SmilingKenshi
@smilingkenshi.bsky.social
I make software. I write. I train. I fast. // Sharing what I’ve learned along the way.
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SmilingKenshi
@smilingkenshi.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Sharing a fun little toy mac app I made: Glass Toy.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
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Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
There is still so much low hanging design and usability work in software that doesn't require scorching the earth to run foundation models at scale.
February 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
There is still so much low hanging design and usability work in software that doesn't require scorching the earth to run foundation models at scale.
AI is great and all, but its 2026 and every time I see a date and time on the web its not automatically localised for my current time zone.
No cute little control for me to see it in local time or as it was published.
Nothing.
No cute little control for me to see it in local time or as it was published.
Nothing.
February 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
AI is great and all, but its 2026 and every time I see a date and time on the web its not automatically localised for my current time zone.
No cute little control for me to see it in local time or as it was published.
Nothing.
No cute little control for me to see it in local time or as it was published.
Nothing.
Surely Apple DevRel should be doing this stuff as part of releasing new APIs at WWDC
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Surely Apple DevRel should be doing this stuff as part of releasing new APIs at WWDC
what do you play on your GBA though?
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
what do you play on your GBA though?
Have you played a good game this year?
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Have you played a good game this year?
Mentally struggling to do a deload week because you have feelings about not going so hard for a WHOLE 😅😉 week?
Reframe it as a Reload Week.
Focus on the outcome you’ll get and the future benefits.
It's worked wonders for me.
#fitnesssky #gymsky #deloadweek #reloadweek
Reframe it as a Reload Week.
Focus on the outcome you’ll get and the future benefits.
It's worked wonders for me.
#fitnesssky #gymsky #deloadweek #reloadweek
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Mentally struggling to do a deload week because you have feelings about not going so hard for a WHOLE 😅😉 week?
Reframe it as a Reload Week.
Focus on the outcome you’ll get and the future benefits.
It's worked wonders for me.
#fitnesssky #gymsky #deloadweek #reloadweek
Reframe it as a Reload Week.
Focus on the outcome you’ll get and the future benefits.
It's worked wonders for me.
#fitnesssky #gymsky #deloadweek #reloadweek
How it’s going so far…
February 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
How it’s going so far…
“Think Big!” indeed.
This means I should eat more croissants, right?
Right?!
This means I should eat more croissants, right?
Right?!
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“Think Big!” indeed.
This means I should eat more croissants, right?
Right?!
This means I should eat more croissants, right?
Right?!
I think bluesky should buy aeronaut and open source it - or open source the "engine" of it.
Let a 1000 alternative/different kinds of ATProto clients bloom.
Let a 1000 alternative/different kinds of ATProto clients bloom.
February 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I think bluesky should buy aeronaut and open source it - or open source the "engine" of it.
Let a 1000 alternative/different kinds of ATProto clients bloom.
Let a 1000 alternative/different kinds of ATProto clients bloom.
Giving @aeronautapp.com a try...
first impressions of @aeronautapp.com: it's buttery smooth and feels like when tweetie came out. definitely worth checking out if you're on macos apps.apple.com/us/app/aeron...
Aeronaut for Bluesky App - App Store
Download Aeronaut for Bluesky by Michael Clarke on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Aeronaut for Bluesky.
apps.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Giving @aeronautapp.com a try...
I keep seeing the idea of ego-depletion ("willpower runs out") being stated like its a fact. The key experiments didn't replicate - the idea simply doesn't hold up.
Why do I care? Because what you think and believe about willpower will affect your behaviour.
Why do I care? Because what you think and believe about willpower will affect your behaviour.
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I keep seeing the idea of ego-depletion ("willpower runs out") being stated like its a fact. The key experiments didn't replicate - the idea simply doesn't hold up.
Why do I care? Because what you think and believe about willpower will affect your behaviour.
Why do I care? Because what you think and believe about willpower will affect your behaviour.
Conflicted about the @zed.dev editor. The editor is great but the fact it has its own custom UI stuff going on means that a lot of the default Mac app affordances are not there.
Papercuts in the user experience - disproportionately annoying.
Software is hard.
Papercuts in the user experience - disproportionately annoying.
Software is hard.
January 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Conflicted about the @zed.dev editor. The editor is great but the fact it has its own custom UI stuff going on means that a lot of the default Mac app affordances are not there.
Papercuts in the user experience - disproportionately annoying.
Software is hard.
Papercuts in the user experience - disproportionately annoying.
Software is hard.
Day 21 of 2026.
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Day 21 of 2026.
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New from me: "Rust's Culture of Semantic Precision"
Discussing how Rust devs like to disentangle distinct guarantees and requirements into distinct APIs, and how that's playing out in the Linux kernel.
Discussing how Rust devs like to disentangle distinct guarantees and requirements into distinct APIs, and how that's playing out in the Linux kernel.
Rust's Culture of Semantic Precision — Andrew Lilley Brinker
I work on software security at MITRE, including serving as amember of the OmniBOR Working Group, where I lead development of the Rustimplementation, and as the project manager for Hipcheck, a tool for...
www.alilleybrinker.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
New from me: "Rust's Culture of Semantic Precision"
Discussing how Rust devs like to disentangle distinct guarantees and requirements into distinct APIs, and how that's playing out in the Linux kernel.
Discussing how Rust devs like to disentangle distinct guarantees and requirements into distinct APIs, and how that's playing out in the Linux kernel.
Reposted by SmilingKenshi
Reposted by SmilingKenshi
Firefox 147 just landed & it's pretty huge in terms of web features:
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
Firefox 147 release notes for developers (Beta) - Mozilla | MDN
This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 147 that affect developers.
Firefox 147 is the current Beta version of Firefox and ships on January 13, 2026.
developer.mozilla.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Firefox 147 just landed & it's pretty huge in terms of web features:
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
🎉 CSS anchor positioning
🎉 The navigation API
🎉 View transition types
🎉 Brotli support in Compression/DecompressionStream
🎉 CSS module imports
And more!
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/147
Don't set yourself up to play a game you can only lose.
Be more Mario about your goals and resolutions...
suntreeapps.com/blog/posts/n...
Be more Mario about your goals and resolutions...
suntreeapps.com/blog/posts/n...
Stop Playing Flappy Bird With Your New Year's Goals
Powerful tools for positive, personal change
suntreeapps.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Don't set yourself up to play a game you can only lose.
Be more Mario about your goals and resolutions...
suntreeapps.com/blog/posts/n...
Be more Mario about your goals and resolutions...
suntreeapps.com/blog/posts/n...
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Just published a new article! 👇🏾
Do less, to create the space to be great.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Do less, to create the space to be great.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Creating space
Do less, to create the space to be great.
longform.asmartbear.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Just published a new article! 👇🏾
Do less, to create the space to be great.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Do less, to create the space to be great.
Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!
Consistency wins.
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Consistency wins.
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I think Africa's top museums should acquire all treasures from the Louvre, its clear European institutes like this just aren't up to safeguarding European art
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Louvre is the pride of France – and it’s on the verge of collapse. Can we rescue it in time? | Agnès Poirier
From a jewel heist to crumbling galleries, it’s been a dire year for the world’s most visited museum. At least France has woken up to its predicament, says political commentator Agnès Poirier
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I think Africa's top museums should acquire all treasures from the Louvre, its clear European institutes like this just aren't up to safeguarding European art
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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PlayStation: The First 30 Years
➡️ blog.playstation.com/2025/09/29/c...
Sony is releasing a new photography book with "never-before-seen prototypes, concept sketches, and design models that shaped hardware development at Sony Interactive Entertainment" - coming Spring 2026.
➡️ blog.playstation.com/2025/09/29/c...
Sony is releasing a new photography book with "never-before-seen prototypes, concept sketches, and design models that shaped hardware development at Sony Interactive Entertainment" - coming Spring 2026.
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
PlayStation: The First 30 Years
➡️ blog.playstation.com/2025/09/29/c...
Sony is releasing a new photography book with "never-before-seen prototypes, concept sketches, and design models that shaped hardware development at Sony Interactive Entertainment" - coming Spring 2026.
➡️ blog.playstation.com/2025/09/29/c...
Sony is releasing a new photography book with "never-before-seen prototypes, concept sketches, and design models that shaped hardware development at Sony Interactive Entertainment" - coming Spring 2026.
The basest of takes.
December 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The basest of takes.