John Fiorello

I built a thing! Command Genius is an application that helps tech-adjacent folks use the command prompt without having to google hard-to-remember codes or terms. github.com/Joh.../comma...

I've built a few things that I haven't shared. Last one was the Bubble Builder for Bksy. Since then, I've built 2 more apps including: iConsent, a global database for people who want to record their consent (or non-consent) to anything, in an ongoing consent chain, ID & public searchable database.

I ran another AI training event, still shocked at who is/isn't touching it. I have to keep telling people that it doesn't matter if you don't like it, you still have to know how to use it. But maybe not...if we see a strong Amish-style anti-tech resistance rise up and birth a new dystopia.

There's a lot of sick people in the USA. And by sick, I don't mean gross or physically ill. I mean, they have a sickness, but they don't know they're sick. They are so injured, and so hopelessly dependent on a system they fight to protect, that they're not capable of being unplugged.

If your company reaches out to me for help with something & then you want me to go through an application process, your success rate will be very low. If you make me go through one of those automated identity checks, your success rate will be zero.

What's the equivalent of working at the ER on a full moon for your office technology? Because whatever that is, it's happening now.

I caught myself singing 'Take me home, country roads' in the shower this am and wondered how many other folks might be doing the same thing at the same time. I figured the answer had to be >1, right?!

I'm moving through the stages of grief, currently at the anger phase. I may be here for a while. Kyrie Eleison Young, healthy, expecting dad, heart attack. I'm so angry.

Google Gemini for the win...

So, I made a cool tool that helps you mute accounts that may fill your discover feed. bubblebuilder.vercel.app Hope it helps you build a better feed!

Built a custom sleep timer for Spotify that fades out and pauses your music after a set time. Just a Chrome bookmarklet — no installs, no extensions. Free to use. Tip me a coffee if it helps you sleep 😴 ☕ github.com/JohnFiorello...

Sometimes AI feels like magic. I wanted someone's software to do something it couldn't do. I went to AI, told it what I wanted it to do, and it helped me build it. Unbelievable.

This is something I wrestle with when trying to bridge entrepreneurial programming with high education environments:

I've been able to hold it together fairly well with spending most of my bitcoin on my last startup back in the day. But getting these Robinhood notifications regularly reminding me it's over $100k is getting harder to cope with.

Shipping is broken. UPS charging 50% of the price of shipping for a fuel surcharge!? Amazon has ruined me buying/selling anywhere else.

Shout out to Guitar Center's email marketing crew who give you the option of not just type of marketing you're open to receiving, but the frequency (including monthly or just holidays). This is the way.

I really dislike Google trying to tell me that I need to pay more for their service because they're giving me free access to their AI. I don't want it, I didn't ask for it, and I'd prefer to opt-in (or at LEAST have an opt-out). I guess someone has to pay for it...🤦‍♂️

I received this email and I'm ticked, my wife is pissed. Yeah, thanks for the 'discount' for buying all new thermostats, but why would we stick with Google when they'll probably do the same thing again in 8 years. Home infrastructure is not consumer tech. We own things for decades, not years, right?

I'm working with a #volunteer group to help restore a local volleyball court in North Canaan, CT. We've raised a lot of support and we're almost there, can you help us push us past our goal? We have less than $2k to go! Here's the link to donate (for group 1): shorturl.at/KOjvb

Hosting our next Northwest Startup Community Night. If you're in Connecticut and you want to help support startup founders and small businesses, please join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/northwest-...

Whenever I see stuff like this, the first thing I always think of is that movie where the wealthy people that knew about a planet-ending asteroid were quitting their jobs so they could spend more time with their family before the end.

I just read a huge thread of people all saying that autism is not a bad thing (or actually a good thing) so there's no need to try and fix it and I'm thoroughly confused. Can crazy hate for a political team get folks to genuinely lie to their eyes? Oh, right, I remember...

I feel bad for a lot of politicians. It seems like it's an acting gig for many of them, but they don't have SAG-AFTRA fighting for them to have breaks where they can be normal. 🥂 to the real ones who don't get tired because they're not actually performing.

I think we can all agree that we like the law when it works & we don't like the law when it doesn't work. Rico charges are great when we think they're working, but terrible if we think they're being used to target political opponents. In this case, the 'informant' being correct is the lynchpin.

I played The Oregon Trail for the first time last night. It was fun!

We live in the future: I'm taking a quick social media break while my friendly AI is putting together marketing messages for 3 social platforms for me for an upcoming event. Shouldn't take long, then back to work :)

Lol. Same energy:

I wish bsky's algo wasn't so hardcore. I liked maybe 2 telescope pics of the moon, please stop showing me pictures of the moon every 5 posts now! 😂

I'm no fan of MTG, but anyone who buys stock knows you buy the dip.

Ah, the golden handcuffs.

A Chinese Daoist maxim from the third century BC: ‘Govern a great empire as you would cook a small fish’ — i.e. don’t keep poking it and stirring it up.

GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!

Imagine a book where both sides of an argument are convinced the book has been written about the other side. LOL Equality and Justice vs Freedom and Liberty still seems to be the sticking point. It's easy to see how each can be the barrier to the other depending on the starting point.

Robinhood was wild this am!

If the government wanted to do something to foundationally shift the buying power of Americans, it would create legislation to require home loans structured with simple interest. Almost nothing we've seen will have a greater affect on lifetime wealth for low-income people than mortgage interest.

It feels like we're ripping the band-aid off an economy that has been on the edge for a long time. MMT was a heck of a drug, but with the country led by folks who don't think money is fungible we eventually had to pick a lane. The correction may be tough but necessary, hindsight will let us know!

Assuming it was the same speed/reliability? I'd switch in a minute. Unfortunately, I don't think satellite internet is as reliable because of weather. But I'm open to be proved wrong! With high-speed internet running $80-100/month, $10/month is a no brainer.

Saw a smart and nuanced take on social media. On April 1st. Fantastic!

Good to know if you're shopping on value. Margins on the least expensive cars must be low, which means you're getting a better deal!

The funny thing is that I can't tell if this is written from a left-leaning or right-leaning perspective!

It's the 'in line' part... 🤦‍♂️ You can't hand them a check while they're in line and you can hand them the water when they're not in line. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here!