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Chris Messina
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😬 Man of the internet; generalist.
🆕 App updates and snark.
🫡 Twitter sober since April '23.
#️⃣ Invented the hashtag.
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Chris Messina @chrismessina.me · Nov 28
Bluesky is fun.

Feels like old Twitter.

So much overconfidence in ignorant positions!

I missed this! 🦃
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The future of gaming?

“RPG/FP games immerse the player in a VR/AR realm where high resolution player avatars will interact with real life famous or infamous entities. Game scenarios and levels will be based upon actual events and UHD 4K frames will be generated in real time.”

Via Ari Jayaprakash
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Spotify Wrapped really went for it across a number of different topics this year. Impressive!

#SpotifyWrapped
The image shows a screenshot of a Spotify wrapped summary on a digital device. It displays various sections with titles like "Minutes listened," "Listening age," "Top song," "Top album," "Top podcast," and others. Each section has a checkmark indicating the story was viewed. At the bottom, it shows a total of 107,396 minutes listened and the top genre is Electronica. The background is dark, with white text and colorful graphic elements.
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Woohoo. Another day, another minuscule privacy settlement.
This image shows a notification from PayPal informing the recipient that TikTok Data Privacy Settlement has sent them $0.91 USD. The message includes a note from TikTok stating that the settlement payment is now available in PayPal. The overall design features a light background with bold black text, and the PayPal logo is positioned at the top center. The message concludes with a thank you note.
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Super excited about @craft.do’s latest update, including an API and per-document MCP connections.

Give them some love on Product Hunt: www.producthunt.com/posts/craft-...

#NewCraft
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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tl;dr: OpenAiPhone.

openai.com/index/openai-a…
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November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Spotify is developing "Prompt Playlists: Prompt a playlist with specific cues and rules"

"Describe your perfect playlist, in as much detail as you want..."

I presume this technique underlies Daylists, but now it'll be available to all Premium subscribers.

#NewSpotify
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Going live at #AIDevCon in ~15 minutes!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L55R...
AI Native DevCon - Fall 2025
YouTube video by AI Native Dev
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November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Jesus Christ, he’s running!
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Spotify is redesigning its podcast sharing UI to provide more fine-tuned control over the “starting point” for shares.

#NewSpotify
The image displays a screen from a video streaming or podcast application, featuring three segments related to the former CEO of Twitter discussing AI and web infrastructure. Two of the segments show individuals speaking, while the third includes a text overlay summarizing the content. The text mentions that at Paddle, they are developing products that enable users to build AI agents capable of searching and accessing the web. Below the segments, there are options to edit the starting point of playback and share the content via various messaging platforms. The overall interface has a dark theme with red accents, providing a modern look. The image shows a screen from a podcast or video application, displaying a transcript of a discussion. The text emphasizes that the content being discussed is only accessible on the open web, meaning it must be available without payment or login requirements. It highlights the intention behind the company’s creation, which is to keep the web open and accessible, while also mentioning the need for innovative business models to encourage content creators to share their work in a way that AI agents can access. The interface features a dark background with red text blocks for clarity, and there is an option to continue navigating through the content at the bottom.
November 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I wonder if Esther Perel has seen the suggestions for Perplexity queries that begin with “my partner wants”…
This image shows a screenshot of the Perplexity Pro AI assistant interface. The user has typed the phrase "my partner wants" in the input box. Below the input box, several auto-suggested search queries are displayed, including questions like "my partner wants a dog but I don't," "my partner wants an open relationship," "my partner wants kids but I don't," "my partner wants to be poly," and "my partner wants to travel all the time." The interface includes icons for various tools, such as a magnifying glass, a link, and a microphone, next to the input box, indicating options to search, generate links, or voice input. The overall design is clean and user-friendly.
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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We’ve devolved into a dog-shoot-man world
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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End of an era for the Apple Store app icon.

#NewAppIcon #LiquidGlass
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Join me and fellow @raycast.com enthusiasts for the first Raycafé San Francisco this Wednesday (Nov 12) from 4-6pm!

Come share Raycast tips and tricks, grab some free swag, and discover better living by hacking your personal productivity. ✨
Raycafé San Francisco · Luma
Come discover better living by hacking your personal productivity with Raycast! Meet fellow local enthusiasts to share Raycast tips and tricks, grab some free…
luma.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Wow, the new Coca-Cola holiday ad goes hard! 😆
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Flickr’s approach to data portability is downright hostile.
This image displays a data export page for a user's Flickr data. The page confirms that the data is ready, containing all information associated with the user's Flickr account. The data is organized into sections: "Account data" and "Photos and videos," each with multiple downloadable zip files numbered sequentially from 1 to 87. Each zip file link is labeled "Download zip file" followed by its respective number. At the bottom, a timestamp indicates that the data was generated on November 3rd, 2025, at 6:33 pm. There is also a link labeled "Request this data again" for requesting a new data export. The layout is clean and text-heavy, designed to facilitate easy downloading of large amounts of personal media and account information.
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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First time I’ve seen a full-screen notification takeover on Spotify desktop.

Isn’t this what their Updates feed is for? 🔔

(Weval’s great and all, this just seems a bit obnoxious)

#NewSpotify
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November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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For any of my OpenID Connect/internet identity friends — there’s an opportunity you might be interested in with OpenAI:
Senior Software Engineer, Identity Platform
Applied AI Engineering · San Francisco · FullTime
openai.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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I’ll be judging next week’s The AI Collective’s SF Pitch Night (11/7) at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Builder Loft!

Joined by:
- @adwane.bsky.social, GP, Village Global
- @jowyang.bsky.social, Partner @ Blitzscaling Ventures
- Grace Gong, Host, Smart Venture Podcast

RSVP: luma.com/sf-pitch?tk=EV…
This image features a promotional poster for a virtual panel event titled "VC Judging Panel" at SF Pitch Night. The background has a green theme with illustrations of dollar bills and a cityscape, evoking a financial or startup atmosphere. The poster displays photos of five speakers: Anne Dwane (Village Global, General Partner), Jeremiah Owyang (Blitzscaling Ventures, Partner), Chris Messina (Ride Home AI Fund, General Partner), and Grace Gong (Smart Venture Podcast, Host). The event details are listed at the bottom, indicating it will take place at the AWS Builder Loft on November 7th at 6 pm, and it is presented by The AI Collective and Roam. The overall design is vibrant and engaging, emphasizing a professional yet dynamic event.
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Wait, I thought Ohio was for lovers?
Ohio Seeks to Ban Human-AI Marriage
The bill would not only outlaw marriage between a human and AI, but prevent AIs from being recognized as people.
futurism.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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“Coffee and Claude” is the new “Netflix and Chill”? 🧐
This image shows a digital workspace or a note-taking application with a clean, minimalistic design. The main content is a note titled "Coffee and Claude time?" written in a stylish font, with a small decorative icon resembling an asterisk or flower in a light brown color next to the title. Below the title, there is a text box containing the instruction "Make me a 4 page PowerPoint about the Golden Gate Bridge." The interface includes options for adding, adjusting, or setting a timer, and a dropdown menu for selecting the speech or presentation style, which is currently set to "Sonnet 4.5." The overall layout suggests a productivity or creative tool designed for planning or generating content.
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The “Unknown Sender” label is one of the best features of macOS Tahoe’s Messages app.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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⌨️ Introducing: Raycast Keyboard for iOS

Our custom keyboard puts dictation, AI commands, snippets, and quicklinks at your fingertips

Get it today 👉 raycast.com/ios
October 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🆓 Free access to Washington Post for Perplexity Comet users through Nov 13.

Grab Perplexity Pro for a month for free: pplx.ai/chrismessina
The image displays a webpage from The Washington Post, featuring a promotional message. At the top, the newspaper's logo is visible, accompanied by the tagline "Democracy Dies in Darkness." The main content encourages users to gain free access to articles through the Comet browser until November 13. It invites users to create an account by entering their email address to read the article and access additional content without charge. A note indicates that this offer is not available to current subscribers or passholders. There are buttons for creating an account and an alternative option to subscribe. The overall design is clean and focuses on user engagement.
October 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Just hit minor milestone in my vibe coding journey!

I published my first NPM package! 🥳

It’s a logging utility for @raycast.com extensions. :)

www.npmjs.com/package/@chris…
@chrismessina/raycast-logger
A secure, preference-driven logger for Raycast extensions with automatic redaction of sensitive data. Latest version: 1.0.0, last published: 5 minutes ago. Start using @chrismessina/raycast-logger in your project by running `npm i @chrismessina/raycast-logger`. There are no other projects in the np…
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October 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🦅 @whitehouse-47.bsky.social is now blocked by 78,338 accounts, an increase of ~345% in the last 18 hours.

Good tip from @elenarossini.com: blocks are public whereas mutes are private.

clearsky.app/whitehouse-47.…
October 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM