Jim Wallace
Jim Wallace
@jim@extroverteddeveloper.com
250 posts
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  • I’m in Threads Jail

    Social Media algorithms use many signals to choose winners (going viral) and losers (most of us). Every now and then you stumble upon one which really matters. I just found out that when a big account blocks you it’s a HUGE signal to the algo not to show your stuff. Recently Dare Obasanjo was being…

  • Rat Park

    In the 1970s a researcher named Bruce Alexander was researching addiction using rats. Rats in lab cages were given a choice of plain water or water laced with morphine. They chose the morphine like all the time. Many overdosed. Then he built β€œRat Park”. A 200x larger play space with food, play toys, other rats…

  • Special thanks to all the brands who sent me birthday wishes πŸ’• ❀️ πŸ’ž πŸ₯° πŸ’™ β™₯️ 😍β™₯οΈβ€οΈπŸ’™πŸ₯°

  • I could stop the bitcoin sell off simply by taking a short position… but I won’t.

  • Talk to Your Todos: Taskleef Joins the Claude Plugin Ecosystem

  • Using only economic theory, explain why the best economists in the world are not all billionaires

  • Taskleef Update: January – February 2025

    Check it out: https://taskleef.com

  • What would you do with AI that was 2x as capable as it is today? 4x? 16x? Eventually the answer is “everything” That’s the trajectory we’re currently on

  • Too big to help

    What’s up with companies of a certain size thinking that it’s totally fine to expect customers to learn about their internal departmental structure? I just had a brain dead exchange with a sales rep from Stripe. They asked if they could help me finish setting up my account since as of now I’m not generating…

  • New York State Bird

    Did you know the New York State bird is the Eastern Bluebird?