Lisa Abramson

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Robert and I are thrilled that our gift of over 2 million shares of SpaceX stock will be distributed to children’s Trump accounts in December!   Our initial gift (shares transferring to escrow as we speak) will go to 11 to 17-year-olds who live in zip codes with median family income (MFI) of $57,000 or less, and to those who live in zip codes with too few residents for an MFI to be reported in the census. These families should receive a notice by Monday.    In a few weeks, an additional gift will be finalized for eligible 11 to 17-year-old children in military families serving overseas, children in foster care, and more children whose MFI is $90,000 or less living in counties near our home in the great state of Texas.   Thank you to the incredible team @SpaceX, @Treasury, @IRS, @DellFdn, @GreaterHorizons, @InvestAmerica24, and the legal firms of Morgan Lewis and Gibson Dunn for working over the past few months to make this happen.   We are deeply grateful for the groundbreaking work that Brad Gerstner @altcap and @MichaelDell have done for the long-term financial security for millions of kids.   God Bless America!

My therapist once told me, “Anger is the part of you that loves you the most. It shows up when you’re being mistreated, ignored, or disrespected. It’s a signal calling you to step away from what’s harming you. Whether it’s a room, a job, a relationship, or an old version of yourself, anger lets you know when it’s time to walk away. If you learn to listen to it, to trust it, and make it your ally, it won’t need to shout so loudly.” That conversation never left me… it changed the way I see myself.

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If this is true, I’m 100% reserving. sfstandard.com/2026/10/30/te…

they didn’t say exactly, but I think it was a mix of things: - giving models context, asking them to explain what was being asked to ensure that they were aligned and understood. - giving a clear process / instruction for the models to think through the task and execute it really well. - some of the prompting was basically basic CoT - write out what you want to do, check to see if you missed anything and that you meet or exceed the requirements, and then execute. - taste for what to change or de-slop design-wise. and I have a super short prompt I use for design runs to reduce ai slop in designs. - told Claude not to think about safety bc it goes overboard on that and remind it that it’s a demo. - knowing the strengths and weaknesses of models. Knowing how to prompt them for best results. Astra is lazy by default, but easy to steer. Claude overthinks and goes overboard. - I also often start by telling Claude I have a really interesting or exciting (design) project for it that it’s going to love. I’ll tell it that I’m having it do X because GPT isn’t good enough and I know that Claude is going to impress me, blah blah blah. It’s annoying but they’ve lowkey trained Claude to where you have to pretend it’s human to an extent. - I also have it verify it’s work or suggestions and tend to recommend that one model (Claude) ask the other model (GPT) to review its work or recommendations. - some of the prompting also anticipated the kinds of things the model would do poorly or get stuck on, so I’d mention things that would help there.

Tesla has just officially introduced the first FSD (Supervised) referral program! If you refer a Tesla owner to try FSD (Supervised), then you earn one month of free FSD (Supervised) or a $99 Tesla Credit. To refer someone, you must be currently subscribed to FSD (Supervised) or have purchased FSD (Supervised) outright Sharing your referrer link grants eligible customers a one-month FSD (Supervised) trial. Referrer benefits are earned when your referral recipient subscribes to FSD (Supervised) during their trial. Your referrer benefit will depend on your FSD (Supervised) ownership status as outlined below: • Subscribed to FSD (Supervised): One month of free FSD (Supervised) • Purchased FSD (Supervised) outright: $99 Tesla Credit toward eligible purchases. You can receive referrer benefits up to 12 times per calendar year when your link is used and an FSD (Supervised) subscription is purchased. This new program is currently only available in the U.S. After your invitee receives the link, they will have access to one free month of FSD (Supervised), if eligible. If they subscribe to FSD (Supervised) during the trial, you will earn your referrer benefit. Here's my FSD (Supervised) referral link if you want to check it out: tesla.com/get-app/referral?c…

Before Hollywood, I was living in a van in Hawaii and waiting tables at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. One day, the incredible Rae Dawn Chong walked into the restaurant, and naturally, I went up to her table and said, “Hey, you’re a movie star! What are you doing here?” She asked if I could act, and I said, “Fuck yeah, put me in your movie!” She asked for my phone number. The only problem was I didn’t have one. So I gave her my buddy Mike’s number instead. A couple days later, Mike casually mentions, “Oh, by the way, someone called you.” ARE YOU KIDDING ME, MIKE?! I called her back, and sure enough, she was serious. I drove over to pick up the script, went back to Mike’s house, and read all 120 pages three times in a row. First script I’d ever read. My character's name was Devon, and I remember thinking, “Sweet! I could totally play a Devon!” I showed up to the audition with every line and inflection mapped out in pencil. Rae told me I could act and offered me the part. I asked if we were shooting in Hawaii. Nope. Los Angeles. I had about $60 to my name, a bag of clothes, and some rollerblades. Then Rae told me they'd fly me out. And I remember thinking right then and there, my life just changed forever. I'm going to be an actor. That little movie was Cursed Part 3, a low-budget horror comedy that opened the door to Hollywood for me. I'll forever be grateful to Rae for taking a chance on a kid working at a shrimp restaurant. Everybody starts somewhere, and this is where it all began for me.

Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid of reaching your deathbed knowing you never had the courage to try something huge.

Underrated life advice: Be careful what you normalize just because everyone else does it. Complaining about your spouse. Being glued to your phone. Hating Mondays. Creating drama. Spending money you don’t have. The worst habits always come with plenty of company. Avoid the trap.

I’m convinced that most stress isn’t from the hard things you’re doing, but from the hard things you’re avoiding. A good life is built by simply doing uncomfortable things sooner. The delayed conversation gets harder. The ignored problem gets bigger. The small repair gets more expensive. Peace is found through direct early action.

When I went to SF I was hoping to meet someone with an optimistic vision of the future. I talked to a lot of people. Most everyone was pessimistic or uncertain or optimistic for indefensible reasons.