Alex Zirbel
alexzirbel.bsky.social
Alex Zirbel
@alexzirbel.bsky.social
For the past few months I've been working on a new project, and it's not a startup ;)

My favorite teahouse and community third space, The Center SF, recently closed. We're building a new nonprofit in the same spirit.

Newsletter & more info: gathersf.org
Gather SF
Co-creating a heart-centered teahouse in the spirit of The Center SF — a welcoming gathering space for tea, movement & mindful connection
gathersf.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Periodic reminder: setting images OFF by default in Gmail makes it way easier to find the unsubscribe button.
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Loving Cobalt — it can download GIFs from Twitter, which I always wanted but was too annoying to figure out https://cobalt.tools/ (h/t PH)
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's happeninggggg 🔥🔥🔥 @playbook_hq
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Climate Town. 10/10 every time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XusyNT_k-1c
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It was me, you bozos. It's always me
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I lost track of @AndrewYang since 2020, but it turns out he's been working on some great stuff. This is my new favorite take on "how to fix the partisan divide in the US" (and it's only 10min long) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ws3w_ZOmhI&t=3s
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We finally have a browser add-on! Save reference images, URLs, and notes right from the web. https://www.producthunt.com/posts/image-saver-by-playbook
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Now Playbook can connect to a Discord channel to automatically pull in all your Midjourney experiments ⚡️

Variations are grouped together, and it's one click to copy your past prompts!

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/playbook-x-midjourney
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New @playbook_hq tote just dropped 🔥

If you're an engineer, grab it at our first ever plugin hackathon next week 😉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-hackathon-for-creator-apps-tickets-686071146267
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Coffeeshop Midjourney experiments 👨‍🎨
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We just launched Playbook AI — creative storage for AI art, prompts & iterations 🎆

Absolutely love working with this team @playbook_hq. It's been a thrill to see it come together so fast — can't wait to see what this new generation of tools unlocks.

http://playbook.com/a
i
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Playbook AI is live on Product Hunt! 🎉

Please check it out and support us if you get a minute. (And definitely check out the video — Henry blew our minds with it.)

https://www.producthunt.com/posts/playbook-7
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We're launching on Product Hunt tomorrow (technically midnight tonight)!

Extremely grateful for any support & feedback :) you can follow the launch here, I'll post again when it's live. https://www.producthunt.com/products/playbook-6
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I figured out the problem with baseball: there are simply too many players on the field

You should get 6 players. Then the huge % of ground outs / fly outs go from snoozefests to exciting action!

And it adds strategy. Guard 3rd base? Or put another player in the outfield?
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Anyone know an efficient way to set up custom javascript linting?

I want to write some rules like "component name should match filename", "always use property X if you use Y". I've written an eslint plugin, but looking for something that's less hassle to write.
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Congrats @cathykaic and @StedmanBlake on the Product Hunt launch today!

I've been using Dispatch; it's a totally new take on Slack, with an inbox-zero system, and it's extremely good. Check it out if you're drowning in messages. https://www.producthunt.com/posts/dispatch-inbox
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
After raising 4 kids, my mom decided it was time for another whole career. She just graduated law school today! Couldn't be more proud and impressed. Happy Mother's Day mom :)
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Really enjoyed issue 07 of @WorksInProgMag. Articles & links on natural gas emissions, innovation prizes, and sub-saharan agriculture

https://worksinprogress.substack.com/p/the-ideas-start-coming-and-they-dont?r=1eft9&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just went to eat a donut, only to realize that I had already absent-mindedly eaten it while zoned out on my computer and didn't get to enjoy it at all 😢
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Our best slack channel is #HalfBakedIdeas and it's not close
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New fav genre: Japanese City Pop

(rec from @anjiren)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZEY1gtao9eGzvAD3KEh2x?si=da6cc86438ce4700
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
10/10 review for my VanMoof ebike so far. It's a perfect commuter bike in SF: crushes hills, looks great, locks and charges easily. Thanks for the rec @ryanmjohnson!
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Bet you didn't know that @playbook_hq doubles as a furniture shopping tool
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I turned off images in emails and gotta say, I love it. It's so much easier to find the "unsubscribe" button this way.
March 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM