Cherif Yaya
cherifyaya.bsky.social
Cherif Yaya
@cherifyaya.bsky.social
Distinguished Engineer @ Pinterest
Ex-Apple, Ex-Facebook

Advisor, Technologist, Investor
6/6 This $SPX chart from January is pure anxiety in visual form:
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February 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
5/6 JavaScript devs, your datetime nightmare is finally ending 😮‍💨
Temporal API is about to save your sanity (and your timezone calculations)
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/j...
#JavaScript #WebDev #Programming
JavaScript Temporal is coming | MDN Blog
A new way to handle dates and times is being added to JavaScript. Let's take a look at Temporal, what problems it solves, the current state, and what you'll find in the new documentation about it on M...
developer.mozilla.org
February 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
4/6 Remember Nikola's fancy truck animations?
Well, $200M in losses later...
Turns out gravity-powered trucks only work in PowerPoint 💀
www.wsj.com/articles/hyd...
#NKLA #Investing #EVs
Exclusive | Hydrogen-Truck Maker Nikola Nears Bankruptcy Filing
The much-hyped hydrogen-truck maker was briefly valued more than Ford Motor.
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
3/6 GitHub's Copilot new AI just wrote an entire feature while I was getting coffee ☕️
Copilot's gone from autocomplete to "let me build that for you"
github.blog/news-insight...
#GitHub #Copilot #DevTools
GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens
Introducing agent mode for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, announcing the general availability of Copilot Edits, and providing a first look at our SWE agent.
github.blog
February 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
2/6 This deep dive into how AI actually reasons will have you rethink reasoning:

Breaks down complex tasks like a human
But the trade-offs...
substack.com/app-link/pos...
#AI #DeepSeekAI #MachineLearning
Understanding Reasoning LLMs
Methods and Strategies for Building and Refining Reasoning Models
substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
6/6 Bonus for Python devs:
UV package manager as shebang = standalone utilities
akrabat.com/using-uv-as-...
Using uv as your shebang line
An article by Rob Allen
akrabat.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
5/6 Peak DIY energy:

Dad builds custom smartwatch
Because Apple Watch wasn't good enough for glucose monitoring
Full technical writeup:
andrewchilds.com/posts/buildi...
Building a (T1D) smartwatch from scratch
Documenting an attempt to build a single-purpose smartwatch.
andrewchilds.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
4/6 5-min guide to DeepSeek R1:
Clear breakdown of what matters and why
x.com/morganb/stat...
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February 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
3/6 NVIDIA & DeepSeek R1:

Deep analysis of NVDA's AI hardware position
Technical breakdown of DeepSeek's approach
Must-read in current AI landscape:
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com/blog/05_the_...
The Short Case for Nvidia Stock
All the reasons why Nvidia will have a very hard time living up to the currently lofty expectations of the market.
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
2/6 Bill Priest dropping wisdom bombs:
"Where to play and how to win" - simple yet powerful strategic framework
Full interview worth your time:
www.theinvestorspodcast.com/richer-wiser...
Trouble Ahead w/ Bill Priest | The Investor's Podcast Network
RWH053: TROUBLE AHEAD W/ BILL PRIEST 11 January 2025 In this episode, William Green speaks with Barron’s Roundtable member Bill Priest, who is Vice Chairman
www.theinvestorspodcast.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What are you reading? Drop your recommendations! 📚

#blacksky #tech #crypto #programming #investing
January 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Quick tip if you're into small/mid caps stocks : keep an eye on this correlation between the 10yr yield $TNX and $IWM

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January 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This piece on salespeople really resonated - reminded me why great products and ideas need equally great sales skills to succeed

slate.com/life/2024/12...
In My Life, I’ve Witnessed Three Elite Salespeople at Work. You Won’t Like Their Secret.
My wayward months as the best telemarketer in America.
slate.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Interesting timing from Meta on their new content moderation approach in light of current US politics

about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
More Speech and Fewer Mistakes | Meta
We're ending our third party fact checking program and moving to a Community Notes model.
about.fb.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Been playing with Cursor for my side projects, and this article on programming with LLMs had some great tips I'm excited to try out crawshaw.io/blog/programmi…
https://crawshaw.io/blog/programmi…
January 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM