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@johnloeber

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We are 15 years into a trend of all software moving into the browser... ...but there are barely any new browsers? And browser extensions only see minimal use? Why? I dive deep into these questions in my newest essay. Check it out! https://loeber.substack.com/p/9-15-years-of-market-gaps-for-browsers

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I spend $1000/mo on Twitter Ads on a Twitter Blue account. Now I got an email that my ads aren’t running anymore because I “need to subscribe to Twitter blue.” Or maybe I need to be verified? But I’m waiting on Twitter to do that! I’ve already applied for it! Total clown show https://i.imgur.com/zaALAhA.jpg

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Twitter blocking Substack links now? Farcasterization cannot happen quickly enough

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New post: Email has become the universal interface to many products and services. But as mail volume keeps growing, it becomes unwieldy. I think we'll see some common uses of email get "unbundled" into special-case products and services. https://loeber.substack.com/p/8-bundling-and-unbundling-of-email

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This weekend, I was thinking about the impact of generative models: if creative work becomes easier due to AI leverage, where does the value accrue? My answer: taste! In a world full of content, curators and creators with strong taste have outsize impact. https://loeber.substack.com/p/7-ai-creates-returns-to-taste

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Today, I was thinking about the search for product-market-fit, and how much you should focus on polish in those early days. My view: not very much. Importantly, that's not just about faster iteration cycles. There are subtler reasons to avoid polish: https://loeber.substack.com/p/6-avoiding-polish-to-find-product

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lowbackgroundsteel.ai Soon, the majority of online content will be AI-generated. But generated from what training data? Well, online content, of course. But if that’s going to be mostly AI-generated already then that’s not real “training data”, that’s just reinforcement… 1/5

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I wrote about the events of this weekend and its effects on the American startup ecosystem: SVB and to Build on the Shoulders of Giants https://loeber.substack.com/p/5-svb-and-to-build-on-the-shoulders?sd=pf

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I spent all of today thinking about modern web design. There are so many talented people working on UI/UX design. So why are interfaces often inconsistent and frustrating to navigate? What is it that I miss about the Windows XP software era? Read my latest essay: Bring Back Idiomatic Design https://t.co/qWmvtaCeYp

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Why does Moment of Zen say Turpentine in the top right? cc @dwr https://i.imgur.com/oHcub2L.jpg

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@limes I was served this ad, might be more down your alley https://i.imgur.com/HPU9g1B.jpg

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@skominers welcome!

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Is it possible to link straight to a Warpcaster account? Would love to be able to share a URL for my profile

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Props to Satya for putting out a Bing chatbot that has a personality, is assertive, and basically sparks controversy. Opposite of what most large, risk-averse companies would do. Great way to have Microsoft dominate the entire PR cycle for AI with a toy. Meanwhile I don’t even remember what Google’s press release

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Everyone on Warpcaster pre-rebrand should get a non-transferable NFT of the original farcaster logo ~7000 purple logos of slightly different shades This will be very cool and a neat little status wink when warpcaster is used by millions

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Dealing with biweekly payroll data and becoming rapidly convinced that the year should have 13 months. 52 weeks = 13 months of 4 weeks each = 28 days per month. So many annoying datetime math/edge cases disappear. There seems to be some good prior art for it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fixed_Calendar

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A quick few notes about things in common between technology founders and musical artists https://loeber.substack.com/p/3-commonalities-among-founders-in

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TIL about the word “copacetic” thanks @cameron

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@blobs needs pvp

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