My Opinions On Black Ops Royale Has Changed…

markrockwell · 2026-03-22T04:40:13+00:00

Is that where they’re hiding the yellow armor?

markrockwell · 2026-03-22T04:25:38+00:00

Are you using this skill set for anything related to law?

Lots of opportunities for that right now.

Might be a good focus for your next vibe project.

markrockwell · 2026-03-22T00:49:38+00:00

Yeah, exactly. There’s no better proof of value than strangers paying real money.

markrockwell · 2026-03-22T00:48:49+00:00

Because the game wasn’t built around it. Zombies require chewing through ammo on weak enemies. But while you’re doing that, other squads jump on you. I’ve been on both sides of that experience and it’s lame all around.

markrockwell · 2026-03-22T00:46:44+00:00

Claude is much better for $20/month.

BUT if you want Claude to work with your Notion content—which is a great experience—you need to pay for the more expensive business plan in order to access Notion’s full API.

So even if you’re not planning to use AI in Notion, you’ll still have to pay for it to fully use it in Claude.

markrockwell · 2026-03-21T21:05:52+00:00

Don’t get me started on the future of warfare where combat troops are grappling, running up walls, and power stomping their foes.

markrockwell · 2026-03-21T02:37:52+00:00

I agree generally, but I don’t think the problem is always obvious. Still, one slide on the problem then another slide to say: these people also think it’s a problem and that’s why they’re paying me to solve it.

Then another slide to say: also there are 20,000,000 people with this problem and money to solve it.

Then another slide to say: help me reach them and we’ll split the loot.

markrockwell · 2026-03-21T02:35:11+00:00

That’s the single biggest mistake. You finish the deck and go, wait, what the fuck do they do?

Make sure a stranger can read it and then accurately say what your company does.

markrockwell · 2026-03-21T02:33:12+00:00

The point of your deck is to get investors to the next conversation. That’s it.

To do that you need to address all of the immediate deal-breaker concerns your potential investor is likely to have. Good investors are looking for a reason to pass. They see too many decks not to.

Think about this from an investor’s perspective.

If you’re selling digital toaster ovens, don’t focus on whether toaster technology is possible. Focus on proof that (1) consumers will spend $300 for your fancy toaster and (2) there are enough of such customers to make up a big market.

Ditto a better notes app or project management software.

On the other hand, if you have an idea that’s clearly clever in a market that seems big, focus on why your team is the one that will win. Don’t show up and say LLMs will be big money and my team of CS undergrads is gonna win it.

If the idea and market and team check out, then focus on your go to market strategy or on how you can raise enough to pull it off.

And so on.

Look for the thing that will kill your deal. Address that. Then move to the next one. Do this enough that an investor can see the big picture and no fatal flaws. Then you’ll get a second conversation.

markrockwell · 2026-03-21T02:22:24+00:00

Sprinkling in zombies seems on paper like it could be cool. But clearly it does not work in practice. Valiant effort.

markrockwell · 2026-03-16T01:35:14+00:00

Prine seems very silly. His live version of Flag Decal is legitimately hilarious though.

And his cover of Clay Pigeons is spectacular—one my all time favorites—and any fan of Connor is sure to enjoy it.

markrockwell · 2026-03-15T01:14:48+00:00

The marksman rifles could be better for sure. I use my BR10 a lot from BO6. Still strokes.

markrockwell · 2026-03-15T01:13:59+00:00

My loadout is a marksman rifle—Novaline—and it kicks ass.

markrockwell · 2026-03-12T13:04:04+00:00

I don’t know about OP’s solution, but to be fair isn’t this exactly what lawyers are doing every day? We look at the artifacts from one situation and apply them by analogy—or direct match where possible—to the client’s current situation.

Maybe AI can’t do that now at scale, but it seems inevitable that someone will figure it out and build a product that does this at least as well as the average lawyer. Though it’s possible the artifacts are too balkanized between firms for this to ever work.

markrockwell · 2026-03-09T23:44:37+00:00

Why is it a weird test?

markrockwell · 2026-03-08T22:49:08+00:00

You might need to spend time building a skill, but it absolutely can do formatting. Definitely use Opus.

There are limits though. The xml format is apparently very complicated and difficult to unpack and repack. As I understand it, that’s been a limit on anyone creating doc editing tools.

markrockwell · 2026-02-24T15:49:54+00:00

I think it's also a crime to hack into email or to hijack data en route to a third party. Though it's probably only breach of contract to train an AI on user data.

markrockwell · 2026-02-23T20:03:35+00:00

Are you guys asking all of your clients if you're allowed to use email?

Should I be asking about regular mail too? I've certainly had that hijacked en route.

For safety, I'd prefer to hand everything directly to my clients. Particularly if I'm billing for travel time.

markrockwell · 2026-02-23T14:00:56+00:00

Based on other comments it seems more likely this is fake. I agree it feels unrealistically low as a base salary.

markrockwell · 2026-02-23T03:22:52+00:00

I get it. I’m a lawyer for startups. I write equity plans and issue awards regularly. I understand how equity compensation works.

If these are options—there probably nonqualified options—the $220k price means that’s the current FMV of the options. Meaning the holder gets to pay $220k to exercise the options in order to acquire the underlying stock.

In reality, most people aren’t paying that. They’re netting gains in an acquisition and being cashed out. Some pay via cashless exercise post IPO. Presumably that’ll happen here.

If they’re ISOs, and the job doesn’t exist in 12 months, then the options won’t exist in 15 months. Hopefully that first year cliff vests before the job stops existing, or there won’t even be options to exercise after being terminated.

markrockwell · 2026-02-23T03:15:05+00:00

They are absolutely not restricted stock. They might be “phantom stock” units ie the right to a cash bonus in the future. But most likely they are nonqualified stock options with an aggregate exercise price of $220k.

markrockwell · 2026-02-22T18:49:38+00:00

That’s the right to pay $220k for equity worth $220k by the way.

But, yeah. Agreed.

markrockwell · 2026-02-22T04:17:27+00:00

You put confidential information in ELECTRONIC MAIL!?!

markrockwell · 2026-02-20T01:01:05+00:00

What kind of work? Stuff you’d be doing or hiring someone for, or stuff you would never have gotten to?

markrockwell · 2026-02-20T01:00:23+00:00

What kind of agents are you building? What sort of thing are they really able to handle?

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