OpenAI's Distractions Threaten Its Core AI Opportunity
sam’s whole schtick has always been to think bigger. but openai’s losing ground to anthropic and it’s clear they lack focus. tbpn, an openai phone, building your own actuators these are all distraction they can’t afford. there’s simply no bigger opportunity than ai, and if they get that right nothing else matters.
Codex Drains Tokens Far Faster than Claude
seems like codex has a token problem now. i'm 65% through my $200/month plan in just two days (5.5 extra high, standard speed). with claude i'm 15% through (opus 4.7, 1m, max). using both constantly in use, with 6-7 sessions...
Rate Limiting Essential to Curb Runaway API Costs
i have the minimax ultra plan that gives me 30,000 api calls/5 hours. i had to build a rate limiter to keep it from maxing out and getting other 429 rate limits. several times claude code unfortunately added opus as...
Everyone Can Innovate: AI Enhances, Not Erases Ideas
for ai to take almost all jobs you have to assume the end of ideas. that we live in a world where you can’t imagine how to make it better. i dont see it. agentic engineering gives you a glimpse into...
Prompt AI to Suggest Optimal Coding Model Level
instead of always defaulting to max & extra high when using claude and codex, i asked them to always remember to recommend a coding model level that should be used with their recommended next steps.
Rejecting Life Extension = Costly, Intentional Aging Choice
"If you have access to life extension therapies and decline them, you’re making a deliberate choice to age and die on an old biological timeline." -- the additional medical cost associated with NOT choosing these therapies, may make it an...
Agentic‑first Companies Will Dominate; Others Will Perish
using our own personal agents will soon be the preferred way to access the internet. either you become an agentic-first company or you die.
Most Claude Tokens Spent Fixing Code Mistakes
2/3rd of my claude code tokens go to fixing claude code mistakes. what a racket.
AI and Agency Can Exist Independently, Surprising Discovery
what’s surprised me most is that the ai and the agentic harness would, or even could be, decoupled. i’d always expected this to be a tightly integrated whole.
Future Startups Will Raise $15M Seed for $1M Token Magic
soon we’re going to have a handful of startups that can raise $15m+ seed rounds and who can deliver a magical experience with $1m/month token budgets, then there’ll be everyone else.
Ultra Plan Throttles RPM, Poor Support, Not Worth It
they offer an ultra plan with 30k calls/5 hours but then absolutely throttle RPM you can barely get 1/3 - 1/2 of what you pay for. and they don’t respond to support requests.
Elon Advocates High Birthrate, yet Ignores Family Car Needs
how is it that @elon pushes for an above replacement birthrate, yet refuses to make a car that will comfortably accommodate a family of that size.