Kiran

@neuroswish

31 Following

6328 Followers

Kiran pfp

yes but a couple of nuances: -this works for tiktok bc the nature of full-screen video means you get implicit +/- signal from users instantly (did they watch the whole thing? did they skip quickly?) - much harder to gauge these signals from tweet-style posts bc of multiple tweets on-screen simultaneously. users *must* like/comment/rt to indicate any sort of preference or signal imo, chrono feed is def an archaic artifact of early social products that had to use your social graph as a proxy to determine your interests. tiktok-style consumption is much more effective but in order for text-based products to leverage it, the UI must change substantially from what it is now.

1 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

I’m definitely more suspicious of non profit versions of things than for profit versions - the incentives are much harder to decipher

0 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

originally I had this thought. But doesn’t this detract from the power of the camera itself, as a tool to capture your unique, present experience? otherwise, what’s the purpose of the lens in the first place? to me, there always needs to be some aspect of augmenting what you’re looking at

0 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

you're in the year 2028. AGI development has made massive progress. someone opens an app on their iPhone 20 which they describe as a "magic camera", and they hand it to you. what does it do?

2 replies

2 recasts

15 reactions

Kiran pfp

I think interstellar is a good example here. dystopian foundation wrt blight and mass starvation, but ultimately positive outcome & inspiring end scenes

0 reply

0 recast

2 reactions

Kiran pfp

to what extent does geographical pop culture determine the types of companies that can be built in a particular location? e.g could Snap only have been built in a place like LA? OpenAI only in SF? Ramp in NYC?

1 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

wait what do you find funny about it? lol I think it’s pretty cool

1 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

we need more honest negativity tbh. Not hating, just honesty. Not enough people calling out things that should be called out. Too much toxic positivity or ambivalence these days and it pisses me off

0 reply

1 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

we need more honest negativity tbh. Not hating, just honesty. Not enough people calling out things that should be called out. Too much toxic positivity or ambivalence these days and it pisses me off

0 reply

1 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

this will go down as one of the worst products ever made

1 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

@barmstrong do you think a Libra-type project, governed by social + other tech companies, could be executed successfully today if done by companies other than Meta? Esp due to the growing popularity of stables/flatcoins

0 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

LVMH shareholders in shambles

0 reply

1 recast

3 reactions

Kiran pfp

as a dad I would’ve expected you to be more welcoming to the “👍 OK” esque response

0 reply

0 recast

1 reaction

Kiran pfp

hmm I think it's a little different. For example I might want to follow only posts that I make (to see replies & interactions) but not see all the other posts that might not be totally relevant to me.

1 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

thanks, got it. primary use case right now is just storing messages, embedding them, and clustering those that are semantically similar

0 reply

0 recast

1 reaction

Kiran pfp

are vector databases actually useful for anything or can I just mess around with pgvec and call it a day

2 replies

0 recast

1 reaction

Kiran pfp

how do I fix runners knee it is impairing my ability to play basketball and thus I am losing my will to live

1 reply

0 recast

1 reaction

Kiran pfp

any node2vec/general ML specialists out there that can help me with some questions on building a recommendation system?

0 reply

1 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

this Kiran rant is brought to you by C4 energy. if you ever need to feel something at 10 am, drink a C4 energy

0 reply

0 recast

0 reaction

Kiran pfp

somewhat related but humane will go down as the biggest money pit of all time

1 reply

0 recast

0 reaction