Pieter Levels

Pieter Levels

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Indie maker and entrepreneur; creator of Nomad List and Remote OK (remote work platforms)

Elevate Your Feet for a Healthier Squat Toilet
SocialApr 5, 2026

Elevate Your Feet for a Healthier Squat Toilet

Toilet PSA: Take the tiny trash bin in most toilets Put it in front of the toilet and put your feet on the trash bin Much healthier and more natural way to sit, giving natural pressure We've designed toilets wrong and your feet should...

By Pieter Levels
Apocalyptic Habbo Hotel Rises in Underground Bunker
SocialApr 5, 2026

Apocalyptic Habbo Hotel Rises in Underground Bunker

Someone is building a post-apocalyptic Habbo Hotel in an underground bunker Very fitting of our time #vibejam

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AI‑powered City Ruins Boost Drone Sim Development Speed
SocialApr 4, 2026

AI‑powered City Ruins Boost Drone Sim Development Speed

🚁🏚️ Okay so I asked @cursor_ai to add FBX scenery of a city in ruins, which is a bit of a cheat code because the city is not generated by AI But instantly it looks like a real drone sim...

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Vibe Game Starter Packs Simplify Creation, No Scratch Needed
SocialApr 4, 2026

Vibe Game Starter Packs Simplify Creation, No Scratch Needed

This seems very helpful, vibe game starter packs by @chongdashu so you don't need to start from scratch #vibejam

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Use Termius to Code Anywhere via Persistent SSH
SocialApr 4, 2026

Use Termius to Code Anywhere via Persistent SSH

Termius is an SSH app not a terminal The idea is to SSH into my server so I can code a bit then close my laptop or move to iPhone or whatever device and keep coding because on the server everything...

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New MacBook Neo Stalls Tailscale GitHub Login
SocialApr 4, 2026

New MacBook Neo Stalls Tailscale GitHub Login

Got the new MacBook Neo It's great but I somehow can't login to Tailscale Login via GitHub, then logged in at GitHub then it gets stuck and infinite load at Tailscale Wanna to use this as a Termius SSH-only device https://t.co/ADHDtiiSB5

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X Appears to Geo‑lock Posts by User IP Region
SocialApr 4, 2026

X Appears to Geo‑lock Posts by User IP Region

So many replies like this now that I think it's likely X is indeed locking our posts to our IP geo region/country

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Twitter Algorithm Favors Content in Your Current Country
SocialApr 4, 2026

Twitter Algorithm Favors Content in Your Current Country

Last 7d vs last 3mo I was in Brazil so I think the algo is either locking me to my local IP's country Or my Brazil tweets took off in Brazil https://t.co/ZbnhrG3Rlh

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Leaked OpenAI GPT-Image-2 Beats Nano Banana Pro
SocialApr 4, 2026

Leaked OpenAI GPT-Image-2 Beats Nano Banana Pro

OpenAI's new image model GPT-Image-2 has leaked It seems to have extremely good world knowledge and great text rendering Possibly better than Nano Banana Pro It's on @arena under code names: - maskingtape-alpha - gaffertape-alpha - packingtape-alpha https://t.co/RbYbreRRsV

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Freedom Over Payroll: Choosing Solo Success Over Hiring
SocialApr 3, 2026

Freedom Over Payroll: Choosing Solo Success Over Hiring

I think it's as unimaginable in the mind of someone who has thousands of people on payroll why you "wouldn't" just hire a second person As it it unimaginable to me why you "would" I personally love my life without managing people,...

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Copyright Enforcement Fuels Unwanted Publicity for Underdogs
SocialApr 3, 2026

Copyright Enforcement Fuels Unwanted Publicity for Underdogs

What I hate about copyright and trademark law is that you're essentially forced by the law to send legal letters, takedown requests and eventually sue If you don't, whatever rights you own are invalidated in court whenever you do really need...

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Outdated Claim Debunked; Poster Sells Security Solution
SocialApr 3, 2026

Outdated Claim Debunked; Poster Sells Security Solution

Quick debunk by @alexoterov @mosesfinlay The post is bullshit and based on January 2024 models Also the guy who posted it is selling his own security solution DEBUNKED https://t.co/vRfA4IHiRA

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Restrict DB Access; Run with Minimal Privileges
SocialApr 3, 2026

Restrict DB Access; Run with Minimal Privileges

Okay honestly this makes vibe coding into production very dangerous, you guys were all right I think what I'll do is cut off all access to DBs and run it as a user with almost no privileges

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Multi‑region Backups Essential; Can Backblaze B2 Set Region?
SocialApr 2, 2026

Multi‑region Backups Essential; Can Backblaze B2 Set Region?

I guess this really proves you need multi-region backups of your servers, DBs, sites etc I wonder if you can set region in Backblaze B2?

By Pieter Levels
FPV Drone Racing Meets Real‑World 3D Scenery in Web Game
SocialApr 2, 2026

FPV Drone Racing Meets Real‑World 3D Scenery in Web Game

First person view (FPV) drone racing with IRL 3d scenery like VibeSail had would also be sick as a web based game for #vibejam https://t.co/grSsVFkd10

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AI-Enhanced Medical Venture Hits $1B Solo Milestone
SocialApr 2, 2026

AI-Enhanced Medical Venture Hits $1B Solo Milestone

Very cool and congrats to @galligator Most interesting thing is as he said himself that it's not an AI/tech biz that is $1B solo It's a medical business that applied AI

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Creative Game Concepts for #vibejam: Vehicles, Retro LAN, Boat Racing
SocialApr 2, 2026

Creative Game Concepts for #vibejam: Vehicles, Retro LAN, Boat Racing

Other ideas just from the top of my head you can make for the #vibejam: - a multiplayer web based combat sim where everyone can be a different vehicle, like plane, tank, jeep with guns, drone, or even a satellite with...

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Hotel Loyalty Members Snag Best Rooms, OTAs Give Worst
SocialApr 2, 2026

Hotel Loyalty Members Snag Best Rooms, OTAs Give Worst

Booking sites (OTAs) give you the worst rooms in a hotel The best rooms go to members of the hotel loyalty programs Before I book directly I always sign up to their site and you're a member Just being a member when you...

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AI‑Driven Game Jam Offers $20K Grand Prize
SocialApr 2, 2026

AI‑Driven Game Jam Offers $20K Grand Prize

🕹️ THE VIBE JAM IS BACK! I present you... 🌟 2026 @cursor_ai Vibe Coding Game Jam #vibejam Sponsored by @boltdotnew + @cursor_ai Start: Today! Deadline: 1 May 2026 at 13:37 UTC, so you have a whole month to make your game! REAL CASH PRIZES: 🏆 Gold: $20,000 🥈...

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Rise of Credential‑less “CopeTubers” Dismissing AI Progress
SocialApr 2, 2026

Rise of Credential‑less “CopeTubers” Dismissing AI Progress

There is this new trend of "experts" on YouTube who's schtick is to get lots of views by going against whatever progress and new ideas are being developed In this case AI data centers in space The other guy who's constantly joking...

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Diversify Like Amazon: From Books to Cloud Dominance
SocialApr 1, 2026

Diversify Like Amazon: From Books to Cloud Dominance

Best example that you should NOT focus on just one product but keep trying new ones might be Amazon If Jeff Bezos did he'd be still selling books Instead now Amazon with AWS is the backend of the entire internet https://t.co/YKn8XFwKGP

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Focus on One Product, Avoid Spreading Too Thin
SocialApr 1, 2026

Focus on One Product, Avoid Spreading Too Thin

"NOOOO yoU SHOuLd FOcUs ON oNE proDuCT yOU CAN'T succEED If YoU SpReaD yoUrSeLf ToO tHiN" Ah yes like Apple, Google and Microsoft did? Right? Right?! https://t.co/0rhB0dwFen

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Receipt BPA Slashes Teen Testosterone by Half
SocialApr 1, 2026

Receipt BPA Slashes Teen Testosterone by Half

I don't wanna say but I told you guys Touching receipts -> BPA enters your bloodstream High BPA levels in adolescents -> 50% reduction in Testosterone levels

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Chrome Extensions Silently Adding Tracking—Build Your Own
SocialApr 1, 2026

Chrome Extensions Silently Adding Tracking—Build Your Own

I think I'll just vibe code all my Chrome extensions with Claude Code to avoid having to use any and being dependent on someone getting bribed to add malware to their extension It's not a question IF it happens, just WHEN

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Artemis II Orion Deemed Unsafe for Flight
SocialMar 31, 2026

Artemis II Orion Deemed Unsafe for Flight

Artemis II Orion spacecraft (built by Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Airbus) is not safe to fly via @idlewords https://t.co/PzojTp2Xt9 https://t.co/sNN96eyWwc

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Overcomplicated Games Are Driving Industry Decline
SocialMar 30, 2026

Overcomplicated Games Are Driving Industry Decline

Playing DOOM in 2026 is honestly boring but at least it lets you instantly play without an hour intro of cut scenes and tutorials and then when you load it a second time downloading a 50GB update for half an...

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Never Store Passports; Avoid KYC Data Leaks
SocialMar 30, 2026

Never Store Passports; Avoid KYC Data Leaks

I'm not sending anyone my passport anymore My Portuguese lawyer wanted me to email her a copy of my passport for KYC I rejected and she was confused "I've never been hacked" 99% of people are not aware any account probably can and will...

By Pieter Levels
Modern Airbus Jets: Safest Fleet, Avoid Older A330
SocialMar 30, 2026

Modern Airbus Jets: Safest Fleet, Avoid Older A330

It's always a great time to tell everyone modern Airbus planes are now the safest in the world None of the modern models have had any fatal accidents including: - Airbus A319 Neo - Airbus A320 Neo - Airbus A321 Neo - Airbus A330 Neo -...

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IPhone 17 Pro Max Camera Fails Daily for Users
SocialMar 30, 2026

IPhone 17 Pro Max Camera Fails Daily for Users

My $2000+ iPhone 17 Pro Max when I try to take a photo just about every day now Then I realized most of my friends have the same problem Tim Cook should resign 🤡 https://t.co/kqnADNMwRi

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Airliners Designed to Fly Through Engine Fires
SocialMar 30, 2026

Airliners Designed to Fly Through Engine Fires

Commercial planes are designed for engines to be able to go on fire and keep flying They cut off the fuel, hydraulics and electrics immediately, pump it with fire retardant and that existinguishes the fire in most cases And then you declare...

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Stripe’s Slow Rollout of Payment Cards Invites Competition
SocialMar 30, 2026

Stripe’s Slow Rollout of Payment Cards Invites Competition

I think @Stripe needs to add payment cards ASAP to spend your balance Because I still don't have one and others are adding them fast Once the other fintechs also add checkout options (like @Airwallex has) there's a real switching opportunity for...

By Pieter Levels
South Brazil Feels Like Nostalgic Old Europe
SocialMar 29, 2026

South Brazil Feels Like Nostalgic Old Europe

Every day I'm in South Brazil it just feels like I'm in a place how Europe used to be

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AI Interpolation Finally Smooths Multiplayer Plane Movement
SocialMar 29, 2026

AI Interpolation Finally Smooths Multiplayer Plane Movement

I've finally been able to get AI to interpolate the position of other multiplayer planes in ✈️ https://t.co/UVJczDtp9x Other players only update about location about 10 times per second, so they'd be slightly jittery snapping from one spot to the other I...

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Avoiding Clichés Can Create New Ones, Says Designer
SocialMar 29, 2026

Avoiding Clichés Can Create New Ones, Says Designer

All the designs were somehow converging to some brown tones and serif font because I asked for it to NOT do cliche designs So by that it started doing another cliche, like no sans serif (Arial) fonts, and no typical colors,...

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Launch an AI Bedtime Story App in 24 Minutes
SocialMar 28, 2026

Launch an AI Bedtime Story App in 24 Minutes

✨ To prove my friend @StevieZollo (who's visiting me in Brazil) you don't need an idea, or even a lot of time these days to ship a little app that might make money I took the top idea from https://t.co/WNLj4eGmaq: "A startup...

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Claude Code Defaults to Grok 3; Upgrade to 4
SocialMar 26, 2026

Claude Code Defaults to Grok 3; Upgrade to 4

FYI for some reason Claude Code will always default you to use Grok 3 and not Grok 4.1 but you should use Grok 4.1 or Grok 4.2 (but that one is more expensive)

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AI + Crowd Voting Uncovers Viable Startup Ideas
SocialMar 26, 2026

AI + Crowd Voting Uncovers Viable Startup Ideas

Some nice new ideas upvoted by everyone today With the new AI models + human upvoting and downvoting there might actually be good ideas here for people to build startups from Possibly... https://t.co/PcyxSjjTQs

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X Finally Fixes AI Bot, Averts Eternal September
SocialMar 26, 2026

X Finally Fixes AI Bot, Averts Eternal September

🏆 March 25, 2026 The day @X finally fixed its AI reply bot problem And avoided Eternal September and permanent decline Nevar forget this day https://t.co/5TT8gQwqRu

By Pieter Levels
Follow‑Network Reply Filter Cuts Spam While Keeping Conversations Open
SocialMar 26, 2026

Follow‑Network Reply Filter Cuts Spam While Keeping Conversations Open

So @nikitabier implemented @photomatt's idea to stop AI bots from destroying the reply section on here You can set it to only allow people you follow and the people in turn they follow to reply, nobody else If on average ppl follow...

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User Requests WHOOP Sleep Data Editing After Device Removal
SocialMar 23, 2026

User Requests WHOOP Sleep Data Editing After Device Removal

I wish I could edit my @WHOOP sleep data because today I took it off in my sleep at 4am so now it shows 33% sleep score and 2.5h of sleep but I actually slept till 11am and it was...

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Subscriptions Generate 700× More Revenue than Ads
SocialMar 23, 2026

Subscriptions Generate 700× More Revenue than Ads

Adsense is incredibly low amounts of money Photo AI would make $150/month with 156,000 visitors ($1 CPM) Now it makes $110,000/month with subscriptions instead so about 700x more

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Netherlands Approval Paves EU-Wide Tesla FSD by 2026
SocialMar 20, 2026

Netherlands Approval Paves EU-Wide Tesla FSD by 2026

Tesla self driving approved in Netherlands on April 10th After that every EU country can essentially "copy" the approval and instantly approve it in their country too So by end of 2026 it's likely we'll have Tesla Full Self Driving in most...

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Cyberpunk 2077 Feels Tedious, Not a Game
SocialMar 20, 2026

Cyberpunk 2077 Feels Tedious, Not a Game

This is why I had to stop playing Cyberpunk 2077, it's so tedious, it's not a game

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Shortcut: One‑letter Alias Launches Claude Code Instantly
SocialMar 19, 2026

Shortcut: One‑letter Alias Launches Claude Code Instantly

Update on my Claude Code alias I put in ~/.bashrc to code fast on VPS: c() { IS_SANDBOX=1 claude --continue --dangerously-skip-permissions "$@"; --continue makes it continue the last session in case it logs out To add it: echo 'c() { IS_SANDBOX=1 claude --continue --dangerously-skip-permissions...

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Philips Squandered Semiconductor Potential Under Short‑term MBA Leadership
SocialMar 19, 2026

Philips Squandered Semiconductor Potential Under Short‑term MBA Leadership

Philips could have done this and become Europe's biggest company and a leader in semiconductors and GPUs now That is if it wasn't ran by midwit MBA scavengers like Cor Boonstra (1996-2001) who only cared about short term profits He divested ASML...

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Brazil Homes Cool Bedrooms, Leave Living Rooms Scorching
SocialMar 19, 2026

Brazil Homes Cool Bedrooms, Leave Living Rooms Scorching

🇧🇷 There has to be a reason why majority of houses in Brazil only have AC in the bedrooms but not in the living room And the living rooms get insanely hot in the summer (which is December-March, opposite of US/EU...

By Pieter Levels
Remote‑only Coding: Neo, Termius, Claude on VPS
SocialMar 18, 2026

Remote‑only Coding: Neo, Termius, Claude on VPS

Got the 🍋 Neo to try it as a dumb client with only @TermiusHQ installed to SSH and solely Claude Code on VPS No local environment anymore It's a new era 😍 (Oh and a 💅 pink Neo for gf) https://t.co/P8D6EmKZkv

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Claude Code Drains Laptop Battery; Use VPS Instead
SocialMar 18, 2026

Claude Code Drains Laptop Battery; Use VPS Instead

Another great argument for running Claude Code on your VPS server and not your laptop is its battery use "Terminal" app here is all Claude Code sessions, ignore the Claude app here I have a MacBook Pro 13" M4 and with Claude...

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Luxury Hotel Staff Overworked, Resentful Toward Wealthy Guests
SocialMar 16, 2026

Luxury Hotel Staff Overworked, Resentful Toward Wealthy Guests

The staff at luxury hotels is generrally overworked, poor and hates your guts because you're rich

By Pieter Levels