This daily picks page was compiled by the Postprint pipeline on 2026-10-04 (Asia/Shanghai). Sampling covers 20 public X accounts (including @pmarca, @balajis, @karpathy, @paulg, @sama, @naval and others) through the public read-only FxTwitter API — this is an account-pool observation, not an X-wide ranking. Today's sampling observed 123 items; 8 of them were newly verified and published on this site today; 2 were excluded by our editorial content filter. Entries below are ordered by a composite pick score (likes + 2×reposts + 3×bookmarks + 0.001×views) and presented as editorial selections. All interaction numbers are real sampled values shown with their collection time (2026-10-04 UTC); metrics we could not collect are omitted, never filled with zeros.
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- 1. We'll be spending a lot more time trying to understand the outputs of language models.
- 2. We're publishing our most detailed threat intelligence report to date.
- 3. The contrast between hanging up the last phone call of the day of high-stakes decisions and then a minute…
- 4. One of the most compelling parts about working at an ElonCo was the agility to pivot to whatever the most…
- 5. Talked to a Stanford prof last night who told me that AI has led to students all acing all the homeworks,…
- 6. I've been on a wild travel journey in China for several weeks, with only a backpack, making new friends and…
- 7. Here's my conversation with Anthony Kaldellis about the deep history of the Roman Empire in the west and the…
- 8. Stop building Foxconn factories for your agents
- 9. Here's my conversation with Khabib Nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib), one of the greatest fighters of all time.
- 10. Happy Birthday America! To me, the greatest nation on Earth.
1. We'll be spending a lot more time trying to understand the outputs of language models.
Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
50,072 likes5,758 reposts1,393 replies73,232 bookmarks1,219 quotes6,218,330 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy), about 1,816 characters of text. It opens with: "We'll be spending a lot more time trying to understand the outputs of language models. A few thoughts, tips & tricks: Writing. Something I've had success with: Ask your LLM to explain something in ASD-STE100, it's a controlled language specification originally developed for…" The headline above is our summary of the post's opening, not the author's own title.
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (6,218,330) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (50,072) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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2. We're publishing our most detailed threat intelligence report to date.
Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
50,507 likes11,708 reposts3,231 replies41,944 bookmarks4,931 quotes43,706,446 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Anthropic (@AnthropicAI), about 936 characters of text. It opens with: "We're publishing our most detailed threat intelligence report to date. It covers how people tried to misuse Claude—for cyberattacks, influence operations, surveillance, biology, and building weapons—and how we found and stopped them. We disrupted every operation in the…" The headline above is our summary of the post's opening, not the author's own title.
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (43,706,446) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (50,507) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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3. The contrast between hanging up the last phone call of the day of high-stakes decisions and then a minute…
Sam Altman (@sama) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
20,003 likes539 reposts943 replies1,576 bookmarks156 quotes1,187,622 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Sam Altman (@sama), about 306 characters of text. It opens with: "The contrast between hanging up the last phone call of the day of high-stakes decisions and then a minute later walking in the door to the pure love of small children who want to laugh and play and show you every discovery they made that day is the strangest and best thing I…"
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (1,187,622) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (20,003) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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4. One of the most compelling parts about working at an ElonCo was the agility to pivot to whatever the most…
Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
13,757 likes599 reposts428 replies1,512 bookmarks109 quotes468,752 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Nikita Bier (@nikitabier), about 501 characters of text. It opens with: "One of the most compelling parts about working at an ElonCo was the agility to pivot to whatever the most important problem was."
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (468,752) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (13,757) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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5. Talked to a Stanford prof last night who told me that AI has led to students all acing all the homeworks,…
Dimitri Dadiomov (@dadiomov) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
8,243 likes364 reposts219 replies1,009 bookmarks118 quotes1,435,225 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Dimitri Dadiomov (@dadiomov), about 428 characters of text. It opens with: "Talked to a Stanford prof last night who told me that AI has led to students all acing all the homeworks, never showing up to office hours, and then failing the final exams in-person."
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (1,435,225) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (8,243) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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6. I've been on a wild travel journey in China for several weeks, with only a backpack, making new friends and…
Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
8,023 likes267 reposts600 replies481 bookmarks59 quotes875,859 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Lex Fridman (@lexfridman), about 606 characters of text. It opens with: "I've been on a wild travel journey in China for several weeks, with only a backpack, making new friends and meeting & getting to know people from all walks of life. I've been truly humbled and inspired by everyone's kindness."
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (875,859) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (8,023) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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7. Here's my conversation with Anthony Kaldellis about the deep history of the Roman Empire in the west and the…
Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
2,757 likes358 reposts174 replies2,067 bookmarks43 quotes376,183 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Lex Fridman (@lexfridman), about 1,242 characters of text. It opens with: "Here's my conversation with Anthony Kaldellis about the deep history of the Roman Empire in the west and the east (the Byzantine Empire). This was a truly fascinating conversation with a lot of wisdom for the modern world and for the future of human civilization. The Roman…"
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (376,183) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (2,757) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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8. Stop building Foxconn factories for your agents
Garry Tan (@garrytan) · article · sampled 2026-10-04
982 likes79 reposts83 replies2,243 bookmarks37 quotes550,095 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long-form X article published on X by Garry Tan (@garrytan), about 13,298 characters of text, 1 image(s). It opens with: "In January I got back into coding and I built Garry's List. Over five hundred thousand lines of Rails and the tests to police it."
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (550,095) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (982) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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9. Here's my conversation with Khabib Nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib), one of the greatest fighters of all time.
Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
3,405 likes298 reposts200 replies1,154 bookmarks43 quotes439,964 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Lex Fridman (@lexfridman), about 1,651 characters of text. It opens with: "Here's my conversation with Khabib Nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib), one of the greatest fighters of all time."
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (439,964) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (3,405) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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10. Happy Birthday America! To me, the greatest nation on Earth.
Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) · post · sampled 2026-10-04
6,262 likes245 reposts221 replies114 bookmarks12 quotes304,472 views
metrics sampled 2026-10-04 (UTC)
What it is: A long X post published on X by Lex Fridman (@lexfridman), about 398 characters of text. It opens with: "Happy Birthday America! To me, the greatest nation on Earth. 250 years of loudly arguing our way toward a more perfect union 😂 We're in this together, I love you all! ❤️"
Why it is getting attention: From these sampled numbers, the sampled view count (304,472) suggests it reached a wide audience within this account pool; the sampled like count (6,262) is well above the rest of today's sample. This is an editorial observation based on publicly visible metrics, not an official ranking or platform conclusion.
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The takeaway
Taken together, today's batch is 10 long-form pieces drawn from the same public-account pool, mostly articles and threads saved and shared by readers. The full, continuously updated collection lives on the trending page, and any X article or thread can be turned into a document with the Postprint tool.
Source coverage: 20 public X accounts sampled via FxTwitter (public, read-only). This page reflects only what those accounts published and what our sampler could verify — it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official ranking of X. Sampling date: 2026-10-04 (Asia/Shanghai). Questions or takedown requests: contact us.
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2026-10-04; later re-runs refresh the same URL for the same day and never rewrite
past days' snapshots.