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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 09/06/2026

wow I really kinda forgot how to social media huh

Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 27/03/2026

I don't need an excuse to hang out and talk with Dave, but this was an especially good one. We talked IN DEPTH about the specific steps we took to raise $60k for his short film, in a way that I'm confident anyone can replicate if they're willing to put in the work. Give it a listen!

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 10/02/2026

so hey did the PPA just stop ticketing while every street parking spot is still messed up from the piles of ice and snow? or do I just keep getting lucky?

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 31/01/2026

this has been brewing for almost 6 months. details next week. we are so back.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 26/01/2026

i had an essay i was very excited to send to the @indyhall.org newsletter today, and then this weekend happened. tried my damndest to thread the needle anyway, hoping it lands as intended. indyhall.org/2026/01/find...

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Finding Optimism In Choosing Action

Well this is awkward.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 02/01/2026

If you haven't seen MKBHD's microchips for scale explainer, you are missing out holy moly this was like Beakman's World of the current era. so good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh9p...

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I shrunk down into an M5 chip

YouTube video by Marques Brownlee

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 27/12/2025

All I can think is "Ketchup without a cause" and for some reason that's hilarious to me

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 26/12/2025

Oh right this place is bananas.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 25/12/2025

Booked everything last night, New Orleans just so happens to be the first place we ever traveled to together back in 2013. Gonna be a tasty weekend full of music and revelry. 🎉🎉

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 25/12/2025

for the first time in our relationship and her whole life, my partner and I are completely uncommitted for Christmas. we only found out a few weeks back, and of course, thought "what do we want to do?" we'd been talking about some kind of travel over the holidays, but of course, it's $$$.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 24/12/2025

The Wissahickon transit center is a fucking beautiful piece of infrastructure. Honestly, everyone involved deserves a lot of credit.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 18/12/2025

many months ago, I uploaded a photo of my partner to a website of a science youtuber who promised to send a special photo rig to space to take "space selfies" with the earth in the background. Marc Rober, you sure as hell delivered. so cool.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 17/12/2025

Sooooo people seem to think this is pretty cool. Here’s a peek under the hood at how it learns from every action and decision that happens in the system, even going as far as auto-updating SOPS and suggesting new features to improve existing workflows. New video: youtu.be/vWRwa9GMM00?...

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my super simple, text-only, learning-focused ai agent memory system (no embeddings needed)

YouTube video by Alex Hillman

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 16/12/2025

yup - my approach has been flat files and git backed by default, database when data integrity matters.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 15/12/2025

Since October or so, I've been building a piece of custom software that operates as my *dream* exec assistant + a personalized command center. It's helped me show up better in my work and relationships, and I've learned a LOT along the way that seems worth sharing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjO9...

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JFDI System - my AI Executive Assistant + full life command center

YouTube video by Alex Hillman

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

New Event Poster just Dropped! January 27th at @indyhall.org we're getting together for another Bad Art for Good! RSVP for free here! luma.com/tchytyt7 We're gonna make art that shares messages from environmental activism & whatever's most important to you! Poster by Philly Artist Marta Syrup!

Two bunny rabbits hang out, one making a painting that says save the earth while the other eats the paint. The words say "Bad Art for Good, an art and community event, January 27th Indy Hall clubhouse, presented by Skype a Scientist

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Aaron Silvers Lining Playbook @cut.buzz · 05/12/2025

As @danhon.com and most anyone who gets to know me learns, if you need permission, just ask me. I’ll give it. You’ll have it. @alexhillman.com told me you don’t need permission to be awesome. Just fucking do it. But if *you* need permission, I got you boo.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 08/12/2025

my relationship with tech has drifted over the 10-15 years as things became more about hyper-scale and extraction vs creating and collaborating. this, uh, resonated deeply with me and i hope it resonates with you too: resonantcomputing.org

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The Resonant Computing Manifesto

Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Hey Philly! On 12/6 knock out some holiday shopping at the Last Minute Market! I'm hosting this market with 20 of Philly's finest local artists. It's a great place to shop small. No $$ to billionaires here. We're, like, hundredaires around here. Here's an invite! luma.com/lswqro4v

an all-text poster that says "Last Minute market December 6th Starbolt 1936 North Front St 11am-5pm Holiday shopping local vendors"

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 22/11/2025

I have snoozed so many emails until December 4th, I'm sorry to my future self 😅

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 20/11/2025

Theeeeere it is. There's the take I've been waiting for.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 20/11/2025

This guy sums up many of the most important ideas woven through my work in under a minute. Compounding isn't just for money. It's the root of all success. Momentum is way more important than speed. If ya need a pep talk, consider this.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 15/11/2025

Each one has earned their spot on that list and stays there. Each one also has a trusted alternative. I’m also not afraid to tell a trusted collaborator about someone on the list and what they did to get there. I thankfully don’t have to do it often, but where this is useful, it’s VERY useful.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 15/11/2025

I know not everybody likes or agrees with me, and that’s totally fine bc I generally get along really well with the vast majority of people/orgs I’ve ever worked with. That said, I have a short list of “hard no” collaborators. Literally less than a dozen. It’s always interesting when they show up!

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 13/11/2025

I miss being on the internet with people making stuff and sharing it. Not performing or sparring, just like a huge couch hang with your friends while you do your own things but together. Can we do that again?

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 13/11/2025

Okay which one of youse did it

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 11/11/2025

Just saw someone say Pusha T raps like he's casting a spell and man is that correct

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 06/11/2025

"Morality of the storality" is gonna show up in common discourse, if by common discourse you mean talking to me any time in the near future.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 01/11/2025

@farfarraway.bsky.social any chance you have ever explored the history of Dave's barber shop in Old City? This week I learned about the story dating back 60+ years in the same location, and the story is AMAZING. A true Philly institution that nobody knows the real story behind 👀

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 05/10/2025

Today was an incredible inflection point in @indyhall.org's 19 year history. Best part? I had nearly zero to do with it. All the credit goes to @wowthanks.bsky.social, karalindstrom.consulting, and the incredible Indy Hall community members and friends who showed up. Can't wait to share more.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 30/09/2025

Always fascinating to be within earshot of people talking about their impressions of other coworking spaces. I don't seek it out, and it doesn't change what we do @indyhall.org in any way, but man. The bar is low.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 30/09/2025

Good things can still happen!

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 28/09/2025

Finally checking out the Rusty Nail in Ardmore and so far it is *delivering*

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 27/09/2025

The fact that I have seen at least 50 news pieces about Iron Hill closing but not a single one connects it to private equity is making me 🤪

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We need to sell about 500 of these to fully fund the native plant project for 2026. We're at about 90 so far so we're getting there! Tell your animal loving friends about this calendar 😘

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 26/09/2025

Adding this to my Lehigh Valley greatest hits which include: - turning the primary job provider that collapsed in the 80s into a literal casino - when A&E did a documentary miniseries about white supremacy in America, the first episode took place in my literal high school - so. much. meth.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 26/09/2025

This song is going viral on TikTok, about the place I grew up, and I've never felt quite so seen about a place that both shaped me and depresses me to no end. The song slaps, too. never expected to be sk into Appalachian folk in 2025, yet here we are.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 24/09/2025

few things grind my gears like asking for the same thing multiple times because each time they find a new way to avoid the single specific thing I asked for.

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 24/09/2025

Today I learned that the voice of Mr Krabs in SpongeBob has been in fucking EVERYTHING from Shawshank to Bad Boys to Starship Troopers to The Penguin. And LOST. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clancy_...

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Clancy Brown - Wikipedia

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 23/09/2025

any Philly friends have Guitar Hero or Rock Band (including console, game, and instruments) we could borrow for a weekend coming up?

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 23/09/2025

A great read on the topic that I swear didn't see until after my post: www.densediscovery.com/issues/357 "In other words, the more revealing question isn’t ‘Who are we taking money from?’ but ‘Who are we giving our power to?’"

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Dense Discovery – Issue 357 / Refunded: no power to you!

Read the archived version of Issue 357 / Refunded: no power to you!

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Alex Hillman @alexhillman.com · 22/09/2025

Doing the right thing is always the right thing, even when it’s the hard thing.

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