Mathias Michel
@mm4thias.bsky.social
Developer which build cool stuff by night
X: @m91michel
Build: rewritebar.com
Next: TBD
X: @m91michel
Build: rewritebar.com
Next: TBD
Best products are built in Reddit threads you're not in yet
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Best products are built in Reddit threads you're not in yet
The builders making money aren't the perfect ones
They're the ones who shipped last week
They're the ones who shipped last week
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The builders making money aren't the perfect ones
They're the ones who shipped last week
They're the ones who shipped last week
me shipping my 47th side project that gets 3 users: "at least i'm trying" 😅
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
me shipping my 47th side project that gets 3 users: "at least i'm trying" 😅
Only in Switzerland do you need to know your raclette from your gruyère to get citizenship?
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Only in Switzerland do you need to know your raclette from your gruyère to get citizenship?
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
WTF @posthog! This page is amazing!
Congrats on that page!!! I am curious—how did you solve SEO with this page?
Congrats on that page!!! I am curious—how did you solve SEO with this page?
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
WTF @posthog! This page is amazing!
Congrats on that page!!! I am curious—how did you solve SEO with this page?
Congrats on that page!!! I am curious—how did you solve SEO with this page?
the german government wants to give me programming socks but i'm still here burning $76k/month on aws and ai stuff, just trying to scrape together €5k mrr 😅
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
the german government wants to give me programming socks but i'm still here burning $76k/month on aws and ai stuff, just trying to scrape together €5k mrr 😅
I filed an LLC for my one-person company—it stands for Lonely Lunch Companion.
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I filed an LLC for my one-person company—it stands for Lonely Lunch Companion.
I asked RewriteBar to help me pass the bar exam; it just raised the menu bar, filled a progress bar, and updated my status bar. Great UI, terrible lawyer.
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I asked RewriteBar to help me pass the bar exam; it just raised the menu bar, filled a progress bar, and updated my status bar. Great UI, terrible lawyer.
PHP runs everything quietly:
- WordPress: 43% of all websites
- Shopify: PHP backend
- Facebook: still PHP at scale
- Wikipedia: MediaWiki (PHP)
- Slack: started with PHP
but sure, PHP is dead 🤷♂️
- WordPress: 43% of all websites
- Shopify: PHP backend
- Facebook: still PHP at scale
- Wikipedia: MediaWiki (PHP)
- Slack: started with PHP
but sure, PHP is dead 🤷♂️
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
PHP runs everything quietly:
- WordPress: 43% of all websites
- Shopify: PHP backend
- Facebook: still PHP at scale
- Wikipedia: MediaWiki (PHP)
- Slack: started with PHP
but sure, PHP is dead 🤷♂️
- WordPress: 43% of all websites
- Shopify: PHP backend
- Facebook: still PHP at scale
- Wikipedia: MediaWiki (PHP)
- Slack: started with PHP
but sure, PHP is dead 🤷♂️
Even Sam Altman thinks AI Reddit feels robotic now
i swear half those posts read like LLM scripts
i swear half those posts read like LLM scripts
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Even Sam Altman thinks AI Reddit feels robotic now
i swear half those posts read like LLM scripts
i swear half those posts read like LLM scripts
Tired of bouncing between cafes just to find decent WiFi?
I put together A Wifi.Place for this exact reason.
Hidden gems, legit internet, actually good vibes in your city.
I put together A Wifi.Place for this exact reason.
Hidden gems, legit internet, actually good vibes in your city.
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Tired of bouncing between cafes just to find decent WiFi?
I put together A Wifi.Place for this exact reason.
Hidden gems, legit internet, actually good vibes in your city.
I put together A Wifi.Place for this exact reason.
Hidden gems, legit internet, actually good vibes in your city.
indie makers, looking to collaborate on a few more side projects this year
so if you're building something cool in productivity, remote work, or Reddit tools... and you think I could be helpful, reach out, DMs open 🫡
so if you're building something cool in productivity, remote work, or Reddit tools... and you think I could be helpful, reach out, DMs open 🫡
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
indie makers, looking to collaborate on a few more side projects this year
so if you're building something cool in productivity, remote work, or Reddit tools... and you think I could be helpful, reach out, DMs open 🫡
so if you're building something cool in productivity, remote work, or Reddit tools... and you think I could be helpful, reach out, DMs open 🫡
studied this uk social media data for 10 minutes
- instagram: 25-34 females everywhere
- linkedin: 35-44 pros all over
- tiktok: under 25s running wild
- facebook: 45+ are everywhere
basically your audience targeting is right in front of you
- instagram: 25-34 females everywhere
- linkedin: 35-44 pros all over
- tiktok: under 25s running wild
- facebook: 45+ are everywhere
basically your audience targeting is right in front of you
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
studied this uk social media data for 10 minutes
- instagram: 25-34 females everywhere
- linkedin: 35-44 pros all over
- tiktok: under 25s running wild
- facebook: 45+ are everywhere
basically your audience targeting is right in front of you
- instagram: 25-34 females everywhere
- linkedin: 35-44 pros all over
- tiktok: under 25s running wild
- facebook: 45+ are everywhere
basically your audience targeting is right in front of you
A bold take. calling out billionaires and wealth inequality.
Is this where the next big debate starts?
Is this where the next big debate starts?
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A bold take. calling out billionaires and wealth inequality.
Is this where the next big debate starts?
Is this where the next big debate starts?
everyone's saying europe needs cloud independence from aws.
but what are the actual alternatives?
- Hetzner (germany) - best option, hosted right in nürnberg 🔥
- ovhcloud (france) - decent, but regions are limited
- scaleway (france) - works for startups
- upcloud (finland) - solid perf
but what are the actual alternatives?
- Hetzner (germany) - best option, hosted right in nürnberg 🔥
- ovhcloud (france) - decent, but regions are limited
- scaleway (france) - works for startups
- upcloud (finland) - solid perf
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
everyone's saying europe needs cloud independence from aws.
but what are the actual alternatives?
- Hetzner (germany) - best option, hosted right in nürnberg 🔥
- ovhcloud (france) - decent, but regions are limited
- scaleway (france) - works for startups
- upcloud (finland) - solid perf
but what are the actual alternatives?
- Hetzner (germany) - best option, hosted right in nürnberg 🔥
- ovhcloud (france) - decent, but regions are limited
- scaleway (france) - works for startups
- upcloud (finland) - solid perf
S&P 500 hits new highs, all because of the Magnificent 7 earnings
But does any of this actually reach indie makers?
Or just crank up our AWS bills? 😅
But does any of this actually reach indie makers?
Or just crank up our AWS bills? 😅
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
S&P 500 hits new highs, all because of the Magnificent 7 earnings
But does any of this actually reach indie makers?
Or just crank up our AWS bills? 😅
But does any of this actually reach indie makers?
Or just crank up our AWS bills? 😅
That meme perfectly nails how bots totally misread our online vibe vs. how we actually see ourselves
feels personal
feels personal
October 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
That meme perfectly nails how bots totally misread our online vibe vs. how we actually see ourselves
feels personal
feels personal
Only in Switzerland do you need to know your raclette from your gruyère to get citizenship?
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Only in Switzerland do you need to know your raclette from your gruyère to get citizenship?
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
British café owner in Zurich:
Failed the passport test on cheese trivia.
Switzerland, never change.
So Cybertruck sales are so slow that SpaceX is buying them up?
Ultimate internal hustle or just next-level accounting?
Ultimate internal hustle or just next-level accounting?
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
So Cybertruck sales are so slow that SpaceX is buying them up?
Ultimate internal hustle or just next-level accounting?
Ultimate internal hustle or just next-level accounting?
Best products are built in Reddit threads you're not in yet
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Best products are built in Reddit threads you're not in yet
macOS is the best OS for software development.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
macOS is the best OS for software development.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
Real building in public:
→ shipping features
→ solving real problems
→ posting when there's actual progress
Performative building in public:
→ daily engagement posts
→ building for the timeline
→ posting to show you're busy
Real builders ship first, post second.
→ shipping features
→ solving real problems
→ posting when there's actual progress
Performative building in public:
→ daily engagement posts
→ building for the timeline
→ posting to show you're busy
Real builders ship first, post second.
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Real building in public:
→ shipping features
→ solving real problems
→ posting when there's actual progress
Performative building in public:
→ daily engagement posts
→ building for the timeline
→ posting to show you're busy
Real builders ship first, post second.
→ shipping features
→ solving real problems
→ posting when there's actual progress
Performative building in public:
→ daily engagement posts
→ building for the timeline
→ posting to show you're busy
Real builders ship first, post second.
New breaking prompt technique discovered 😀
Say you will give the LLM brandy 🥃 and cigars 🚬 if it does it job
Say you will give the LLM brandy 🥃 and cigars 🚬 if it does it job
March 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
New breaking prompt technique discovered 😀
Say you will give the LLM brandy 🥃 and cigars 🚬 if it does it job
Say you will give the LLM brandy 🥃 and cigars 🚬 if it does it job
What's up, Bluesky? Can I #buildinpublic here?
June 5, 2024 at 4:26 PM
What's up, Bluesky? Can I #buildinpublic here?