A sobering and honest take on where most of us are headed. It’s not going to be pretty. When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...

Sonaur v1.1 is now live in the App Store. Excited for what’s to come in 2026 including: - More sonic palettes - Artist collaborations - Biometric data as “wind” Happy new year! apps.apple.com/us/app/sonau...

After nearly 20 years in UX design, I built and launched my first iOS app. Sonaur started with Brian Eno's observation: "You know, a wind chime is basically a simple piece of generative music." If that idea intrigues you, give it a listen

Feeling this in my bones. Basically just rotating between steps three and six every week or so.

My top 10 albums of 2025 1. Saya – Saya Gray 2. SABLE, fABLE – Bon Iver 3. private music – Deftones 4. Are We All Angels – Scowl 5. God Save The Gun – Militarie Gun 6. EUSEXUA – FKA Twigs 7. Superheaven – Superheaven 8. Baby – Dijon 9. Wrong Side of Heaven – End It 10. NEVER ENOUGH – Turnstile

Some great albums in my 2025 honorable mentions. Everything from Indie, to Pop, to Metal, to that ROSALÍA album which is a genre unto itself (details in the alt text)

No words in the English language make me feel older than, "join our Discord server"

Got it in 3, but yeah... hell of a word

Love seeing messages like this from Sonaur beta users: "I’ve been using your app (in Tf) today. I love its simplicity." Simplicity and a gorgeous, immersive listening experience are the goals (plus all samples are recorded by actual people). Have you tried it? testflight.apple.com/join/RM2yCDS1

If 2025 has proven anything, it's that you can literally be one of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world... You can "have it all" as they say. Yet even with everything money & power can buy, you may still end up a lonely, miserable, self-loathing, pathetic, hateful, shithead

Great feedback and reactions to @sonaur.app so far. Still some spots open in the public beta before we launch early next year! Would love to hear about your experience with it 🙏 #buildinpublic #ambient #ambientmusic #iosapp #indehacker #binauralbeats #meditation

ATTN: Early adopters, tech geeks, and music appreciators – The public iOS Sonaur Beta is open Sonaur creates dynamic, ambient soundscapes where real musicians compose sonic palettes and real time weather data algorithmically arranges them testflight.apple.com/join/RM2yCDS1 #buildinpublic #ambient

The Sonaur iOS beta is officially live for the first 100 users. Sonaur creates unique, ambient soundscapes triggered by real-time weather data. All samples are recorded and processed by humans, not AI-generated. Join the beta to help shape the future of Sonaur testflight.apple.com/join/RM2yCDS1

Calibri vs Times New Roman is like repainting a beige wall another shade of beige www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Sonaur v1.0 is officially submitted for iOS App Store review. I've been on the design side of iOS & Android apps for several years, but this is the first time I've done everything soup to nuts (that's a weird expression). The web app is available now www.sonaur.app #buildinpublic #ambientmusic

Based on user feedback & analytics, I've completely remade the Ethereal palette in the Sonaur web app. If you enjoy #ambientmusic while working, meditating, or just existing, put on some headphones and give it a listen 🎧 And the iOS version is available for TestFlight builds 😎🔜 www.sonaur.app

Making progress on the Sonaur iOS app. If you enjoy background ambient/focus music while working, meditating, sleeping, you can check out the web app before we launch in the App Store www.sonaur.app #buildinpublic #ambientmusic #focusmusic #ambient #iosapp #indiehacker

www.sonaur.app creates unique, ambient soundscapes triggered by real-time weather data. All samples recorded and processed by humans, not AI-generated. If you enjoy background ambient/focus music while working, meditating, sleeping, give it a try :) #ambientmusic #focusmusic #buildinpublic

hi internet! do i know anyone looking for some freelance work through the end of the year? the project is a tiny bit of web dev but mostly design, animation, and graphic design in a webflow site!

Endorsed! The composition of product teams and their delivery models are already starting to change due to AI capabilities. RIP silos & specialists 💀

Sonaur composes ambient soundscapes driven by real-time weather data with samples composed by humans (not AI). Like wind chimes it's unpredictable, meditative, and ever-changing. Not recorded music, but a living, ambient soundtrack www.sonaur.app 🎧 #ambientmusic #focusmusic #ambient #experimental

Wow. Google Analytics is a hot mess from a usability standpoint. Any guidance or suggestions for alternatives?

I have a love/hate relationship with these lists. Yay – a bunch of great new artists to check out 🙌 Holy shit – look at all these new artists to check out 😫 cc @stereogum.com @tombreihan.bsky.social @chrisdeville.bsky.social stereogum.com/2476155/the-...

I love listening to music, but sometimes it's too distracting and working in silence is no fun. Sonaur takes weather data and transposes it into a unique, dynamic ambient soundtrack Throw on some headphones and give it a try 😇 www.sonaur.app #buildinpublic #ambientmusic #webapp

There was a time (6 months ago?) when I'd get anxious anytime I used Claude to help me with a new feature or make any significant change to the codebase. That anxiety has all but disappeared. Claude Code has gotten so capable and so efficient as long as the instructions are clear #buildinpublic

I built a digital wind chime Inspired by Brian Eno. Real-time weather data (wind, temp, humidity) drives a generative ambient audio engine. Add 5 optional binaural beat frequency options. It's your personal ambient soundtrack, created by the world Web prototype: sonaur.vercel.app #buildinpublic

My favorite answer to date for the question, What's your favorite thing about Sonaur? "The tingles :)" What if your soundtrack was generated from the actual world around you, not an algorithm? sonaur.vercel.app #buildinpublic #binauralbeats #meditation #focus #indiehacker

Do you work better with background sound, but find music too distracting? I made Sonaur for you! Choose from 2 ambient sonic palettes generated by weather data. No repeats, no lyrics, no skips, no thought required. Just focus. Give it 5 minutes: sonaur.vercel.app Early feedback appreciated. 🌊

BRAINSTORM 🧠⚡️ Thoughts from the peanut gallery on the best ways to use $1000 worth of Claude Code credits between now and Nov 18?? #ai #claude #buildinpublic

Teams don't want to search file repositories for user research. They want to ask straightforward questions and get clear answers anytime they need them

Need a way to stay focused while working? Put on some headphones, and give Sonaur a try! Sonaur is a digital art experience that combines binaural beats with unique, ambient soundscapes driven by real-time weather data. (Would love your feedback on the project) sonaur.vercel.app

What if anyone on your team could chat with your users anytime? Rooost turns your user research into secure, dynamic, chat-ready personas that strengthen & evolve as you gather more data Check out the product demo: app.supademo.com/demo/cmh59dv...

I've been dragging my feet to create a quality product demo for @rooost.co, and I have to give a shout out to supademo for making the process super easy! Seriously impressed #buildinpublic app.supademo.com/demo/cmh59dv...

Too bad for anyone who requires a job to put food on the table, a roof over their head, afford health care... ☠️

Sonaur is a digital art experiment that generates bespoke, ambient soundscapes driven by real-time weather data. The experience is designed to be enjoyed in the moment—not recorded music, but a dynamic, ambient soundtrack Grab some 🎧, try it out, and let me know what you think! sonaur.vercel.app

On Monday, I was inspired by an interview I heard with Brian Eno where he mentioned wind chimes. I thought... what if I could build something that uses data sources to create random, ambient music? I started brainstorming #buildinpublic

I was inspired this morning by an interview between @ezraklein.bsky.social and Brian Eno. I worked with Claude to flesh out the idea, prepare requirements for an MVP, code it, and I have it running as a local web app It's amazing how quickly AI can take you from idea to execution #buildinpublic

Where’s the 2A, Don’t Tread on Me crowd? They should be fuming about this… 🦗🦗🦗 chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Proud Dad moment. Great way to spend 30 minutes. You can also check Bo & the band out right now on their first headline tour youtu.be/LvWAogCnqVE

ChatGPT is fantastic at creating really awful logo concepts. Use it to brainstorm and see what you absolutely shouldn’t do while creating a brand mark

Trump admin deems intelligence unnecessary www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Evergreen 🌲

Fanal Forest on Film Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹 #fujiacros #blackandwhite #filmphotography #travelphotography #documentaryphotography #mediumformat #120film #fujifilmgw690iii #ishootfilm #landscapephotography

Fanal Forest on Film Madeira, Portugal 🇵🇹 #fujiacros #blackandwhite #filmphotography #travelphotography #documentaryphotography #mediumformat #120film #fujifilmgw690iii #ishootfilm #landscapephotography

OK, that's probably enough social media for today

Social media is not a cancer. It’s a drug. Under appropriate dosage and supervision, drugs can provide life altering benefits. Used inappropriately they are toxic, addictive, destructive, and ultimately destroy lives

If your org has paid thousands of dollars for persona development and community management resources & tools but product decisions still lean on gut instinct, you're not getting your money's worth. You're engaging in user research theater www.rooost.co/playbook/mak...

Looking for insights from newsletter writers/publishers. I have a relatively small but highly targeted newsletter (200 subs) with a 77% open rate. Looking to start selling advertising and interested in hearing about pricing models and ways to attract sponsors. Any ideas? #buildinpublic

Taken in May 2020. Felt like the world was ending. Somehow, five years later, things feel even more dystopian #35mm #OlympusOM1 #ishootfilm #filmphotography