Rob Elves
@rob.elves.id
Husband, Father, Software, Strategy, Sailing, MTB, Blues Guitar
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Germ DM 🔑
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Morning ride. Started with rain but got lucky and weather turned sunny.
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Morning ride. Started with rain but got lucky and weather turned sunny.
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ignore the title about caching, this is the best explanation of how LLMs work, period
Prompt caching: 10x cheaper LLM tokens, but how? | ngrok blog
A far more detailed explanation of prompt caching than anyone asked for.
ngrok.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
ignore the title about caching, this is the best explanation of how LLMs work, period
Promising (though non OSS) pdf to markdown extraction ($2 per 1,000) mistral.ai/news/mistral...
Introducing Mistral OCR 3 | Mistral AI
Achieving a new frontier for both accuracy and efficiency in document processing.
mistral.ai
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Promising (though non OSS) pdf to markdown extraction ($2 per 1,000) mistral.ai/news/mistral...
p2panda - Building blocks for peer-to-peer applications (glyph, adz)
YouTube video by OpenAlt
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November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Was invited to talk with the UVic Startup Studio cohort. What a blast. Happy to report entrepreneurship is alive and well!
startup-studio.ai
startup-studio.ai
Startup Studio - University of Victoria
startup-studio.ai
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Was invited to talk with the UVic Startup Studio cohort. What a blast. Happy to report entrepreneurship is alive and well!
startup-studio.ai
startup-studio.ai
Once I got over the amazement of @iroh.computer 's reliable encrypted P2P connectivity, the next unlock was the ease of protocol stacking (and the modularity that affords).
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Once I got over the amazement of @iroh.computer 's reliable encrypted P2P connectivity, the next unlock was the ease of protocol stacking (and the modularity that affords).
AI should, if not already, bring TDD back into vogue
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
AI should, if not already, bring TDD back into vogue
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Incredible! Claude Code was able to integrate better-auth in just 10 minutes, freeing me up to spend my time on other important tasks, such as fixing this buggy better-auth integration.
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Incredible! Claude Code was able to integrate better-auth in just 10 minutes, freeing me up to spend my time on other important tasks, such as fixing this buggy better-auth integration.
My multi-user + AI agents p2p collaboration app is starting to take shape! Automerge and Iroh are a joy to work wth.
#localfirst #cloudless #rust #WIP #learnbybuilding
youtu.be/JSqCABm8UQU
#localfirst #cloudless #rust #WIP #learnbybuilding
youtu.be/JSqCABm8UQU
Stormr progress demo - Multi-user + AI Agent Collaboration
YouTube video by Robert Elves
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November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My multi-user + AI agents p2p collaboration app is starting to take shape! Automerge and Iroh are a joy to work wth.
#localfirst #cloudless #rust #WIP #learnbybuilding
youtu.be/JSqCABm8UQU
#localfirst #cloudless #rust #WIP #learnbybuilding
youtu.be/JSqCABm8UQU
Any evidence of a sleeper ‘agent’ trained INTO an LLM yet? Thinking subtle code recommendations opening back doors…seems plausible and hard to uncover.
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Any evidence of a sleeper ‘agent’ trained INTO an LLM yet? Thinking subtle code recommendations opening back doors…seems plausible and hard to uncover.
Iroh, Iroh, it's off the cloud we go... 🎵
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Iroh, Iroh, it's off the cloud we go... 🎵
Trying out leaflet.pub via secondary account relves.leaflet.pub/3m5ff3r2qrk24
E-Bikes, AI, and the Shifting Frontier of Engineering - Rob's Blog
relves.leaflet.pub
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Trying out leaflet.pub via secondary account relves.leaflet.pub/3m5ff3r2qrk24
So many great talks lined up for @syncconf.bsky.social! Unfortunately I’ll miss it. I’d be fascinated to hear the Dialog DB talk. Some serious business coming together there! 🤯
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
So many great talks lined up for @syncconf.bsky.social! Unfortunately I’ll miss it. I’d be fascinated to hear the Dialog DB talk. Some serious business coming together there! 🤯
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All of the videos from the first #jj-vcs conference are out! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
JJ Con 2025 - YouTube
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October 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
All of the videos from the first #jj-vcs conference are out! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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useworkflow.dev
Durable functions from Vercel. Like Temporal or Restate
Durable functions from Vercel. Like Temporal or Restate
Make any TypeScript Function Durable
"use workflow" brings durability, reliability, and observability to async JavaScript. Build apps and AI Agents that can suspend, resume, and maintain state with ease.
useworkflow.dev
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
useworkflow.dev
Durable functions from Vercel. Like Temporal or Restate
Durable functions from Vercel. Like Temporal or Restate
Reposted by Rob Elves
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
Timeless wisdom #ProductStrategy medium.com/@shreyashere...
Good Product Strategy, Bad Product Strategy
Good product strategy clearly identifies target customer segments and non-target segments. Bad product strategy either ignores customer…
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Timeless wisdom #ProductStrategy medium.com/@shreyashere...
Some sort of milestone today. I left an agent working while I headed out mt biking. 🚵♂️
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Some sort of milestone today. I left an agent working while I headed out mt biking. 🚵♂️
Getting a chuckle from the musical theme in the @iroh.computer trace logs: call-me-maybe, stayin_alive 🕺
September 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Getting a chuckle from the musical theme in the @iroh.computer trace logs: call-me-maybe, stayin_alive 🕺
“For developers and founders, the lesson is straightforward. […] Build at the platform layer or build internal leverage. If you want to sell SaaS, make sure it is vertical, deeply integrated, and ROI-proven. Everything else will get commoditized.”
mehmetmhy.com/posts/barbel...
mehmetmhy.com/posts/barbel...
The Barbell of Software Value | Mehmet
Why platforms and private leverage are the future of software, while generic SaaS gets squeezed.
mehmetmhy.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“For developers and founders, the lesson is straightforward. […] Build at the platform layer or build internal leverage. If you want to sell SaaS, make sure it is vertical, deeply integrated, and ROI-proven. Everything else will get commoditized.”
mehmetmhy.com/posts/barbel...
mehmetmhy.com/posts/barbel...
“Almost all bad strategies basically come down from a willful disbelief in what [the] accurate diagnosis is, which means then your guiding policies are kind of incoherent to begin with.” - Will Larson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ft...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ft...
The engineering mindset | Will Larson (Carta, Stripe, Uber, Calm, Digg)
YouTube video by Lenny's Podcast
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August 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Almost all bad strategies basically come down from a willful disbelief in what [the] accurate diagnosis is, which means then your guiding policies are kind of incoherent to begin with.” - Will Larson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ft...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ft...
"AI should be a lever for the direction you’ve already chosen, not a distraction that scatters your focus."
techlead.id/p/practical-...
techlead.id/p/practical-...
Practical Notes “AI for Everyone” by Andrew Ng – A Strategical Guide for Tech Leaders
Notes from a course I almost skipped (but shouldn’t have). A Practical Takeaways from Andrew Ng’s AI for Everyone for Today’s Tech Leaders.
techlead.id
August 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"AI should be a lever for the direction you’ve already chosen, not a distraction that scatters your focus."
techlead.id/p/practical-...
techlead.id/p/practical-...