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kevin simler

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kevin simler

@kevinsimler

on twitter i value insight and kindness ••• once upon a time i wrote a book: amazon.com/dp/0190495995/

san francisco

Joined March 2011

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kevin simler
@kevinsimler
May 28
Life update: I cofounded a VC firm. God help me! Please see our announcement (QTed) — but allow me to contextualize 🧵
Commit Capital
@CommitCapital
May 28
Today we're introducing Commit Capital: a $15M fund investing in technical founders at the earliest stage of building. We invest in B2B software, with a focus on dev tools and infrastructure. The unique structure of our fund follows from a simple observation: Get engineering
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
May 13, 2019
GOING CRITICAL — a 🆕 interactive essay! How to prevent disease, control nuclear reactions, and encourage the spread of ideas. All with playable simulations. meltingasphalt.com/interactive/go…
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kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Aug 25, 2018
The essence of systems thinking: Every persistent biological or cultural structure exists because of a positive feedback loop. Sometimes it’s hard to see. But to understand the structure, you must understand the loop.
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Apr 6, 2019
Still probably the coolest thing ever to happen on the internet artplusmarketing.com/the-story-of-r…
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kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Mar 18, 2024
i read this book over a decade ago been a dad for 2.5 years now it’s the framework that i rely on the most for guiding my behavior as a parent v grateful to @bryan_caplan for writing it
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Jan 9, 2022
as a nonreligious person, i’m always disappointed there’s no good secular equivalent to “i’ll pray for you”
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
May 3, 2019
This is incredible. A guy took a fertilized chicken egg out of its shell, incubated it in a clear plastic cup, and filmed the whole thing. It never occurred to me that this was possible. Day 3: 🤯 youtu.be/uE0uKvUbcfw?t=…
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Mar 16, 2020
OUTBREAK — 🆕 interactive essay Explore travel restrictions and social distancing. Learn how #FlatteningTheCurve reduces fatalities. All with playable simulations. meltingasphalt.com/interactive/ou…
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kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Apr 26, 2019
Fascinating to see the realism of these portraits degrade toward the end of the empire....
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Oct 14, 2017
What I look for in ppl I follow: 1. Able to teach me new things 2. High signal:noise ratio 3. Polite & agreeable 4. Original thoughts > RTs
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Jun 21, 2019
Replying to @kevinsimler
If you’re on the same page — that there’s something inhumane about what we do to kids in school — just like this tweet (or reply and say hi) so I know who’s in the same headspace as me. If you have thoughts to share (from yourself or others), even better.
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Dec 17, 2018
Hey Twitter, instead of a mute button, how about an adjustable volume knob?
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
Oct 28, 2021
So, uh, news item: I had a kid! It’s going GREAT SO FAR (thx for wondering). Baby boy, healthy, born a few months ago. I’m currently taking all forms of well-wishes and friendly advice :) Below: a long-running thread of things that have surprised me about babies/parenting/etc
kevin simler
@kevinsimler
May 19, 2019
"Live players" vs. "Dead players" (THREAD) Since reading this distinction two weeks ago, I've thought about it more or less every day. It's a simple distinction, but it explains so much.
Live versus Dead Players
From medium.com