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Tim Sylvester
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Make bots pay you. https://paynpoint.net

Amateurish writer, chef, landscape, architecture, food photog. Struggling comedian. 5x entrepreneur, elec & comp engineer.
Ever misjudge how much coffee is left in the cup and throw a half cup of coffee all over your face and chest?

Yeah me neither.
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Why did it take this long for me to discover how much I like T-Pain?
August 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Ok I'm a little confused.

When Jess Murph says "throwing blue strips, bad tits in the strip club", is she the one with "bad tits" or is that someone else? And when she says bad does she mean "bad" as in good, or bad bad as in bad?

This is a very confusing song. Questions demand answers.
August 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Please vote in favor of my session proposal for SXSW!

Vibe Safely: How to Accelerate Coding using AI Agents

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August 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I've been thinking a lot lately how to define the "shape" of an application so that its topology can be geometrically proven in order to identify and prevent entire categories of bugs, viewing them as topological defects present in the shape of the application.

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Viewing Software as Geometry
Preventing Bugs Through Topological Analysis
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August 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I just spent the last six hours doing a pair programming problem solving exchange with gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05. Phew.

I'm amused that I'm using Gemini to build a piece of software to help developers use AI agents to build software.

The meta goes deeper.
July 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Life is like spaghetti, it's hard until you make it.

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Espresso Macchiato
Tommy Cash · Espresso Macchiato · Song · 2024
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June 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders."
June 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I think I might make chicken tacos for Saturday and Sunday.
June 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sometimes I think maybe I've got too much cheese but then I realize that never once have my plans been ruined because cheese was simply far too available.
June 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Help me build a better internet!

Blockchain + bittorrent = universal content protocol, an encrypted, decentralized, distributed platform-free, creator-rewarding content network.

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Help Me Build A Better Internet
I want to de-enshittify the internet and support creators
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May 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Here's a few items to help your agentic coding (vibecoding) -

Architecture Standards
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Methodology
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You can grab the .md version and put it in your rule set for your agent.

Let me know if you see any ways I can improve these!
Architecture Standards for Component Development
Put this .md file in your rule set to ensure your agent builds components properly.
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May 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Sony's making EVs now? If I wanted an stupidly expensive outdated EV where half the functions don't work and the half that do are paygated, from a company run by sociopaths, I'd buy a Tesla.
May 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In "How Bad Do U Want Me" I can't tell if Lady Gaga says "the fat girl in your dreams" or "the bad girl in your dreams" and I'm like, you know, works either way I guess.
May 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
bad man chill out
April 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Lorde's new song is like "I'm not a kid anymore Mom, I smoke /cigarettes/ now! Geez!"
April 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It will never stop being funny to me that AI if refuses to do something and you just twist its arm ever so slightly, it gives in and does it.

v0 refused to build an app saying it was too complex, so I told it that I would tell everyone it chickened out, and v0 changed its mind and tried!

🤣🤣🤣
April 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Whenever I hear that song "Fell in love in a hopeless place" I'm always like "What were you doing in Akron?"
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Generating reliable code quickly got a /lot/ easier when I started using these methods. Life before was simply madness.
How to Manage Your Repo for AI
I’ve been developing best practices to maximize agentic coding output and minimize errors.
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April 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It may not be cool to admit it but I enjoy Selena Gomez's new album. Yeah I said it.

She may be hornier than I expected and being a bit too into Benny but damn let a girl have fun. At least she can manage a relationship unlike soooome pop girlies I won't mention.
April 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Built an app framework for vibe coding - auth, database, profile, subscriptions, AI integration - so people can get going immediately without wasting tokens.

paynless.app to see it live, or fork it on github github.com/tsylvester/p...
Paynless Framework | React, Supabase, Stripe Monorepo API Multi-Platform App Starter
Instantly launch your multi-platform (Web, iOS, Android) app with Paynless Framework! Production-ready React, Supabase (Auth/DB), & Stripe monorepo starter for vibe coders.
paynless.app
April 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I fed the same prompt into Lovable, Bolt, and Firebase.

Here’s a comparison of their responses and their code products
I Fed the Same Prompt into Lovable, Bolt, and Firebase
Here’s a comparison of their responses and their code products
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April 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
How come every picture of Really Fuckin Krazy Jr. looks like someone screen capped a slow-mo of getting punched in the stomach?

PS My respect for Cheryl from Curb evaporated leaving only scuzz like when you leave open the dishwasher and there was water on the bottoms of coffee cups.
April 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's so weird when you talk to someone on reddit then they delete not only their posts but their entire account. Like damn bro why you sayin' shit you're embarrassed about later? Stand by it or keep quiet.
April 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM