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product design @ planetscale · ex-github · vim enjoyer

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Jason Long @jasonlong.me · Nov 24
Updated my GitHub readme. It's a node script that updates an animated SVG each day and hits Accuweather's API. Best part now is it links to Bluesky instead of the other site

github.com/jasonlong
Screenshot of my GitHub profile. It shows an iMessage style chat UI for the readme.
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The homogenization of logos has been talked about a lot, but car colors, coffee shops, apartments, AirBnbs sadly all look the same now. www.experimental-history.com/p/the-declin...
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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If you test light vs. dark mode styling often, try adding a keyboard shortcut to "Toggle System Appearance" in @raycast.com. I recently assigned a Hyper key (right ⌘) in Raycast and flip back and forth with Hyper-Space.
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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. @thorstenball.com's newsletter has been one of my fav 2 for a long time now - highly recommended for curious nerd types: registerspill.thorstenball.com

My other fav is Installer from @theverge.com (now requires a Verge subscription I believe): www.theverge.com/installer-ne...
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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This nerd is excited. Signed copy of my Tom Sachs book arrived just in time for the weekend.
"Tom Sachs Guide" from Phaidon (front cover) "Tom Sachs Guide" from Phaidon (back cover)
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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My favorite CSS tip recently is to add some extra invisible target area to small interactive UI elements. #designsky
October 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Props to Apple for listening www.macrumors.com/2025/10/20/i...
iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Lets Users Control Liquid Glass Transparency with New Toggle
With the fourth betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1, Apple has introduced a new setting that's designed to allow users to customize...
www.macrumors.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I love these Japanese words. www.instagram.com/p/DO-s9eQklqu/
October 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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If you're looking to escape the maddening chaos of everything, this isn't it. But Cory Doctorow's new book is a great read.
Enshittification
Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify it.We’re living through the Enshittocen...
us.macmillan.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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www.reddit.com/r/macapps/co...
From the macapps community on Reddit: [Open Source] Disable Liquid Glass with SolidGlass
Explore this post and more from the macapps community
www.reddit.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I'm liking Kagi News. Nice concept, nice privacy stance, nice design/UX. kite.kagi.com
Kagi News
Kagi News distills thousands of world-wide news sources into one perfect daily briefing. Get every critical perspective in just 5 minutes. No endless scrolling. No attention hijacking.
kite.kagi.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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PlanetScale for Postgres is now GA.

planetscale.com/blog/planets...
PlanetScale for Postgres is now GA — PlanetScale
PlanetScale for Postgres is now generally available.
planetscale.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Imagine a designer pitching Liquid Glass to Steve Jobs
September 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Slowly relearning how to Blender
Isometric 3D render of a room with a couch, computer desk, and table with record player.
September 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Me trying Roam Research for the first time in 2025
Screenshot from the Walking Dead. Guy on horse walking on a highway towards a city. All cars are abandoned.
September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Now _that's_ an @obsidian.md theme 🤌 github.com/emarpiee/Ret...
September 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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mrdoob.com
Made a nice page for all my demoscene favorites.
mrdoob.com/demoscene/
September 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Morning vibes
A cup of coffee with a latte art heart
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Avocado seed experiment going strong
Avocado seed in small jar of water Avocado seed in planter. About a foot tall. Avocado plant about 3 feet tall with several branches and leaves.
September 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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I'm sure expert illustrators know this, but as someone who struggles w/ bezier curves this is useful info jakerainis.com/blog/0-90-te...
0º or 90º: A Technique to Improve Your Vectors - Jake Rainis
Use this technique to drastically improve the quality of your vector curves. When using 0º or 90º technique, bezier handles are not pulled at random angles.
jakerainis.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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ASCII spectrum analyzer on musicforprogramming.net
August 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Reposted by Jason Long
planetscale.com
PlanetScale Metal runs in AWS and GCP, making it easy to deploy your database and application near each other.
August 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Nice resource for UI components and how different design systems implement them. designsystems.surf/components
Design Systems Components & Main Parts
References on Design Systems Components from top tech companies and leading UI teams in a convenient library.
designsystems.surf
August 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Someone hit 280 WPM for 60s on monkeytype.com this week. And 314 WPM for 15s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9pB...
[MONKEYTYPE 60s WR] 280 WPM
YouTube video by joshu
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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I don't know how good Cursor CLI is yet but it's made a good first impression
Cursor CLI command to enable Vim keys
August 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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"In Japan, users found it uncomfortable to “poke” the eye with a pointed cursor to hide a layer."

adobe.design/stories/desi...
The evolution of five of Adobe’s iconic icons
How time and circumstance have transformed these legendary in-app symbols
adobe.design
August 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM