John Whiteside

It’s kinda concerning how many non-techie people I know are starting to use AI without really understanding that you can’t take everything it says at face value.

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Enjoying the warm weather in Michigan.

one account wherever you go ☺️

your handle isn’t just for one app anymore !

we took @hello.pckt.cafe for a walk across the atmosphere

Looks good!

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When data is missing (accounts on the edges of the network, outside of our primary community, etc) we leverage @microcosm.blue

I don't think it’s a coincidence that as companies have ramped up on AI, we've seen more and more service outages.

Congrats!

It’s kinda scary how much better week over week Claude is getting at writing code.

The “Peace President”

“BREAKING: Trump lied” shocking

Is “learn AI” the new “learn to code”?

I'm building on atproto because I think that a single social network has essentially no shot of dethroning the current tech monopolies. But an open ecosystem of interoperating apps is so infinitely more interesting than legacy social that it seems almost inevitable it will win

It’s a wild time to be a developer

I’ve been kinda heads down lately on a new project. I’ve made some good progress the last couple of weeks. Will probably share some details soon.

“Just throw AI at it” is not the solution to every problem.

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Be the change you want to see in the atmosphere

Looks great!

Detroit style is the best!

Such a dummy

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wtf is this crazy old man talking about

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On the rich views, data is pulled from multiple PDSs, so that can lead to a lot more latency. These simple views just pull collections/records from the PDS where the data lives, so it should be much faster. The GraphQL APIs I set up have really helped improve how I pull different scopes of data.

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A painting of a tree with a dark trunk and branches forming a large pink heart-shaped canopy, decorated with red, white, and pink heart-shaped leaves, some drifting downward, on a gray background with the initials JW in the bottom right corner.

It didn’t turn out terrible.

This bare tree silhouette uses dark paint against a softly blended gray background, creating a stark contrast. The absence of leaves evokes a winter or late autumn atmosphere, emphasizing the tree’s shape and branching structure.

Doing some painting! It’s been awhile since I’ve done one these.

got this to a really good state. now asking again; what are popular twitter accounts that you still go to twitter just to check? i’m talking brands/essential accounts (e.g. weather/bots) etc…

i *will* do celebrities, but feel weird doing small individuals that are unpopular.

RTs appreciated!