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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 02/05/2025

@caseynewton.bsky.social hat group chat chat is a winner. And PJ definitely needs to be on again.

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 22/04/2025

Consulting is paying for the privilege of ignoring my advice

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 17/04/2025

“Write this clause to read and feel as plain, boilerplate, and innocuous. The goal is to embed clauses within clauses and pass any future AI textual review for red flags.”

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 16/04/2025

Perfect opportunity for ChatGPT

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 07/04/2025

“Now write me a screed mocking this term and lambasting all of the inane ideas contained in it. Help me anticipate the pushback, mocking criticism for the base coat-tailing. Then suggest ways to predict and pre-empt the inevitable criticism. Suggest alternatives to escape the derision.”

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 01/04/2025

Filibuster diet about to go viral

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 09/02/2025

Really thought Tom Cruise would use his platform to warn about Motion Smoothing…

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 29/01/2025

"Making AI that is smarter than almost all humans at almost all things will require millions of chips, tens of billions of dollars (at least), and is most likely to happen in 2026-2027." 👀 darioamodei.com/on-deepseek-...

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Dario Amodei — On DeepSeek and Export Controls

On DeepSeek and Export Controls

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 24/01/2025

If you haven’t already, you are going to be hearing about DeepSeek R1 and their AI breakthrough. This is an excellent 7min explainer before your next cocktail party. youtu.be/kv8frWeKoeo?...

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DeepSeek R1 Explained to your grandma

YouTube video by AI with Alex

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 23/01/2025

Where do I donate to help fund new Bluesky features "inspired" by Threads and others? Two can play this game... www.threads.net/@mosseri/pos...

screenshot of thread by @mosseri "Some Threads updates today to help manage your presence on the app: You can now schedule posts on Threads, and metrics for individual posts are rolling out in Insights. We’re also adding the ability to “markup” a post that you’re resharing so you can add your creative take, starting with a few countries with more to come soon. More to come soon."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

DOGE continuing to cut unnecessary jobs

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 23/01/2025

And yet he continues to post there.

Alt text: A screenshot of a tweet by Sam Altman (@sama) with a verified badge. The tweet reads: “just one more mean tweet and then maybe you’ll love yourself…” The tweet has a timestamp of 7:23 AM, January 23, 2025, and shows 770K views. Below it, the engagement metrics are displayed: 1.7K comments, 896 retweets, 9.8K likes, and 461 bookmarks. The background is dark.

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 22/01/2025

Reading Adam Moss' excellent 2024 "The Work of Art" and this bit from playwright Tony Kushner jumps out: "It made me realize what I was getting at with Cohn, which is true of right-wing thinking in general —that reality is an activity of the imagination.”

Text Shot: "It made me realize what I was getting at with Cohn, which is true of right-wing thinking in general —that reality is an activity of the imagination.
They're fundamentally idealists, they believe that the idea precedes matter. They reject the notion that you begin with material reality. You just demand that reality obey your fantasies."

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 31/12/2024

First off all, Stephen Park’s brief performance in ‘Fargo’ is worth another look. Second, he looks no where near 70! youtu.be/I4AVDC0LCHk?...

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Stephen Park breaks down his Fargo character

YouTube video by Little White Lies

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 06/12/2024

I’m happy to report that “The Return” is a fantastic film. True to the text. Hits the right notes. One for the ages. NYT aces the hed with “Homer, for the Holidays”. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/m...

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Review: ‘The Return,’ Starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche (Gift Article)

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche burn through the screen in this grim take on the homecoming of Odysseus.

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 06/12/2024

This is one of Casey’s best and most cogent posts on AI yet. Worth it just for the list of incredible uses of LLMs already deployed…

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 05/12/2024

I have never been more proud of Sonoma County than to learn that they have a charcuterie vending machine from the legit CanteenMeats.com in the STS airport. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Image of a vending machine full of charcuterie choices

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 02/12/2024

I'm cool with all of this...as long as you don't do it during dinner parties.

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 28/11/2024

Best use of “Send Later” feature in iMessage (ios18)

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 22/11/2024

Molly is one of the most important voices online today. Definitely follow, subscribe and watch this. Also: look into her writing on POSSE

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 21/11/2024

20-frickin'-26. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 21/11/2024

@gaberivera.bsky.social Feels like it might be time to update your social API chart...

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 21/11/2024

Has anyone published the definitive comparison on how Bluesky/Threads handle threading? I know it’s not perfect when I see people still posting ‘1/x’ to indicate. I’m can’t put my finger on it but @bsky.app feels like it has the edge on ux there.

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 21/11/2024

Labeling the new verification? This is going to potentially go in so many interesting directions.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 20/11/2024

Absolutely INCREDIBLE demonstration of what this platform can do: subscribe to this labeler and see which fancy private school different UK public figures on here went to, and how much those schools cost. bsky.app/profile/dadd...

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 21/11/2024

“Best Dive Bars in San Francisco” (Trying an experiment: this is an Apple Reminders template list. If you add this, it will give you the list and notify you when you are within a few blocks of any of them. This works nice as you only get notified based on location). icloud.com/reminders/te...

Thumbnail image featuring visual elements of San Francisco like cable car, Golden Gate Bridge etc

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 19/11/2024

Are there any domain providers offering simple domain verification for non-technical Bluesky users? Someone’s going to do that. I love the idea of people owning their @usernames

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 14/11/2024

I wanted to dive in deeper on the protocol/platform differences between ActivityPub (Mastodon/Threads) & AT Protocol (Bluesky). ( this is one of my favorite ways to use Perplexity: search result as article object) www.perplexity.ai/search/has-a...

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Has anyone written a definitive comprehensive comparison between ActivityPub...

The main technical criticisms raised in the article focus on the lack of federation in Bluesky, which is seen as a critical feature for user autonomy and...

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 09/02/2024

I was explaining to a friend overseas about the exciting progress in federated social media and they said “The FetaVerse?” So, yes, that what I am absolutely calling it now. The FetaVerse.

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 08/02/2024

Which is easier to change username: ActivityPub vs. AT Proto? (cite sources please)

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 08/02/2024

@lopatto.bsky.social I am in awe of your writing. Just fantastic. I hope this makes me merely a commenter…but 👏 www.theverge.com/24058356/tro...

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 07/02/2024

While I watch (hopefully) efforts to allow ActivityPub (Threads, Mastodon) interoperate nicely with AT Protocol (Bluesky) - I'm watching a real world test case: thewestmarinfeed.com

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The West Marin Feed - News for West Marin, Point Reyes, Inverness, Bolinas

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 07/02/2024

I've got 4 bsky invites left - get 'em while they're hot

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 06/02/2024

Ok - we're doing this. Gotcha. Not sure if AT protocol is part of the Fediverse? I hope? Anyone know the current trajectory of ActivityPub accounts federating with AT protocol/BlueSky accounts?

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Robert Stephens @robertstephens.com · 14/06/2023

Sharing this only with the beautiful sexy people. Craig Mod is someone I admire on so many levels. He has pioneered the idea of the “pop-up” newsletter. 16 days, then *poof* gone and all email addresses deleted. This one is about Jazz in Japan. Trust me. craigmod.com/ridgeline/165

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A Northern Japan Jazz Kissa Tour

Exploring the best jazz kissa of Tōhoku and Hokkaido

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 08/06/2023

yes it is just not dialed in quite right that is the issue jfc

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