the only agency I feel nowadays is to make my own software
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
the only agency I feel nowadays is to make my own software
recently read essays.fnnch.com/make-a-living (have no idea where it came from) and while his points make sense I don't like the honeybears and don't like the market forces (popular opinion) have gotten them monetizable
How to Make a Living as an Artist
An essay by fnnch on making a living as an artist.
essays.fnnch.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
recently read essays.fnnch.com/make-a-living (have no idea where it came from) and while his points make sense I don't like the honeybears and don't like the market forces (popular opinion) have gotten them monetizable
It has come to my attention I somehow misspelled the url in my own post
It’s www.inprogress.works !
It’s www.inprogress.works !
January 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
It has come to my attention I somehow misspelled the url in my own post
It’s www.inprogress.works !
It’s www.inprogress.works !
working on your own apps is extremely fun and liberating but also lonely and all consuming :,)
anyways check out inprogress.work !
anyways check out inprogress.work !
inprogress.work
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
working on your own apps is extremely fun and liberating but also lonely and all consuming :,)
anyways check out inprogress.work !
anyways check out inprogress.work !
hello friends! I made a lightweight yearly accountability app for your side projects, please give it a go here and let me know what you think! :^)
it's at www.inprogress.works !
it's at www.inprogress.works !
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
hello friends! I made a lightweight yearly accountability app for your side projects, please give it a go here and let me know what you think! :^)
it's at www.inprogress.works !
it's at www.inprogress.works !
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you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online
How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
henry.codes
January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
i have gotten better at being stoic in the last year which i see as a positive
December 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
i have gotten better at being stoic in the last year which i see as a positive
i am having so much fun designing and coding!!!
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
i am having so much fun designing and coding!!!
added a critical feature to linkdump after six months of standstill. feels like the wind has started blowing again :,)
December 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
added a critical feature to linkdump after six months of standstill. feels like the wind has started blowing again :,)
not going to lie something that really stuck w me is this senior designer giving me the following advice:
"eventually most of the things you do in ux will be systemized and not super creative so its important to have a creative side project so you can still grow in that area"
"eventually most of the things you do in ux will be systemized and not super creative so its important to have a creative side project so you can still grow in that area"
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
not going to lie something that really stuck w me is this senior designer giving me the following advice:
"eventually most of the things you do in ux will be systemized and not super creative so its important to have a creative side project so you can still grow in that area"
"eventually most of the things you do in ux will be systemized and not super creative so its important to have a creative side project so you can still grow in that area"
when i lived in sf everyone said they had adhd or autism quite colloquially but I really think the former is because everyone's attention span has been cracked by addictive software and the latter because people aren't interesting anymore bc of aformentioned software...
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
when i lived in sf everyone said they had adhd or autism quite colloquially but I really think the former is because everyone's attention span has been cracked by addictive software and the latter because people aren't interesting anymore bc of aformentioned software...
How do I get out of feeling burnt out and defeated
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
How do I get out of feeling burnt out and defeated
I have an urge to make shit so badly if I was unemployed I think I would be unstoppable instead of running on a constant cycle of sleep deprivation.
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I have an urge to make shit so badly if I was unemployed I think I would be unstoppable instead of running on a constant cycle of sleep deprivation.
I hope one day bluesky's algorithm will get good enough or enough critical mass enters here at the same time that it becomes twitter 2.0 bc I entered that sphere way too late as all the normal tech people left...
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I hope one day bluesky's algorithm will get good enough or enough critical mass enters here at the same time that it becomes twitter 2.0 bc I entered that sphere way too late as all the normal tech people left...
my steadfast belief in becoming a person is you must have an everchanging conviction
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
my steadfast belief in becoming a person is you must have an everchanging conviction
these quotes are so crazy from
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/se...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/se...
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
these quotes are so crazy from
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/se...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/se...
i have been to 181 partifuls too many
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
i have been to 181 partifuls too many
page from Jiffy that I really liked... I must go forward!!
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
page from Jiffy that I really liked... I must go forward!!
have been dreaming of yearning for too long my aptitude for doing has gotten rusty under the guise of burnout
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
have been dreaming of yearning for too long my aptitude for doing has gotten rusty under the guise of burnout
I am making a book with several different kinds of sans serif font.... that all look the same 💗
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I am making a book with several different kinds of sans serif font.... that all look the same 💗
the last thing I want to shout into the void that I've been thinking about is how I somehow wanted really really badly to be a product designer when I was 17, entered school where I was taught how to play the game, sunk so many hours into the "product design" game to only play incorrectly
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
the last thing I want to shout into the void that I've been thinking about is how I somehow wanted really really badly to be a product designer when I was 17, entered school where I was taught how to play the game, sunk so many hours into the "product design" game to only play incorrectly
I do think the "cozy web" is now going down the geeks mops sociopaths road... but as always there is nuances, such as video creation being the way to reach people these days but exists in a way that removes context (and agency in browsing)...
meaningness.com/geeks-mops-s...
meaningness.com/geeks-mops-s...
Geeks, MOPs, and sociopaths in subculture evolution | Meaningness
How muggles and sociopaths invade and undermine creative subcultures; and how to stop them.
meaningness.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I do think the "cozy web" is now going down the geeks mops sociopaths road... but as always there is nuances, such as video creation being the way to reach people these days but exists in a way that removes context (and agency in browsing)...
meaningness.com/geeks-mops-s...
meaningness.com/geeks-mops-s...
bsky feels like where I can tweet honestly since barely anyone checks it
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 AM
bsky feels like where I can tweet honestly since barely anyone checks it
a thread to pull on - the role of monetary means in art.. i still think about in third grade a children's book illustrator came to our class and said he made only ten cents per sale
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
a thread to pull on - the role of monetary means in art.. i still think about in third grade a children's book illustrator came to our class and said he made only ten cents per sale