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Jason Long
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product design @ planetscale · ex-github · vim enjoyer

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Updated my GitHub readme. It's a node script that updates an animated SVG each day and hits Accuweather's API. Best part now is it links to Bluesky instead of the other site

github.com/jasonlong
# Bucket List

☑️ Design a billboard (or two)
December 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Interesting how much of an outlier Hong Kong is for avg steps per person. From StepsApp users so maybe skewed somewhat.
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Vangelis (Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, etc.) scored 8 hours of music for microsurgery training videos back in the 90s and they made their way onto YouTube. Now CSSing with surgical precision. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo3t...
Vangelis Unreleased: The Tegos Tapes (1998)
YouTube video by Umar Bashir
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
December 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I've been going sticker-free for a while, but I love this gallery of sticker-covered laptops. stickertop.art/main/
November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The homogenization of logos has been talked about a lot, but car colors, coffee shops, apartments, AirBnbs sadly all look the same now. www.experimental-history.com/p/the-declin...
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you test light vs. dark mode styling often, try adding a keyboard shortcut to "Toggle System Appearance" in @raycast.com. I recently assigned a Hyper key (right ⌘) in Raycast and flip back and forth with Hyper-Space.
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
. @thorstenball.com's newsletter has been one of my fav 2 for a long time now - highly recommended for curious nerd types: registerspill.thorstenball.com

My other fav is Installer from @theverge.com (now requires a Verge subscription I believe): www.theverge.com/installer-ne...
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This nerd is excited. Signed copy of my Tom Sachs book arrived just in time for the weekend.
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My favorite CSS tip recently is to add some extra invisible target area to small interactive UI elements. #designsky
October 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I love these Japanese words. www.instagram.com/p/DO-s9eQklqu/
October 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If you're looking to escape the maddening chaos of everything, this isn't it. But Cory Doctorow's new book is a great read.
Enshittification
Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify it.We’re living through the Enshittocen...
us.macmillan.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm liking Kagi News. Nice concept, nice privacy stance, nice design/UX. kite.kagi.com
Kagi News
Kagi News distills thousands of world-wide news sources into one perfect daily briefing. Get every critical perspective in just 5 minutes. No endless scrolling. No attention hijacking.
kite.kagi.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by Jason Long
PlanetScale for Postgres is now GA.

planetscale.com/blog/planets...
PlanetScale for Postgres is now GA — PlanetScale
PlanetScale for Postgres is now generally available.
planetscale.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Imagine a designer pitching Liquid Glass to Steve Jobs
September 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Slowly relearning how to Blender
September 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Me trying Roam Research for the first time in 2025
September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Now _that's_ an @obsidian.md theme 🤌 github.com/emarpiee/Ret...
September 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reposted by Jason Long
Made a nice page for all my demoscene favorites.
mrdoob.com/demoscene/
September 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Morning vibes
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Avocado seed experiment going strong
September 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm sure expert illustrators know this, but as someone who struggles w/ bezier curves this is useful info jakerainis.com/blog/0-90-te...
0º or 90º: A Technique to Improve Your Vectors - Jake Rainis
Use this technique to drastically improve the quality of your vector curves. When using 0º or 90º technique, bezier handles are not pulled at random angles.
jakerainis.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
ASCII spectrum analyzer on musicforprogramming.net
August 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM