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I began writing retrospectives in 2023, on the year that had passed. Let's continue the tradition, but with a wider scope than before.
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The world is spiraling deeper and deeper into chaos. The U.S. has abandoned its ally Ukraine. The DevRel state is intrinsically bound to the world state. Despite the bleak context, I still have a couple of personal wins.

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Phones extended our hands; AI extends intent. How agents, DID, and treasury-as-code turn Personal OS into Founder OS, and into Civic OS
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Sam Altman says a single founder will soon build a billion-dollar company. Altman asks: How soon until a single person boots a state?

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IA2 outpaces SWIRL and Lan et al. in training efficiency using TD3-TD-SWAR and adaptive action masking for faster SQL index selection.
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IA2 outpaces SWIRL and Lan et al. in training efficiency using TD3-TD-SWAR and adaptive action masking for faster SQL index selection.