claude Code windows at the same time, man.
June 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What would you do if you had a million tokens?
I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two Claude Code windows at the same time, man.
I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two Claude Code windows at the same time, man.
AI is following a similar trajectory as smartphones
First, smartphones were enthusiastically adopted by power users who got a huge stepwise advantage (blackberry execs)
Then huge skepticism by general public
Followed by utter domination
Finally collective amnesia that the world was any other way
First, smartphones were enthusiastically adopted by power users who got a huge stepwise advantage (blackberry execs)
Then huge skepticism by general public
Followed by utter domination
Finally collective amnesia that the world was any other way
June 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AI is following a similar trajectory as smartphones
First, smartphones were enthusiastically adopted by power users who got a huge stepwise advantage (blackberry execs)
Then huge skepticism by general public
Followed by utter domination
Finally collective amnesia that the world was any other way
First, smartphones were enthusiastically adopted by power users who got a huge stepwise advantage (blackberry execs)
Then huge skepticism by general public
Followed by utter domination
Finally collective amnesia that the world was any other way
We're on an Intel style Tick–tock model with these AI releases now.
Tick: new OpenAI model
Tock: new Anthropic model
Tick: new OpenAI model
Tock: new Anthropic model
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We're on an Intel style Tick–tock model with these AI releases now.
Tick: new OpenAI model
Tock: new Anthropic model
Tick: new OpenAI model
Tock: new Anthropic model
I’m fairly happy with the liquid glass update on the iOS 26 beta but the animations are very laggy even on an iPhone 15 pro max.
I don’t recommend installing it until they fix the lag in an update.
I don’t recommend installing it until they fix the lag in an update.
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’m fairly happy with the liquid glass update on the iOS 26 beta but the animations are very laggy even on an iPhone 15 pro max.
I don’t recommend installing it until they fix the lag in an update.
I don’t recommend installing it until they fix the lag in an update.
The cost difference between using Claude Code and cursor /API is insane.
For the $100/mo plan I've already gotten $500+ dollars worth of tokens in 3 days.
I’m basically on track to spend ~3k worth of API credits per month.
For the $100/mo plan I've already gotten $500+ dollars worth of tokens in 3 days.
I’m basically on track to spend ~3k worth of API credits per month.
June 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The cost difference between using Claude Code and cursor /API is insane.
For the $100/mo plan I've already gotten $500+ dollars worth of tokens in 3 days.
I’m basically on track to spend ~3k worth of API credits per month.
For the $100/mo plan I've already gotten $500+ dollars worth of tokens in 3 days.
I’m basically on track to spend ~3k worth of API credits per month.
Balsamic vinegar gets all the attention but I'm more into red wine and champagne vinegar now
June 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Balsamic vinegar gets all the attention but I'm more into red wine and champagne vinegar now
- Wake up
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Sleep
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Sleep
June 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
- Wake up
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Sleep
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Sleep
Opus 4 is about 8x more expensive than o3 now (after the o3 price drop).
June 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Opus 4 is about 8x more expensive than o3 now (after the o3 price drop).
The lack of auto advance on short form video platforms is interesting.
In contrast regular YouTube keeps playing on its own forever.
Guessing the manual user swipes are an incredibly powerful signal for the algo.
Does anyone actually want the video to repeat by default?
In contrast regular YouTube keeps playing on its own forever.
Guessing the manual user swipes are an incredibly powerful signal for the algo.
Does anyone actually want the video to repeat by default?
June 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The lack of auto advance on short form video platforms is interesting.
In contrast regular YouTube keeps playing on its own forever.
Guessing the manual user swipes are an incredibly powerful signal for the algo.
Does anyone actually want the video to repeat by default?
In contrast regular YouTube keeps playing on its own forever.
Guessing the manual user swipes are an incredibly powerful signal for the algo.
Does anyone actually want the video to repeat by default?
No matter how well intentioned your company is, some random judge can force you to spy on everyone.
June 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
No matter how well intentioned your company is, some random judge can force you to spy on everyone.
I’ve been vibe coding since the GPT-3 API beta.
June 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I’ve been vibe coding since the GPT-3 API beta.
The AI cope bubble is getting even bigger than the AI hype bubble.
June 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The AI cope bubble is getting even bigger than the AI hype bubble.
These AI + search tools are cutting through “bro science” like a hot knife
“Bro science” meaning over reliance on n=1 anecdotal evidence or single sources
I keep fact checking conventional wisdom and am surprised at how often it’s wrong
Health, fitness, gardening, cooking, etc
“Bro science” meaning over reliance on n=1 anecdotal evidence or single sources
I keep fact checking conventional wisdom and am surprised at how often it’s wrong
Health, fitness, gardening, cooking, etc
June 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
These AI + search tools are cutting through “bro science” like a hot knife
“Bro science” meaning over reliance on n=1 anecdotal evidence or single sources
I keep fact checking conventional wisdom and am surprised at how often it’s wrong
Health, fitness, gardening, cooking, etc
“Bro science” meaning over reliance on n=1 anecdotal evidence or single sources
I keep fact checking conventional wisdom and am surprised at how often it’s wrong
Health, fitness, gardening, cooking, etc
Sun Tzu's Art of War
Chapter 3: Offensive Strategy
Chapter 3: Offensive Strategy
June 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sun Tzu's Art of War
Chapter 3: Offensive Strategy
Chapter 3: Offensive Strategy
Videogames:
"Don't you realize you're just flipping bits in a memory register while getting lights flashed in your eyes?"
"Yeah, but I can do it better than anyone else."
"Don't you realize you're just flipping bits in a memory register while getting lights flashed in your eyes?"
"Yeah, but I can do it better than anyone else."
June 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Videogames:
"Don't you realize you're just flipping bits in a memory register while getting lights flashed in your eyes?"
"Yeah, but I can do it better than anyone else."
"Don't you realize you're just flipping bits in a memory register while getting lights flashed in your eyes?"
"Yeah, but I can do it better than anyone else."
We’re going to get AGI, humanoid robots, and flying cars and there will still be holdouts coding one char at a time in vanilla vi.
May 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
We’re going to get AGI, humanoid robots, and flying cars and there will still be holdouts coding one char at a time in vanilla vi.
Vibe coding is driving a wedge between those obsessed with the craft and those obsessed with results.
May 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Vibe coding is driving a wedge between those obsessed with the craft and those obsessed with results.
I didn’t like the ending to one of my books so I fed the entire book into Gemini and had it write a better one.
May 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I didn’t like the ending to one of my books so I fed the entire book into Gemini and had it write a better one.