We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140,000 tokens.
@packym
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The Miraculous Complexity of How Systems Actually Work
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The deeper you dig on how something works, the more of a miracle it becomes that anything works at all.
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Week of AI breakthroughs: superintelligence, batteries, CRISPR, IPO
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Zuck's Personal Superintelligence.
First iron-air battery connected to grid.
Profluent Bio releases OpenCRISPR-1 model.
Figma crushes IPO, currently trading at 4 Linas.
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Gurley criticizes underpriced IPOs benefiting underwriters
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Gurley does not like when IPOs are underpriced. Underwriters and friends making money at the expense of the company.
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Figma IPO closes at $69 billion valuation milestone
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Did Figma just close its first day of trading at $69 billion? Nice.
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Where Would Anduril Launch If It Went Public Tomorrow?
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Where does Anduril open if it went out tomorrow?
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Figma IPO: Live Coverage from NYSE with Bill Gurley
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I'm glad that @tbpn is going live from the NYSE for the Figma IPO, but we need them to get a live cam on Bill Gurley too.
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Figma enables solo designers to create beautiful AI tools
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Most people wouldn't guess this, but not boring doesn't actually employ a team of designers.
— Packy McCormick (@packyM) 31 juillet 2025
It's only possible for me to make beautiful things like this because of Figma.
Thanks and congrats @zoink & team. https://t.co/ULs5raP8bz pic.twitter.com/fdQo2WZ4jEMost people wouldn't guess this, but not boring doesn't actually employ a team of designers. It's only possible for me to make beautiful things like this because of Figma. Thanks and congrats @zoink & team.
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Meter Offers Free Deep Dive Book Copies Before IPO
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The good people at Meter offered to send free hard copies of the Deep Dive to 50 people. Form below. It's a long Deep Dive, but a short book. My hope is that when Meter IPOs in a few years, this will be a cool piece of memorabilia to own.
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Specialized Robots Over Generalist Humanoids: The Rube Goldberg Approach
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Humanoids are sterile, same, mass, minimalist. Jacks of all trades, masters of none. Instead, we need menageries of exquisitely complex contraptions purpose-built for any and every task at hand. We need to be Rube Goldberg maxxxxing.