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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 23/06/2025

Claude Code is hands down the prettiest, most usable CLI application I've ever seen. Bravo to whoever at Anthropic decided to care this much and put this much energy into building an elegant CLI user experience.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 18/06/2025

Ooh, this sounds great! I’ll check it out. BTW, I’ve repeated your compost heap metaphor several times to folks asking about my writing process. What a gift!

Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 08/04/2025

Not what the ruling says y’all. Gov’t must give them notice and time to file for relief before removing them. The “where they are detained” bit is referring to the federal court district they’re detained in. It ain’t great, but it’s a whole lot better than I expected.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 07/04/2025

Well the good news is that if Trump is just crashing the market by 20% like he says in that video clip he’s denying, it’s looking like we’ll probably get that done today so we can move on.

media.tenor.com

a man in a tuxedo is holding a box of pizza with the words darkest timeline above him .

Alt: Troy from Community in a tuxedo is holding a box of pizza with the words darkest timeline above him

Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 29/03/2025

Third time seeing it live, know most of the words, even read the 800 page biography it’s based on. Still cried just as hard at the end. Hamilton is one of the best pieces of storycraft I’ve ever encountered.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 20/03/2025

Welp, I managed to hold off on this rabbit hole for more than a decade. Long way to go on the art, but three weeks in and I’m making single-origin light roast Cortados I would be happy to get in a cafe.

A Cortado with art in the form of a slightly wonky heart.

A Gaggia Classic Evo Pro espresso machine in thunder black with a tamper and tamping mat in the foreground.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 14/03/2025

I've been playing with roocode.com for the past few days. I've only done greenfield stuff so far, but I'm finding it wildly capable. It's got me rethinking decades of build-vs-buy math around internal tooling.

roocode.com

Roo Code – Your AI-Powered Dev Team in VS Code

Roo Code puts an entire AI dev team right in your editor, outpacing closed tools with deep project-wide context, multi-step agentic coding, and unmatched developer-centric flexibility.

Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 02/03/2025

I’m pretty sure that shuttering 18F, likely necessitating each client agency individually tenders that work out to McKinsey or Booz or whoever at 5x the cost, is the opposite of saving money.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 14/02/2025

Yeah, and what are y’all doing about it besides yelling on social media? Quit giving Trump’s nominees unanimous consent votes! Make things a procedural nightmare! Slow everything down so the courts have time to work! Losing research money sucks, but losing the Constitution is worse.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 04/02/2025

PSA: In case you're phone-anxious, know that your call to your Senator will most likely go to voicemail. If you're concerned about what's going on, you should call them.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 01/02/2025

Giving @kagi.com a try and loving it so far. I had forgotten what a calm and delightful experience it is to search for something and have the first result be exactly what you were looking for.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 30/01/2025

The Ozlo are noticeably smaller in the ear, but if the Anker aren’t uncomfortable for you, they probably aren’t worth the premium. I tried the Anker first, and they would’ve been great if I wasn’t a side sleeper.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 30/01/2025

They’re tiny and incredibly soft. I’m a side sleeper, and everything else I’ve tried either falls out or causes pressure hotspots that inevitably wake me up.

Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 29/01/2025

@gruber.foo Ozlo (ozlosleep.com) seems like one of these million-dollar-scale tech stories. Sleepbuds weren't a Bose-scale success but attracted a very devoted following, so 3 folks left Bose, licensed the IP, and added the most requested feature (Bluetooth streaming). They're fantastic.

ozlosleep.com

Ozlo Sleepbuds®

Ozlo’s mission is simple: better sleep, naturally. The Ozlo Sleepbuds® are tiny, wireless, ultra-comfortable earbuds designed specifically for the best sleep of your life.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 22/01/2025

Apple’s busy giving us generated emoji and text tone change AI tools, when all I really want is for Siri to make even somewhat reasonable grammar and punctuation choices when I dictate a text message.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 17/01/2025

My next talk will be on the lessons we can learn from the structural failure of this 10 year old IKEA Tobias chair that my son usually sits in but that I sat in tonight.

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Phil West @philwest.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Happy MLS schedule release day to all who celebrate

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 14/12/2024

TIL that Trader Joe’s sells British-style clotted cream fudge. I was probably better off not knowing that. 😐

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 12/12/2024

If you find yourself looking for a Calendly alternative this morning for one reason or another, Cal.com is open source, better in every way, and their hosted free version for individuals is wildly overpowered. (No affiliation, just love the tool.)

cal.com

Cal.com | Open Scheduling Infrastructure

Open Source Scheduling: Send a link and meet or build an entire marketplace for humans to connect

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 28/11/2024

Probably unsurprisingly, I love Public Service Radio. I’m really flattered their show brought my talks to mind for you!

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 28/11/2024

If you have a relative who really needs but can’t afford hearing aids, grab a set of AirPods Pro 2 while they’re on sale. I helped my father-in-law walk through the hearing test and set up hearing aid functionality today. Watching him actually enjoy conversation at dinner tonight was everything.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 24/11/2024

This is so close to where I took that talk conclusion I was just telling you about. Excited to dig into your preprint!

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 24/11/2024

Aaaah! Missed this somehow, Brandon. Thank you so much! <3

Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 23/11/2024

🙏🏻 Thank you so much!

Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 22/11/2024

Yes! I did talk a little about flight envelopes in the story, but it was mostly to explain Airbus alternate law and the automation breakdown on AF447. The high altitude stall was an outcome, not a cause. I love where you're headed with this @jamie.ideasasylum.com, and I want to hear more!

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Taylor Barnett-Torabi @taylorbar.net · 19/11/2024

game recognize game, ifykyk

from r/austinfood

Michelin-Starred Chefs of Craft Omakase Paying Tribute to the Icon Nextdoor (45th & Lamar): Chili's

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 19/11/2024

Of all people, you'll appreciate this story: When I was in Berlin for LeadDev two weeks ago, I landed way too early to check into my hotel room. Happened to see an ICE train passing through a station. Bought a ticket on a whim and spent 2.5h that day watching 🇩🇪 fly by at 250kmh & working on my talk.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 19/11/2024

Oh man, not enough ❤️❤️❤️'s for this one, friend.

Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 19/11/2024

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mo...

The album cover of "Play" by Moby, depicting the artist jumping high in the air against a teal gray backdrop.

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 18/11/2024

Hope you've upgraded your office heater to compensate for the massive source of heat you're giving up in that i9.

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Aww, thank you! It was great to meet you and Aji as well!

It was so good to see you! I wish we'd gotten to catch up a bit more. I do love seeing all your motorcycle adventures.

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It's hard to explain what an honor it was to keynote #RubyConf. I've been fortunate to speak in some amazing places, but this was a chance to pour into a community that's given so much to me. So thankful @matz.bsky.social gave us Ruby and that Ruby brought us together! (Photo: @nodunayo.bsky.social)

Photo of me on stage behind the RubyConf podium.

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