George Black
@george.black
Software engineer in Austin, Texas. A huge fan of AWS 💻, Austin FC 🌳, and autonomous cars 🚙.
Is there a good iOS app that lets me keep a “junk drawer” of random screenshots and document photos, and also lets me search through them? Would love to keep this stuff out of my main photo library.
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Is there a good iOS app that lets me keep a “junk drawer” of random screenshots and document photos, and also lets me search through them? Would love to keep this stuff out of my main photo library.
iPod Socks: goofy, playful, six for $29
iPhone Pocket: snooty designer, moody marketing shots, one for $229
Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I miss the more down-to-earth Apple of the iPod era.
iPhone Pocket: snooty designer, moody marketing shots, one for $229
Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I miss the more down-to-earth Apple of the iPod era.
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
iPod Socks: goofy, playful, six for $29
iPhone Pocket: snooty designer, moody marketing shots, one for $229
Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I miss the more down-to-earth Apple of the iPod era.
iPhone Pocket: snooty designer, moody marketing shots, one for $229
Maybe it’s nostalgia, but I miss the more down-to-earth Apple of the iPod era.
@tableplus.com trying NotePlus for the first time — is this mostly SwiftUI? It looks great btw
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
@tableplus.com trying NotePlus for the first time — is this mostly SwiftUI? It looks great btw
Love this!
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Love this!
It’s really cool to run a side project where people message me when it goes down.
Like, real people are actually using it! I love it!
Like, real people are actually using it! I love it!
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s really cool to run a side project where people message me when it goes down.
Like, real people are actually using it! I love it!
Like, real people are actually using it! I love it!
Reposted by George Black
For some reason, it looks like the ebook edition of Things Become Other Things is $1.99 today. (Hardcover is also $17, which is the cheapest I've seen it; I still get the same royalties, so, you know, please, buy away 😂)
amzn.to/4ntXoYW
amzn.to/4ntXoYW
Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir
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amzn.to
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For some reason, it looks like the ebook edition of Things Become Other Things is $1.99 today. (Hardcover is also $17, which is the cheapest I've seen it; I still get the same royalties, so, you know, please, buy away 😂)
amzn.to/4ntXoYW
amzn.to/4ntXoYW
Fantastic
Tales from Toddlerhood
A two-year-old is a supremely strange person.
waitbutwhy.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Fantastic
Saw my first Ioniq 5 Waymo in downtown Austin and 😍😍😍, wish I got a pic!
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Saw my first Ioniq 5 Waymo in downtown Austin and 😍😍😍, wish I got a pic!
Reposted by George Black
Those benchmarks from @t3.gg revealed some interesting issues in Workers. Happy to say it's all fixed now, save for some lingering next.js-specific stuff we're continuing to work on. Thanks for the reproducible test cases, @t3.gg.
Excessive details in blog post: blog.cloudflare.com/unpacking-cl...
Excessive details in blog post: blog.cloudflare.com/unpacking-cl...
October 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Those benchmarks from @t3.gg revealed some interesting issues in Workers. Happy to say it's all fixed now, save for some lingering next.js-specific stuff we're continuing to work on. Thanks for the reproducible test cases, @t3.gg.
Excessive details in blog post: blog.cloudflare.com/unpacking-cl...
Excessive details in blog post: blog.cloudflare.com/unpacking-cl...
Every time I connect to a corporate VPN I lose a piece of my soul
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Every time I connect to a corporate VPN I lose a piece of my soul
October 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On Halloween, Waymo should put skeletons in all the driver’s seats
October 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
On Halloween, Waymo should put skeletons in all the driver’s seats
New Dumbledore goes hard. John Lithgow was a great choice for this.
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New Dumbledore goes hard. John Lithgow was a great choice for this.
I’ve never understood applying via LinkedIn, or applying in bulk.
I usually spend a few hours on an application, tailoring my resume/cover letter for the role. That method has been pretty fruitful for me.
I usually spend a few hours on an application, tailoring my resume/cover letter for the role. That method has been pretty fruitful for me.
"It's the weirdest job market in my 15 years in tech" -- from a Big Tech recruiter. But why is the job market so weird?
Talking to 30+ hiring managers and recruiters, it doesn't seem like AI. It seems more like.. interest rates.
My longer analysis: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-t...
Talking to 30+ hiring managers and recruiters, it doesn't seem like AI. It seems more like.. interest rates.
My longer analysis: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/state-of-t...
October 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I’ve never understood applying via LinkedIn, or applying in bulk.
I usually spend a few hours on an application, tailoring my resume/cover letter for the role. That method has been pretty fruitful for me.
I usually spend a few hours on an application, tailoring my resume/cover letter for the role. That method has been pretty fruitful for me.
Dear @cloudflare.social maybe it's time to start splitting up your OpenAPI spec 😅
October 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Dear @cloudflare.social maybe it's time to start splitting up your OpenAPI spec 😅
Would love to run a PDS entirely on Cloudflare Workers + D1 + R2, but I’ll never find the time to try this lol
October 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Would love to run a PDS entirely on Cloudflare Workers + D1 + R2, but I’ll never find the time to try this lol
Codex + GPT5 is really helping me refactor a large React/TypeScript codebase.
My strategy is to carefully refactor one component by hand, then ask Codex to do all the others in the same style. It’s working pretty well!
My strategy is to carefully refactor one component by hand, then ask Codex to do all the others in the same style. It’s working pretty well!
October 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Codex + GPT5 is really helping me refactor a large React/TypeScript codebase.
My strategy is to carefully refactor one component by hand, then ask Codex to do all the others in the same style. It’s working pretty well!
My strategy is to carefully refactor one component by hand, then ask Codex to do all the others in the same style. It’s working pretty well!
Reposted by George Black
@leaflet.pub is really fun, and feels like the old web
September 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
@leaflet.pub is really fun, and feels like the old web
Me enjoying the new @jjricks.com video
September 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Me enjoying the new @jjricks.com video
“Sorry can’t code right now, my keyboard needs to touch grass”
Logitech Launches Solar-Powered Signature Slim K980 Keyboard
Logitech has announced the Signature Slim Solar+ K980, a full-size wireless keyboard that relies entirely on solar power. The device features a solar...
www.macrumors.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Sorry can’t code right now, my keyboard needs to touch grass”
Next year’s iPhone Air should replace the USB-C port with a second speaker
September 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Next year’s iPhone Air should replace the USB-C port with a second speaker
I think I spotted a validation vehicle for Tesla’s Robotaxi service. This guy has been practicing turns & parking for at least 20 minutes now… pretty cool!
September 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I think I spotted a validation vehicle for Tesla’s Robotaxi service. This guy has been practicing turns & parking for at least 20 minutes now… pretty cool!
Starbucks WiFi is smart, but I'm still smarter
September 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Starbucks WiFi is smart, but I'm still smarter
@marioguzman.bsky.social how do you feel about SwiftUI on the Mac? Do you think PDX Transit would be feasible without AppKit, or nah?
September 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
@marioguzman.bsky.social how do you feel about SwiftUI on the Mac? Do you think PDX Transit would be feasible without AppKit, or nah?