Joe Rinaldi Johnson
@joerinaldijohnson.bsky.social
Senior Product Lead at Shopify. Views my own.
Instant import is live on Shopify Collective 🇺🇸
Add products from quality brands in one click—no delays, no hassle. See clear margins, get tailored picks, and start selling faster.
Retailers sell. Suppliers ship. We handle the rest.
Add products from quality brands in one click—no delays, no hassle. See clear margins, get tailored picks, and start selling faster.
Retailers sell. Suppliers ship. We handle the rest.
July 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Instant import is live on Shopify Collective 🇺🇸
Add products from quality brands in one click—no delays, no hassle. See clear margins, get tailored picks, and start selling faster.
Retailers sell. Suppliers ship. We handle the rest.
Add products from quality brands in one click—no delays, no hassle. See clear margins, get tailored picks, and start selling faster.
Retailers sell. Suppliers ship. We handle the rest.
My newborn is sleeping through the night and the sun is shining. Bliss! ☀️
June 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
My newborn is sleeping through the night and the sun is shining. Bliss! ☀️
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My pet peeve with AI assisted writing is having to read content that the author hasn’t even read themselves.
If you can’t put in the effort to read what you supposedly wrote, why should I?
If you can’t put in the effort to read what you supposedly wrote, why should I?
Authors Are Accidentally Leaving AI Prompts In their Novels
‘I’ve rewritten the passage to align more with the J. Bree style’ appeared in the middle of a tense scene with a scaled dragon prince.
www.404media.co
May 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My pet peeve with AI assisted writing is having to read content that the author hasn’t even read themselves.
If you can’t put in the effort to read what you supposedly wrote, why should I?
If you can’t put in the effort to read what you supposedly wrote, why should I?
Glorious explanation of abstractions and tcp/ip
www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/t...
www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/t...
The Law of Leaky Abstractions
There’s a key piece of magic in the engineering of the Internet which you rely on every single day. It happens in the TCP protocol, one of the fundamental building blocks of the Internet. TCP…
www.joelonsoftware.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Glorious explanation of abstractions and tcp/ip
www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/t...
www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/t...
I have a newborn and as a result, do not have hands to use computers. It's making me realise just how limiting the accessibility features are on a Mac and how high the bar is to learn how to use them. LLMs with computer use could unlock a new wave of products here. Is anyone working on this?
April 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I have a newborn and as a result, do not have hands to use computers. It's making me realise just how limiting the accessibility features are on a Mac and how high the bar is to learn how to use them. LLMs with computer use could unlock a new wave of products here. Is anyone working on this?
Is there an MCP server to find MCP servers? A sort of 'google for tools'? If so you could add one MCP to an LLM and it could then search for relevant tools, try them out and then use the right one to complete the task. A bit like rummaging through a toolbox to find the right tool.
April 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Is there an MCP server to find MCP servers? A sort of 'google for tools'? If so you could add one MCP to an LLM and it could then search for relevant tools, try them out and then use the right one to complete the task. A bit like rummaging through a toolbox to find the right tool.
Reposted by Joe Rinaldi Johnson
2 things can be true:
1. Non-developers "vibe coding" with AI can build some cool stuff, but probably not production-ready SaaS products.
2. Experienced full stackers can be 100x more ambitious and 100x faster to ship high-quality, thoughtfully designed applications, thanks to AI.
1. Non-developers "vibe coding" with AI can build some cool stuff, but probably not production-ready SaaS products.
2. Experienced full stackers can be 100x more ambitious and 100x faster to ship high-quality, thoughtfully designed applications, thanks to AI.
March 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
2 things can be true:
1. Non-developers "vibe coding" with AI can build some cool stuff, but probably not production-ready SaaS products.
2. Experienced full stackers can be 100x more ambitious and 100x faster to ship high-quality, thoughtfully designed applications, thanks to AI.
1. Non-developers "vibe coding" with AI can build some cool stuff, but probably not production-ready SaaS products.
2. Experienced full stackers can be 100x more ambitious and 100x faster to ship high-quality, thoughtfully designed applications, thanks to AI.
I’ve been using the phrase “waiting on tenterhooks” all my adult life but only just now, with George Orwell’s words on dead metaphors ringing in my ears, decided to look it up. Quite interesting
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenterh...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenterh...
Tenterhook - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’ve been using the phrase “waiting on tenterhooks” all my adult life but only just now, with George Orwell’s words on dead metaphors ringing in my ears, decided to look it up. Quite interesting
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenterh...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenterh...
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<h1>Shopify Collective has Dev Docs</h1>
<p>After months of gentle persuasion (fine, nagging), our engineering team shipped comprehensive developer documentation for Shopify Collective. Integration nightmares are officially over!</p>
</article>
<h1>Shopify Collective has Dev Docs</h1>
<p>After months of gentle persuasion (fine, nagging), our engineering team shipped comprehensive developer documentation for Shopify Collective. Integration nightmares are officially over!</p>
</article>
March 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
<article class="mediocre-bluesky-post">
<h1>Shopify Collective has Dev Docs</h1>
<p>After months of gentle persuasion (fine, nagging), our engineering team shipped comprehensive developer documentation for Shopify Collective. Integration nightmares are officially over!</p>
</article>
<h1>Shopify Collective has Dev Docs</h1>
<p>After months of gentle persuasion (fine, nagging), our engineering team shipped comprehensive developer documentation for Shopify Collective. Integration nightmares are officially over!</p>
</article>
Reposted by Joe Rinaldi Johnson
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
Never stop supporting Ukraine defending their homeland against Putin's illegal invasion. Dismayed by events? Two ways to take action:
1. Write to your representatives demanding increased aid and that any future peace deal is just and lasting
2. Donate directly u24.gov.ua
1. Write to your representatives demanding increased aid and that any future peace deal is just and lasting
2. Donate directly u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
February 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Never stop supporting Ukraine defending their homeland against Putin's illegal invasion. Dismayed by events? Two ways to take action:
1. Write to your representatives demanding increased aid and that any future peace deal is just and lasting
2. Donate directly u24.gov.ua
1. Write to your representatives demanding increased aid and that any future peace deal is just and lasting
2. Donate directly u24.gov.ua
Reposted by Joe Rinaldi Johnson
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
February 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 DON'T STOP SUPPORTING UKRAINE! 🇺🇦
Reposted by Joe Rinaldi Johnson
I did an event in IN a few weeks ago where I said that on 1/6/21 Mike Pence saved the country (for now) by being one of very very few who stood by his principles under maximum threat.
February 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I did an event in IN a few weeks ago where I said that on 1/6/21 Mike Pence saved the country (for now) by being one of very very few who stood by his principles under maximum threat.
Reposted by Joe Rinaldi Johnson
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
Sometimes, it’s the boring things that make software truly great. That’s why we shipped search and sort for your connections list in Shopify Collective. So if you’re scaling to hundreds or thousands of selling partnerships it’s now faster and easier to navigate.
February 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sometimes, it’s the boring things that make software truly great. That’s why we shipped search and sort for your connections list in Shopify Collective. So if you’re scaling to hundreds or thousands of selling partnerships it’s now faster and easier to navigate.
I'm pitting o1 vs distilled Deepseek-R1 this morning running locally to develop a sleep / childcare schedule for the imminent arrival of my 2nd child. So far 1.5 billion parameters is absolutely insufficient to reason through this, which... yeah makes sense. o1 wins today.
January 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm pitting o1 vs distilled Deepseek-R1 this morning running locally to develop a sleep / childcare schedule for the imminent arrival of my 2nd child. So far 1.5 billion parameters is absolutely insufficient to reason through this, which... yeah makes sense. o1 wins today.
🧵Starting 2025 with a bang, we shipped a gargantuan checkout upgrade for retailers sourcing through Shopify Collective.
Now customers can choose from multiple shipping rates at checkout, with date estimates fetched live from Collective suppliers.
Why did we build this? (1/6)
January 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🧵Starting 2025 with a bang, we shipped a gargantuan checkout upgrade for retailers sourcing through Shopify Collective.
Now customers can choose from multiple shipping rates at checkout, with date estimates fetched live from Collective suppliers.
Why did we build this? (1/6)
Can someone please make an AI that filters out all the clickbait rage bait and AI slop that recommenders push incessantly? It would be a great service to humanity.
January 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Can someone please make an AI that filters out all the clickbait rage bait and AI slop that recommenders push incessantly? It would be a great service to humanity.
I'm realising life was easier when there was a clear 'best' option for search: Google. Now I have to use mental energy to choose the best AI for tasks. Perplexity for knowledge; ChatGPT for chat; Sonnet for Code. It's all still to play for. Fun times.
January 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I'm realising life was easier when there was a clear 'best' option for search: Google. Now I have to use mental energy to choose the best AI for tasks. Perplexity for knowledge; ChatGPT for chat; Sonnet for Code. It's all still to play for. Fun times.
Interesting morning AI test. Which AI finds the lowest cost option for a product (Schwinn 800IC)? ChatGPT! Although both it and Gemini correctly found the lowest cost new version, ChatGPT suggested a 2nd hand option from eBay. Perplexity Pro was a big fail. Surprised!
January 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Interesting morning AI test. Which AI finds the lowest cost option for a product (Schwinn 800IC)? ChatGPT! Although both it and Gemini correctly found the lowest cost new version, ChatGPT suggested a 2nd hand option from eBay. Perplexity Pro was a big fail. Surprised!
Huge congratulations to the Freetrade team for the exit today. It’s not the unicorn valuation I was hoping for and expecting some day given the quality of the product and the pace of execution. But it’s a win nonetheless. 🤞 the new owners don’t screw it up.
January 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Huge congratulations to the Freetrade team for the exit today. It’s not the unicorn valuation I was hoping for and expecting some day given the quality of the product and the pace of execution. But it’s a win nonetheless. 🤞 the new owners don’t screw it up.
Today I am struck by how ridiculously lucky I am to be a PM when arguably the biggest technological revolution in history has occurred. Working with and on AI every day to help entrepreneurs succeed is a great privilege.
January 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Today I am struck by how ridiculously lucky I am to be a PM when arguably the biggest technological revolution in history has occurred. Working with and on AI every day to help entrepreneurs succeed is a great privilege.
TIL Perplexity has an API that uses their LLM models and does web search too. I’m definitely going to hack with this. V cool.
docs.perplexity.ai/guides/model...
docs.perplexity.ai/guides/model...
Supported Models - Perplexity
docs.perplexity.ai
December 31, 2024 at 2:35 PM
TIL Perplexity has an API that uses their LLM models and does web search too. I’m definitely going to hack with this. V cool.
docs.perplexity.ai/guides/model...
docs.perplexity.ai/guides/model...
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OpenAI announced o3 that is significantly better than previous systems, according to an independent benchmark org (The Arc Prize) that apparently got access.
Only thing is it’s wildly wildly expensive to run. Like its top end system is around $10k per TASK.
arcprize.org/blog/oai-o3-...
Only thing is it’s wildly wildly expensive to run. Like its top end system is around $10k per TASK.
arcprize.org/blog/oai-o3-...
OpenAI o3 Breakthrough High Score on ARC-AGI-Pub
OpenAI o3 scores 75.7% on ARC-AGI public leaderboard.
arcprize.org
December 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
OpenAI announced o3 that is significantly better than previous systems, according to an independent benchmark org (The Arc Prize) that apparently got access.
Only thing is it’s wildly wildly expensive to run. Like its top end system is around $10k per TASK.
arcprize.org/blog/oai-o3-...
Only thing is it’s wildly wildly expensive to run. Like its top end system is around $10k per TASK.
arcprize.org/blog/oai-o3-...