Tom Elliot
@tomelliot.net
Bootstrapping towards freedom of finances, location and time.
fluidseo.app (business)
ChatCh.art (fun + useful)
schedules.pro (boring + useful)
findfreddy.com (fun + useless)
fluidseo.app (business)
ChatCh.art (fun + useful)
schedules.pro (boring + useful)
findfreddy.com (fun + useless)
Just me that's seeing MacOS `contactsd` and `Autofill` processes regularly hold the CPU hostage for arbitrary reasons?
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Just me that's seeing MacOS `contactsd` and `Autofill` processes regularly hold the CPU hostage for arbitrary reasons?
This direction was such a surprise to me, but I love it:
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
July 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This direction was such a surprise to me, but I love it:
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
Using coding agents where you are, instead of just in the IDE: First Slack and now web and mobile.
Building software is no longer just tied to being hunched over a keyboard for endless hours.
Cursor Background agent is borked for me - you too?
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
![Tooltip saying "Failed to start Background Agent. [internal] internal
error - Try Again"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j3rybvox5fyv6k2zvniih7rl/bafkreibz6jchytgsgbbnc4rizat2xwzr5pzf5wkpazwtw6xbfs65kmoxu4@jpeg)
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Cursor Background agent is borked for me - you too?
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
I just updated to 1.0 and it's stuck on this now ☹️
This week's fun test - which model can identify these people
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
May 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This week's fun test - which model can identify these people
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
❌ Claude 4
❌ ChatGPT 4.1
❌ ChatGPT 4.5
✅ Gemini 2.5 Flash
"A theoretical squish velocity can be calculated from the instantaneous displacement of gas across the inner edge of the squish region..."
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
May 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"A theoretical squish velocity can be calculated from the instantaneous displacement of gas across the inner edge of the squish region..."
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
TIL "squish" is a technical term in the design of combustion engines
This is the image you need to use on your website if you are in financial services. All the best companies are using it. It's a winner.
May 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is the image you need to use on your website if you are in financial services. All the best companies are using it. It's a winner.
Building out a little RAG test with Langflow - pretty handy!
May 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Building out a little RAG test with Langflow - pretty handy!
Is there a subreddit keeping track of dark mode as a siren call to unfocused product teams?
May 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Is there a subreddit keeping track of dark mode as a siren call to unfocused product teams?
Clearly someone's coming for the king.
It only just occurred to me how much inspiration OpenAI is taking from Google. You see it right on the homepage.
It only just occurred to me how much inspiration OpenAI is taking from Google. You see it right on the homepage.
April 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Clearly someone's coming for the king.
It only just occurred to me how much inspiration OpenAI is taking from Google. You see it right on the homepage.
It only just occurred to me how much inspiration OpenAI is taking from Google. You see it right on the homepage.
I had high hopes for the Stripe MCP with Claude.
They were not met 😅
It did a fine job querying Stripe's API but completely borked the actual numbers.
I definitely think having a python interpreter like ChatGPT would make a big difference.
They were not met 😅
It did a fine job querying Stripe's API but completely borked the actual numbers.
I definitely think having a python interpreter like ChatGPT would make a big difference.
March 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I had high hopes for the Stripe MCP with Claude.
They were not met 😅
It did a fine job querying Stripe's API but completely borked the actual numbers.
I definitely think having a python interpreter like ChatGPT would make a big difference.
They were not met 😅
It did a fine job querying Stripe's API but completely borked the actual numbers.
I definitely think having a python interpreter like ChatGPT would make a big difference.
I don't know why this gives me so many feels
March 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I don't know why this gives me so many feels
Is there a name for the feeling of
"I'm looking at this media feed and it grosses me out because everything is so tailored to the algorithm, overproduced and unauthentic"?
Exhibit A, YouTube:
"I'm looking at this media feed and it grosses me out because everything is so tailored to the algorithm, overproduced and unauthentic"?
Exhibit A, YouTube:
March 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Is there a name for the feeling of
"I'm looking at this media feed and it grosses me out because everything is so tailored to the algorithm, overproduced and unauthentic"?
Exhibit A, YouTube:
"I'm looking at this media feed and it grosses me out because everything is so tailored to the algorithm, overproduced and unauthentic"?
Exhibit A, YouTube:
🧼 Improved UX
Adding new users on agency plans is now easier than ever! Invite your team to join your FluidSEO account!
Adding new users on agency plans is now easier than ever! Invite your team to join your FluidSEO account!
March 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🧼 Improved UX
Adding new users on agency plans is now easier than ever! Invite your team to join your FluidSEO account!
Adding new users on agency plans is now easier than ever! Invite your team to join your FluidSEO account!
First month with the new pricing. It's too early to tell if revenue will be up or down longer term, but here's a couple of takeaways:
- People don't totally hate the one-time-fee (even though it's >80% of the cost of 2 months)
- The Agency plan already has a customer
bsky.app/profile/tome...
- People don't totally hate the one-time-fee (even though it's >80% of the cost of 2 months)
- The Agency plan already has a customer
bsky.app/profile/tome...
February 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
First month with the new pricing. It's too early to tell if revenue will be up or down longer term, but here's a couple of takeaways:
- People don't totally hate the one-time-fee (even though it's >80% of the cost of 2 months)
- The Agency plan already has a customer
bsky.app/profile/tome...
- People don't totally hate the one-time-fee (even though it's >80% of the cost of 2 months)
- The Agency plan already has a customer
bsky.app/profile/tome...
Finally, pictures:
I've been making the most of my time in Aus by trying to find the best office
I've been making the most of my time in Aus by trying to find the best office
January 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Finally, pictures:
I've been making the most of my time in Aus by trying to find the best office
I've been making the most of my time in Aus by trying to find the best office
Updated pricing for FluidSEO launching Feb 1st:
- New $39 one-time fee for 14 days.
- Unlimited-seat "Agency" monthly plan.
Goal: Boost conversions for one-time users, and improve LTV for agencies.
- New $39 one-time fee for 14 days.
- Unlimited-seat "Agency" monthly plan.
Goal: Boost conversions for one-time users, and improve LTV for agencies.
January 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Updated pricing for FluidSEO launching Feb 1st:
- New $39 one-time fee for 14 days.
- Unlimited-seat "Agency" monthly plan.
Goal: Boost conversions for one-time users, and improve LTV for agencies.
- New $39 one-time fee for 14 days.
- Unlimited-seat "Agency" monthly plan.
Goal: Boost conversions for one-time users, and improve LTV for agencies.
Hmm - is there something I'm missing @asura.dev?
January 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Hmm - is there something I'm missing @asura.dev?
I don't usually post status updates, but I was just looking at Stripe and felt pretty proud of the last year!
I'm not ramen profitable yet so the absolute numbers aren't huge, but looking at my work on FluidSEO last year through this lens makes me pretty happy!
I'm not ramen profitable yet so the absolute numbers aren't huge, but looking at my work on FluidSEO last year through this lens makes me pretty happy!
January 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I don't usually post status updates, but I was just looking at Stripe and felt pretty proud of the last year!
I'm not ramen profitable yet so the absolute numbers aren't huge, but looking at my work on FluidSEO last year through this lens makes me pretty happy!
I'm not ramen profitable yet so the absolute numbers aren't huge, but looking at my work on FluidSEO last year through this lens makes me pretty happy!
You've gotta go to the Lists in the left sidebar, rather than the top bar, which is totally an obvious thing and not tricky at all
January 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
You've gotta go to the Lists in the left sidebar, rather than the top bar, which is totally an obvious thing and not tricky at all
First use case from a real user: Picking the Christmas music.
December 10, 2024 at 7:33 PM
First use case from a real user: Picking the Christmas music.
He made films, like this one:
December 7, 2024 at 1:31 PM
He made films, like this one:
I never thought it'd happen to me. What a day! I finally made it into the big leagues.
December 5, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I never thought it'd happen to me. What a day! I finally made it into the big leagues.
Yeah so if you're very brave you can do:
December 5, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Yeah so if you're very brave you can do: