Maxwell Spangler

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Real Human. Nice Person.
Websitehttps://maxwellspangler.com
LocationDenver, Colorado, USA.
GitHubhttps://mastodon.online/@maxwax
Maxwell SpanglerMar 3
John SiracusaMar 3

Dianna Cowern (aka Physics Girl on YouTube, and possibly @dianna) has been fighting COVID-induced ME/CFS since 2022. She just posted her first video in three years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3m3AMRlYfc

You can learn more about her battle and amazing comeback here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqeIeIcDHD0

My first science video in 3 years

YouTube
Maxwell SpanglerFeb 28
Show threadCory DoctorowFeb 28

In related news: yesterday, Block announced it was firing half its engineers to make a "big bet on AI."

Block used to be called "Square" and it had a very successful business as a payment processor. It changed its name to Block when it went all in on crypto.

Block's mass "AI" layoffs coincide with a *50%* drop in Bitcoin, with concomitant collapses in other cryptos. Crypto market watchers warn that the industry is so overleveraged that this could lead to total collapse.

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Maxwell SpanglerFeb 28
Robert RoskamFeb 28

There is an assumption that joy and work are different things.

If something is extremely boring or annoying with a task at work, it's treated as an "oh well, that's life" by most people and most bosses.

I think that's fundamentally flawed.

I also don't think joy means to make things easy. Some of the most delightful and creative experiences I've ever had are when I had to work in constraints.

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Maxwell SpanglerFeb 21
Missing The PointFeb 21
“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.”
Maxwell SpanglerFeb 15
Natasha  🇪🇺Feb 12
Hats off to whoever took time to create this (and the beautiful whippet!).
Maxwell SpanglerFeb 13
Justin PotFeb 13
It's staggering to me how many use cases for AI revolve around summarizing overly long work documents and memos, a use case that doesn't need to exist if your company has a culture of concise communication.
Maxwell SpanglerFeb 12
Cabel SasserFeb 11

over a year ago, i gave a talk at the xoxo conference about a mural, a mcdonald’s, and a man. (but it was also secretly about life, and legacy, and meaning.)

finally, i’m blogging the full story, with behind-the-scenes details, and a video of the talk.

i hope you enjoy this read. https://cabel.com/wes-cook-and-the-mcdonalds-mural/

Wes Cook and the Centralia McDonald's Mural

A personal story about discovering a mural in a McDonald's, an unknown artist named Wes Cook, trying to save the mural, and a conference talk about it all.

cabel.com
Maxwell SpanglerFeb 8
Natasha  🇪🇺Feb 8

"Take life one step at a time."

The steps:

Maxwell SpanglerFeb 6
ADHD JesseFeb 5

ADHD packing list:

• 7 books you won’t read
• ipad full of movies/shows you won’t watch
• random crap that sounded important 5 minutes before you left
• extra toothbrush?

Stuff forgotten:

• toothpaste
• an entire category of clothing
• one REALLY important cable

Maxwell SpanglerJan 30
Flock of Cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 ❄️Jan 30
Good advice from ophthalmologist, very funny creator, and seemingly all-around good dude Dr Glaucoflecken on how to be prepared if you find yourself in any of the places where you might get pepper sprayed in the United States (💀)