iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I’m a checklist kind of person, so to keep me motivated with my side project I hooked AI up to Linear and fed it my project plan (also created by AI). It created projects and tasks for me in the right order, and broke them up by day. It’s super motivating to be able to check a few off each day!

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

The older I get, the more I realize that success is not about money or status. It’s about freedom.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

My brain has two modes: “I can build anything” and “I forgot how to write a for loop.” There is no in-between.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The dreaded “Summarizing conversation history…” in Copilot AI ⏳

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

A work colleague and I re-purposed a work meeting that nobody else showed up to, to vent about some frustrating stuff going on lately. Meanwhile, Gemini was dutifully recording and summarizing everything we said… and sent to all participants at the end 🤦‍♂️ Luckily it wasn’t too bad, but be careful!

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I asked AI to create a pitch deck for my project. Not because I plan on raising money, but because it'll help me focus on the core ideas. I think it did pretty well! runbooky.com/runbooky-dec.... See if something similar could help you! For context, see my pinned post. #buildinpublic #runbook

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

After years of failed startup ideas, I tried something different. Instead of building on a hunch, I let AI run a full market analysis to find a validated problem worth solving. Here's what I learned and how you might do the same. #buildinpublic

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Last week I put in 70 hours of work (excluding working through the previous weekend) because it was literally the only way to meet an insane timeline. I was hoping that it was a one-time slog that would cause things to get better. Instead, they just want more of the same with unrealistic deadlines.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

One interesting takeaway for me is that I’m grateful for the salary I currently have. I had a feeling that I was paid higher that the typical salary for my position, but this confirms it with more than anecdotal data

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Can I get your brutally honest opinion of my POC? Is it useful enough to be exciting to you? Why or why not? Especially if you are a software engineer or manager, I would love your feedback, whether good or bad! #buildinpublic dgaxik927ls9y.cloudfront.net

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React App

Web site created using create-react-app

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The best code is no code at all. If you must write code, keep it as simple (architecturally and syntactically) as possible. The fewer lines of [readable/maintainable] code, the better.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Took the last week off to relax and have fun for a bit. My idea of fun: hacking on a new idea I was so excited about that I couldn’t sleep last Friday night. Got to play around with a bunch of new (to me) AWS tech and architecture. It’s going to be really hard going back to my normal job next week.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

How do I silence these voices in my head that tell me that the new idea I just thought of would be way more fun or successful than the one I’m already working on? It’s a vicious cycle.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

“Skeet” still cracks me up every time I see it

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Finally getting past my old guy “get off my lawn” attitude with AI. My teenage daughter is getting into coding, and I have a feeling I need to nudge her toward working closely and fluidly with AI instead of treating it as a simple nice-to-have bonus tool.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 23/11/2024

In 5 years, you’ll disagree with some of the things you currently believe. And you’ll know things that right now you don’t even know you don’t know. So, be more open to new ideas — one of those revelations might be happing right now.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Man it feels good to doomscroll on t̶w̶i̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ Bluesky

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I wish I could turn some of these starter packs into dedicated feeds or lists

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I went a little crazy following a bunch of interesting tech and indie startup starter packs, but now my feed is instantly overflowing with all the stuff I love to read. So cool! I already don’t miss or feel nostalgic for that other place

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19/11/2024

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

My advice for anyone who feels like they don’t have a good grasp on design patterns: just search “<your favorite language> <specific design pattern you want to learn better>” (for example “ruby factory design pattern”) on YouTube.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Fewer platitudes and more real life commentary please

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Where do I find these starter packs everyone is talking about?

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The bsky Discover feed is so good now that more people have joined. It’s what I wanted on Twitter, except it isn’t full of nazis, racists, and hate 🎉

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

It’s giving early Twitter vibes and I’m so here for it

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

@justonedev.bsky.social I feel like we are bsky nickname buddies or something

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Spending some quality time with my little girl before I get some side-project hacking done this evening

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

I just bought a “Sharing Size” bag of peanut butter m&ms, but knowing darn well I’m going to eat them all by myself in one sitting

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

When blogging, writing website copy, or sending emails, just write like you speak naturally. People don’t typically use words like “therefore”, “via”, “essence”, etc. You may be tempted to use them because you want to sound “professional”, but they stand out like and feel inauthentic to the reader.

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

I miss disk defrag. I could press that little button and watch the colours get contiguous and feel like I achieved something that day

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

If you’re going to play Devil’s Advocate in a discussion, that’s cool — it’s often useful. But you should explicitly mention that’s what you’re doing, especially when you’re in a leadership position. Otherwise it’s way too easy for others to misinterpret it as your official position.

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

If you live in one of these 10 states (AZ, TX AR, MS, FL, GA, TN, KY, IN, OH), today is THE LAST DAY you can register to vote. Even if you think you're registered already, double check to see if your registration is still active. Please do this, it only takes a few minutes. Pass it on.

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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 07/10/2024

It was annoying to me to read people on Mastodon in 2022/23 making people feel guilty if they're still on Twitter, so I don't want to be That Guy… But at this point, if you're still active there and not trying to move elsewhere and wind down your posting there, do you feel comfortable with this?…

Aaron Rupar:
photos of Elon Musk at the Trump rally in Butler 😳

zoom in if you dare

(Elon shaking Trump's hand and then jumping with his arms raised)

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

When I was 12, I watched my dad (a software eng) start his own company. He often slept on the couch at night taking freelance support calls to pay the bills while he worked on his startup during the day. I saw him struggle for years, then eventually succeed. That’s when I fell in love with startups.

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Solo Web Dev @solowebdev.bsky.social · 07/10/2024

I kept waiting for Twitter/X to die and it hasn’t. Even so, I can’t bring myself to re-join. I’m hitching my horse to BlueSky. I’ve tried Threads, Warpcast, and Mastodon, but they don’t have the same “early Twitter” vibe that BlueSky does.

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