No more toast. primer.style/accessibilit...

I thought technology would set me free, but it just kind of makes me feel icky.

Found a photo of a slide from my first-ever conference talk.

So, maybe they never end the government shutdown?

F*ck: algorithms Marry: music Kill: AI

🎼 My first album is free for your listening and downloading pleasure on the new #Sonica platform.

I'm shocked by how many people I know that make amazing music. A lot of people just don't talk about the music they make, but rest assured, it's happening.

We built Sonica for artists, not to take money from them. That's why selling on Sonica is free. Artists keep 100%, and fans only pay extra if they want to support the platform.

Another happy customer purchases a yearly plan... We are here to serve you. If you make music, Sonica is your home.

Been grinding! Finally got a sale! sonica.app

Sonica is on fire! We just got our first official sale! Officially $4 MRR! sonica.app

I did it! After 6 months of coding 8-16 hours a day, I onboarded my first real user to Sonica! Today marks a great achievement! Thanks to all that believed in me and supported me. We will keep opening up the gates and sending out invites. Grab yours!

Whatever you’re precious about, is what’s holding you back. Even the doubt you can’t seem to let go of.

So underrated www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnD...

It’s a war on your mind. They are trying to convince you chaos should have more attention than peace.

The deftones classic is so good… the whole album, but this opening track just kills. youtu.be/XOzs1FehYOA?...

We tested Sonica's payments system today in production, and it was a success! Soon, everyone will have the ability to upload, share, and sell their music on a platform that was built for artists.

Vibe coding and tests seem to be opposing concepts, but I've found the missing link to fast AI feature coding. Tests have always been important, but now with Playwright MCP server, my coding agent connects straight to my tests. Now I can build features and along side them, the AI agent runs my them!

Hi, I'm Noel, and this is Violet. We built Sonica, a modern music platform built for artists. With Sonica, you can easily publish your work, connect with fans, and monetize your music. Sign up for Sonica now, to get early access as we role out the alpha in the next few weeks!

Many of my skills have gone to $0 with AI, but many of them have had a 1000x multiplier attached. The things I am able to do more effectively now are amazing. I love creating software.

The missing answer to your vibe coding, is a full test suite, and playwright mcp server. This is how you vibe code with results.

One of my favorite tracks ever. Genius! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERCC...

This is amazing!!! First person view warped to the third person by correspondence prediction.

All day, been fighting a `filter: blur` bug, and I've learned that there is a `filter: blur` and `backdropFilter: blur` bug in Chrome that is only resolved by restarting your computer. I feel like I'm still in 1996.

Today, I worked on some updates to the producer, worker service. This is the backbone of Sonica. It processes audio, packages downloads, and sends notifications. Coupled with Kubernetes autoscaling, your uploads in Sonica, are processed blazingly fast. Will demo this in some more updates this week.

I was a resident of LA for over 4 years. Love and peace to all of you.

It's been a whirlwind. I've moved from Portugal to Amsterdam! Amsterdam is gorgeous! Sonica is in full development, and the alpha is underway. #buildinpublic updates will resume.

macOS 26 "Liquid Glass" is so beautiful!

In Sonica, if you work on a song with collaborators, you can all get paid, easily and quickly, just open up the track, and add artists—payments are sent straight to your bank account! Sonica alpha is starting in June. Sign up now, to get on the waiting list!

Building a AI Synthesis stereo matrix mixer... THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS

Hip to be square: aaronson.org/blog/square-...

Been off social media for about a month. Time to drop back in.

Mastodon is the last bastion of hope. techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g...

The empire has fallen.

They never had an honest day's work in their life. They want you to work for them, and never give you credit. finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...

Watching the stock market bloodbath.

“Being pro-labor and pro-AI is incompatible, as AI devalues the work that actual workers do.” www.vulture.com/article/ghib...

Holy fuck, this is crazy. I'd never want to replace COBOL. It has existed for so long for a good reason, it's incredible at what it does.

The key to life is balance. You don't need to hate all vaccinations if you think one of them is bad. New, untested vaccines might actually not be great for you. But in the case of measles, it absolutely will save your life.

Built a new personal website and personal iOS app using Lynx. The process was so enjoyable. Developing with Lynx is a special treat.

I know it’s crazy, but what if everyone just started being nice?

Phishing isn’t new, and it’s not a flaw in our encryption or any of Signal’s underlying technology. Phishing attacks are a constant threat for popular apps and websites. 4/

I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired. It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵

If only you knew the design magic I implemented in Sonica today. Your music is going to be beautiful.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Tokyo and other cities 3d rendered in the browser. Really stunning work! takram-design-engineering.github.io/three-geospa...

Test payments in Sonica ran today. We are going to support multiple artists per release, and per track. All collaborations are able to split payments. This is gonna be so cool... I can't wait to see people making music, selling it themselves, and splitting profits without lifting a finger.

The EMAs on SPX tell *everything* about the market movement. Slow sell off into the next year.

No, you’re not going to prompt an AI to duplicate an application with Cursor, and become a millionaire overnight. Business is hard. Most of what you would need to do for success, you don’t even know about yet, and the AI can’t tell you. You still need talent and money. Gobs of it.

As decentralized as your network is, fundamentally we are still stuck with the means of distribution for the app being the real controlling factor. What if *everyone* could easily deploy their own branded version of Bluesky?