Hugo Montenegro @uwwgo Twitter profile

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@uwwgo

10 months

@sama Blink twice if GPT-5 is holding you hostage

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1 year

I was today years old when I learned that Antarcticas flag is essentially the Ethereum logo

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2 years

update 👀👀

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1 year

We're raising! And we made a tiktok video for it (seriously) here it is

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@uwwgo

2 months

Leaving Brussels after an intensive week Some random takeaways: - I still haven't seen a crypto x Ai project that isn't bs (and I was in AI before joining crypto yrs ago) - infra fatigue. Both from vcs and generally founders. So many L2s. - cool stuff beginning to happen in

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1 year

@0xgaut that surreal 3am MTV commercial vibe

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@uwwgo

3 years

@waitbutwhy Does it make anyone else sad that there's so many unlived possibilities you'll never be able to experience? Reminds me of the short story "The Egg" by Andy Weir.

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@uwwgo

1 year

@haridigresses @bigblackjacobin @Slate And if you're advocating for the euthanization of people, maybe don't

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@uwwgo

3 years

If there's one lesson I take away from the _massive_ success of Wordle: Just build cool shit. That's it. Forget about growth hacks, temporary exploits, hopping on the trend bandwagon, local optima, etc... Just build stuff that's useful & fun.

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@uwwgo

3 months

Got a cute cofounder pic with @0xkkonrad

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@uwwgo

13 days

At @crecimientoar 🇦🇷 hackathon we wanted to build something that was actually useful. We built Apple Cash, but decentralized. Won bounties for: @circle @arbitrum_esp @protocollabs @avax @zksync @0xPolygon And my first @solana bounty ever + honorable mention for main track ❤️

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The Circle bounty winners at Aleph Hackathon @crecimientoar !! 👀🇦🇷 Incredible and impact-driven projects/founders here… ⬇️

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

Two *BIG* pieces of news today: FIRST: reached #33 on the EU leaderboard for @pioneerdotapp , is now also in the top50 global leaderboard, and is therefore eligible for the pioneer offer: !!!!

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

@davidbattersby @PierreDeWulf uBlock Origin does basically the same, just across the whole internet But yeah, paying to remove ads is probably more morally correct

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@uwwgo

3 years

@sama However, be careful from taking advice from successful (as you define it) people. Survivorship bias and all that.

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3 years

@ashleymayer Ok I don't know about floods but the Ex Machina house is high on my list:

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@uwwgo

5 months

Anyone know a killer UI designer? Some gigabrain to design cool flows Would love to hire for some freelance work

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@uwwgo

13 days

Pitching at the @crecimientoar hackathon No sleep but amazing vibes

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 months

@alexanderchopan i need help, my metamask wallet is locked please support reach out to me UWU

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@Austen Can't beat Elon, honestly Shit posting to the highest degree

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1 year

Oooooh look what I wake up to this morning

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@lexfridman atoms are 99% empty space. Take your daily dose of emptiness people

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

Got a pretty rejection letter On the plus side, if you're a VC and interested, my DM's are open now :)

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

20 days

Last year we beat Solana in Berlin and won the whole bball tournament Today I'm saddened to say that Solana came back with a vengeance. We lost. I couldn't defend Ethereum. Fun times at @crecimientoar !

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@uwwgo

1 year

balling for ethereum 🏀

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1 year

@garrytan It's SF, not much need to speculate on circumstances

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

😱😱IT HAS HAPPENED😱😱 My first $ on the Internet!! I posted my startup @namy_ai on a Twitter thread yesterday, and today I see this:

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

I'm hacking together a demo for my YC interview tomorrow Here's the about section:

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

Sharing a small win today: I got my Startup School certificate!

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@uwwgo

3 years

@ValaAfshar @waitbutwhy Actually these are called 'desire paths'. I find the name very fitting.

Desire path - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

THIS IS SO COOL WTF INTEGRATING INTO PEANUT ASAP SEND CRYPTO WITH A DOPE QR CODE

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

Love the @_buildspace community, pretty neat to get into the Night's & Weekends program 🙂 it's always fun to build with web3 people next steps: close $$ round, finallyyyyy get back to building

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@uwwgo

1 year

@off99555 @robertskmiles Aligned individuals that follow the _true_ purpose of life ✨

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@uwwgo

2 years

@iamDCinvestor @MeherRoy Yeah I don't really see a future where a success in L2s doesn't also mean a success in L1.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

🗼🥐🇫🇷 À bientôt Paris! I'm back home from a jam-packed week. Two hackathons, little sleep, lots of people to meet, an insane space (h/t @sozuhaus ) to stay at, and many croissants to eat. Was an absolute blast 🫡 Now back to buidling.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

6 months

News of the bull market have been greatly exaggerated We've been bamboozled At @ETHGlobal London, we get exactly 1 sad tomato, 1 sad mushroom, a single slice of bacon and 1 sausage Times are rough

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

One DUMB thing I've noticed about twitter: if you include a keyword like "Startup" or "Machine Learning" in your tweet, you will then get 2-3x your normal impressions. It's a really, really primitive algorithm. Game it whilst you can. And to Twitter: hire a better ML team.

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@uwwgo

3 years

@Austen Give kids freedom, but also make safe & walkable communities focused on humans. Give @wrathofgnon a follow, he showcases this concept extremely well.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

@adamgries First promoted tweet that actually made me follow the tweeter. Let's do something about aging, now. It's the great tragedy of our lives, and we seem to be somehow horrifically indifferent to it. Kill the aging dragon.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

@levelsio Just ran a few examples cuz why not, here they are (img2img w/ stable diffusion):

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

10 months

I think i landed in the right airport?

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10 months

@ethanCaballero Greg left though So it must be something divisive and not unilaterally bad

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@celinehalioua Give them UBI/financial security, make just working on something challenging/impactful to be worthy of social status (nevermind succeeding). Make them believe anyone can solve the big problems if they just work hard enough at it. Watch them come in masses.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

You've built something cool but struggling to market it? Here's a great list of places to submit your startup. Takes a bit of time, but it's free and you should 100% do it. Do it now.

GitHub - mmccaff/PlacesToPostYourStartup: Compiled list of links from "Ask HN: Where can I post my...

Compiled list of links from "Ask HN: Where can I post my startup to get beta users?" - mmccaff/PlacesToPostYourStartup

github.com

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@Austen Why the name change? Too much initial bad press, and now you want to start fresh with new name after you figured stuff out? I kind of liked Lambda more tbh

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 months

UPDATE: no bueno.... :( - she was quite confused with all the functionality and it took her a while to realize she could claim to bank - her KYC process was extra lengthy ANDD required review - window switching was confusing for her lots of insights. UX hard. soon better.

Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 months

I'm super excited for Sunday. I'm going to go visit my mom, and for the first time ever, I'm going to do a user test with her. Finally we can - peanut now works with FIAT! she has never used crypto. Will I still be able to pay her into her bank account? 👀

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Hugo Montenegro

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2 years

@adamwathan Congrats on passing the build!! 🎉🎉🎉🥳

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

My little weekend side project: Make an AI version of myself! 🤖 HOW: - Use Twitter API to get all tweets/replies of people I follow - Use AI (GPT or Googles T5) to generate "AI Hugo" replies If you don't want robo Hugo in your replies, simply block @roboticHugo or reply/dm me

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

10 days

What me and @GlMinoprio built at @alephhackathon : Access your wallet directly from your keyboard, send and request money thanks to @PeanutProtocol payment links. Pay *directly* in your favorite messaging app. If you're a wallet and interested dm me

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

7 months

Today was a bit hectic :)

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@dvassallo Having non-traditional hours and workdays is such an underrated boon. No traffic, no people. It's heaven.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

Spent the last 5 days at a hackerhouse in Denver with some very big brain zk people In case you're curious, here's what people talked about - femboys - the REAL value add of blockchain is skipping military school - TEEs are not inferior to zk because they "are also complicated"

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

@jeremyphoward You're not wrong Jeremy, but technically EY isn't either. It's possible (unlikely), but _possible_ a super-AGI emerges during training, realizes it is in a training loop, and optimizes for affecting some kind of goal outside of it (ie real world). @robertskmiles has some great

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@paulg Giving away car rides is crazy today. Uber would go bankrupt. But perhaps when self driving is a thing, Tesla/Uber/someone else can give away free transport, and profit through other means (in car advertising?)

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@uwwgo

1 year

@AISafetyMemes but humans are speciallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

The best way to start the day with high energy: - coffee - cold shower (or end it cold at least) - high amount of light exposure - some type of light exercise Short walk/run in a sunny park accomplishes the last 2. Also, get enough consistent sleep. Good morning 🌞

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@wrathofgnon She has a point wrath. Ever thought of setting up your own website? Perhaps with some longform content, or some guides, or smth like that. You're clearly very knowledgeable about the topic and it's a pity to have it all just in tweets. I think your reach could be much wider.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

Just learned today that me and @0xkkonrad won $5k at the @EthereumDenver hackathon! 🥳 Covered the flight expenses lol

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@waitbutwhy I wouldn't mind if it became a habit for people to wear masks in airplanes, like in asian countries. So many times I've gotten a cold a few days after flying.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@twobitidiot I feel like being a maximalist on either side of this issue is the wrong take. It's not a binary choice between losing your civil liberties and total freedom; it's a full tree of branching pathways. No one complaints about seat belts

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@shreyans512 I've been working on exactly this :P It's still a bit a work in progress, but here's (Feedback appreciated!)

Namy

The domain name generator that's actually good.

namy.ai

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

10 months

i loved my time in crypto. it was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i loved working with such talented people. will have more to say about what’s next later. 🫡

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

11 months

@zecenazaltinok @Palace_gio its not

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

7 months

Stuff is getting a little bit crazy rn

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

10 months

gm 🌞 The best side events at conferences are always the morning runs:

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

(Antarctica has probably more users tho 🥲)

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 months

I'm super excited for Sunday. I'm going to go visit my mom, and for the first time ever, I'm going to do a user test with her. Finally we can - peanut now works with FIAT! she has never used crypto. Will I still be able to pay her into her bank account? 👀

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

Hacking away in a lost cabin in the mountains with @0xkkonrad

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 months

I was feeling a bit disillusioned with Crypto. A week at @ETHBerlin and a week at @0xCastleRetreat changed that completely :)

0xCastle

@0xCastleRetreat

3 months

Goodbye 🏰📚❤️

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

6 months

Want to join an early stage team and _ship_? High equity, high ownership We're looking for a generalist with a backend focus PS: im at ethglobal London this weekend

kkonrad 🇺🇦

@0xkkonrad

6 months

woohaa we've reached 300k transactions last week... so now we're hiring 🅱️🧠 fullstack generalists to help us scaaaale

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@uwwgo

2 years

@alfongj @ycombinator @crossmint Their website doesn't inspire the greatest trust

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

I'm at ETH Zurich for the next few days Was worried about roaming charges, 🇨🇭 data bill can surprise you Turns out, there's FREE WIFI IN THE ENTIRE CITY Now this is a civilized country

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

@haydenzadams Don't really get all the outrage that has been happening lately - there's so many more important scams and scummy behaviour to be outraged about in the space. Uni is pretty great 👌

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@uwwgo

3 years

@paulg It's time we had a decentralized Twitter

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

7 months

Need feedback! 🙏 Building a product for red packets / raffles using @PeanutProtocol Wdythink? Here's an example:

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@KennethCassel @svpino @karpathy @ylecun @hugo_larochelle - smarter hugo @goodfellow_ian @hardmaru @Miles_Brundage @rsalakhu @jeffdean @jcjohnss @quasimondo @AndrewYNg @jeremyphoward And lastly: me, @uwwgo , sometimes :P

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

18 days

Proof of hat

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@uwwgo

18 days

To get my aleph cap I'm forced to make a tweet with the sticker stuck somewhere So now you get to gaze at my forehead. I won't take complaints @crecimientoar plz give hat

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

@bschne @uneventual Sometimes I love Twitter

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@coinbureau NFT tech is really cool and definitely has a bright future, but these sales are completely hype driven. Still, good investment

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@towernter That's what my parents always warned me about. "Hugo, what do you say if someone offers you to learn JavaScript for free?" "Noooooo" 🙄 "Good job Hugo. In this family we're Python only. Don't let yourself be corrupted!!"

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@uwwgo

2 years

@damirbecirovic Pro Tip: put your own startup if you're looking for VC money😉

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@uwwgo

6 months

Throwback from when I was a solo founder and hadn't met the amazing @0xkkonrad yet

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

🧱🚀 Launch Day! I'm launching an Open-Source sideproject I've been working on for a bit. I suck at frontend, & wanted to get better. So I remade my current fav frontend-heavy game with some + Presenting: Wordle Global! (GitHub repo in reply below 👇)

Wordle Global - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024 | Product Hunt

I wanted to improve my frontend skills, so I remade my current favorite game in 60 languages :) The whole thing is open-source, and you can suggest your own changes on https://github.com/Hugo0/wordle

www.producthunt.com

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

update: just did the YC interview. I approximately talked at 86381 words per minute. Still, it went pretty great! I think I got my main ideas across well enough. Was super fun honestly. I need to go for a run now or smth

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

Twitter, I need advice. My startup just reached the whopping number of $2.33 MRR. (yes, $2.33, not $2.33k) What should I do with this fortune now?

Buy a Mansion

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

7 months

processing >1k txs per minute now we're so back

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

If you're a builder and looking for a good accelerator, apply to longhash. now. They have 3 cohorts coming up, are super helpful, and offer great terms. I went through it with @0xkkonrad , recommend.

LongHashX Accelerator

@LongHashX

1 year

1/ In an effort to fast-track the transition to Smart Accounts, @LongHashX is excited to launch the Safe{AAccelerator}, the World's First Accelerator & Builders' Fellowship focusing on Account Abstraction in partnership with @Safe . A 🧵 on what you can expect 👇

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@uwwgo

3 years

@wrathofgnon Some of the best thing to come out of the Covid crisis is the emergence and general acceptance of remote work. It would have happened anyways, but Covid accelerated it by perhaps a decade or more.

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@uwwgo

1 year

@KyleLDavies Ser, this is Twitter not LinkedIn

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

What posting on Reddit does to traffic:

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@uwwgo

1 year

Sheeeeesh, 10k impressions - seems twitter likes it when I do dumb stuff Don't worry; much more dumb stuff to come 😏😎

Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

We're raising! And we made a tiktok video for it (seriously) here it is

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1 year

@jeremyphoward @robertskmiles because I've had a few people in dm's ask me about this, here's a fantastic explanation: go and watch it. it's super unlikely imo, but I think it's worth to check out to understand the huge category of risks

Deceptive Misaligned Mesa-Optimisers? It's More Likely Than You...

The previous video explained why it's *possible* for trained models to end up with the wrong goals, even when we specify the goals perfectly. This video expl...

www.youtube.com

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@uwwgo

3 months

Only at @ETHBerlin would there be 3D printed custom chess pieces Fun playing with @kaijuneer

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@uwwgo

3 years

What's the highest engagement you've ever gotten with a Tweet? Share it here. Mine was 64,5% on a tweet with 1808 impressions. Crazy!🤯

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@uwwgo

1 year

Langchain is insane; exciting and scary at the same time. It's basically putting a LLM in a loop. Very scary. Please read through the following output when prompted to generate a hello world python file. (only human input is on line 17)

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@uwwgo

1 year

@kelseyhightower Also a sign that some products are just.... sticky, even if their users hate them. Twitter has way too much network effect for it to be overtaken with 1-1 copies. Unless the medium changes, I don't see twitter losing.

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

2 years

@d__raptis @mijustin Make a bot that replies to EVERY Screenshot image on Twitter with a well formatted Brandbird image below Scales really well, speaks to your target audience, and showcases value immediately :)

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@mzrnsh @paulg Free ride but you have to take an obligatory detour to McDonald's on the way

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@SimonHoiberg I hated domain generators, found them all useless So I built one that is *actually* good :P

Namy

The domain name generator that's actually good.

namy.ai

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

1 year

Playing around with generating QR codes with stable diffusion/controlnet (yes, these scan!)

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Hugo Montenegro

@uwwgo

3 years

@cdixon The concept of ownership becomes moot if your property can be removed/edited/deleted trivially by another agent that's not you. This is the case for mtx's in games in a MySQL world: you buy an item, it's yours, but only kinda. On the blockchain, there's no kinda. It's yours.

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