Rasmus Andersson
@rsms.me
Working on Playbit https://playb.it/ . Designer of Figma, Inter, Spotify. Software painter. https://rsms.me/
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After reading this I gave exe.dev a shot and the combination of cheap VMs, the HTTPS proxy with passkey auth and link sharing, and the built-in LLM agent is... incredible.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
Just in time software
I didn’t plan to write software in the grocery store last night. I was tired and hungry, kids in tow. My long shopping list sat in a text message. I wished I could check items off as I found them.…
commaok.xyz
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
After reading this I gave exe.dev a shot and the combination of cheap VMs, the HTTPS proxy with passkey auth and link sharing, and the built-in LLM agent is... incredible.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
Like, I know how to use each of these things individually, but combining them feels like when I first learned to script things.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about:
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10
YouTube video by Canonical Ubuntu
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My Ubuntu Summit talk is up! Where I talk about:
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
1. How Desktop UX is effectively dead
2. Why I hate the term UX/UI with the heat of 1000 suns
3. How OSS can actually innovate in #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZT...
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New zoom warning. Because you can't zoom out once your "scale" gets to "NaN".
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New zoom warning. Because you can't zoom out once your "scale" gets to "NaN".
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
#automat #gamedev #motiondesign
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The fact that coding agents need a lot of context to work well and chew through 10x the number of tokens (compared to regular chat) should be concrete evidence to non-coders that programmers have to hold a lot of context in their heads to be effective on production code bases.
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The fact that coding agents need a lot of context to work well and chew through 10x the number of tokens (compared to regular chat) should be concrete evidence to non-coders that programmers have to hold a lot of context in their heads to be effective on production code bases.
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
One of the best, up for air!
After a year of being a full-time dad, I'm looking for what's next. With a career in fintech, SMB and dev tools. I've built products, shipped code and managed teams as both a designer and director. I'm looking for small teams with conviction to be profitable. Building low and slow.
jonathontoon.com
jonathontoon.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
One of the best, up for air!
What publications offer PDF subscription?
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
September 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What publications offer PDF subscription?
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
The web has gotten so bad over the past decade.
PDF seems like the perfect media. To work around screen-size issues, just publish (generate) three sizes: A7 “pocket”, A5 “book”, A4 “magazine”
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Surprise! I made the built-in game for @perplexitycomet.bsky.social it was so much fun working with such a dream team at Perplexity.
August 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Surprise! I made the built-in game for @perplexitycomet.bsky.social it was so much fun working with such a dream team at Perplexity.
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Today's newsletter:
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
August 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Today's newsletter:
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
- a game for you to try!
- a sappy interlude!
- too many sports metaphors!
- too many exclamation marks! (as usual!)
buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...
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Sometimes I play with the idea of starting a company which makes really nice electronics that feels as little “tech” as possible. Ie where the user only have to interface with “tech” when absolutely necessary.
July 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sometimes I play with the idea of starting a company which makes really nice electronics that feels as little “tech” as possible. Ie where the user only have to interface with “tech” when absolutely necessary.
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🐸 my froggy desk setup is my pride and joy 🐸
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
October 21, 2024 at 7:55 PM
🐸 my froggy desk setup is my pride and joy 🐸
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
✿ frog computer by me
✿ kerokerokeys keycaps by me (available at bubblesort.io)
✿ kerokerokeys deskmat by @mogumu.bsky.social
✿ frog chair by byalicelee.com
✿ frog planter is a collab with alice lee
✿ frog hoodie by @maobabie.com
So good!
I wrote something new! It’s a UI design history essay about Mac’s Control Panel, and it uses emulation in some… maybe new and maybe interesting ways?
aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...
aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...
Frame of preference
A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.
aresluna.org
July 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
So good!
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
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When an eel bites your thigh and you’re ready to cry that’s a moray
when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore
when I hit the moon and land in a lagoon, that's a mare
when I hit the moon and land in a lagoon, that's a mare
June 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When an eel bites your thigh and you’re ready to cry that’s a moray
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The Phillips TV Test Screen, and what each section means.
Images from Wiki
Images from Wiki
June 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Phillips TV Test Screen, and what each section means.
Images from Wiki
Images from Wiki
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New longform @inkandswitch.com essay! 📜
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can...
inkandswitch.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New longform @inkandswitch.com essay! 📜
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
Malleable Software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
by me, @joshuahhh.com, @pvh.ca and @seaofclouds.com
inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
It's about why people need agency over their software tools, and how to make that happen.
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The talks from Day One have been published. To kick off the conference, @rsms.me is talking about Playbit Sync. youtu.be/KMcmMm8v5_E?...
Rasmus Andersson - Playbit Sync
Rasmus share more about Playbit, a new local-first operating system.-----Learn from engineers, designers, academics, startups, and indie developers who are p...
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June 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The talks from Day One have been published. To kick off the conference, @rsms.me is talking about Playbit Sync. youtu.be/KMcmMm8v5_E?...
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Blippo was handmade with vintage analog broadcast equipment, and it features an intergenerational cast of over 100 actors, comedians, performers, and artists.
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
June 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Blippo was handmade with vintage analog broadcast equipment, and it features an intergenerational cast of over 100 actors, comedians, performers, and artists.
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
As an MST3K kid, I am constitutionally optimized for hijinks of this sort. It's pure, undiluted creativity. It's Hundreds of Beavers ❤️
@akkartik.name This is so cool! akkartik.name/freewheeling...
June 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@akkartik.name This is so cool! akkartik.name/freewheeling...
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“If a system is to serve the creative spirit, it must be entirely comprehensible to a single individual.”
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
May 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“If a system is to serve the creative spirit, it must be entirely comprehensible to a single individual.”
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/smalltalk.html
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A 'Thomasson' is an architectural relic which is useless yet still maintained.
www.instagram.com/explore/sear...
www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
hyperartthomasson.tumblr.com
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www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
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May 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A 'Thomasson' is an architectural relic which is useless yet still maintained.
www.instagram.com/explore/sear...
www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
hyperartthomasson.tumblr.com
www.instagram.com/explore/sear...
www.reddit.com/r/Thomassons/
hyperartthomasson.tumblr.com
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May 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM