Julien Genestoux
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Julien Genestoux
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VP of Engineering at @relayProtocol!

Previously, founder @unlock-protocol.com (aqui-hired by Relay in 2025), founder @superfeedr (RSS, websub), sold to @medium.com in 2016!
Also goes by julien51 on the Internet!

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If there was a way to tip folks on @bsky.app, what would you use for?
Is it me or managing coding agents is not really easy from mobile devices? I tried the Github app but Claude keeps making mistakes and does not seem to follow the guidelines as well as when using the cli.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Is AI a bubble? Yes, and that's to be expected when we have a winner takes all market structure :)
The Dollar Auction & Economic Bubbles
The dollar auction is a simple game that shows how perfectly rational decisions can lead to absurd outcomes. It also explains why we're seeing billions poured into AI, even when the math doesn't add u...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
For example I recently wanted to create a simple static website with about 10 content pages... and I decided to let #claude do it. it did it without a CMS, which suprised me initially but then I realized the CMS is in fact an "interface" that is not needed if I used prompts as the actual interface.
I'm pretty sure LLMs will be the end of many many "interfaces".
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Reposted by Julien Genestoux
But we can make it clear that said delusion isn't welcome in polite, adult, responsible, democracy-loving company. They can stay amongst themselves in the little kids sandbox if they will, but that's it.

Right now, they still get respect from web devs who only look at features.
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I'm pretty sure LLMs will be the end of many many "interfaces".
October 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
American, by choice.

#noking
October 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Internet bubble gave us 'free' fiber optics that enabled web2.0.

If AI companies go bankrupt I really hope their trained models will fall into the public space.
October 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This feels personal.
October 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Reposted by Julien Genestoux
i think the only way for atproto to succeed is for us to show what apps can do when every app sees every other app's public data, and they share an identity system. no technical or sociological argument is as convincing as seeing seamless interop and the lighthearted competitive landscape it unlocks
October 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
You don’t need a Nobel laureate in literature to see that calling the Secretary of Defense the Secretary of War isn’t exactly the best strategy for winning a Nobel Peace Prize.
October 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I really wish the android speech to text was much better. Also I want it to work even when I whisper so I don't look so weird!
October 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Reposted by Julien Genestoux
Reposted by Julien Genestoux
I don't think we can pitch decentralization as a solution to people who want a bad account banned because they're not trying to fix what they see in their own feeds, they're trying to control what I see in mine.

Fixing their own feeds is already accomplished by blocking and going on with your day
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Maybe the root cause of all issues is our willingness to have someone in charge.
October 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The solution to Twitter's problems was never to have a CEO you liked!
October 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
People would rather hate a dictator than take responsibility for controlling their own destiny.
October 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Reposted by Julien Genestoux
using crypto != web3 grifter

how the fuck do people not understand this fact
September 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The quote is "__be__ the change you want to see in the world"

The quote is not "__yell__ (or even __say__) the change you want to see in the world."

Stop yelling, act!
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I am still looking for an online cryptography course!
October 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you want the world to change, focus on creating rather than consuming.
When you create, you influence how others experience the world, reflecting your own values and culture.

There is no way around it, and that's a good thing.
October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When you create, you influence how others experience the world, reflecting your own values and culture.

There is no way around it, and that's a good thing.
October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@jakehartnell.bsky.social long time no see/speak! Agree you still deep in the cosmos ecosystem? I may finally need your help :)
October 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM