Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 20/09/20267 years later, this is still one of my favorite essays to reread regularly craigmod.com/essays/fast_...craigmod.comFast Software, the Best SoftwareEssay on the benefits of speedy software, and how it affects user perception of engineering quality and overall usability 190
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 12/09/2026Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. This is *insanely* annoying 021
Reposted by Jason LongMikkel Malmberg @mikker.dev · 31/08/2026This is super cool – CSS-only, no span-elements syntax highlighting! github.com/davatron500...github.comGitHub - davatron5000/microlighter: A zero-dep syntax highlighter that uses the CSS Highlights APIA zero-dep syntax highlighter that uses the CSS Highlights API - davatron5000/microlighter 283
Reposted by Jason LongSam Lambert @samlambert.com · 31/08/2026This is a SF database meetup you should not miss. We are bringing members of the Neki team from across the world to dive into how Neki works. luma.com/tym2h9zq 111
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 24/08/2026Sure, here is this morning's report (Nook is the name of my WIP notes app). I can fine tune by leaving feedback in my daily notes, so it's still evolving. gist.github.com/jasonlong/e2...gist.github.comDaily Intelligence — 2026-08-24Daily Intelligence — 2026-08-24. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets. 110
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 24/08/2026My app has nothing built-in in terms of AI. Generating content happens outside the app and those workflows are allowed to write Markdown to the top level /ai folder. I did add a Readwise integration for syncing highlights, but that's pretty standard for notes app. 020
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 23/08/2026Been riffing on Karpathy's LLM wiki idea with a daily ChatGPT job that considers recent chats, coding sessions, recent daily notes, and Readwise Reader articles and generates a daily deep dive into these topics. It drops a link to the markdown report in today's daily note in my notes app. 130
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 22/08/2026“When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.”— Richard Buckminster Fuller 1150
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 14/08/2026100% - I'm fairly handy with most things but I call a plumber at the first sight of water in a non-water place 000
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 14/08/2026www.minoradventures.co/blog/the-mak...minoradventures.coThe Making of Cursor's IconsA year of drawing, testing, and shipping a complete icon system for the world's favourite coding agent. 000
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 11/08/2026I should check that out. Bear is the gold standard for macOS note editing imo 110
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 · 10/08/2026That's what I have yeah. I'm out of my element with this so I'm trusting agents for better or worse 110
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 10/08/2026I've been vibe coding a native macOS/iOS notes app. It takes inspiration from Roam, Reflect, Tana, and Obsidian but keeps things simple. Built with SwiftUI (w/ CodeMirror editor surface) and Markdown files for storage. I'll probably the only user but it's been fun to work on. 2111
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 04/08/2026This is too good sf.isopolis.citysf.isopolis.cityISOPOLIS — San FranciscoSan Francisco as one giant isometric pixel painting. Pan the city, open the tours, send a postcard. 021
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 28/07/2026I like this business model where Brave charges $60 for an "upgraded" browser where it simply strips out all of the features nobody wants. I kinda want it. brave.com/blog/brave-o...brave.comNew Brave Origin premium experience offers users a minimalist version of the Brave browser | BraveMeet Brave Origin, the minimalist browser Brave users asked for: industry-leading privacy and ad+tracker blocking, none of the extras, and a one-time purchase that works across all your devices (free ... 130
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 14/07/2026This must be why I like Pi so much rasyidanaf.com/blog/vim-of-...rasyidanaf.comVim of Coding Agents | Rasyidan A FA note on neovim-like coding agent harnesses 050
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 · 29/05/2026The Zippo lighter breakdown is especially interesting mechanical-pencil.commechanical-pencil.comMechanical PencilIllustrating the Engineering Around Us 030
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 24/05/2026Everyone knows 1984 Apple Super Bowl commercial, but do you know the 1985 commercial? youtu.be/HGLdshNAR00?...youtu.beApple Super Bowl Commercial Lemmings 1985YouTube video by Grant Owens 040
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 21/05/2026That's amazing, I love it. (Small typo on the post for the size btw: 9.5' x 5' for feet) 120
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 16/05/2026One of the best channels on @are.na has a dedicated site now. tinyui.orgtinyui.orgTiny UIAn archive tracking and researching today's most used interfaces. 0141
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 13/05/2026It’s not nearly as bad as when I last peeked in on Mastodon. I’d love to see intelligent AI convo normalized here. 020
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 09/05/2026Dot is another one along these lines. Very well-designed. www.trydot.apptrydot.appDot — Menu Bar Calendar for Mac with Meeting RemindersThe fastest menu bar calendar for Mac. See your schedule, join meetings with one click, and create events with natural language. 110
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 23/04/2026Congrats. I was able to get one a few years ago and it might be my favorite possession. 010
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 17/04/2026Added bulk actions and feedback toasts to Octodot. github.com/jasonlong/oc... 040
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 15/04/2026Yep it's the native HTML tag, but kind of unique since most tags are stripped by the Markdown processor. Plus there's built-in styling for it. 010
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 14/04/2026There probably is, but I don't know where. This one stands out in my memory because I worked on the CSS for it way back in the day 020
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 · 13/04/2026I've updated my old Pomodoro menubar app * Rewritten in Swift (so macOS-only now) * Configurable work/break times * Draggable timer * Spacebar pause/resume * New sound effects by snd.dev * Homebrew-installable github.com/jasonlong/ma...github.comGitHub - jasonlong/mater: 🍅 A simple, native macOS menubar Pomodoro app🍅 A simple, native macOS menubar Pomodoro app. Contribute to jasonlong/mater development by creating an account on GitHub. 0190
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 13/04/2026I did a little more digging and it looks like you're right because 0.12 added support for vim.lsp.document_color which Tailwind LSP was already making use of 010
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 13/04/2026No node_modules but package-lock.json was huge from just a couple dependencies + electron 000
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 · 08/04/2026This is really cool. I'm terrible at it, but it's fun take on io games 020
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 08/04/2026Now Homebrew-installable: brew install jasonlong/tap/octodot 131
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
Reposted by Jason Longkottke.org @kottke.org · 06/04/2026“What caught my eye as a designer, as with most industrial plants and control rooms of that time, besides the knobs, levers, and buttons, was the use of a very specific seafoam green…” It’s time for some color theory… [bethmathews.substack.com]bethmathews.substack.comWhy So Many Control Rooms Were Seafoam GreenThe Color Theory Behind Industrial Seafoam Green 38124
Jason Long @jasonlong.me · 04/04/2026Even Steph Ango (Obsidian's CEO) has a minimal setup: stephango.com/vaultstephango.comHow I use ObsidianMy personal Obsidian vault template. A bottom-up approach to note-taking and organizing things I am interested in. 040
