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indie software engineer, bootstrapped founder, budding writer
https://saewitz.com
the devops community rediscovering the value of raw nvme drives is pretty funny. so sticking a network in between your I/O comes with a cost? who knew
about 14 hours ago
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The 80s got magic vs bird - we get elon vs sama đź« đź« đź« đź«
7 days ago
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hospitals in sponsored listings on google đź« đź« đź« đź«
9 days ago
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using a well architected rsc app over plane wifi proves its efficacy. it's absurd how much faster and leaner it loads compared to your average SPA
10 days ago
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my newsletter honeypot is working great 👍
10 days ago
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ten year old mostly hand-written codebase vs. 6 month old agentic-coded codebase
12 days ago
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manual eslint rules is actually a really interesting way to enforce code smell, especially in the age of AI. for example, banning use of manual `new Date` across the app and colocating it to specific helpers makes life a lot easier.
12 days ago
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get your node apps upgraded
add a skeleton here at some point
15 days ago
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Pouring one out for the legend
17 days ago
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the struggle of building indie, non-invasive software is that when you strive to capture a modicum of value you are offending people who expect unreasonable value for little cost. but by capturing some value you are not being extracting, you are only creating a sustainable situation.
18 days ago
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RE: tailwind shouldn’t be a business
19 days ago
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when prediction markets begin offering derivatives, it’ll make Wall Street look like Mr. Rogers đź« đź« đź«
21 days ago
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alexanderson.leaflet.pub/3mbriacvrj22...
@ralexanderson.com
I don't know of anyone suggesting that RSC data fetching is "universally" better, just that it gives you the optionality to _pick_ which style of data fetching you want to use and where.
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React Server Components: Do They Really Improve Performance? - Alex’s Writing Journal
https://alexanderson.leaflet.pub/3mbriacvrj22a/l-quote/5_0-5_214#5_0
21 days ago
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#dontasktoask
22 days ago
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@ricky.fm
I know there's a suspense throttle of 300ms (FALLBACK_THROTTLE_MS) but is there a minimum block time of suspense (e.g. block the loading state until this data is ready for X ms? only show loading state if data is not ready in ~500ms). also do async siblings render/load in parallel?
22 days ago
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has anyone built a react virtualizer that works alongside the new activity api? does it make any sense to combine the two? cc:
@brian.blue
24 days ago
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nodejs.org/en/blog/vuln...
so we're all flying by naked. I'm empathetic to the maintainers who have to fix this and keep it under wraps, but have heard zero rumblings about this tbh.
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Node.js — Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Security Releases
Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2025-security-releases
25 days ago
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everyone: rust so fast me build first rust app: compiling for six minutes
about 1 month ago
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python is evil and I don't understand why anyone uses it
about 1 month ago
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the plan: tell everyone you're releasing work created entirely by AI but actually painstakingly create every single frame by hand
about 1 month ago
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after incredible pain and trial, I now have my thermostat wirelessly connected to my private mesh vpn so I can control it from anywhere in the world – but without any third party companies or clouds in the middle. woo
about 1 month ago
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I’m deeply curious what people’s perceptions of nyc are outside of those who live here. I feel like it’s wildly different. Been here 12 years, it’s pretty amazing.
about 1 month ago
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www.reddit.com/r/TomatoFTW/...
about 1 month ago
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I stupidly flashed the wrong firmware to my router and bricked it. But there's an incredible tool that lets you bypass the firmware via ethernet and upload a new firmware. pretty rippin'
about 1 month ago
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everyone is judgemental until rent is due
about 1 month ago
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bitnami rug pulling the entire k8s ecosystem isn't talked about enough. it's one thing to shift to a new model, it's another to just dunk all existing images out of existence.
about 1 month ago
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@tailscale.com
please let me migrate off google as my identity provider. it's a legacy choice from when you only supported them. now I'm stuck with google. please, pretty please.
about 1 month ago
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that feeling when you sprint and make your international layover >>>>
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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I formally apologize to the world for my devilish little smile
about 1 month ago
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Are you guys writing quantum AI code?
about 1 month ago
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HMMMM, I wonder what web technology solves all three of these problems?
@react.dev
about 1 month ago
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honestly would be hilarious to create a server only rsc framework. I think that would genuinely get some people converted. then they'd add htmx and find it wonderful. and eventually, they'd rub up against the client component wall and realize "oh right this is why the holistic solution exists"
about 2 months ago
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people don't realize how amazing the world is like you can go almost anywhere on the planet and get cigarettes alcohol and jazz for < 20 quid
about 2 months ago
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You guys hear about U2’s lawyer? He works pro Bono
about 2 months ago
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hacker news–discuss javascript-based rendering without totally going off the rails–challenge
about 2 months ago
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Satire that is lost on its audience is indistinguishable from ignorance đź« đź« đź«
about 2 months ago
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people love to dump on react but django just finally got template partials, which is still a huge step below full componentization. jsx really is the best templating language out there
about 2 months ago
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that feeling when a creative vision comes together >>>>
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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that feeling when all your dependencies are up to date >>>>
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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that feeling when you're outbid on an ebay item you don't need anymore >>>>
about 2 months ago
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I published a new piece on
@danabra.mov
's sidetrail: "vacuuming the cloud" - autonomy, privacy, and 'the cloud'
sidetrail.app/@saewitz.com...
this will likely turn into a blog post, but this was a good way to think through my thoughts in a less formal manner.
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vacuuming the cloud
autonomy, privacy, and 'the cloud'
https://sidetrail.app/@saewitz.com/trail/3m7eb6sfbxh2d
about 2 months ago
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i just walked "check out sidetrail" by
@danabra.mov
sidetrail.app/@danabra.mov...
this is really fascinating. it might take place for me as blog "drafts" - I have a lot of scattered thoughts that I'd like to turn into blogs, but haven't found the right medium for before crystalizing them.
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check out sidetrail
this is the intro trail i guess
https://sidetrail.app/@danabra.mov/trail/3m742sncy4m2t
about 2 months ago
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throwing some energy out into the universe, would enjoy being on a few more podcasts. if you want to chat about how I built an indie and bootstrapped business for the last ten years, the landscape of web development, building software for counterstrike, or any number of things, please reach out!
about 2 months ago
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@bcantrill.bsky.social
I don't know who is in charge of design over at oxide, but it may be my favorite brand identity. Perfect blend of technical and modernism. Perfect color balance (subtle and low saturation). I hope you don't mind me being shamelessly "inspired" by it.
about 2 months ago
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it's never been easier to expend less effort and get more return on your time - which is in some ways beautiful, and in many ways terribly sad. in the short term, it means a lot of people creating false value. long term, who knows "if you wanna get a big thing in life, you gotta make a big effort"
2 months ago
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ai scraping bots have discovered my well of URLs on my website and are going ham, scraping literally worthless content (every user/match page). these are uncouth bots, using a wealth of hacked IOT devices around the world so they're hard to block. it's not a ddos - it's much, much dumber.
2 months ago
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you can see cfEdge timings now on cloudflare requests, fascinating
2 months ago
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reading http access logs is like reading individual mortgages in a MBS/CDO
2 months ago
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these people have never rock climbed
2 months ago
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my robot vacuum is now running tailscale and pihole (really adguard home) why not 🤷‍♂️
2 months ago
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