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Stavros @stavros.io · 27/09/2026

I couldn't find a travel planner I liked, so I made one: www.wherewhen.cc Invite only for now, but here are some: KGHW-3GA8-6VUQ YC9B-23HT-7K4F 3TZ7-ZFM7-TUPP 6NMQ-JHBE-7JNY 49T5-M8N7-W7MW Feedback appreciated! Keep in mind it's under rapid development, but your data is safe.

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Wherewhen

Where next? When you’re ready.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 25/09/2026

Yeah I implemented it as that now.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 21/09/2026

I got a Pebble Index ring, and I made it so if I say "mayday" to the ring, my phone rings with a fake incoming call. Thanks @ericmigi.com for getting me out of awkward social situations.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 18/09/2026

@ericmigi.com are there any plans to make an Index app for the Pebble, that lets me record notes with the watch (as if I was recording them with the ring), for the times my ring isn't with me?

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Stavros @stavros.io · 12/09/2026

It's supposed to last two years, but knowing that every use takes it closer to the end is stressful.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 04/09/2026

Wait, what's GPT-5-astra?

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Stavros @stavros.io · 03/09/2026

It's a silly psychological hangup, but it's really limiting my use of it. Whenever I have a thought, I figure "well my phone is in my pocket, I'll take it out and record it there and save the ring". If there were a rechargeable version, if definitely get that instead, just to not have this fear.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 03/09/2026

1/2 I bought a Pebble Index 01, a ring for recording voice notes, by @ericmigi.com. I really like it, the app is great, and the team is very responsive. There's one big issue, though: Because it's not rechargeable, I find myself not using it because I don't want to spend the charge.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 02/08/2026

I have a small projector that is sitting idle, and I was figured I'd have it project something on the bedroom ceiling. Here's an aurora with an accurate starfield over your current location: skorokithakis.github.io/ceiling-auro...

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Ceiling Viz

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Stavros @stavros.io · 31/07/2026

I'm confused about this, don't you authenticate satellite images somehow? How does that work, does someone send a satellite image showing something and it gets treated as valid evidence? I'd expect that the images came from verified sources, not random Internet Joes?

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Stavros @stavros.io · 12/07/2026

@ericmigi.com Is there any update on the Index 01? Back in May most were supposed to have been shipped by now, but we haven't heard anything.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 12/07/2026

I think Ryan has a point, "either on device or in Meta's cloud" is a false dichotomy. It could be on your own computer at home, it could be a cloud you trust, it could be *something*. Those aren't the only two choices.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 05/07/2026

Let me know if you ever need a Greek.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 27/06/2026

No, this was before you paid anything. Nowadays you get the annoying loss of functionality *after* you pay.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 27/06/2026

I need the Rated Xmas one.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 21/06/2026

I... don't think it's new.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 20/06/2026

That sounds like he's doing a bit, though.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 16/06/2026

Plugged ear, huh? I get that a lot too, small ear canal.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/06/2026

a little on the nose for capitalism that the world’s first trillionaire is a nazi conman

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Stavros @stavros.io · 11/06/2026

It used to be that one engineer wrote the code, another reviewed it. Now the first engineer uses Claude to write the code, and the second engineer uses Claude to review it, and then everyone complains that engineers might be out of a job soon.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 10/06/2026

PSA: Water is not transparent. Water is actually *very slightly* blue.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 03/06/2026

Hey now, we can't be saving the lives of random people! That's chaos.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 03/06/2026

Hey @martin.kleppmann.com, I saw you tried www.writelucid.cc, I got an error that the API key is out of credits, I don't know if that surfaced in the UI properly. You should get a better error message now, if you want to try again.

writelucid.cc

Lucid, write in your voice with AI critique

Lucid is an AI editor for long-form writing. It reads your draft and leaves margin comments on your sentences. It never rewrites your prose. Try it now.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 02/06/2026

Google still does not understand that I might want to join a meeting without giving work access to my entire personal phone.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 01/06/2026

Well, if Claude is better than the average parent at parenting, I'm glad parents are talking to Claude.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 01/06/2026

My god the articles feel like they're all written by Claude. All the Claude writing really grates on me. It's as if I'm reading articles written by my dad all day. Sure, he's a decent writer, but I don't want to *only* read his stuff, plus if I wanted something, I'd just ask him.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 25/05/2026

I have no sense of the set to know whether it's underrepresented or not in it, it's versions of 90s shareware. No idea if that's rare or common.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 24/05/2026

I have a bunch of old software from the 90s and 00s sitting on my NAS, should I upload them somewhere?

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Stavros @stavros.io · 24/05/2026

The problem with LLMs is that they're accessible, so everyone thinks they're an expert on them. It's like swinging a hammer around and then complaining the hammer ruined your house. Let alone the "omg LLMs have massive environmental impact because we're all using them all day long!".

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Stavros @stavros.io · 17/05/2026

I don't understand this pushback, if I'm citing something, doesn't mean I'm referring the reader there for more info, or basing my paper on a claim the cited paper made? I don't understand in which situation one would cite a paper they couldn't read, or verify the accuracy of.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 05/05/2026

I wrote a quick script to calculate how many times the AI architect/reviewer rejected an implementation per implementor model. Basically an AI change failure rate. @simonwillison.net do you know of anything else like this? Could be an interesting aggregate metric.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 05/05/2026

Sonnet is FIFTY TIMES more expensive than DeepseekV4 for lower quality! Amazing, just unbelievable.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 05/05/2026

I compared implementor LLMs: * GLM-5.1: a bit sloppy. It did deliver the feature. $3/mo plan. * Qwen3.6: ran out after $5. OpenRouter didn't use cache. * DeepseekV4: made 2/4 of the same mistakes GLM-5.1 did but way more thorough. $0.09 via DS API. * Sonnet: sloppiest. Works, half-assed.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 04/05/2026

I wanted to be able to get AI to improve my writing without losing my own voice, so I made an app for it: www.writelucid.cc

writelucid.cc

Lucid

Write in your voice, with AI critique.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 03/05/2026

I wrote a new article! Adding a feature to a closed-source app using LLMs: www.stavros.io/posts/adding...

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Adding a feature to a closed-source app - Stavros' Stuff

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Stavros @stavros.io · 28/04/2026

No, absolutely, taking feedback and growing is not a prerequisite for being able to comment online. You can definitely just keep spouting uninformed bullshit. Enjoy your day!

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Stavros @stavros.io · 28/04/2026

That's a good reference, thank you.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 28/04/2026

I know how they work. You need to understand that "they're just X, therefore they cannot do Y" is not a convincing argument by itself.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 28/04/2026

You can't just handwave the proof with "just look at it!" and also wonder "how can people not understand this". You need to show that, for example, LLMs can't make up their own language.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 28/04/2026

OK, and how does that lead to "therefore they cannot create their own unique thoughts"? Without concrete, logical steps in the middle, I could just as easily say "humans cannot form their own, unique thoughts, they're a bunch of cells stuck together".

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Stavros @stavros.io · 28/04/2026

Interesting, do you have any research or evidence that shows this? That would help them understand.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 27/04/2026

I'm watching Euphoria and it struck me that it's all about body positivity and acceptance for women but men are divided into big and small dicks.

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Stavros @stavros.io · 24/04/2026

I made a small tool for your LLM to manage intangible knowledge on your repos quickly and easily: github.com/skorokithaki... It notes stuff that's not in the code, such as the options you *didn't* choose.

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GitHub - skorokithakis/gnosis: A knowledge base for what the code can't tell you.

A knowledge base for what the code can't tell you. - skorokithakis/gnosis

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