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Cofounder of Halide.
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Trying a new avatar. I finally get a cool background my parents would never let me get in elementary school.

Self portrait with a lasery background.
That laser background from high school portrait day.
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A warm welcome to my Twitter friends joining me on BlueSky.

A group of friends gathered around.
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I love film more and more every day.

The Empire State building
A view of the World Trade Center from the Brooklyn Bridge.
Sundflowers.
A subway train passing by a 96th Street sign.
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Updated my handle to @sandofsky.com, which feels like moving in.

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Tired: writing your own static site generator and never blogging Wired: switching social networks and never posting

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The latest Halide update was rejected because, after seven years, a random reviewer decided our permission prompt wasn't descriptive enough. I don't know how to explain why a camera app needs camera permissions, so I submitted an update with our prompts in iambic pentameter. It was accepted.

A camera permission prompt: "The camera will be used to take photographs."
A camera permission prompt:

To access what the lens alone can see,
A camera app must ask for leave from thee.
It seeks permission, clear and full to claim,
To capture light and frame the world by name.
Without this grant, it cannot work its art,
For privacy and safety play a part.
To safeguard all that's seen within its gaze,
The law requires consent in rightful ways.
Thus, with permission, pictures can unfold,
But first your trust is sought before control.
A photo library permission prompt:

To store and view the memories you make,
The app must gain the path it needs to take.
It seeks the key to where your photos lie,
So images can join them, stored nearby.
Without this right, it cannot save or share,
Nor let you find past moments resting there.
Your photo library, both old and new,
Awaits the app, if you give access through.
Thus, granting this permission is the way,
To let the app your captured scenes display.
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I finally found a use for AI slop. Instead of getting annoyed by salespeople who spam my company email address over and over again, I ask ChatGPT to write a long list of questions to waste their afternoon.

A very long list of questions. It starts:

Thank you for reaching out to me regarding your AI development services. I appreciate you taking the time to share information about what your company offers. I’m very interested in understanding more about how your services could align with our needs and how AI could be leveraged to enhance our operations.

I have a few questions that I’d like to explore to get a clearer picture:

1. **Experience and Expertise:**
  - Could you provide some examples of AI projects you’ve successfully completed in the past?
  - What specific industries have you worked with, and how do you tailor your solutions to fit the unique needs of different sectors?
  - How large is your team, and what is the breakdown of expertise within it (e.g., data scientists, AI/ML engineers, project managers)?
  - How do you stay up-to-date with the latest developments in AI and machine learning?

2. **Technical Capabilities:**
  - What specific AI technologies and frameworks does…
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Yes, that was Kino in the Keynote.

A screenshot of Kino.
A screenshot of Kino.
A screenshot of Kino.
A screenshot of Kino.
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Ben Sandofsky
@sandofsky.com
Cofounder of Halide.
1.1k followers65 following84 posts