The Gummy Bear's Origins
The gummy bear started as a Tanzbär, a dancing bear, shaped after the real bears that were paraded at European festivals. Hans Riegel Sr. started the company in Bonn in 1920 with a copper pot, a rolling pin and a stove; his wife Gertrud was the first employee in 1921 and made
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The Gummy Bear's Origins: The gummy bear originated from a Tanzbär, a dancing bear, shaped after real bears that were paraded at European festivals.
Hans Riegel Sr.: Hans Riegel Sr. founded the company in Bonn in 1920 with a copper pot, a rolling pin, and a stove.
Gertrud Riegel: Gertrud Riegel was the first employee in 1921 and played a crucial role in the company's early development.
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Matt Has a Huge Amount of Support
I’ve seen plenty of anti-Matt sentiment over the years. But after this recent attempt to remove him, one thing became very clear to me: Matt has a huge amount of support, both inside and outside Automattic.
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Matt's Support: Matt has a significant amount of support from both inside and outside Automattic.
Automattic: Automattic is a company that Matt is associated with, and his support comes from within and outside the company.
WordPress: Matt is also associated with WordPress, a popular blogging platform.
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Meet Spike, the Mecha Prototype
Meet Spike, our first prototype @mecha_corp , the company @localghost and I are building. Spike was built to learn to walk using reinforcement learning and runs entirely on proprioception. We’re using it as a platform to learn, test, and iterate on both the hardware and software
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Spike, the Mecha Prototype: Spike is a mecha prototype built by @mecha_corp, a company founded by @localghost and the author.
Reinforcement Learning: Spike uses reinforcement learning to learn to walk.
Proprioception: Spike runs entirely on proprioception, a sense of body awareness.
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Chat GPT and Muse.ai
Chat GPT was the first ai product that made me pick up the phone and call people. https:// Muse.ai is the 2nd. I was one of Chat GPTs first few users, before it was a product. It was a developer tool and research preview on a developer landing page. I used it and then
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Chat GPT: Chat GPT was the first AI product that made the author pick up the phone and call people.
Muse.ai: Muse.ai is the second AI product that had a similar impact on the author.
Developer Tool: Chat GPT was initially a developer tool and research preview on a developer landing page.
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MacOS 27 / Golden Gate
Seems that Apple vibe coded MacOS 27 / Golden Gate? Just when you thought the slop of Tahoe was behind you, the complete lack of QA or QC strikes again. I've been staring at this relatively blank but pretty graphic for the past 5 minutes. At least they give me the option to set
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MacOS 27 / Golden Gate: MacOS 27 / Golden Gate seems to have been vibe coded by Apple.
Tahoe: The slop of Tahoe is behind, but the lack of QA or QC strikes again.
Graphic: The graphic is relatively blank but pretty.
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Siri AI Apps
iOS 27 is out and I’ve curated a collection of Siri AI apps at https:// SiriAIapps.com! I’ll be reposting every app with Siri AI that shares an update today. Developers – post on your accounts, reply with those tweets here, and submit your apps to the directory
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Siri AI Apps: iOS 27 has been released, and a collection of Siri AI apps has been curated at https:// SiriAIapps.com.
Siri AI: Siri AI apps are being shared and updated today.
Directory: Developers can submit their apps to the directory.
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Unparallelogrammed Attention to Detail
this is why i roll my eyes when anybody tries to tell me with a straight face that apple's attention to detail with software / services is unparalleled. it's actually unparallelogrammed.
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Apple's Attention to Detail: Apple's attention to detail with software and services is not unparalleled.
Unparallelogrammed: The attention to detail is actually unparallelogrammed, meaning it's not even close to being perfect.
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Bitrig Updates
Many of our top customer requests are now available in Bitrig. Plan mode, slash commands, improved dictation, steering, and more are now supported! Check it out in Bitrig and Bitrig Remote. https:// bitrig.link/blog/plan-stee r-and-dictate/motion-09-14 …
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Bitrig Updates: Many top customer requests are now available in Bitrig.
Plan Mode: Plan mode, slash commands, improved dictation, steering, and more are now supported.
Bitrig Remote: Bitrig Remote is also supported.
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Enjoyable Departure from Tahoe
Well, being enjoyable would certainly be a radical departure from Tahoe, but it remains to be seen whether or not the existing hardware array still lags by comparison to the same setup on Sequoia.
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Enjoyable Departure: An enjoyable experience would be a radical departure from Tahoe.
Hardware Array: The existing hardware array still lags by comparison to the same setup on Sequoia.
Sequoia: Sequoia is a setup that is being compared to Tahoe.