Stephen Bateman
@iambateman.com
Laravel developer, husband, dad.
My interests… building better cities and making web dev side projects.
Fun fact…I’m pretty good at ping pong.
My interests… building better cities and making web dev side projects.
Fun fact…I’m pretty good at ping pong.
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I know there are more people using Laravel in the northeastern US than are on this map!
Head over to laramap.dev and add yourself today 🤝
Head over to laramap.dev and add yourself today 🤝
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I know there are more people using Laravel in the northeastern US than are on this map!
Head over to laramap.dev and add yourself today 🤝
Head over to laramap.dev and add yourself today 🤝
Not anymore.
Now it’s L0uvre25!
Now it’s L0uvre25!
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Not anymore.
Now it’s L0uvre25!
Now it’s L0uvre25!
Reposted by Stephen Bateman
I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Copy Pasta…when someone tries to pass off AI-generated nonsense as their own original thoughts.
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Copy Pasta…when someone tries to pass off AI-generated nonsense as their own original thoughts.
Reposted by Stephen Bateman
Ok link is live. Game will run mon-fri this week, and you can join late! Start a team, coordinate, build an empire, lie, cheat, steal. thesocialgame.gg/games/370174...
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Ok link is live. Game will run mon-fri this week, and you can join late! Start a team, coordinate, build an empire, lie, cheat, steal. thesocialgame.gg/games/370174...
Reposted by Stephen Bateman
Claude Skills are awesome, maybe a bigger deal than MCP
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/16/...
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/16/...
Claude Skills are awesome, maybe a bigger deal than MCP
Anthropic this morning introduced Claude Skills, a new pattern for making new abilities available to their models: Claude can now use Skills to improve how it performs specific tasks. Skills …
simonwillison.net
October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Claude Skills are awesome, maybe a bigger deal than MCP
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/16/...
simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/16/...
When people see this they assume that ticket prices are driven by a secret cabal and not…well…people buying tickets.
If only 15,000 people wanted to go to this game, the price would fall to $0 every time.
If only 15,000 people wanted to go to this game, the price would fall to $0 every time.
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
When people see this they assume that ticket prices are driven by a secret cabal and not…well…people buying tickets.
If only 15,000 people wanted to go to this game, the price would fall to $0 every time.
If only 15,000 people wanted to go to this game, the price would fall to $0 every time.
all I want for Christmas is a Claude Code who won’t drop my local database while making small changes.
September 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
all I want for Christmas is a Claude Code who won’t drop my local database while making small changes.
Reposted by Stephen Bateman
I spent a lot of time taking and editing professional quality candid photos of my kids when they were smaller and I enjoy them even more than I thought I would looking back at them (digital frame ftw)
September 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I spent a lot of time taking and editing professional quality candid photos of my kids when they were smaller and I enjoy them even more than I thought I would looking back at them (digital frame ftw)
Google's AI overview has resorted to showing me the raw URL I need...
It would be so cool if there was a search system that could link that and put it right at the top!
It would be so cool if there was a search system that could link that and put it right at the top!
September 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Google's AI overview has resorted to showing me the raw URL I need...
It would be so cool if there was a search system that could link that and put it right at the top!
It would be so cool if there was a search system that could link that and put it right at the top!
@ericortlund.bsky.social what’s the moral problem with pop music?
August 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
@ericortlund.bsky.social what’s the moral problem with pop music?
I’ve been working on making a tool for Laravel and Claude Code. It makes building features in big apps a lot easier.
GitHub.com/iambateman/s...
GitHub.com/iambateman/s...
GitHub - iambateman/speedrun
Contribute to iambateman/speedrun development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I’ve been working on making a tool for Laravel and Claude Code. It makes building features in big apps a lot easier.
GitHub.com/iambateman/s...
GitHub.com/iambateman/s...
@davehicking.com phenomenal talk man.
I worked on a library startup about 10 years ago and saw some of the fear in that industry. Great analogy.
I worked on a library startup about 10 years ago and saw some of the fear in that industry. Great analogy.
July 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@davehicking.com phenomenal talk man.
I worked on a library startup about 10 years ago and saw some of the fear in that industry. Great analogy.
I worked on a library startup about 10 years ago and saw some of the fear in that industry. Great analogy.
July 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
July 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Laracon is off to a great start!
July 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Laracon is off to a great start!
In 2017, I never would’ve guessed that YouTube would be my most positive social network in 2025.
July 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In 2017, I never would’ve guessed that YouTube would be my most positive social network in 2025.
One of the underrated parts of Tailwind is being able to search a project for "inline-flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-blue-500 text-white text-xs font-bold"
July 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One of the underrated parts of Tailwind is being able to search a project for "inline-flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-blue-500 text-white text-xs font-bold"
Reposted by Stephen Bateman
Sharing some WIP footage for a new experiment that uses photochromic pigment and a custom UV laser projector. The images fade over time, allowing for an evolving canvas.
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
June 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sharing some WIP footage for a new experiment that uses photochromic pigment and a custom UV laser projector. The images fade over time, allowing for an evolving canvas.
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
Anybody know a good Salesforce contractor?
June 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Anybody know a good Salesforce contractor?
Posting an AI generated video of a celebrity talking needs to be illegal.
I just found a totally believable video of Jason Tatum talking on YT….but it’s not real.
I just found a totally believable video of Jason Tatum talking on YT….but it’s not real.
May 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Posting an AI generated video of a celebrity talking needs to be illegal.
I just found a totally believable video of Jason Tatum talking on YT….but it’s not real.
I just found a totally believable video of Jason Tatum talking on YT….but it’s not real.
high school: "you need to write 1,100 words. You have six weeks."
Adulthood: "you need to write 1,100 words. You have an hour and your kids want to clean the car to earn $2 so maybe more like 45 minutes."
Adulthood: "you need to write 1,100 words. You have an hour and your kids want to clean the car to earn $2 so maybe more like 45 minutes."
May 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
high school: "you need to write 1,100 words. You have six weeks."
Adulthood: "you need to write 1,100 words. You have an hour and your kids want to clean the car to earn $2 so maybe more like 45 minutes."
Adulthood: "you need to write 1,100 words. You have an hour and your kids want to clean the car to earn $2 so maybe more like 45 minutes."
The average American has three friends.
May 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The average American has three friends.
This truck is literally 8 feet tall. So absurdly dangerous.
April 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This truck is literally 8 feet tall. So absurdly dangerous.
I went to a car dealership today.
“The price online $24k. I will pay you that for the car.”
“Oh, no, best we can do is $28k”
Why why why why why 😑
“The price online $24k. I will pay you that for the car.”
“Oh, no, best we can do is $28k”
Why why why why why 😑
April 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I went to a car dealership today.
“The price online $24k. I will pay you that for the car.”
“Oh, no, best we can do is $28k”
Why why why why why 😑
“The price online $24k. I will pay you that for the car.”
“Oh, no, best we can do is $28k”
Why why why why why 😑