ive spent a lot of years sad—and a lot of years mad—but looking back on life, i think the years i chose to feel optimistic are always the best
Worst thing to do when you're full of agency is to wake up and browse Twitter
Life in the bay: A: Hey Rob, what have you been up to today? Me: Mostly just rest! I haven't been doing that enough lately A: Oh yeah I'm learning Rust too, how are you finding it? Me: I said REST A: You're designing an API?
It's only open source AI if it's from the Mistral region of France. Otherwise it's just sparkling spyware.
Just framed the signed paper from the great Alan Kay (you’ll see it at the entrance of our SF office.)
one "medium is the message" observation: when i write in notion, i write like i'm explaining a complex topic in simple terms, to a friend. when i write in google docs, i catch myself using corp-speak more.
The act of designing and building is becoming one, like the early days.
Starting from code, prompts, and API structure instead of drawing squares and annotating mocks feels insanely ambiguous and uncomfortable as a designer. But the shift is here, and it’s happening.
one of the most important hiring criteria for me is whether or not i can spend 10 hours a day in a room with someone