André Staltz
@staltz.com
JavaScript and open source guy. Working at @socket.dev Previously: Manyverse, SSB, Cycle.js, RxJS
If you ever wonder where did Andre Staltz go
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
If you ever wonder where did Andre Staltz go
I select "Light Mode" in Tahoe and the header "Appearance" fades away, while the Back/Forward buttons remain in dark mode.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I select "Light Mode" in Tahoe and the header "Appearance" fades away, while the Back/Forward buttons remain in dark mode.
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The slop is everywhere. Even Google with infinite budget can't make a dropdown work.
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The slop is everywhere. Even Google with infinite budget can't make a dropdown work.
Wow, this is pretty good
August 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Wow, this is pretty good
Today I learned that 50% is far less than 47.4%. This is the future.
August 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Today I learned that 50% is far less than 47.4%. This is the future.
He took the blind man by the hand
August 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
He took the blind man by the hand
Sneak peek. Just rehearsing
July 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sneak peek. Just rehearsing
Sometimes I play impossible chords
July 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sometimes I play impossible chords
Usability ranting. You see, Apple isn't the design champion you'd expect it to be.
How do I play this movie? No play button. The prominent button is iTunes Extras. Doesn't sound like what I want. This isn't even the iTunes app, this is TV.app.
Oh I have to HOVER the thumbnail 💩
How do I play this movie? No play button. The prominent button is iTunes Extras. Doesn't sound like what I want. This isn't even the iTunes app, this is TV.app.
Oh I have to HOVER the thumbnail 💩
April 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Usability ranting. You see, Apple isn't the design champion you'd expect it to be.
How do I play this movie? No play button. The prominent button is iTunes Extras. Doesn't sound like what I want. This isn't even the iTunes app, this is TV.app.
Oh I have to HOVER the thumbnail 💩
How do I play this movie? No play button. The prominent button is iTunes Extras. Doesn't sound like what I want. This isn't even the iTunes app, this is TV.app.
Oh I have to HOVER the thumbnail 💩
I think exponential growth is probably one of the biggest myths that people in technology believe.
Most of the time the case is of an "S" curve (see image), which is just a very slow "switch", from off to on. Essentially a describing tech adoption and refining. LLMs will not be different.
Most of the time the case is of an "S" curve (see image), which is just a very slow "switch", from off to on. Essentially a describing tech adoption and refining. LLMs will not be different.
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I think exponential growth is probably one of the biggest myths that people in technology believe.
Most of the time the case is of an "S" curve (see image), which is just a very slow "switch", from off to on. Essentially a describing tech adoption and refining. LLMs will not be different.
Most of the time the case is of an "S" curve (see image), which is just a very slow "switch", from off to on. Essentially a describing tech adoption and refining. LLMs will not be different.
Usability things.
This cable you must lift, DO NOT PULL. The other cable you must pull, DO NOT LIFT. You must know these rules that no one told you about, otherwise you might break the equipment.
This cable you must lift, DO NOT PULL. The other cable you must pull, DO NOT LIFT. You must know these rules that no one told you about, otherwise you might break the equipment.
April 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Usability things.
This cable you must lift, DO NOT PULL. The other cable you must pull, DO NOT LIFT. You must know these rules that no one told you about, otherwise you might break the equipment.
This cable you must lift, DO NOT PULL. The other cable you must pull, DO NOT LIFT. You must know these rules that no one told you about, otherwise you might break the equipment.
And other hardware keeps copying Apple because they assume that Apple must know what they're doing. Here's a simulation of me at night trying to find the headphone cable receptacle on the new Bose QC versus old Bose QC.
Everyday I have this problem on the new. Never had on the old.
Everyday I have this problem on the new. Never had on the old.
April 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
And other hardware keeps copying Apple because they assume that Apple must know what they're doing. Here's a simulation of me at night trying to find the headphone cable receptacle on the new Bose QC versus old Bose QC.
Everyday I have this problem on the new. Never had on the old.
Everyday I have this problem on the new. Never had on the old.
The edges of these receptacles are also too sharp. If they had smoothened the entrance a little bit, it would automatically guide the connector when you have small misalignments.
April 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The edges of these receptacles are also too sharp. If they had smoothened the entrance a little bit, it would automatically guide the connector when you have small misalignments.
While we're at it. This corner is too sharp, it hurts my thumb. It's been like this for more than a decade already. Couldn't you smoothen it a tiny bit?
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
While we're at it. This corner is too sharp, it hurts my thumb. It's been like this for more than a decade already. Couldn't you smoothen it a tiny bit?
One would assume that after decades of tweaking the same hardware and software, the MacBook Pro would be great to use. Yet, this is what I get when I try to pin Airdrop in Finder on a MacBook Pro bought 4 days ago.
April 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
One would assume that after decades of tweaking the same hardware and software, the MacBook Pro would be great to use. Yet, this is what I get when I try to pin Airdrop in Finder on a MacBook Pro bought 4 days ago.
I should write a blog post on 100 different reasons why JSX is so bad. My list keeps growing...
(Note: I fully understand the cause of the bug below. I just don't think this should be a gotcha to begin with)
(Note: I fully understand the cause of the bug below. I just don't think this should be a gotcha to begin with)
March 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I should write a blog post on 100 different reasons why JSX is so bad. My list keeps growing...
(Note: I fully understand the cause of the bug below. I just don't think this should be a gotcha to begin with)
(Note: I fully understand the cause of the bug below. I just don't think this should be a gotcha to begin with)
Published a new single on Spotify and other channels.
"He Just Is"
"He Just Is"
February 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Published a new single on Spotify and other channels.
"He Just Is"
"He Just Is"
Here's a working demo, rendered as ASCII table in the terminal
January 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Here's a working demo, rendered as ASCII table in the terminal
These are my colored e-ink computers I made for displaying weather and calendar. I bought them from pimoroni.com and coded it in Python. The idea was to "decentralize my phone", I got tired of having *everything* on the phone. These update once a day.
I love it, been using them over a year.
I love it, been using them over a year.
December 27, 2024 at 10:14 AM
These are my colored e-ink computers I made for displaying weather and calendar. I bought them from pimoroni.com and coded it in Python. The idea was to "decentralize my phone", I got tired of having *everything* on the phone. These update once a day.
I love it, been using them over a year.
I love it, been using them over a year.
This dock (also the cover of my album):
December 7, 2024 at 11:23 PM
This dock (also the cover of my album):