@charliermarsh: Optimizing Codex over the weekend. This is my favorite kind of work. I could do it forever.
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Charlie Marsh tweeted about enjoying optimizing Codex over the weekend, sharing a link to the work.
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Optimizing Codex over the weekend. This is my favorite kind of work. I could do it forever. https://t.co/NUBnJWJ2Sg
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