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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

Techie, educator, writer, designer, strategist, innovator, entrepreneur, Wife, Mom, and best of all - Grandma Spoon! tonyawitherspoon.com Wichita, KS Joined August 2007
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Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele

7 months ago

Wow! AI ASSISTED GARAGE MANUFACTURING IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE! CAD Drawings From Just A Picture! MIT just released something profound for creators and engineers alike. Picture this. You take a photo of an object, upload it, and an AI delivers a fully parametric CAD model, complete with editable code and construction history. This is open source GenCAD, from MIT's Decode Lab. It uses autoregressive transformers and diffusion models, trained on hundreds of thousands of images and CAD files. Input a 2D photo or sketch. Output valid CadQuery Python code that beats models like GPT-4.5 in accuracy. Why does this matter? It speeds up reverse engineering, prototyping, and part searches in vast databases. No more hours spent modeling from scratch. Field repairs, custom designs, education, all transformed. It even retrieves similar parts from libraries of thousands. For industries like manufacturing and aerospace, it cuts costs and boosts innovation. Hobbyists gain pro tools without the steep curve. I am testing it now on random objects and can not believe how much of a super power this is. I can start dozens of companies just on this AI model. This open-source gem is here: gencad.github.io The future of building stuff arrives in a snapshot.

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

7 months ago

@BenjamenH @JasonToevs Platform leaders can let startups build new features with lean teams and none of the drag on the core platform. If it works, they acquire it. That’s a pretty standard tech playbook.

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Simplifying AI @simplifyinAI

8 months ago

🚨 BREAKING: Someone just open-sourced a tool that optimizes your website for AI search engines. It’s called geo-seo-claude. It optimizes any website for AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. → Runs full GEO audits with parallel subagents → Delivers 60-second visibility snapshots → Analyzes structured schema markup for LLMs → Exports complete PDF reports 100% Open-Source.

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

8 months ago

@JasonToevs @mattshumer_ I thought the same thing....We've had these very same conversations.

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Tao Burga @taoburr

9 months ago

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS What do we need to build to prepare the world for advanced AI? >$25 billion is about to flow into AI resilience and AI-for-science from the OpenAI Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and other major funders. But there's no shovel-ready list of the essential projects to build, and no critical mass of builders ready to execute. We're trying to fix that with The Launch Sequence, a collection of concrete projects to accelerate science, strengthen security, and adapt institutions to future advanced AI. We're opening up The Launch Sequence for new pitches. We'll help you develop your idea, connect you with funders, and get it built. $10,000 honorarium for published proposals. 🔗 Read the RFP and submit a short pitch (200–400 words): ifp.org/rfp-launch We’re looking for short pitches in three areas: 1. Accelerating science: What do researchers need to make breakthroughs with AI that markets and conventional grants won’t fund fast enough? 2. Strengthening security: What tools, technologies, or orgs can help ensure rapid AI advances don't undermine national security and public safety? 3. Adapting institutions: How do our institutions need to evolve to help society adapt to AI-driven change while preserving human agency? Our advisory panel: – @woj_zaremba, OpenAI co-founder – @tkalil2050, CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy – @matthewclifford, Co-founder & Chair of Entrepreneurs First, founding Chair of ARIA On top of the $10,000 honorarium, we offer a $1,000 bounty for pitching an idea we hadn’t heard before (if we publish it), and for every successful referral. Submissions are rolling, but we'll prioritize early pitches (within the next few weeks) and start reviewing immediately.

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The Rockefeller Foundation @RockefellerFdn

12 months ago

The Rockefeller Foundation is partnering with @HeartlandFwd to launch "Big Bets for America," a gathering focused on harnessing the latest innovations & spotlighting new economic opportunities to improve lives across the heartland and beyond #BigBetsforAmerica

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Connected Nation @connectednation

a year ago

If AI is THE hot topic of 2025, then this is THE hot ticket of the year! 🎫 Join us for an AI Interconnection Summit. This can't miss event focuses on the critical infrastructure needed to win the AI race ➡️ bit.ly/CNIXPWichitaSu… @NewbyVentures @DECIX #ConnectedNation

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Rob Dickson @showmerob

a year ago

🚀 Real-world experience meets real impact! Thanks to our partnership with @WichitaState Applied Learning and @WSUTech, students are helping power our district-wide summer tech refresh! 💻⚡ From imaging devices to setting up classrooms, these future-ready students are getting hands-on—and making a difference for students. 🎥 Watch how applied learning is transforming education in action ⬇️ @WichitaUSD259 #WPSProud #WSU #WSUTech #FutureReady #AppliedLearning #EdTech #SummerRefresh #PartnershipsInAction @DrShereeUtash @spoonwrite

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Connected Nation @connectednation

a year ago

We're still celebrating last week's #CNIXP groundbreaking and looking forward to the future of Kansas's broadband!🌐 ✍️Learn more: bit.ly/43DIqZG @hunternewby @NewbyVentures @spoonwrite @WichitaState @DECIX #ConnectedNation #broadband #ruralbroadband #betterbroadband

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

2 years ago

🌟 Let’s make it happen! 🌿 VOTE DAILY for @BotanicaWichita as @USATODAY's Best Botanical Garden! 🏆 Show your love for Wichita! 💚👇 10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/…

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

2 years ago

I received mine in the mail. Did you?

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

2 years ago

I earned Unique Belgique’s delicious 'FREE Chocolate Chip Belgian Waffle'. #FreeUBBelgianWaffle @sukuthis #UniqueBelgiqueSponsored @UBWaffles @SimSocial Get yours here 👇

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

2 years ago

I earned Unique Belgique’s delicious 'FREE Chocolate Chip Belgian Waffle'. #FreeUBBelgianWaffle @sukuthis #UniqueBelgiqueSponsored @UBWaffles @SimSocial Get yours here 👇

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Elon Musk @elonmusk

2 years ago

True

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ALEX @ajtourville

2 years ago

During a fireside chat yesterday, SpaceX President & COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed that Starlink can provide everybody in rural and semi-rural U.S. with high-speed broadband internet connectivity for a very small fraction of the price of laying down a fiber optic cable.

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

3 years ago

Go Shox‼️ #watchus

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

3 years ago

Energy Department Funds First IACs at Community Colleges, Trade Unions newamerica.org/education-poli… via @newamerica @ShalinJyotishi

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

3 years ago

Our family is LOVING Mark Rober's monthly engineering "Build Box". Use my referral link and we BOTH save $10! crunchlabs.refr.cc/tonyawitherspo…

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Wichita State @WichitaState

3 years ago

Check it out! 🤖‼️ Starting today, @WSU__Dining is partnering with @StarshipRobots to introduce robotic food delivery on campus. Order your favorite meals from select restaurants at WSU and get it delivered straight to you! See details ➡️ wsu.news/RobotDelivery

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

3 years ago

@WichitaState President used #Shocker @TedLasso #believe theme to inspire the start of the Fall semester youtube.com/live/unx_2TnwM… @jasonsudeikis

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President Richard Muma @PresidentWSU

3 years ago

I spoke today about how what we do at WSU impacts our students and community - and what we can learn from everyone's favorite Shocker, @TedLasso, about what it means to BELIEVE in the strength of Shocker Nation. And hopefully everyone enjoyed my Coach Lasso impression!🧢

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Tonya Witherspoon @spoonwrite

3 years ago

@PresidentWSU used @TedLasso as his theme for the @WichitaState Fall Address @jasonsudeikis youtube.com/live/unx_2TnwM… #believe #shockers

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Wichita State Esports @EsportsWSU

4 years ago

It’s official, Wichita State Esports has expanded and transitioned into the Corbin Education Center! Come see how our open house went. produced by our very own @feelsgoodmax #SHXGO⚡️ #McDGamingWSU

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