Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 05/10/2026Sparklinemaxxing when showing metrics across shards for Neki databases on @planetscale.com 270
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 11/08/2026App is daily note-focused and has tasks, pinned notes, backlinks, block references, fast search, and WIP lightweight query syntax. Screenshots w/ demo graph. 230
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 10/06/2026"Components that signal how oversubscribed your funding round is." vorpus.github.io/performative... 021
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 05/06/2026100 years before every kid in suburbia had a motorized scooter, there was the Autoped en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoped 010
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 17/04/2026Added bulk actions and feedback toasts to Octodot. github.com/jasonlong/oc... 040
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 14/04/2026Little known GitHub markdown trick - you can use a <kbd> tag to indicate keyboard shortcuts and buttons. 2321
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 12/04/2026Converting a small Electron app to Swift. New version even includes a test suite which didn't exist before. 3312
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 08/04/2026I never found a menubar app I liked for GitHub notifications, so I've been working on one. It's very keyboard-centric with several Vim keybindings. If you want to test it out: github.com/jasonlong/oc... 5788
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 24/03/2026Don't overlook the humble <select> element when you need a fancy dropdown. Here we style two selects for a seamless SQL tag picker in the @planetscale.com Traffic Control rule editor. 0160
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 20/03/2026I was curious what squares historically do best in the NCAA tournament so I had Claude make a heatmap for the past 10 years. Full version: jasonlong.github.io/squares-heat... 150
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 13/03/2026I finally got around to making one of those standalone TouchID boxes. Got the button kit on eBay, model from Printables, printed at Craftcloud. Mounted under my desk and works perfectly. 3110
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 11/03/2026I'm biased of course, but I think @planetscale.com's is quite nice. 140
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 26/02/2026Sometimes I just log in to my @ubiquiti.bsky.social panel just to admire the UI. I've probably taken more inspiration from this app than any other in the last couple of years. They've mastered high data-density + clear design. 1100
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 13/02/2026I built some Ghostty icons based on some of the popular colorschemes. The process is pretty automated for adding more: generate SVG based on a template → CLI version of Icon Composer for a touch of Liquid Glass → generate .icns file. github.com/jasonlong/gh... 080
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 09/02/2026From my experience this is absolutely true about the times when companies really flourish. From Steve Yegge’s post about @anthropic.com’s culture. steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropi... 020
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 03/02/2026Still think of this old internal GitHub meme anytime someone wants to "just add an option for that" 1262
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 01/02/2026I miss that era 10-15 years ago where we had a bunch of email client experimentation. Sparrow, Mailbox, Google Inbox, etc. 1130
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 27/01/2026Yes! I was even gifted a version with my whole employment period 110
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 27/01/2026Dark mode isometric GitHub contributions is still one of my favorite things. github.com/jasonlong/is... 2130
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 16/12/2025Interesting how much of an outlier Hong Kong is for avg steps per person. From StepsApp users so maybe skewed somewhat. 150
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 22/11/2025I've been going sticker-free for a while, but I love this gallery of sticker-covered laptops. stickertop.art/main/ 140
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 12/11/2025The homogenization of logos has been talked about a lot, but car colors, coffee shops, apartments, AirBnbs sadly all look the same now. www.experimental-history.com/p/the-declin... 070
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 10/11/2025If you test light vs. dark mode styling often, try adding a keyboard shortcut to "Toggle System Appearance" in @raycast.com. I recently assigned a Hyper key (right ⌘) in Raycast and flip back and forth with Hyper-Space. 140
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 31/10/2025This nerd is excited. Signed copy of my Tom Sachs book arrived just in time for the weekend. 190
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 22/10/2025My favorite CSS tip recently is to add some extra invisible target area to small interactive UI elements. #designsky 2140
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 21/10/2025I love these Japanese words. www.instagram.com/p/DO-s9eQklqu/ 070
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 11/09/2025Now _that's_ an @obsidian.md theme 🤌 github.com/emarpiee/Ret... 280
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 14/08/2025I don't know how good Cursor CLI is yet but it's made a good first impression 060
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 11/08/2025My periodic attempt at brand design. From ChatGPT Meneki-neko cat concept to final product. planetscale.com/blog/announc... 071
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 04/08/2025Fantastic logo by @pentagramdesign.bsky.social. www.pentagram.com/work/twelvel... 090
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 30/07/2025Table with per-cell sparklines on @planetscale.com #designsky 1230
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 25/07/2025One of the best coffees I’ve ever had. Lean To Coffee in Skye Scotland 080
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 21/07/2025Radio group control for @planetscale.com Metal storage option styled like an NVMe SSD 071
