Michael Lynch
@mtlynch.io
Bootstrapped founder. Lover of unit tests. One successful exit. ex-@google, ex-@microsoft.
Over the summer, I met a romance novelist at a party, and she gave me one of the best tips I've found for attracting new readers to my book: showcase other writers. mtlynch.io/retrospectiv...
January 2026 Retrospective: Refactoring English: Month 14
Discovering the power of AI sandboxes
mtlynch.io
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Over the summer, I met a romance novelist at a party, and she gave me one of the best tips I've found for attracting new readers to my book: showcase other writers. mtlynch.io/retrospectiv...
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exe.dev is still behind a credit card for now while we develop some more techniques for dealing with people who abuse systems (even a credit card doesn't entirely work). But if you are a human who wants an invite code to skip the CC for a month, happy to DM you one.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
exe.dev is still behind a credit card for now while we develop some more techniques for dealing with people who abuse systems (even a credit card doesn't entirely work). But if you are a human who wants an invite code to skip the CC for a month, happy to DM you one.
I'm on Hacker News today! I wrote about my eighth year as a bootstrapped founder.
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I'm on Hacker News today! I wrote about my eighth year as a bootstrapped founder.
I tried to claim a rebate for installing an EV charger at my home, and I discovered my electricity supplier was publicly exposing all of my information, including home address, phone number, email, plate numbers, and VIN. mtlynch.io/eversource-r...
Eversource EV Rebate Program Exposed Massachusetts Customer Data
I recently claimed a rebate for an EV charger, only to discover that Eversource, my power supplier, was publicly exposing personal information of customers who applied.
mtlynch.io
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I tried to claim a rebate for installing an EV charger at my home, and I discovered my electricity supplier was publicly exposing all of my information, including home address, phone number, email, plate numbers, and VIN. mtlynch.io/eversource-r...
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The showed us cute missing dogs & we consented to turning our doorbell cameras into a mass human tracking system.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The showed us cute missing dogs & we consented to turning our doorbell cameras into a mass human tracking system.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
I've now been an indie founder for eight years, and last year was my favorite. I wrote all year and figured out what kind of business matches me as a founder. mtlynch.io/bootstrapped...
My Eighth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder
In year 8, I discovered it takes longer than I think to write a book, found alignment with my business, and regained my love for life as an indie founder.
mtlynch.io
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I've now been an indie founder for eight years, and last year was my favorite. I wrote all year and figured out what kind of business matches me as a founder. mtlynch.io/bootstrapped...
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
log.pfad.fr/2026/softwar... This is such a cool feature of NixOS that I should use more
Software patches in NixOS for fun and productivity | Olivier's log
log.pfad.fr
January 28, 2026 at 8:21 PM
log.pfad.fr/2026/softwar... This is such a cool feature of NixOS that I should use more
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UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
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I've been leaning towards Tubi being the streaming service, and now I think it's official: they have Season 1 and Season 2 of one of the best science and technology comedy shows ever made… "Look Around You".
Thanks, Tubi. Thubi.
tubitv.com/series/30001...
Thanks, Tubi. Thubi.
tubitv.com/series/30001...
Look Around You
This unique combination of parody and homage to early 70s/80s British educational programs examines different scientific topics in each episode.
tubitv.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I've been leaning towards Tubi being the streaming service, and now I think it's official: they have Season 1 and Season 2 of one of the best science and technology comedy shows ever made… "Look Around You".
Thanks, Tubi. Thubi.
tubitv.com/series/30001...
Thanks, Tubi. Thubi.
tubitv.com/series/30001...
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I made enough money from komorebi this month to cover my rent for the first time I started the project in 2020
It might not seem so big when there are so many announcements of AI startups raising millions every week
But it's pretty big to me
It might not seem so big when there are so many announcements of AI startups raising millions every week
But it's pretty big to me
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I made enough money from komorebi this month to cover my rent for the first time I started the project in 2020
It might not seem so big when there are so many announcements of AI startups raising millions every week
But it's pretty big to me
It might not seem so big when there are so many announcements of AI startups raising millions every week
But it's pretty big to me
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This past weekend, I went back to Broadview for the first time since being federally indicted.
I will put my body on the line no matter how many times it takes.
I will put my body on the line no matter how many times it takes.
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This past weekend, I went back to Broadview for the first time since being federally indicted.
I will put my body on the line no matter how many times it takes.
I will put my body on the line no matter how many times it takes.
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Big milestone! 🎉
My first app is now on Setapp.
I’ve been a subscriber since 2017, so this feels pretty surreal. 🤩
Transcrybe live-translates any audio on your Mac:
go.setapp.com/stp1479?refA...
My first app is now on Setapp.
I’ve been a subscriber since 2017, so this feels pretty surreal. 🤩
Transcrybe live-translates any audio on your Mac:
go.setapp.com/stp1479?refA...
Transcrybe — Download Mac app on Setapp | Live speech translator | Setapp
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go.setapp.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Big milestone! 🎉
My first app is now on Setapp.
I’ve been a subscriber since 2017, so this feels pretty surreal. 🤩
Transcrybe live-translates any audio on your Mac:
go.setapp.com/stp1479?refA...
My first app is now on Setapp.
I’ve been a subscriber since 2017, so this feels pretty surreal. 🤩
Transcrybe live-translates any audio on your Mac:
go.setapp.com/stp1479?refA...
In December, I implemented regional pricing for my book, created my first mobile app (a MeshCore client), and started my first cross-language library.
December 2025 Retrospective: Refactoring English: Month 13
Getting distracted while writing about focus
mtlynch.io
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
In December, I implemented regional pricing for my book, created my first mobile app (a MeshCore client), and started my first cross-language library.
@jmduke.com can you update your site's repo so I can submit a PR to fix this *egregious* bug in your review of The Diplomat?
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
@jmduke.com can you update your site's repo so I can submit a PR to fix this *egregious* bug in your review of The Diplomat?
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Sprites.dev by @fly.io is a very cool new thing: it solves two of my pet problems at once, developer sandbox environments for coding agents and a JSON API for executing untrusted code
I wrote more here: simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/9/s...
I wrote more here: simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/9/s...
Fly’s new Sprites.dev addresses both developer sandboxes and API sandboxes at the same time
New from Fly.io today: Sprites.dev. Here’s their blog post and YouTube demo. It’s an interesting new product that’s quite difficult to explain—Fly call it “Stateful sandbox environments with checkpoin...
simonwillison.net
January 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Sprites.dev by @fly.io is a very cool new thing: it solves two of my pet problems at once, developer sandbox environments for coding agents and a JSON API for executing untrusted code
I wrote more here: simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/9/s...
I wrote more here: simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/9/s...
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We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
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Got a notification that I was using 600x my normal CDN credits. I checked it expecting an aggressive LLM scraper. But nope, just Google, downloading the same 3 MB file from me every three seconds.
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Got a notification that I was using 600x my normal CDN credits. I checked it expecting an aggressive LLM scraper. But nope, just Google, downloading the same 3 MB file from me every three seconds.
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New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
New blog post! A close look at Tahoe menu icons https://tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-icons/
My article about the HN's top bloggers of 2025 is on the front page of HN. Honestly, I'm quite relieved after it flopped yesterday. I don't mind pandering to HN, but it's embarrassing when even that fails.
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
My article about the HN's top bloggers of 2025 is on the front page of HN. Honestly, I'm quite relieved after it flopped yesterday. I don't mind pandering to HN, but it's embarrassing when even that fails.
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The underlying data for this is available as CSV files with open CORS headers, so I had some fun loading it into Datasette Lite and querying it with WebAssembly SQLite simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/2/m...
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The underlying data for this is available as CSV files with open CORS headers, so I had some fun loading it into Datasette Lite and querying it with WebAssembly SQLite simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/2/m...
With 2025 complete, I can finally declare the most popular bloggers of Hacker News:
1. @simonwillison.net - 20,117 points
2. @jeffgeerling.com - 10,813 points
3. Sean Goedecke - 10,804 points
4. Brian Krebs - 10,699 points
5. @neal.fun - 8,936 points
refactoringenglish.com/blog/2025-hn...
1. @simonwillison.net - 20,117 points
2. @jeffgeerling.com - 10,813 points
3. Sean Goedecke - 10,804 points
4. Brian Krebs - 10,699 points
5. @neal.fun - 8,936 points
refactoringenglish.com/blog/2025-hn...
The Most Popular Blogs of Hacker News in 2025
Who were the most popular personal bloggers of 2025, and what made them successful on Hacker News?
refactoringenglish.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
With 2025 complete, I can finally declare the most popular bloggers of Hacker News:
1. @simonwillison.net - 20,117 points
2. @jeffgeerling.com - 10,813 points
3. Sean Goedecke - 10,804 points
4. Brian Krebs - 10,699 points
5. @neal.fun - 8,936 points
refactoringenglish.com/blog/2025-hn...
1. @simonwillison.net - 20,117 points
2. @jeffgeerling.com - 10,813 points
3. Sean Goedecke - 10,804 points
4. Brian Krebs - 10,699 points
5. @neal.fun - 8,936 points
refactoringenglish.com/blog/2025-hn...