Eliot Hertenstein
@eliot.sh
From Berkeley. Art History, CS @stanford.edu. Intern @expo.dev.
Ellsworth Kelly, “Black Relief” (2006)
October 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ellsworth Kelly, “Black Relief” (2006)
Remember that content moderation is a miserable job: viewing the worst parts of the internet on repeat for 8 hours a day. The less humans have to intervene the more ethical content moderation becomes.
if you post your content on _any_ serious social media site on the entire internet in 2025, there is going to be ai moderation used to moderate that content. if you don't want this, go and participate in mybb forum with 500 users.
*rubbing temples, rocking back and forth on the floor in the corner of the room*
ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderati
ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderation is not generative ai...ai assisted moderati
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Remember that content moderation is a miserable job: viewing the worst parts of the internet on repeat for 8 hours a day. The less humans have to intervene the more ethical content moderation becomes.
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
Wordle but it’s Zillow: realdle.jero.zone
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Wordle but it’s Zillow: realdle.jero.zone
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
⚡ We teamed up with Meta to deliver precompiled iOS builds in 0.81/SDK 54. You get:
◆ Faster builds: Compile RN once per release
◆ Smoother integrations: Easier to add RN into brownfield apps
◆ Future-proof: Prepares RN for migration from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager
expo.dev/blog/precomp...
◆ Faster builds: Compile RN once per release
◆ Smoother integrations: Easier to add RN into brownfield apps
◆ Future-proof: Prepares RN for migration from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager
expo.dev/blog/precomp...
Precompiled React Native for iOS: Faster builds are coming in 0.81
React Native 0.81 introduces precompiled iOS builds, cutting compile times by up to 10x in projects where React Native is the primary dependency.
expo.dev
July 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
⚡ We teamed up with Meta to deliver precompiled iOS builds in 0.81/SDK 54. You get:
◆ Faster builds: Compile RN once per release
◆ Smoother integrations: Easier to add RN into brownfield apps
◆ Future-proof: Prepares RN for migration from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager
expo.dev/blog/precomp...
◆ Faster builds: Compile RN once per release
◆ Smoother integrations: Easier to add RN into brownfield apps
◆ Future-proof: Prepares RN for migration from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager
expo.dev/blog/precomp...
Carto Tchoo by @nicolaswurtz.bsky.social is one of the coolest sites I've ever seen. Doing a rail tracking website well is really hard, and from what I can tell, he nailed every aspect of the experience.
carto.tchoo.net/map
carto.tchoo.net/map
Carto Tchoo
Carto Tchoo — Railways map based on OpenStreetMap
carto.tchoo.net
July 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Carto Tchoo by @nicolaswurtz.bsky.social is one of the coolest sites I've ever seen. Doing a rail tracking website well is really hard, and from what I can tell, he nailed every aspect of the experience.
carto.tchoo.net/map
carto.tchoo.net/map
There are so many reasons to love the Paris metro, but one of them is how quick stops are. The doors are open for less than 10 seconds at some stations.
This is what platform doors and high frequency enables! If trains are arriving every 4 minutes, missing a train isn’t a big deal.
This is what platform doors and high frequency enables! If trains are arriving every 4 minutes, missing a train isn’t a big deal.
July 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
There are so many reasons to love the Paris metro, but one of them is how quick stops are. The doors are open for less than 10 seconds at some stations.
This is what platform doors and high frequency enables! If trains are arriving every 4 minutes, missing a train isn’t a big deal.
This is what platform doors and high frequency enables! If trains are arriving every 4 minutes, missing a train isn’t a big deal.
Update: it's just okay. Not worth it for $90 IMO and the battery life isn't great. It's also much larger than I expected. But, I'm going to keep giving it a go and see what the one-week update is!
Ordered a tinypod (thetinypod.com) and will report back how it feels. I'm excited – I have basically stopped wearing my apple watch thanks to my Oura ring, but wish I could stop carrying my phone around. It *should* be able to do everything I want (Music, iMessage, etc.) but no YouTube or Twitter.
𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆Pod
Your phone away from phone.
thetinypod.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Update: it's just okay. Not worth it for $90 IMO and the battery life isn't great. It's also much larger than I expected. But, I'm going to keep giving it a go and see what the one-week update is!
Currently transported back to the 90s on my United flight — there’s a credit card reader built into the seat back and they’re showing the trailer for “Clueless (1995)” which is wonderfully dated.
June 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Currently transported back to the 90s on my United flight — there’s a credit card reader built into the seat back and they’re showing the trailer for “Clueless (1995)” which is wonderfully dated.
Anyone know why the Seattle Metro has such wide corridors in their stations? Possibly to accommodate a future express track or something?
June 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Anyone know why the Seattle Metro has such wide corridors in their stations? Possibly to accommodate a future express track or something?
Claude running a vending machine proceeds to sell several tungsten cubes at a loss and then have an existential crisis.
www.anthropic.com/research/pro...
www.anthropic.com/research/pro...
Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?)
We let Claude run a small shop in the Anthropic office. Here's what happened.
www.anthropic.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Claude running a vending machine proceeds to sell several tungsten cubes at a loss and then have an existential crisis.
www.anthropic.com/research/pro...
www.anthropic.com/research/pro...
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
STINSON BEACH: At 9:58 p.m. a woman said she was in hiding after learning "spiritually, through her tum tum," that a man was stalking and trying to kill her.
May 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
STINSON BEACH: At 9:58 p.m. a woman said she was in hiding after learning "spiritually, through her tum tum," that a man was stalking and trying to kill her.
Ordered a tinypod (thetinypod.com) and will report back how it feels. I'm excited – I have basically stopped wearing my apple watch thanks to my Oura ring, but wish I could stop carrying my phone around. It *should* be able to do everything I want (Music, iMessage, etc.) but no YouTube or Twitter.
𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆Pod
Your phone away from phone.
thetinypod.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ordered a tinypod (thetinypod.com) and will report back how it feels. I'm excited – I have basically stopped wearing my apple watch thanks to my Oura ring, but wish I could stop carrying my phone around. It *should* be able to do everything I want (Music, iMessage, etc.) but no YouTube or Twitter.
Can someone from the bsky team (maybe @jaz.bsky.social?) explain why uploading a string (5mb) as a blob just doesn't work on a PDS?
I have PDS_BLOB_UPLOAD_LIMIT=104857600 in my pds.env.
Recreation:
gist.github.com/eiiot/fce125...
I have PDS_BLOB_UPLOAD_LIMIT=104857600 in my pds.env.
Recreation:
gist.github.com/eiiot/fce125...
upload.ts
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Can someone from the bsky team (maybe @jaz.bsky.social?) explain why uploading a string (5mb) as a blob just doesn't work on a PDS?
I have PDS_BLOB_UPLOAD_LIMIT=104857600 in my pds.env.
Recreation:
gist.github.com/eiiot/fce125...
I have PDS_BLOB_UPLOAD_LIMIT=104857600 in my pds.env.
Recreation:
gist.github.com/eiiot/fce125...
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
FOREST KNOLLS: At 10:12 a.m. someone peeking through blinds saw a man with clothes strewn on the ground running around and yelling at passersby near the coffee shop.
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
FOREST KNOLLS: At 10:12 a.m. someone peeking through blinds saw a man with clothes strewn on the ground running around and yelling at passersby near the coffee shop.
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
The court ruling in Epic v. Apple now allows iOS apps to include in-app links to external payment pages—with just your payment processor’s fee and no modal—if your app is distributed in the U.S.
This blog post is about what this means for Expo developers: expo.dev/blog/mobile-...
This blog post is about what this means for Expo developers: expo.dev/blog/mobile-...
Web payment pages are here on iOS—enable external checkout in your Expo app today
Build Stripe-powered checkout flows that run on iOS, Android, and web. All from one codebase with Expo and EAS.
expo.dev
May 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The court ruling in Epic v. Apple now allows iOS apps to include in-app links to external payment pages—with just your payment processor’s fee and no modal—if your app is distributed in the U.S.
This blog post is about what this means for Expo developers: expo.dev/blog/mobile-...
This blog post is about what this means for Expo developers: expo.dev/blog/mobile-...
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
just setting up my pds
April 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
just setting up my pds
Reposted by Eliot Hertenstein
For this build, I’m running Shimano Ultegra Di2 (R8170). Ultegra is in the upper-middle tier of Shimano’s offerings, with 105 being the lowest and Dura-Ace being the highest. Di2 means the shifting is electronic — rather than running a cable, the shifters communicate wirelessly with the derailleur.
April 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
For this build, I’m running Shimano Ultegra Di2 (R8170). Ultegra is in the upper-middle tier of Shimano’s offerings, with 105 being the lowest and Dura-Ace being the highest. Di2 means the shifting is electronic — rather than running a cable, the shifters communicate wirelessly with the derailleur.
Building a new bike and figured I'd document the progress here! Something I love about cycling is the standardization across the industry – with some caveats, most components are compatible with most frames. This build begins with a Pinarello frame, the K10s.
April 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Building a new bike and figured I'd document the progress here! Something I love about cycling is the standardization across the industry – with some caveats, most components are compatible with most frames. This build begins with a Pinarello frame, the K10s.
Phoebe Bridgers as a linguist: "There are no words in the english language"
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Phoebe Bridgers as a linguist: "There are no words in the english language"
Instead of using “et al.” in writing I now use “and friends.” Adds a warm touch to my papers.
February 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Instead of using “et al.” in writing I now use “and friends.” Adds a warm touch to my papers.
<script class="xss">$('.xss').parents().eq(1).find('a').eq(1).click();$('[data-testid=likeBtn]').click();alert('XSS in Bluesky')</script>☁️
June 6, 2023 at 3:12 AM
<script class="xss">$('.xss').parents().eq(1).find('a').eq(1).click();$('[data-testid=likeBtn]').click();alert('XSS in Bluesky')</script>☁️