i use tech to solve real problems—let's talk. mechanical + software engineer. founded: Bractlet (acq. '21), microsub ($20k mrr). house music producer + DJ.
Austin, TX
Joined September 2021
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just found a picture of a robot i built 20 years ago (wayyyy before we had raspberry pi and the like)
the modern West massively underrates ancient knowledge, wisdom and traditions. the cult of science verges on institutionalized arrogance
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Cool Deff would like to hear it. What’s carrying the groove the baseline or percs?
cooking a new beat i'm super stoked on. minimal tech house / indie dance. goal is to release it on friday 🥁
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has anyone i know ever succeeded at recovering an X account that was wrongfully suspended? and how? cc @DanielleFong
it's amazing how my personal account (@thisisbrians) was suspended with zero reasoning, and yet this fkn shit is allowed to continue to operate freely. good game, @Support. you guys fkn suck.
"If everyone is verified, no one is verified."
read this (👇) tweet, and then read the playbook. @hnshah is an absolute machine and you should listen to him 🫡
I've spent 20+ years launching products and features.
I finally wrote down the early access playbook I wish I'd had when I started.
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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You can learn a lot about a product by watching someone try to use it without the person who built it explaining anything.
it's amazing how my personal account (@thisisbrians) was suspended with zero reasoning, and yet this fkn shit is allowed to continue to operate freely. good game, @Support. you guys fkn suck.
"If everyone is verified, no one is verified."
most American corporations expect absolute fealty from their employees
but will drop you sooner than a bad habit if it seems to be in their economic interest. we have weaponized sociopathy at the literally largest possible scales. extremely Orwellian 🫠
the most important skills in building successful software products are non-technical. full-stop. AI is not the panacea it is claimed to be. if you disagree, you'll find out later.
LeetCode is a bad interview strategy for almost every software role because:
1) it prioritizes computer science knowledge over knowledge of crafting software (software engineering). these are distinct.
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2) even if computer science problems are actually involved in the role, there are pre-existing (and open source) libraries and systems that have already rigorously solved them.
3) it doesn't resemble the day-to-day job whatsoever
4) it's explicitly adversarial.
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