Blocking all social media... but keeping Raycast in the dark about Warpcast 🤫

should make it a habit to x-post here more often. or maybe, post here and x-post there…

Have we crossed a new chasm? (long post alert!!)

(Today) On January 17, 2025—just 2 days before the Supreme Court–upheld TikTok ban takes effect—we’re seeing the social landscape flip yet again. With TikTok’s U.S. future in limbo, they could pivot from a direct-to-consumer app… https://t.co/a9CZweJElj

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should make it a habit to x-post here more often. or maybe, post here and x-post there…

https://x.com/zakelfassi/status/1880500139539988704?s=46

One of these projects is a metaphysical novel—time travel and all.

I promise, it’ll be worth it. Still debating whether to use my name or a nom de plume… DM me if you’re interested in a sneak preview soon! Also curious if anyone has any web3-first release examples?

Mirror vs Paragraph vs something else? This is part text, part a design project.

mandatory “touch grass” session in these wild times.

I haven’t been cooking, but I’ve been baking—low and slow. It feels like the (technological) stars are finally aligning, and the magic is about to start happening again.

I’m beyond excited—and a little scared—knowing how busy things are about to get.

Frame 2975.

The year I began sharing these late-night design scribbles.

my private keys got hacked over the weekend

woke up yesterday to an empty bitcoin and monero wallet. my family's entire savings just gone. I have no idea how to process it, still feeling like it must be a bad dream

not how I imagined starting 2025

May they who have sown deceit reap their harvest in haste, and may their reward return to them twenty-fivefold in kind.

Amen.

You can only tell someone "NGMI" so many times before it hits you—you might end up NGMI yourself if that’s how you’re spending your time.

If you expose your API and see no callers, it doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t any. It might simply indicate that the ping latency is too high, preventing successful connections or timely responses.

I could spend the rest of the day/week/month/life sharing contrarian takes on social media, but I’ve realized (time and again) that it’s better to channel that energy into proving the principles themselves.

Still figuring out how to master this balancing act.

Welcome

Builder, experimenting with human-AI creative tools

The thing about big companies – they're like massive ships. Great for crossing oceans, not so great for exploring those interesting little rivers you spot along the way.

the most structured things in nature are the ones that evolved through chaos.

Every ant moves in micro-steps, but the colony thrives on macro-patterns.

The craziest thing you can do in 2025 is… nothing.

Kicking off 2025 by diving into what brought us to this point. Enjoy!

Zak El Fassi's 🧠

Kicking off 2025 by diving into what brought us to this point. Enjoy!

https://x.com/zakelfassi/status/1876724699033636984?s=46

An old Greek adage says, "A society thrives when elders plant trees whose shade they know they'll never sit under."