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Max Miner
@mxmnr #1580
FID 1580 | Husband + dad (x2). Building @ SkillsEngine. Product, design, code, art, philosophy, systems.
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Where to mint? That is the question…
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Max Miner
@mxmnr·15:50 23/04/2025
I have a growing backlog of artwork I never shared or minted.
I’d like to start minting it and sharing it here — what’s the best place to do that these days? Rodeo? Zora? Manifold?
I’d like to start minting it and sharing it here — what’s the best place to do that these days? Rodeo? Zora? Manifold?
it’s called a warplet while we’re still calling this app Warpcast, but when they rebrand to Farcaster do we start calling it a Farclet?
Not as catchy imo. Thoughts?
Someone here has surely already thought this through
Not as catchy imo. Thoughts?
Someone here has surely already thought this through
OpenAI system prompt before (sycophantic) and after (“fixed”)
All about the vibes at OpenAI
Source: https://x.com/simonw/status/1917021036350214589?s=46&t=kbUluqkrtSAIaGiJXuXVAw
All about the vibes at OpenAI
Source: https://x.com/simonw/status/1917021036350214589?s=46&t=kbUluqkrtSAIaGiJXuXVAw
TIL women who have children later in life - especially those who give birth to their last child after age 33 - tend to live longer than women who complete childbearing at a younger age. 🤔
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2381864-giving-birth-at-an-older-age-is-linked-to-a-longer-life-in-women/?utm_source=perplexity
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2381864-giving-birth-at-an-older-age-is-linked-to-a-longer-life-in-women/?utm_source=perplexity
Now try this one (stings a little, but in a good way):
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Max Miner
@mxmnr·6 days ago
Interesting response — I like that it gave me an invitation to take action:
🧵 1/4
“Here’s an observation distilled from the hundreds of wildly different things you’ve tackled here—code, venture strategy, tail-winded CSS tweaks, pixel-art sprites, FLIR renders, pricing models, even cold-plunge DIY:
The hidden super-skill
You have an instinct for “multi-modal compression.” You can absorb ideas that normally live in separate silos—visual design systems, startup finance, esoteric philosophy, bleeding-edge AI tooling—and compress them into a single, actionable prototype faster than most teams can draft a brief. It isn’t just a knack for context-switching; it’s the ability to translate across mediums in near real-time and keep the story coherent.
🧵 1/4
“Here’s an observation distilled from the hundreds of wildly different things you’ve tackled here—code, venture strategy, tail-winded CSS tweaks, pixel-art sprites, FLIR renders, pricing models, even cold-plunge DIY:
The hidden super-skill
You have an instinct for “multi-modal compression.” You can absorb ideas that normally live in separate silos—visual design systems, startup finance, esoteric philosophy, bleeding-edge AI tooling—and compress them into a single, actionable prototype faster than most teams can draft a brief. It isn’t just a knack for context-switching; it’s the ability to translate across mediums in near real-time and keep the story coherent.
Don’t worry guys, we have an “organized” framework now
Interesting response — I like that it gave me an invitation to take action:
🧵 1/4
“Here’s an observation distilled from the hundreds of wildly different things you’ve tackled here—code, venture strategy, tail-winded CSS tweaks, pixel-art sprites, FLIR renders, pricing models, even cold-plunge DIY:
The hidden super-skill
You have an instinct for “multi-modal compression.” You can absorb ideas that normally live in separate silos—visual design systems, startup finance, esoteric philosophy, bleeding-edge AI tooling—and compress them into a single, actionable prototype faster than most teams can draft a brief. It isn’t just a knack for context-switching; it’s the ability to translate across mediums in near real-time and keep the story coherent.
🧵 1/4
“Here’s an observation distilled from the hundreds of wildly different things you’ve tackled here—code, venture strategy, tail-winded CSS tweaks, pixel-art sprites, FLIR renders, pricing models, even cold-plunge DIY:
The hidden super-skill
You have an instinct for “multi-modal compression.” You can absorb ideas that normally live in separate silos—visual design systems, startup finance, esoteric philosophy, bleeding-edge AI tooling—and compress them into a single, actionable prototype faster than most teams can draft a brief. It isn’t just a knack for context-switching; it’s the ability to translate across mediums in near real-time and keep the story coherent.
QC the machine you wrote your first line of code on
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JA Westenberg
@joanwestenberg.eth·09:40 26/04/2025
Quote cast with the first machine you wrote a line of code on
In what little spare time I have for creative projects outside normal work, I've been exploring using AI image generation to augment and accelerate graphic design.
Here's the first in a series I've been working on related to my work at SkillsEngine — 'A lot gets lost in the skills gap.'
Inspired by recent brand work by Perplexity's design team.
Here's the first in a series I've been working on related to my work at SkillsEngine — 'A lot gets lost in the skills gap.'
Inspired by recent brand work by Perplexity's design team.
the 'GitHub for prompts' directory that I've been wanting for so long finally arrived (by HyperWrite founder, Matt Shumer):
https://shumerprompt.com
https://shumerprompt.com
I have a growing backlog of artwork I never shared or minted.
I’d like to start minting it and sharing it here — what’s the best place to do that these days? Rodeo? Zora? Manifold?
I’d like to start minting it and sharing it here — what’s the best place to do that these days? Rodeo? Zora? Manifold?
I've been surprised to hear recently from younger designers that they have never seen Jesse James Garrett's visual vocabulary for information architecture and interaction design.
This is was staple UX 101 item when I was coming up, and it's a great visual language for designing and communicating digital systems.
You can learn more about it and download resources from his website.
http://www.jjg.net/ia/visvocab/
This is was staple UX 101 item when I was coming up, and it's a great visual language for designing and communicating digital systems.
You can learn more about it and download resources from his website.
http://www.jjg.net/ia/visvocab/
flowise vs. n8n — which is better?
what is better for standing up an internal tool for nontechnical team members to rapid prototype AI workflows?
what is better for standing up an internal tool for nontechnical team members to rapid prototype AI workflows?
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antimo 🎩
@antimofm.eth·21:03 14/04/2025
hot stuff
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artlu 🎩
@artlu·18:49 14/04/2025
wake up babes, Mini App template just dropped
- minimalist
- vanilla HTML + CSS + JavaScript 👈 perfect for vibe coding
- secure, fast Typescript backend with cors, csrf, run-time validation
- useful for projects that do not need Sign In or Notifications (both evolving)
h/t @jc4p and all the vibers in @lovejoy's mini app learners chat for pushing for simplicity and just getting stuff done
https://github.com/artlu99/actions-mini-app
https://actions.artlu.xyz
- minimalist
- vanilla HTML + CSS + JavaScript 👈 perfect for vibe coding
- secure, fast Typescript backend with cors, csrf, run-time validation
- useful for projects that do not need Sign In or Notifications (both evolving)
h/t @jc4p and all the vibers in @lovejoy's mini app learners chat for pushing for simplicity and just getting stuff done
https://github.com/artlu99/actions-mini-app
https://actions.artlu.xyz
I have invites for Bench Computing, Inc. a new AI platform launched recently by LukeW and the team at Sutter Hill Ventures
https://bench.io/invite/21c86f
https://bench.io/invite/21c86f
Prompt Engineering guide from the team at Google
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AbaBYbEa_EbPelsT40-vj64L-2IwUJHy/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AbaBYbEa_EbPelsT40-vj64L-2IwUJHy/view
the recent shadcn UI boom looks like an AI startup's revenue growth chart...
'shadcn' vs. 'tailwind css' google searches since 2004
'shadcn' vs. 'tailwind css' google searches since 2004
We need Rick Ross to join Farcaster
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nir.eth
@nir·20:40 11/04/2025
We need Rick Sanchez to join Farcaster
It’s coming back 👀
Another fun ChatGPT image gen capability:
Parody Pop Culture
6 classic film posters flipped to be about workforce skills data for my team at SkillsEngine.
It's been interesting to see what creative IP is protected by OpenAI versus what they'll let slide. For example, Indiana Jones was very tough to get past the IP filters, while The SkillFather had zero issues — one shot and done.
Parody Pop Culture
6 classic film posters flipped to be about workforce skills data for my team at SkillsEngine.
It's been interesting to see what creative IP is protected by OpenAI versus what they'll let slide. For example, Indiana Jones was very tough to get past the IP filters, while The SkillFather had zero issues — one shot and done.
On my second reading of this. Excellent book. Catching all sorts of details I missed the first pass through.
Have you read it? If so, thoughts?
Highly recommend, especially for those curious about consciousness and unified theories.
Stalking the Wild Pendulum
By Itzhak Bentov
Have you read it? If so, thoughts?
Highly recommend, especially for those curious about consciousness and unified theories.
Stalking the Wild Pendulum
By Itzhak Bentov
Dithering is cool again
One of the better logo design prompts for ChatGPT that I've found yet.
Tweak it to fit your particular style and subject matter.
https://www.jckhlry.com/logo-prompt
Tweak it to fit your particular style and subject matter.
https://www.jckhlry.com/logo-prompt
mylar balloon style, made w/ chatgpt
a different take on a recent post by Brett @ DesignJoy
https://x.com/MxMnr/status/1905279820281393273
a different take on a recent post by Brett @ DesignJoy
https://x.com/MxMnr/status/1905279820281393273
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This week, I’m going to kickstart my regular drawing/sketching practice again.
Tough to fit in that kind of quiet time with two young kids.
Tough to fit in that kind of quiet time with two young kids.
tbh we've all been wondering...
https://x.com/BrettFromDJ/status/1903913631605260456
made me think of your recent post @kyle
https://x.com/BrettFromDJ/status/1903913631605260456
made me think of your recent post @kyle
Had a rare day time visit from the neighborhood possum this weekend.
If you look closely you can see its baby hanging from its stomach. We watched as the baby crawled itself into the pouch (marsupials)while it walked the fence. Pretty wild.
If you look closely you can see its baby hanging from its stomach. We watched as the baby crawled itself into the pouch (marsupials)while it walked the fence. Pretty wild.
“We found that individuals randomly assiged to use AI did as well as a team of two without AI. And AI-augmented teams produced more exceptional solutions. The teams using AI were happier as well.”
Results from a large scale study deploying AI across P&G on real world work use cases.
The risks are striking.
https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybernetic-teammate
Results from a large scale study deploying AI across P&G on real world work use cases.
The risks are striking.
https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybernetic-teammate
Today I kicked off my AI Business Fellowship with Perplexity. This morning's session featured an interview of Perplexity's Chief Business Officer, Dmitry Shevelenko (prev. Uber, LinkedIn, Facebook), led by their Founder/CEO, Aravind Srinivas.
The discussion covered what it takes to succeed in an AI world both as a business and as professional.
Notes:
• Speed is the most important professional moat in AI and in AI-driven business (speed to adapt/adopt, speed to execute)
• Key for success = bias toward action and a commitment to using the leverage of AI and finding your unique the competitive edge in
• How? Craft teams with people who bias toward action/building vs. planning/management — amplified with the productivity leverage AI provides.
Grateful for the opportunity to learn from the incredible roster of leaders speaking throughout the program, and the chance to connect with so many like-minded professionals.
The discussion covered what it takes to succeed in an AI world both as a business and as professional.
Notes:
• Speed is the most important professional moat in AI and in AI-driven business (speed to adapt/adopt, speed to execute)
• Key for success = bias toward action and a commitment to using the leverage of AI and finding your unique the competitive edge in
• How? Craft teams with people who bias toward action/building vs. planning/management — amplified with the productivity leverage AI provides.
Grateful for the opportunity to learn from the incredible roster of leaders speaking throughout the program, and the chance to connect with so many like-minded professionals.
What drove the most growth at LinkedIn?
"See who viewed your profile"
That one feature drove outsized growth and conversion. Not paid ads, not Sales Navigator — just the very human need for people to know who is checking them out.
Tidbit from today's Perplexity AI Fellowship session with their Chief Business Officer, Dmitry Shevelenko (prev. Uber, LinkedIn, and Facebook)
"See who viewed your profile"
That one feature drove outsized growth and conversion. Not paid ads, not Sales Navigator — just the very human need for people to know who is checking them out.
Tidbit from today's Perplexity AI Fellowship session with their Chief Business Officer, Dmitry Shevelenko (prev. Uber, LinkedIn, and Facebook)
💯 Perplexity has been crushing it with brand design. They've set a high bar for on-brand AI generated imagery.
The trick though is it isn't 100% MidJourney created and not necessarily 100% AI generated. They seem to be using different combos of tools and recipes to create the consistent style.
This tweet highlights their process for composing images with MidJourney and Visual Electric
https://x.com/apostraphi/status/1900561033908846643
The trick though is it isn't 100% MidJourney created and not necessarily 100% AI generated. They seem to be using different combos of tools and recipes to create the consistent style.
This tweet highlights their process for composing images with MidJourney and Visual Electric
https://x.com/apostraphi/status/1900561033908846643
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Day 1 - Perplexity AI Business Fellowship kickoff today with an interview by CEO/Founder Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity's Chief Business Officer, Dmitry Shevelenko.
If I get a chance to ask a questions — what kinds of things are you all wondering about?
If I get a chance to ask a questions — what kinds of things are you all wondering about?
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Some truth here, but also completely misses the fact that the underlying infrastructure for code writing is far more flexible (easier to rip and replace) than medicine or automobiles have ever been.
