notes to self based on what i've observed:

if you think you're slipping up often, try to spend more time and energy staying as low level as possible.

low level execution punctuated by high level calibration.

I came across an impressive thing while sipping my morning coffee.

A dude behind a twitter account (@PJaccetturo) generated the 'Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' trailer in the style of Studio Ghibli (and it's pretty impressive to reiterate).

The A.I. Filmmaker shared how the trailer was made.

My process was:

Screenshot all 102 shots in the trailer

Remix them to Ghibli style in @OpenAI's Sora Animate in @Kling_ai and @LumaLabsAI

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Re-edit in sync with trailer.

I'm attaching a hyperlink to the tweet that contains the generated trailer:

https://x.com/PJaccetturo/status/1905151190872309907

Right now, it's possible to do incredible stuff by duct-taping a bunch of tools together. I only see this method getting easier and easier as more people do nice and wholesome things with them.

the only way around a problem is through it.

so much to do, so little time…

The cost of doing code reviews is the obligatory burden of the whole context loaded in your brain before you start reviewing.

I try to take it as a self enforceable rule. It's the least you can do.

It's crazy that this has to be explicit.

While skimming through Simon's list of posts[^1], I realised that I've found the term that I'd been looking for -- "Semantic Diffusion" (where the original idea/meaning dampens with time/loose adoption)

Semantic diffusion occurs when you have a word that is coined by a person or group, often with a pretty good definition, but then gets spread through the wider community in a way that weakens that definition. This weakening risks losing the definition entirely - and with it any usefulness to the term.

[^1]: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/23/semantic-diffusion/

I stumbled upon (by the magic of the internet) this piece on Agency.

High Agency in 30 Minutes

One can use it as a compass 🧭 (perspective wise) while solving hard problems / making decisions.

Suhail shares his playbook on building A.I. powered products and services:

https://twitter.com/twitter/status/1903812003757736086/

that feeling when two orgs. you like because (they're technically awesome) start throwing sh*t at each other

🏞️ Context #1🏞️ Context #2

I've always had an appreciation to teams that ship products and features at an incredible pace. I've always thought it's possible to do it without making mistakes. Still do.