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i used to think self-promotion was a really icky concept & practice, until i realized that the actual self-centered thing is to believe that people will just flock to your work (based on talent/"merit") without you having to say anything about it/support readers in finding it— 兔兒神 (@chenchenwrites) January 21, 2023

What people don't realize is that this is the default state of housing in a market economy, and it's great for consumers. Turning aging homes into an investment vehicle by artificially constraining supply, the way it's done in the US and many other places, is extremely harmful. pic.twitter.com/J3sCihYJ0n— François Chollet (@fchollet) January 21, 2023

Prompt engineering is on 🔥First, @alexandr_wang hires @goodside as the world's first Prompt EngineerThen, @chamath talks it up on @theallinpodNow @AnthropicAI is setting the market rate on prompt engineers: $250k - $335k + equity (!)Only basic coding ability needed. pic.twitter.com/lER5XbcIVO— swyx 🇸🇬 (@swyx) January 20, 2023

the thing lynch does better than anyone else in the history of cinema is play with gradients of reality, starting from an understanding that all film (like life itself) can be understood as dream, and so all film (like life itself) can feel real + unreal. So his movies are (1/4)— Jane Schoenbrun (@janeschoenbrun) January 20, 2023

what are examples of essayistic passages inside a novel or longer work of fiction that you appreciate and think are not overbearing? contemporary or historical, who does it best?— Bassem (@bassem__saad) January 17, 2023

2023 edition https://t.co/Pln73hZoDM pic.twitter.com/KcFkHypDSe— Dan Hollick 🇿🇦 (@DanHollick) January 16, 2023

Stopping for a moonlit drink pic.twitter.com/osuUqeTnib— James Shedden (@jamesshedden) January 15, 2023

TEN THINGS ABOUT HOW TO FORMAT A SCRIPT. Based on questions I get after screenwriter twitter has a debate about em-dashes or whatever. (Which is charming. That’s not a criticism.) Here is what works for me and works for scripts I read when I am hiring.— Sera Gamble (@serathegamble) January 14, 2023

Most new-grads coming out of "design school" know how to make a persona sheet, but don't know basic visual design principles.— Brandon Jacoby (@JacobyBrandon) January 13, 2023

lady gaga culture show mother monster interview miranda sawyer um, how do I explain it long pause funny meme reaction video pic.twitter.com/nyLApx1wdn— reaction videos (@memepatissier) July 29, 2020

FULL BODY HOME WORKOUT - BUILD MUSCLE NO EQUIPMENT.1. Regular push-up 15 Reps pic.twitter.com/f5FpEIIyPk— Unik Hub (@UnikHub) January 7, 2023

“Fellow film tech nerds, if you can't get enough of the ol' Vitrum Cepa this holiday season, settle in for a LONG #NerdyFilmTechStuff post on the lighting rigs we built for the heightened, theatrical, impressionistic lighthouse effect in @RianJohnson's #GlassOnion.”

future of music: bbmorocco, babynymph, goth jafar, softchaos, lil jonaro, kavari, taahliah, housewife9, toccororo, etc. 2023 prediction— Engalanan (@engalanan) December 22, 2022

Quick way to make a cohesive palette. Use one of the colors as a filter over all the colors. pic.twitter.com/VihhfOfSlG— elicia donze (@eliciadonze) December 23, 2022

If it’s accurate that only 7% of people in creative fields are from a working class background I suppose this really helps to explain—in part—why Fisher’s vampire castle essay was met with such frustration and ridicule.— Daniel Tutt (@DanielTutt) December 21, 2022

Probs obvious, but I think lack of cheap housing in cities is the main thing to blame for most culture getting worse (contemporary novels, indie movies, music, less weird art, etc.) — mostly, the only people who can afford to make a career in this stuff have inherited wealth now.— Nabeel (@nabeelqu) December 22, 2022

Who’s making After Effects for the browser?— Colin Dunn (@colin_dunn) December 21, 2022

What is the main insight that made you who you are today?— Barry (@TheGrandBlooms) December 20, 2022

✨hacky ✨ CSS version featuring copious amounts of @tailwindcss !https://t.co/OWWnyXJtt9 pic.twitter.com/fQQYBdEb0u— matt rothenberg (@mattrothenberg) December 20, 2022

ok so understanding what bedtime procrastination ~is~ is like,, moderately helpful but are there decent treatments for it? how do i induce a feeling of having done enough with my day that i can allow myself to go to bed— charlie T (@rhymeswithvocal) December 19, 2022

Simple Stable Diffusion to Blender:1. Use Automatic1111's depth map extension (https://t.co/3i4QhbvAV8) to create image (img2img or txt2img) & depth map.2. Import to Blender using Depth Map Importer https://t.co/8hIUGwWSFX3. That's it - play around!#stablediffusion #aiart pic.twitter.com/qr1yhDpHgd— TomLikesRobots (@TomLikesRobots) December 16, 2022

Does anyone have any theories to why writing about your craft on a personal blog is so much more prevalent with programmers than designers?— parker (@parkerhendo) December 14, 2022

“I am literally on my hands and knees begging that people do the very simple thing of finding out who inspires the people who inspire you and climb that tree until you surround yourself in a visual vocabulary that is not based on a single designer please”

A killer app of AI is its ability to multiply an expert's work.So, a 🧵of tips to use ChatGPT to power up your writing, assuming you are an expert on the topic.Lets pretend we were trying to write my post on how AI can make you creative, using AI. 1/ https://t.co/mhYRrEXc6r— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) December 11, 2022

“What do we do on our Brand Trial? Glad you asked. Here's an example. ☺︎ We are working with Jürgen and Valentin from Semantical on a Brand Design Trial. Jürgen was the founder of Cultured Code, known for their popular task management app, Things. [1/7]”

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“Finally managed to build a refraction shader I like✨ Being able to get such an effect was my long term goal when I got started with Three.js/React Three Fiber last year Going to further improve this I have so many ideas on how to make this look better! https://t.co/0f3Tivb29T”

hello I researched everything under the sun about skin cycling and spent an entire week designing this infographic! please read it and share her with your favorite skincare bestie 🥹🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/M83HmQCBwc— 🏝 (@howtohydrate) December 7, 2022

to save some nickels Hertz mindlessly reported 1000s of cars stolen a year and got dozens of people arrested and jailed. Their punishment is to settle a lawsuit, none of the Hertz execs responsible for ruining lives and getting people kidnapped and caged will see a day in prison https://t.co/jwlKu7dZcv— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) December 6, 2022

If you want to reduce your carbon footprint, focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local.The chart shows why: transport tends to account for only a small share of greenhouse gas emissions — the differences between different food choices are much larger. pic.twitter.com/9C1pnPlOwP— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) December 7, 2022