tell me you’re in seattle without telling me

business continuity planning in 2024: if boeing, no more than 2 employees on same flight if not boeing, no more than 5 employees on same flight

airlines should segment plane seats by introverts vs extroverts

immediately flagged every time as a tourist outside the US because i always wear a seatbelt

what $3m gets you around the U.S., according to recent sales on zillow palo alto 💀🪦

if you send me a voice note, please expect a >24hr response time

steady lads but in a good way

unforeseen (yet obvious) side effects of working remotely: - i used to never get sick but my immune system is now trash - i get at least a smol cold after every business trip - i need to make a conscious effort to exercise / get out of the house each day

day 4 in the human psychology experiment that is Vegas and i am craving vegetables & fresh air

a rare opportunity to work with a marketing star ⭐️

hot take: this sounds very reasonable?? maybe i’ve been in startupland long

Did you know replacing a physical U.S. "green card" costs $465 and can take ~8 months? My husband and I learned this the hard way last year... (oof) Very excited to work with DHS to bring privacy and convenience to people with digital credentials issued for immigration 🤩

because of the crowdstrike outage affecting all the airport/airline systems, the pilot announced they’re using an abacus to calculate the total combined weight we are now 40 minutes into the abacus count (and no, i have no idea why a normal calculator was not an option)

Think you can tell if a social media account is a bot? What about as AI gets better? A new paper—co-authored with researchers from ~20 orgs, & my OpenAI teammates Zoë Hitzig and David Schnurr—asks this question: What are AI-proof ways to tell who’s real online? (1/n)

big things are happening!!! ⚡️⚡️

We’re proud to share that Californians will soon be able to use their mobile driver’s license in the Apple/Google Wallet, in addition to the CA DMV Wallet app. SpruceID powers the mobile driver's license platform for CA DMV to make this possible. gov.ca.gov/2024/08/15/cal…

Pretty awesome to see SpruceID (we're hiring)'s work out in the wild Working under the hood to create simply better options and not just alternatives

🇺🇸 Here’s my Time piece. It’s a message for Democrats, liberals, and progressives who are against crypto. 🤝 In it, I explain why crypto aligns with their values. time.com/7111315/kamala…

Tim Duncan That’s a daft take Tim. There are plenty of legit use cases and businesses in crypto: -USDC allows you to make borderless payments without remittance fees. -Aave has permissionless lending markets. -Blackbird is onchain loyalty programs, exchangeable peer to peer for

Utah’s SB260 sets a new standard for digital ID: user-controlled, privacy-first, and free from surveillance. It bans forced device handovers, ensures selective disclosure, and keeps digital ID optional. It is a model for the future of identity. Link in 🧵