Runako
@runakog.bsky.social
Builder of tech, startups, and ATL.
O(1) chill.
O(1) chill.
Deep cut
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Deep cut
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is my daily driver. Usually in Zed or Claude Code (Web).
Is Gemini 3 worth trying? I have found that prior iterations lag Claude.
Is Gemini 3 worth trying? I have found that prior iterations lag Claude.
At the risk of starting the flame war to end all flame wars...
Modern LLMs (GPT-5.1, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3) produce excellent code and can be a significant productivity boost to software engineers who take the time to learn how to effectively apply them - especially if used with coding agent tools
Modern LLMs (GPT-5.1, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3) produce excellent code and can be a significant productivity boost to software engineers who take the time to learn how to effectively apply them - especially if used with coding agent tools
November 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Claude Sonnet 4.5 is my daily driver. Usually in Zed or Claude Code (Web).
Is Gemini 3 worth trying? I have found that prior iterations lag Claude.
Is Gemini 3 worth trying? I have found that prior iterations lag Claude.
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Out of curiosity I decided to try and run the numbers on how much Netflix you can watch for the energy cost of a ChatGPT prompt
As far as I can tell it's between 5.1 and 10.2 seconds, depending on which end of the 2019 IEA Netflix energy usage estimate you use
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/29/...
As far as I can tell it's between 5.1 and 10.2 seconds, depending on which end of the 2019 IEA Netflix energy usage estimate you use
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/29/...
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Out of curiosity I decided to try and run the numbers on how much Netflix you can watch for the energy cost of a ChatGPT prompt
As far as I can tell it's between 5.1 and 10.2 seconds, depending on which end of the 2019 IEA Netflix energy usage estimate you use
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/29/...
As far as I can tell it's between 5.1 and 10.2 seconds, depending on which end of the 2019 IEA Netflix energy usage estimate you use
simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/29/...
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I can't believe we're starting a new oil war in the decade of solar and EVs. We really are stuck in the 1950s, unable to evolve to tomorrow.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I can't believe we're starting a new oil war in the decade of solar and EVs. We really are stuck in the 1950s, unable to evolve to tomorrow.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
It would be funny if real people weren't going to be hurt over this.
All war is bad. Civilians get hurt the most. Mostly children.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
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Day two … we are on a mission
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
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Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Day two … we are on a mission
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
Consider partnering with the invitation church family as we bless our community
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/526gg7
Reading this newspaper will leave you less informed than before you started. Cancel your subscription.
The NYT definitely made a choice not to add “without evidence” to this headline.
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reading this newspaper will leave you less informed than before you started. Cancel your subscription.
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At northwestern it shall hence be called no Black students allowed Friday
Announcing this not just on a Friday, but on the most holiday weekend of all Fridays, def shows how proud Northwestern’s admins must feel for caving in to bad faith attacks like this.
And, in the process, leaving all universities that still have a spine in more vulnerable positions than before.
And, in the process, leaving all universities that still have a spine in more vulnerable positions than before.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
At northwestern it shall hence be called no Black students allowed Friday
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Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
Colleges are paying the US government for the privilege of admitting fewer students of color.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Colleges are paying the US government for the privilege of admitting fewer students of color.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates asks Palestinian scholar & writer Tareq Baconi “what is it about this genocide particularly” that has changed us? Baconi, who has written extensively on Hamas & the history of Palestinian resistance, points to 3 factors. It’s happening in full view of the world, yet still allowed...
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates asks Palestinian scholar & writer Tareq Baconi “what is it about this genocide particularly” that has changed us? Baconi, who has written extensively on Hamas & the history of Palestinian resistance, points to 3 factors. It’s happening in full view of the world, yet still allowed...
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when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A friend just launched:
NON-CORPORATE BLACK FRIDAY GIFT IDEA FOR DEVS.
For your favorite engineer who just vibes with the LLM until the code works.
Grab it here: vibecoderpride.printify.me
#BlackFriday #VibeCoding #DevTwitter #SoftwareEngineering
NON-CORPORATE BLACK FRIDAY GIFT IDEA FOR DEVS.
For your favorite engineer who just vibes with the LLM until the code works.
Grab it here: vibecoderpride.printify.me
#BlackFriday #VibeCoding #DevTwitter #SoftwareEngineering
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“Your cultural heritage would look brilliant in the British Museum.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“Your cultural heritage would look brilliant in the British Museum.”
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Some of the names on this chart are in even better shape as they are using raw debt to equity instead of net debt to equity. Eg $GOOG has $37B in debt but $100M in cash.
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Some of the names on this chart are in even better shape as they are using raw debt to equity instead of net debt to equity. Eg $GOOG has $37B in debt but $100M in cash.
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Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
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Every week now there’s a story that proves the UK’s lack of a bill of rights is a disaster
"I myself have publicly advocated the use of direct action, including property sabotage, in the cause of climate justice. It stands to reason that I should support the same range of tactics in the effort to prevent genocide."
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Every week now there’s a story that proves the UK’s lack of a bill of rights is a disaster
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From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
www.azfamily.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Lucy Pearl
Walk The Moon
Mary J. Blige
Culture Club
Prince
Lucy Pearl
Walk The Moon
Mary J. Blige
Culture Club
Prince
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Maná
Spice Girls
SWV
Ozomatli
Janet Jackson
Maná
Spice Girls
SWV
Ozomatli
Janet Jackson
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Chris Isaak
Prince
The Jacksons
Jackson Brown
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chris Isaak
Prince
The Jacksons
Jackson Brown
Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Lucy Pearl
Walk The Moon
Mary J. Blige
Culture Club
Prince
Lucy Pearl
Walk The Moon
Mary J. Blige
Culture Club
Prince
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Never been a greater example of Dudes Rock.
These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’
The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it.
www.inquirer.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Never been a greater example of Dudes Rock.
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they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
they are removing a big australian beach christmas artwork from redfern station (a huge train station) because it's ai garbage. kangaroos have koala heads and some animals have missing limbs and one of them is WEARING A BRA