Dustin Curtis

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Dustin Curtis is a designer, hacker, investor, and nomad.

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2025-05-16 • creativity ai

The author reflects on the impact of AI on their creative process, expressing concern that their original thoughts feel inferior to what AI can produce, leading to a sense of atrophied thinking systems and diminished intuition. Th...

2024-12-05 •

The text discusses the negative impact of the X algorithm devaluing posts with links, leading to a lack of context and source material, and ultimately impacting free speech.

2024-10-17 •

The author discusses the flaws of the block feature on a social media platform, how it impacts the algorithm, and how it can lead to unintentional echo chambers. The post also touches on the impact of user behavior on feed algorit...

2024-10-14 •

Elon Musk unveiled two world-changing products: Robotaxi, a fully self-driving taxi with no steering wheel or pedals, and an autonomous humanoid robot, called Optimus, that can walk and has fully functioning hands and feet. Howeve...

2024-05-21 •

The blog post discusses the concept of luxury for everyone and how Apple's products have been built around existing ideas and technologies that have been improved and repackaged into beautiful, premium experiences. It compares the...

2021-05-04 •

The text discusses the two things that lead to happiness, contribution and abundance. It explains how aligning your life with making a meaningful contribution and having an abundance mindset can lead to happiness. The author share...

2021-03-01 •

The author's Apple Card was disabled, which led to the disabling of his iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID accounts. The issue stemmed from a trade-in credit for an old MacBook Pro, which was not resolved in time, leading to a paymen...

2020-08-08 •

Bill Gates expresses his frustration with the CDC's absence during the pandemic and the Trump administration's handling of the situation. He emphasizes the importance of competence in leadership and the need for experts to priorit...

2020-01-28 •

The author shares his experience of using an iPad Pro and concludes that while it can technically do almost everything a MacBook Pro can, it is incredibly frustrating to use. He believes that the iPad is amazing for content consum...

2019-11-26 •

The blog post discusses the release of the 16-inch MacBook Pro and criticizes it for being a larger, heavier version of the 15-inch MacBook Pro that lazily fixes some serious flaws. The author mentions the improvements in the new ...

2019-11-02 •

The text is a detailed explanation of the various aspects of Apple TV, including its hardware, app, and features such as Apple TV Channels and Apple TV+. It also discusses the compatibility and limitations of Apple TV across diffe...

2019-10-15 •

The text discusses the current global crisis and the need for collective imagination to build new worlds. It explores the potential for a future of freedom and luxury for all, driven by advances in technology and automation. The a...

2019-07-22 •

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2019-06-04 •

The blog post provides a quick guide on how to host a static website with HTTPS on AWS, using S3 and CloudFront. It includes detailed steps on configuring S3, AWS Certificate Manager, CloudFront, and DNS using Route 53. The post a...