Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 28/09/2026what I’m struggling with as everyone tells me how they’re revolutionizing their lives with AI agents is this: very few things in my day to day are repetitive enough to merit building software to automate them, and for irregular tasks I don’t know enough to effectively delegate 3431
Reposted by Jason LengstorfAmy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026i agree. the vast majority of new businesses fail because of purely internal factors. if you manage to fail to an external factor, you’ve practically succeeded 1201
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 27/09/2026the hard parts of building a business are - solving a real problem for real people - ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting - prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle - connecting with customers if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business 613819
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 25/09/2026doing big things takes a long time, and knowing how hard you worked to achieve the result is part of what makes the big thing rewarding. don't give up. you can do this 2475
Reposted by Jason LengstorfATProto PDX @pdx.atproto.camp · 24/09/2026📣 TUESDAY, 10/6 at @codetv.dev studio! Bluesky CTO @pfrazee.com is going to blow our minds with his talk, 💫 Crazed Visions of the Future 💫 + time for demos and discussions RSVP here:atmo.rsvpATProto PDX: October MeetupIt's time to join your fellow idealists, builders, and shitposters for another meetup about the atmosphere! Together, we’re doing our part to create a more social web so the internet belongs to us, Th... 44712
Reposted by Jason LengstorfMarisa @marisamorby.com · 23/09/2026The USDA wants to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, and you have until October 6th to comment. Submitted comments must be reviewed, and if they aren't, it sets the basis for litigation. Here's the impact if the Roadless Rule is repealed: 1. Increased risk of fire: 88% of wildfires are started by 186
Reposted by Jason LengstorfCodeTV @codetv.dev · 23/09/2026In which @scottmoss.bsky.social and @brianholt.me invent the torment nexus, from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Invent The Torment Nexus. Witness the horror on the latest Web Dev Challenge 153
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 23/09/2026I have several Very Important™ paperwork/admin things I need to do and every single fiber of my being is rebelling 1230
Reposted by Jason Lengstorfbusiness goose🪿 @goose.art · 22/09/2026hey look it's eliyoutube.comBuild an app that works while you're away · Web Dev Challenge S3.E6YouTube video by CodeTV 3342
Reposted by Jason LengstorfEli Mallon @iame.li · 22/09/2026Successful YouTube thumbnail faces!!! Show goes live tomorrow, come live-react with me: atmo.rsvp/p/iame.li/e/...atmo.rsvpWeb Dev Challenge Premiere Live-React!Me and @goose.art and some other people were on Web Dev Challenge! Let's watch together 2383
Reposted by Jason Lengstorfzeu @zeu.dev · 22/09/2026ah let's look at my subscriptions to see what video i should wa- IS THAT ELI? 3502
Reposted by Jason LengstorfAnnie Sexton @anniesexton.com · 18/09/2026ok dorks: without looking it up, what is a token? (in LLMs) hand-wavy BS is fine if you're not sure. im doing some research 34194
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 18/09/2026maybe this is only interesting to me, but after 20+ years of trying to optimize TODO list management, this is the only format I've found sustainable - pen and paper (slow, requires consideration) - TODO items in the main column - leads and active projects in smaller sub-sections 6490
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 18/09/2026my stress levels directly map to how long its been since I hand-wrote a todo list. I talk myself out of it sometimes ("I don't have time!" "I'll remember!"), then bounce between email, chat, the Untitled-2 tab in my IDE where I jotted a quick reminder, etc. while the cortisol rises to drown me 3300
Reposted by Jason LengstorfRick Turoczy @turoczy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Petitioning for @jason.energy to do this same thing in Portland 😂 221
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 16/09/2026NEW! G2i has seen an explosion in revenue growth. The path they took to get there is... surprising. In this episode of The Build Log, founder @gabegreenberg.bsky.social met with me to share the reasoning behind making some truly wild-sounding decisions at G2i Watch here: codetv.dev/series/build...codetv.devGabe Greenberg | The Build LogG2i has seen an explosion in revenue growth. The path to get there is surprising. 020
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 15/09/2026I am a big purse fan. I hate having crap in my pockets 4120
Reposted by Jason LengstorfCodeTV @codetv.dev · 14/09/2026How big companies get disrupted, according to a Cloudflare VP. 051
Reposted by Jason LengstorfLynn Fisher @lynnandtonic.com · 14/09/2026Extreme long shot, but does anyone have the movie Mars Needs Moms (2011) blu-ray? 😅 011
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 13/09/2026is there a tool like Buffer that is designed for video and bulk uploads? here's what I want: - cross-posting to all the usual social media platforms - ability to batch upload videos, preferably with CSV and local file path support - API support for video upload 4102
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 12/09/2026new profile pic, courtesy of photographer Natasha Kenyon 💜 3580
Reposted by Jason LengstorfShaw @shaw.city · 12/09/2026Oops. I invented a new CSS shrink-wrap technique and blogged about it. blog.codepen.io/2026/09/11/s...blog.codepen.ioShrink-wrap Text with `position-anchor`Normal text wrapping can leave big gaps in your container, which can become even more exaggerated with the new-ish CSS values of text-wrap: balance and text-wrap: pretty. You almost certainly want … 69116
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 08/09/2026NEW! @cloudflare.social Workers were perfectly positioned to catch the wave of agentic AI, but they've been around for almost a decade — way before anyone could have planned for AI to arrive. @ritakozlov.com & her team were prepared, and it's paying off in a big way. Presented by @clerk.comyoutube.comCloudflare prepared for 7 years to meet this moment with AI · The Build LogYouTube video by CodeTV 3130
Reposted by Jason LengstorfCharles Villard @charlesvillard.co · 08/09/2026So, @jason.energy has talked about the agency and resources @clerk.com gave him to shoot @codetv.dev's Build Log series, but I did a double-take and checked at a map when I saw this episode because I thought "he got to shoot near the final boat scene of Miami Vice?!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY3W...youtube.comCloudflare prepared for 7 years to meet this moment with AI · The Build LogYouTube video by CodeTV 032
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 06/09/2026this is probably going to be unpopular but: I think atproto’s best mainstream opportunity right now is if the AI labs realize that converting all the content on the internet into clean, structured data is way cheaper than scraping + also public and available in a handy dandy jetstream for ingestion 6540
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 03/09/2026today on stream, @ryansolid.bsky.social and I wrote some code by hand ✅ wrote CSS transitions from memory on the first try ✅ wrote a reducer from memory on the first try still got it 😎 3532
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 03/09/2026we're live! @ryansolid.bsky.social and I are talking Solid v2 and the future of frameworks on the web youtube.com/live/8f09f50...youtube.comDoes AI mean the end of progress for the web?YouTube video by CodeTV 0182
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 03/09/2026🔴 LIVE stream.place/jason.energy Does AI mean the end of progress for the web?stream.place@jason.energy is 🔴LIVE on stream.place!Does AI mean the end of progress for the web? 042
Reposted by Jason LengstorfRyan Carniato @ryansolid.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Learn with Jason was quite possibly my favorite early Solid moment. I'm excited to talk about all that has changed in the past 5 years. 0253
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 01/09/2026special edition of the Learn With Jason livestream is back, Thursday at 9:30am PT! what's the value in working on new web frameworks today? why should we care at all? @ryansolid.bsky.social has been working on Solid 2.0 and grappling with the shifting landscape of OSS youtube.com/live/8f09f50...youtube.comDoes AI mean the end of progress for the web?YouTube video by CodeTV 2314
Reposted by Jason LengstorfLynn Fisher @lynnandtonic.com · 31/08/2026 🎉 Nestflix turned 5 years old this month! Time flies, whew. To celebrate, I made some t-shirts! If you love movies within movies or shows within shows, you can grab one too. 👉 nestflix.fun/merch 1304
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 31/08/2026“that community is full of mean jerks who want to tell me what I’m allowed to think, so I’m making a new community where everyone is welcome as long as they don’t disagree with me” 7671
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 31/08/2026Portland friends: it's been too long — let's get a Food With Friends going this week! WHEN: Wednesday, Sep 2, 5:30pm-8pm (ish) WHERE: Ranch Pizza, 2239 SE 11th Ave, Portland WHO: You! Bring a friend and/or make new ones no agenda, just a chance to get out of the house. see you there! 7207
Reposted by Jason LengstorfATProto PDX @pdx.atproto.camp · 29/08/2026THIS TUESDAY Join us for an ATProto meetup featuring @graham.systems's demo of dist.town + an unconference-style discussion breakout! Have an ATProto topic you'd like to discuss at the meetup? Send 'em our way!atmo.rsvpATProto PDX: September MeetupAre you ready for another meetup? It's time to join your fellow idealists, builders, and shitposters for another meetup about the atmosphere! Together, we’re doing our part to create a more social web... 1238
Reposted by Jason LengstorfLindaKat ✨ @lindakat.com · 28/08/2026In just one week I'll be talking at the Commit your Code conference!! I'll be covering some really neat CSS features that are baseline available, using my own little cozy witchy whimsy theme and it's going to be a blast. Let me know if you're coming, I can't wait to see with everyone! 172
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 27/08/2026does anyone have invoicing software that actually works for both sending and receiving invoices? I tried to suffer through it but I have to move off bill.com 330
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 25/08/2026I'm sad to hear that Dolly Parton passed away, and so moved by how universally loved she was. she did so much good for the world, and always seemed to be a genuinely kind, happy person. RIP to a true role model 0472
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 25/08/2026a Tom Cardy song broke our brains because my wife and I were watching Lucky last night and after the main character kills a guy we both started singing "LOOT THAT BODY!" 0111
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 21/08/2026WHAT A FUN DAY I can't share details yet but goddamn I love going down a creative rabbit hole with fun people. so much good stuff coming later this year 0420
Reposted by Jason LengstorfKevin Stewart @kstewart.me · 21/08/2026Great series! Really enjoyed it! 021
Reposted by Jason LengstorfChisomo Chiweza @chisomochiweza.com · 21/08/2026The best! Was awesome to see how the products grew over the season. Definitely can't wait for season 2! 011
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 20/08/2026"it's almost like a Maslow's hierarchy of... awesome" — @marisamorby.com describing how self-efficacy has prerequisites like resilience, etc. 0100
Reposted by Jason LengstorfLindaKat ✨ @lindakat.com · 20/08/2026This was honestly such an interesting season! Really forces you to think about what it takes to actually build a product - not just the technical aspects, but all the things it's easy to miss that go along with it, how you tell the story and solve the real problem for people. Worth it!! 082
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 20/08/2026please don't judge the upside-down apostrophe in our caption @kelseyhightower.com @ashley.dev 1121
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 20/08/2026I need to put some real thought into this but there’s a strange sort of summoning magic we can perform in our lives. create the right conditions, send the right signals, and it will happen. maybe a bit woo woo, but I’m increasingly convinced that whatever you believe yourself to be, you’re right 5350
Reposted by Jason LengstorfCharles Villard @charlesvillard.co · 20/08/2026This was excellent! @awscloud.bsky.social season 2 when? 0152
Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 20/08/2026IT'S TIME! come watch the finale live with me and folks from the cast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EnK...youtube.comSEASON FINALE — Impress the judges · The Full StackYouTube video by CodeTV 082
Reposted by Jason LengstorfLindaKat ✨ @lindakat.com · 19/08/2026Hey, come join us for this!! Open the video now and the sound will let you know when it starts. lol This has been a really great series to watch - picking up lots of little things about actually building a product, not just a website. So curious to see which team wins!! 051