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Small setback, major comeback

Props to Google for including O4-mini in their Flash 2.5 release. A model released *yesterday*, while some companies only compare to their own models. Looking good gemini.

- Tencent's Yuanbao: yuanbao.tencent.com/chat

- Baidu's Ernie (only in Chinese): yiyan.baidu.com. You can also access AI models via API, I think. - MiniMax: chat.minimax.io. You can also access AI models via API. - THUDM's Z.ai: chat.z.ai

An incomplete list of Chinese AI: - DeepSeek: www.deepseek.com. You can also access AI models via API. - Moonshot AI's Kimi: www.kimi.ai - Alibaba's Qwen: chat.qwen.ai. You can also access AI models via API. - ByteDance's Doubaob (only in Chinese): www.doubao.com/chat/

I have 4 backend projects due by next week #webdev #backend #tech #mongodb

Try not to laugh.

A little dose of retro-futurism, from my time with Iron Helmet Games :) #conceptart #illustration #scifiart

Had a great time connecting with Black STEM professionals from all over NYC and beyond at STEM So(ul)cial

We're listening to your feedback and updating the character count for posts on Bluesky. Posts can now be 299 characters long!

The Ghibli anime prompt is pretty cool!

Had a blast at Diversitech! Big shoutout to Tribaja for the opportunity to volunteer, network, and meet so many inspiring folks in tech. It was also amazing connecting with my Resilient Coders fam- cohort, alumni, and staff. Had so much fun exploring Philly! #Diversitech #BlackInTech #WebDev

If you're looking to own and control your site, Medusa.js is an open source eCommerce platform that I'd highly recommend. Their documentation helps ease the barrier to entry and while it's definitely more legwork than paying a service like Shopify or their competitors, I found it to be worthwhile.

📕 Build your new Storefront with Nuxt and Medusa 2.0.0 👉🏻 Medusa.js is an open-source, headless commerce platform designed for developers to build scalable and customizable e-commerce solutions. https://dev.to/jacobandrewsky/build-your-new-storefront-with-nuxt-and-medusa-200-ihk

We shield ourselves from discomfort, mistaking it for safety—yet in doing so, we forfeit growth. Growth demands courage, not comfort.

Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡ Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.

I got JS in my pot right now. Lets cook!

Know a little JS and want to learn how to quickly build a backend to power any of your app ideas? @appwrite-io.bsky.social are sponsoring our #100Devs class in 60mins at (5:30pm ET) on leonnoel.com/twitch Raffles All Stream! Mac Mini Giveaway! $50 Free Appwrite Pro Cloud Credits apwr.dev/100devs

Survived another week of bootcamp #coding #bootcamp #tech

Had an amazing time at the Brooklyn NBA Takeover Experience networking event hosted by BLK Men in Tech

New creative coding sketch 2025-02-16: "Rotatio II" #desenhandocomcodigo #arte #processing #Sketch #py5 #CreativeCoding https://ericof.com/en/sketches/2025-02-16?mtm_campaign=SN&mtm_kwd=bluesky

New creative coding sketch 2025-02-24: "Rotatio X" #desenhandocomcodigo #arte #processing #Sketch #py5 #CreativeCoding https://ericof.com/en/sketches/2025-02-24?mtm_campaign=SN&mtm_kwd=bluesky

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but today is the first day of your life. Close all the the tabs-mentally, emotional and literally. Take a breath, get outside if you can and start fresh.

New beginnings 💫🧑🏿‍💻