Nic Mulvaney
@mulhoon.bsky.social
Coder, Musician, Service designer. Building withcabin.com
My blog: nicmulvaney.com
My blog: nicmulvaney.com
“Unfortunately, using an advanced analytics package I’ve projected that around May 2026 the YouTube homepage will just be one video, and by September there will be no videos at all on the homepage.”
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jayd.ml/2025/04/30/s...
Someone At YouTube Needs Glasses
Opened YouTube and was greeted with this abomination:
jayd.ml
April 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Unfortunately, using an advanced analytics package I’ve projected that around May 2026 the YouTube homepage will just be one video, and by September there will be no videos at all on the homepage.”
jayd.ml/2025/04/30/s...
jayd.ml/2025/04/30/s...
“flow is that sweet spot where challenge meets skill, where the task at hand is neither too easy (causing boredom) nor too difficult (causing anxiety). It’s a state strongly associated with creativity, productivity, and most importantly — happiness.”
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#ai
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#ai
The Hidden Cost of AI Coding
AI coding tools boost productivity but may sacrifice the flow state and deep satisfaction developers experience when writing code by hand. What are we losing?
terriblesoftware.org
April 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“flow is that sweet spot where challenge meets skill, where the task at hand is neither too easy (causing boredom) nor too difficult (causing anxiety). It’s a state strongly associated with creativity, productivity, and most importantly — happiness.”
terriblesoftware.org/2025/04/23/t...
#ai
terriblesoftware.org/2025/04/23/t...
#ai
“The next time you use something that works so well you barely notice it, remember that somewhere, a designer solved a problem so thoroughly that both the problem and its solution became invisible.”
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www.chrbutler.com/you-can-be-a...
You Can Be a Great Designer and Be Completely Unknown - Christopher Butler
I often find myself contemplating the greatest creators in history — those rare artists, designers, and thinkers whose work transformed how we see
www.chrbutler.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“The next time you use something that works so well you barely notice it, remember that somewhere, a designer solved a problem so thoroughly that both the problem and its solution became invisible.”
www.chrbutler.com/you-can-be-a...
www.chrbutler.com/you-can-be-a...
Voice AI is being deployed today in a wide range of business contexts, from collecting patient data prior to healthcare appointments to handling an increasing variety of call center tasks.
Voice AI & Voice Agents | An Illustrated Primer
A comprehensive guide to voice AI in 2025
voiceaiandvoiceagents.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Voice AI is being deployed today in a wide range of business contexts, from collecting patient data prior to healthcare appointments to handling an increasing variety of call center tasks.
Reverse engineering pixelated content. Nice. youtube.com/watch?v=acKY...
One for @jackrhysider.bsky.social
One for @jackrhysider.bsky.social
It's easier than ever to de-censor videos
YouTube video by Level 2 Jeff
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Reverse engineering pixelated content. Nice. youtube.com/watch?v=acKY...
One for @jackrhysider.bsky.social
One for @jackrhysider.bsky.social
DolphinGemma is a foundational AI model trained to learn the structure of dolphin vocalizations and generate novel dolphin-like sound sequences, pushing the boundaries of interspecies communication.
DolphinGemma: How Google AI is helping decode dolphin communication
Dolphin researchers are using Gemma and Google Pixel phones to try to decipher how dolphins talk to one another.
blog.google
April 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
DolphinGemma is a foundational AI model trained to learn the structure of dolphin vocalizations and generate novel dolphin-like sound sequences, pushing the boundaries of interspecies communication.
GPT-4.1 is highly steerable and responsive to well-specified prompts, showing improved adherence to user instructions compared to its predecessors.
GPT 4.1 Prompting Guide | OpenAI Cookbook
Open-source examples and guides for building with the OpenAI API. Browse a collection of snippets, advanced techniques and walkthroughs. Share your own examples and guides.
cookbook.openai.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
GPT-4.1 is highly steerable and responsive to well-specified prompts, showing improved adherence to user instructions compared to its predecessors.
Look after facts. You’ll miss them when they’re gone.
youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
#TED #AI #Trump #Privacy
youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
#TED #AI #Trump #Privacy
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtube.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Look after facts. You’ll miss them when they’re gone.
youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
#TED #AI #Trump #Privacy
youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
#TED #AI #Trump #Privacy
Overall, consistency, user control, and actual UX innovation are in decline. Everything is converging on TikTok—which is basically TV with infinite channels. You don’t control anything except the channel switch.
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But what if I really want a faster horse? | exotext
But what if I really want a faster horse? | exotext
rakhim.exotext.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Overall, consistency, user control, and actual UX innovation are in decline. Everything is converging on TikTok—which is basically TV with infinite channels. You don’t control anything except the channel switch.
rakhim.exotext.com/but-what-if-...
rakhim.exotext.com/but-what-if-...
I love that the Firefly ‘Blue Ghost’ lunar lander has it's own branded vacuum cleaner. edition.cnn.com/science/liv...
March 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I love that the Firefly ‘Blue Ghost’ lunar lander has it's own branded vacuum cleaner. edition.cnn.com/science/liv...
Giving DeepSeek R1 a whirl locally. This should be fun.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCQX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCQX...
This open source AI crushes everything - DeepSeek R1
YouTube video by AI Search
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Giving DeepSeek R1 a whirl locally. This should be fun.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCQX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCQX...
Why does James Blake’s first album still feel like the most modern album I've ever heard?
December 14, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Why does James Blake’s first album still feel like the most modern album I've ever heard?
Wow. building a Faraday cage just to unlock an EQ setting on AirPods. Clever stuff. lagrangepoint.substack.com/p/airpods-he...
Bypassing regulatory locks, Faraday cages and upgrading your hearing
How we bypassed Apple's regulatory restrictions, built a Faraday cage and enabled georestricted features on the Airpods Pro 2 for our grandparents.
lagrangepoint.substack.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Wow. building a Faraday cage just to unlock an EQ setting on AirPods. Clever stuff. lagrangepoint.substack.com/p/airpods-he...
For a company named after a large number, you’re not too great with them, Google.
October 15, 2024 at 1:17 PM
For a company named after a large number, you’re not too great with them, Google.
I made a free iOS app for kids to play with emojis. It’s called Big Emoji. Check it out! apps.apple.com/gb/app/big-e...
Big Emoji: Fun Learning Games
Transform the simple joy of emojis into a fun and educational adventure for curious young minds. “Big Emoji” offers three exciting experiences:
• Emoji Bingo: Play a fun game of bingo with a friend....
apps.apple.com
October 2, 2024 at 12:22 PM
I made a free iOS app for kids to play with emojis. It’s called Big Emoji. Check it out! apps.apple.com/gb/app/big-e...
Here’s an interactive article I published about the odds of winning the lottery. I would love to hear your thoughts.
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It probably won’t be you
An interactive exploration of our lottery instincts.
nicmulvaney.com
September 25, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Here’s an interactive article I published about the odds of winning the lottery. I would love to hear your thoughts.
nicmulvaney.com/it-probably-...
nicmulvaney.com/it-probably-...