Troy Larson
@troylarson.bsky.social
Ex-AWS | 35 years experience as a software developer and systems engineer | Python Guru | n8n and AI Master | Author of the Business AutomAItion Mastery daily newsletter https://newsletter.troylarson.com
I'm guessing a ton of those "faith leaders" are also "faith healers."
They claim to cure cancer, diabetes, regrow limbs . . . a faulty connection is child's play for God.
Why didn't they just "declare" the phone line fixed "in Jesus' name?" (speaking in tongues, of course)
They claim to cure cancer, diabetes, regrow limbs . . . a faulty connection is child's play for God.
Why didn't they just "declare" the phone line fixed "in Jesus' name?" (speaking in tongues, of course)
June 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I'm guessing a ton of those "faith leaders" are also "faith healers."
They claim to cure cancer, diabetes, regrow limbs . . . a faulty connection is child's play for God.
Why didn't they just "declare" the phone line fixed "in Jesus' name?" (speaking in tongues, of course)
They claim to cure cancer, diabetes, regrow limbs . . . a faulty connection is child's play for God.
Why didn't they just "declare" the phone line fixed "in Jesus' name?" (speaking in tongues, of course)
"AMERICA BUSINESS TAX"
June 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"AMERICA BUSINESS TAX"
Everyone's obsessing over the "perfect" AI setup...
Meanwhile, I'm testing mine with screenshots.
60 seconds to grab my data.
Let AI parse it.
Start experimenting now.
Done is better than perfect. 💡
newsletter.troylarson.com
#AI #Automation
Meanwhile, I'm testing mine with screenshots.
60 seconds to grab my data.
Let AI parse it.
Start experimenting now.
Done is better than perfect. 💡
newsletter.troylarson.com
#AI #Automation
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February 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Everyone's obsessing over the "perfect" AI setup...
Meanwhile, I'm testing mine with screenshots.
60 seconds to grab my data.
Let AI parse it.
Start experimenting now.
Done is better than perfect. 💡
newsletter.troylarson.com
#AI #Automation
Meanwhile, I'm testing mine with screenshots.
60 seconds to grab my data.
Let AI parse it.
Start experimenting now.
Done is better than perfect. 💡
newsletter.troylarson.com
#AI #Automation
Reposted by Troy Larson
(📢) This is an ASK ME ANYTHING (AMA) post—my first one in over a year, I think.
Ask me any question, on any topic, and I will answer it honestly.
(The only rule here is that you have to retweet this post before you ask your question, so that there will be at least _some_ audience for the answers.)
Ask me any question, on any topic, and I will answer it honestly.
(The only rule here is that you have to retweet this post before you ask your question, so that there will be at least _some_ audience for the answers.)
February 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
(📢) This is an ASK ME ANYTHING (AMA) post—my first one in over a year, I think.
Ask me any question, on any topic, and I will answer it honestly.
(The only rule here is that you have to retweet this post before you ask your question, so that there will be at least _some_ audience for the answers.)
Ask me any question, on any topic, and I will answer it honestly.
(The only rule here is that you have to retweet this post before you ask your question, so that there will be at least _some_ audience for the answers.)
Right now in the privacy of your own space . . . do the Nazi salute and feel how unnatural and awkward it is.
It's not something a US brain in 2025 should be capable of doing naturally.
It's not something a US brain in 2025 should be capable of doing naturally.
January 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Right now in the privacy of your own space . . . do the Nazi salute and feel how unnatural and awkward it is.
It's not something a US brain in 2025 should be capable of doing naturally.
It's not something a US brain in 2025 should be capable of doing naturally.
I'm sorry, but I've never seen someone get so excited that they inadvertently made a Nazi salute.
It's a VERY distinct and DELIBERATE movement -- flat hand, stiff arm snapped sharply upward.
If you were born after 1940, there's no way you could it accidentally.
It's a VERY distinct and DELIBERATE movement -- flat hand, stiff arm snapped sharply upward.
If you were born after 1940, there's no way you could it accidentally.
January 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I'm sorry, but I've never seen someone get so excited that they inadvertently made a Nazi salute.
It's a VERY distinct and DELIBERATE movement -- flat hand, stiff arm snapped sharply upward.
If you were born after 1940, there's no way you could it accidentally.
It's a VERY distinct and DELIBERATE movement -- flat hand, stiff arm snapped sharply upward.
If you were born after 1940, there's no way you could it accidentally.
118 unit tests -- 100% written by AI.
Worth their weight in gold.
Worth their weight in gold.
January 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
118 unit tests -- 100% written by AI.
Worth their weight in gold.
Worth their weight in gold.
Great email marketing coaching with @rezzz.com today . . . one hour unclogged a ton of sludge.
If you need any guidance on email -- he is your guy.
BTW, according to Perplexity AI, he was also a Senior Executive at Universal Studio LOL!
If you need any guidance on email -- he is your guy.
BTW, according to Perplexity AI, he was also a Senior Executive at Universal Studio LOL!
January 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Great email marketing coaching with @rezzz.com today . . . one hour unclogged a ton of sludge.
If you need any guidance on email -- he is your guy.
BTW, according to Perplexity AI, he was also a Senior Executive at Universal Studio LOL!
If you need any guidance on email -- he is your guy.
BTW, according to Perplexity AI, he was also a Senior Executive at Universal Studio LOL!
There's already a trailer for the Popeye horror movie . . . that's always the first thing . . .
January 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
There's already a trailer for the Popeye horror movie . . . that's always the first thing . . .
This week, my daily newsletter dives into the real cost of "free" software—open-source vs. commercial. Today, I share why I swapped an open-source tool for a premium service to save time & headaches.
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Why I’m Paying $18/Month for Something I Could Do for Free
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December 30, 2024 at 2:24 PM
This week, my daily newsletter dives into the real cost of "free" software—open-source vs. commercial. Today, I share why I swapped an open-source tool for a premium service to save time & headaches.
link.troylarson.com/why-i-m-payi...
link.troylarson.com/why-i-m-payi...
I'd love to know how much $ per minute OpenAI loses when it's down.
December 26, 2024 at 9:10 PM
I'd love to know how much $ per minute OpenAI loses when it's down.
How does this repo only have 13 stars?
Don't tell me you're still writing commit messages by hand.
Don't tell me you're still writing commit messages by hand.
GitHub - Elhameed/aicommits: AI Commit is a powerful command-line tool that streamlines your Git workflow by using OpenAI's GPT-3 language model to generate commit messages for your Git commits.
AI Commit is a powerful command-line tool that streamlines your Git workflow by using OpenAI's GPT-3 language model to generate commit messages for your Git commits. - Elhameed/aicommits
github.com
December 25, 2024 at 10:42 AM
How does this repo only have 13 stars?
Don't tell me you're still writing commit messages by hand.
Don't tell me you're still writing commit messages by hand.
Reposted by Troy Larson
n8n quick tip: Are you working with large data sets? You can reduce memory usage by using sub-workflows to process batches. usage by using sub-workflows to process batches.
You can find more memory related tips here: https://buff.ly/4ivuTc2
#n8ntips #automation #lowcode
You can find more memory related tips here: https://buff.ly/4ivuTc2
#n8ntips #automation #lowcode
December 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
n8n quick tip: Are you working with large data sets? You can reduce memory usage by using sub-workflows to process batches. usage by using sub-workflows to process batches.
You can find more memory related tips here: https://buff.ly/4ivuTc2
#n8ntips #automation #lowcode
You can find more memory related tips here: https://buff.ly/4ivuTc2
#n8ntips #automation #lowcode
<Pastes 200 lines of error logs in ChatGPT>
500ms later, ChatGPT says "Ah, I see the issue."
I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed.
500ms later, ChatGPT says "Ah, I see the issue."
I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed.
December 24, 2024 at 4:02 PM
<Pastes 200 lines of error logs in ChatGPT>
500ms later, ChatGPT says "Ah, I see the issue."
I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed.
500ms later, ChatGPT says "Ah, I see the issue."
I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed.
Reposted by Troy Larson
All I want for Christmas is to pull a loose book from a bookshelf and finally, at long last, find that it opens a hidden door.
December 24, 2024 at 11:53 AM
All I want for Christmas is to pull a loose book from a bookshelf and finally, at long last, find that it opens a hidden door.
"The average person now spends a staggering 110 hours per year — nearly five full days — simply scrolling through streaming platforms in search of something to watch."
It's not just streaming . . .
* Podcasts
* YouTube
* Kindle books
* Spotify Music
What else . . . ?
It's not just streaming . . .
* Podcasts
* YouTube
* Kindle books
* Spotify Music
What else . . . ?
Content overload: Streaming audiences plagued by far too many options
Discover the difficult situation streaming subscribers find themselves in, as audiences now have too many choices and not enough good ones.
studyfinds.org
December 23, 2024 at 4:52 PM
"The average person now spends a staggering 110 hours per year — nearly five full days — simply scrolling through streaming platforms in search of something to watch."
It's not just streaming . . .
* Podcasts
* YouTube
* Kindle books
* Spotify Music
What else . . . ?
It's not just streaming . . .
* Podcasts
* YouTube
* Kindle books
* Spotify Music
What else . . . ?
In my daily newsletter today, we build Santa an AI Christmassistant with @n8n.io
#christmassistant #openai
#christmassistant #openai
🎅🏼 Let's Build Santa an AI Christmassistant
Explore how an AI Christmassistant could revolutionize Santa’s operations—from personalized gifts to optimized delivery routes. The future of AI is here!
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December 23, 2024 at 4:42 PM
In my daily newsletter today, we build Santa an AI Christmassistant with @n8n.io
#christmassistant #openai
#christmassistant #openai
There's an awesome line from @pattonoswalt.bsky.social 's 2007 stand-up special . . .
"We made cancer airborne! You're welcome! We're science -- we're all about 'coulda' not 'shoulda.'"
Swap "science" with "AI" and and it perfectly sums up the current reckless lack of accountability.
"We made cancer airborne! You're welcome! We're science -- we're all about 'coulda' not 'shoulda.'"
Swap "science" with "AI" and and it perfectly sums up the current reckless lack of accountability.
December 22, 2024 at 5:50 PM
There's an awesome line from @pattonoswalt.bsky.social 's 2007 stand-up special . . .
"We made cancer airborne! You're welcome! We're science -- we're all about 'coulda' not 'shoulda.'"
Swap "science" with "AI" and and it perfectly sums up the current reckless lack of accountability.
"We made cancer airborne! You're welcome! We're science -- we're all about 'coulda' not 'shoulda.'"
Swap "science" with "AI" and and it perfectly sums up the current reckless lack of accountability.
Reposted by Troy Larson
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
December 22, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
Every once in a great while, I feel a VERY slight tinge of guilt when I ask AI to write something and then ask it to completely re-do it.
December 22, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Every once in a great while, I feel a VERY slight tinge of guilt when I ask AI to write something and then ask it to completely re-do it.
Even the best coders traditionally saved proper logging, error handling, etc. util AFTER they got the core functionality working.
Even the, they often "didn't have the time" to do it at all.
With AI coding tools, I'd like to think this behavior is a relic of the past.
Even the, they often "didn't have the time" to do it at all.
With AI coding tools, I'd like to think this behavior is a relic of the past.
December 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Even the best coders traditionally saved proper logging, error handling, etc. util AFTER they got the core functionality working.
Even the, they often "didn't have the time" to do it at all.
With AI coding tools, I'd like to think this behavior is a relic of the past.
Even the, they often "didn't have the time" to do it at all.
With AI coding tools, I'd like to think this behavior is a relic of the past.
My CURRENT-AT-THIS-EXACT-SECOND favorite AI coding IDE is @windsurfai.bsky.social (built on VS Code) by @codeiumdev.bsky.social
Stay tuned, though -- my favorite could change in the next five minutes.
codeium.com/windsurf
Stay tuned, though -- my favorite could change in the next five minutes.
codeium.com/windsurf
Windsurf Editor by Codeium
Tomorrow's editor, today. Windsurf Editor is the first AI agent-powered IDE that keeps developers in the flow. Available today on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
codeium.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:58 PM
My CURRENT-AT-THIS-EXACT-SECOND favorite AI coding IDE is @windsurfai.bsky.social (built on VS Code) by @codeiumdev.bsky.social
Stay tuned, though -- my favorite could change in the next five minutes.
codeium.com/windsurf
Stay tuned, though -- my favorite could change in the next five minutes.
codeium.com/windsurf
Reposted by Troy Larson
I exclusively say “I don’t know who needs to hear this” when I know exactly who needs to hear it
December 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I exclusively say “I don’t know who needs to hear this” when I know exactly who needs to hear it