Woah. First try. Pretty cool demo.
Claude Opus 5.5 just coded this entire animated pixel art world from scratch using only TypeScript
No game engine. No static image generators. Just pure code rendering a cozy, rainy world.
Here is the exact prompt:
> "Make me an animated pixel art Halloween diorama, built to be 10 hour lofi music video. Build the palette on strong warm/cold contrast: a cold, rainy night against warm pockets of firelight and glowing windows. Bring it to life with great effects: rain, fire sparks, drifting smoke and flickering light. It should look crisp full screen at 1080p and loop smoothly for hours."
How it actually works under the hood:
> Written entirely in TypeScript in about 10 minutes
> Renders complex atmospheric loops: rain particles, lightning flashes, smoke, firelight, and a skeleton relaxing under an umbrella
> Can hook into Sprite Fusion API or MCP to generate and animate custom game sprites on demand
Give an LLM TypeScript and a pixel grid, and it stops being a text chatbot
It becomes an ambient studio
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Matt retweeted
My universal advice for non-technical people.
Stop handicapping yourself and learn how stuff works.
Stop handicapping yourself and learn how stuff works.
“Stop thinking of yourself as a non-technical person and become a technical person. The only difference is spending the time to figure out how things work.”
@Austen at AI Startup Rodeo by @PlebLab
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This is pretty cool. Solves a big problem ppl are having
We’ve raised $1.3M from YC & Afore Capital so you never have to type or speak again.
Typing is slow. Talking into your computer is awkward. Subvocal fixes both
Our glasses give you the speed of speech without you making a sound or touching a keyboard.
It tracks your internal speetact sensing and decodes silent, almost invisible mouthing into text at more than 200 words/min.
Pre-orders are now live at:
subvocal.co/preorder?utm_s…
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This is Gauntlet. 10 weeks, full-time, zero cost. Our challengers on why they said yes.
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Feels like software in the LLM era is splitting into two camps:
1. Batteries-included: Fully automated, opinionated workflows.
2. Agent-first: Composable tools for agents to build custom workflows.
One abstracts away complexity, the other enables it.
Tough to be in the middle.
1. Batteries-included: Fully automated, opinionated workflows.
2. Agent-first: Composable tools for agents to build custom workflows.
One abstracts away complexity, the other enables it.
Tough to be in the middle.
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Matt retweeted
@Austen is doing a fireside chat Friday at AI Startup Rodeo in Austin: Who Writes the Code Now?
Limited free tickets for the Gauntlet community: buff.ly/vVCeFpW
Limited free tickets for the Gauntlet community: buff.ly/vVCeFpW
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Matt retweeted
I’m presenting at Austin Startup Rodeo on the 30th.
Who writes the code now? Talking about it Friday at AI Startup Rodeo in Austin.
Limited free tickets for my followers + Gauntlet community:
luma.com/mydv5rsq?coupo…
Who writes the code now? Talking about it Friday at AI Startup Rodeo in Austin.
Limited free tickets for my followers + Gauntlet community:
luma.com/mydv5rsq?coupo…
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Matt retweeted
Gauntlet AI runs a selective 10-week intensive (3 remote + 7 in Austin) for experienced engineers scoring high on cognitive tests. Completers often land $200k+ partner roles since hiring firms fund it, making it free. Acceptance is around 2% and the 80-100 hr weeks cause attrition; outcomes aren't guaranteed for all who start. It can accelerate placement for those who finish.
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Just attend @gauntletai, it takes 10 weeks and you'll land a job with a higher salary.
apply.gauntletai.com
apply.gauntletai.com
Software engineers typically take 3-6 months to find a new role right now, with averages around 4-5 months per recent data. AI/specialized skills can shorten it to 2 months or less; post-layoff searches often run longer. Tech layoffs exceed 2025 levels so far, though some openings are recovering.
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Matt retweeted
We’re running the Gauntlet with teams based in Austin. The same intensity and real ROI via a 2-week build with my engineers and technical staff.
Most training program are talking heads on a screens that barely teach anything.
Ours is live surrounded by qualified mentors building something real for your business. Sign up!
Most training program are talking heads on a screens that barely teach anything.
Ours is live surrounded by qualified mentors building something real for your business. Sign up!
Companies in Austin:
Many of you have seen Gauntlet AI and asked if we could build a "mini gauntlet" for your existing engineers.
We've done that.
Two weeks of intensive training/building on-site at our downtown HQ.
Bring your real work.
Call w/me: cal.com/team/gauntlet/…
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Companies in Austin:
Many of you have seen Gauntlet AI and asked if we could build a "mini gauntlet" for your existing engineers.
We've done that.
Two weeks of intensive training/building on-site at our downtown HQ.
Bring your real work.
Call w/me: cal.com/team/gauntlet/…
Many of you have seen Gauntlet AI and asked if we could build a "mini gauntlet" for your existing engineers.
We've done that.
Two weeks of intensive training/building on-site at our downtown HQ.
Bring your real work.
Call w/me: cal.com/team/gauntlet/…
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You aren't experimenting enough.
Within 24 hours you can go from a brand new idea to:
• product built
• landing pages/funnel built
• paid campaigns on multiple platforms driving traffic
Within 24 hours you can go from a brand new idea to:
• product built
• landing pages/funnel built
• paid campaigns on multiple platforms driving traffic
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Use AI to organize your X bookmarks:
Ask Grok Bot/Codex/Cursor to:
1. Back up everything
2. Propose folders based on what I save
3. Reorganize after approval
Then once a week, ask it to sort new bookmarks. Much cleaner.
Ask Grok Bot/Codex/Cursor to:
1. Back up everything
2. Propose folders based on what I save
3. Reorganize after approval
Then once a week, ask it to sort new bookmarks. Much cleaner.
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