Mike Stenhouse
@mikesten.bsky.social
Product designer. Formerly London and Nova Scotia, now Lisboa. Startups, tech, design, dogs, climbing.
If you right click on the logo on the Material UI website (mui.com), you get a little menu offering you the SVG to download. Genius. Everyone should do this!
July 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you right click on the logo on the Material UI website (mui.com), you get a little menu offering you the SVG to download. Genius. Everyone should do this!
Wow, the Sonos app still doesn't work, huh? I can't play Spotify from the Sonos app, can't connect to it from the Spotify app.
July 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Wow, the Sonos app still doesn't work, huh? I can't play Spotify from the Sonos app, can't connect to it from the Spotify app.
I've finally figured out why I struggle with text-to-app services like Bolt, Lovable and Replit... The act of designing is how I organise my thoughts and work through a problem. Even if I have a PRD to start I don't _understand_ the problem until I've spent some time moving things around on screen.
May 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I've finally figured out why I struggle with text-to-app services like Bolt, Lovable and Replit... The act of designing is how I organise my thoughts and work through a problem. Even if I have a PRD to start I don't _understand_ the problem until I've spent some time moving things around on screen.
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So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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www.wealthsimple.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
1/9
Is there a timeline where American isolationism leads to a leap in European growth through rearmament? I'm thinking of Germany's manufacturing, in particular.
March 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Is there a timeline where American isolationism leads to a leap in European growth through rearmament? I'm thinking of Germany's manufacturing, in particular.
I had to quickly check the URL to remind myself whether I was on The Guardian or The Onion.
“First of all, I’m not the one filing the contract. It’s the people at SpaceX or something,” said Musk, the founder, chief executive, chief engineer and chair of SpaceX.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“First of all, I’m not the one filing the contract. It’s the people at SpaceX or something,” said Musk, the founder, chief executive, chief engineer and chair of SpaceX.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Elon Musk appears with Trump and tries to claim ‘Doge’ team is transparent
Key presidential ally, whose agency has operated in secrecy, also makes claim – without evidence – of fraud at USAid
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I had to quickly check the URL to remind myself whether I was on The Guardian or The Onion.
“First of all, I’m not the one filing the contract. It’s the people at SpaceX or something,” said Musk, the founder, chief executive, chief engineer and chair of SpaceX.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“First of all, I’m not the one filing the contract. It’s the people at SpaceX or something,” said Musk, the founder, chief executive, chief engineer and chair of SpaceX.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
a16z reaching the point in their villain arc where they start to recruit other villains.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/a...
a16z stands by decision to hire Daniel Penny | TechCrunch
Andreessen Horowitz is defending its decision to hire Daniel Penny, according to an investor memo seen by The New York Times. The venture capital
techcrunch.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
a16z reaching the point in their villain arc where they start to recruit other villains.
techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/a...
On the bright side, what is a 25 year old going to actually do with a _mainframe_?! Telnet in, compile some COBOL and redirect payments?
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
On the bright side, what is a 25 year old going to actually do with a _mainframe_?! Telnet in, compile some COBOL and redirect payments?
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Reposted by Mike Stenhouse
hello! just putting this here. please share in your signal groups and slacks.
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
How to Contact ProPublica Securely — ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
hello! just putting this here. please share in your signal groups and slacks.
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
Reposted by Mike Stenhouse
Here's my end-of-year review of things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 - we learned a LOT of things https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/
Table of contents:
Table of contents:
December 31, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Here's my end-of-year review of things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 - we learned a LOT of things https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/
Table of contents:
Table of contents:
Reposted by Mike Stenhouse
Would you like to develop tools or methods that can support online researchers? Do you have a project idea that could benefit the open source research community? Bellingcat’s Tech Fellowship could be the opportunity to do just that, apply here: www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
Bellingcat Tech Fellowship Opportunity - bellingcat
November 21, 2024 We will be reviewing applications for the fellowship on a rolling basis, and expect to interview applicants in the first week of December (2-6 December 2024) Would you like to develo...
www.bellingcat.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Would you like to develop tools or methods that can support online researchers? Do you have a project idea that could benefit the open source research community? Bellingcat’s Tech Fellowship could be the opportunity to do just that, apply here: www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
Right now, bsky has the feel of Old Twitter. Lots of familiar faces.
Custom feeds and labellers are super interesting.
Open protocol is great. Merkle tree history seems like overkill - and scaling that must be fiddly.
Custom feeds and labellers are super interesting.
Open protocol is great. Merkle tree history seems like overkill - and scaling that must be fiddly.
November 24, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Right now, bsky has the feel of Old Twitter. Lots of familiar faces.
Custom feeds and labellers are super interesting.
Open protocol is great. Merkle tree history seems like overkill - and scaling that must be fiddly.
Custom feeds and labellers are super interesting.
Open protocol is great. Merkle tree history seems like overkill - and scaling that must be fiddly.