Jeff Fohl
jefffohl.bsky.social
Jeff Fohl
@jefffohl.bsky.social
Oh yeah, today's gonna be a good day!
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Three cheers for MIT standing up to the Trump administration and refusing to capitulate: www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Finally, an institution with some integrity and backbone.
MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages
The school became the first university to reject the terms, saying they would undermine independence.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Do you like to listen to music while you work? Are you a fan of the Pomodoro Technique for developing focus and flow state? If so, I highly recommend you check out Bobby Lyte's Flow State podcasts. Available on a lot of places, but here is a good starting point: www.youtube.com/@bobbyflowst...
Flow State with Bobby Lyte
*Designed to help you focus.* All Playlists on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/our_flow_state Spotify Playlist that refreshes every Monday: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TLhueaTJoSmep9KwaGdZ7?s...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One of the things I love about the streaming era of music is that there are no limits on the length of a recording. Check out this new one from State Azure, clocking in at 90 minutes. Epic!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDsy...
Arrival at Myriah's Shadow (Sci-Fi Ambient)
YouTube video by State Azure
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July 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Was watching this striking video interpretation of the AI 2027 Project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVD...

Joni Mitchell's lyrics came through my head:

We are stardust, we are golden
We are caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

That hit kinda hard.
We're Not Ready for Superintelligence
YouTube video by AI In Context
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July 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
With the tremendous impact AI is having, we can feel compelled to ask, "What's next?"

Max Bennett has written a truly excellent overview of the very long history of intelligence in a book called "A Brief History of Intelligence".

I've written a short review of it here: fohl.com/blog/the-ver...
The Very, Very, Very Long Story of Intelligence
The Very, Very, Very Long Story of Intelligence
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July 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In the software and design communities there is a lot of worry about AI replacing jobs. This worry is justified, but new jobs are on the horizon. One of these jobs might be called the Intelligence Designer.

Here are the beginnings of my thoughts on this possible new role: fohl.com/blog/the-ris...
The Rise of the Intelligence Designer
The Rise of the Intelligence Designer
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June 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Vivaldi's Sonata "La Follia" written in 1703 has the same energy as today's drum and bass or metal. I'm imagining some long hairs head banging to this 16th century Venice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nDm...
Sonata "La Follia" Op. 1 n. 12 RV 63
YouTube video by Hespèrion XXI - Topic
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June 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A lot of people these days seem to think that an advanced civilization is measured by how advanced their technology is. This is incorrect. The true measure is how well the members of that society treat one another.
June 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Santa Cruz No Kings March representing!
June 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When the documentation team is not the same as the engineering team:
June 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Designing software is hard. From user experience design, to API design, to cloud architecture, no one is a master of everything. Some of my thoughts on the relationship between design and engineering on my latest blog post: fohl.com/blog/can-you...
Can You Build What You Design?
Can You Build What You Design?
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June 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The ultimate luxury is the freedom to make mistakes.
June 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I got my new blog up and running. My first post consists of my thoughts on the importance of craft in an age of AI: fohl.com/blog/craft-i...
Design | Code - Jeff Fohl
A personal website for Jeff Fohl, software designer
fohl.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
And now, for something completely different.

Recently, I was invited to participate in a design challenge. The challenge was to redesign an everyday experience that I enjoy. I even made a fake marketing website for it.

Check it out here: the-reading-chair.fohl.com
The Reading Chair
The Reading Chair is a premium reading chair designed to give you everything you need for focused reading.
the-reading-chair.fohl.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I created a lightweight Python performance tracker with my friend Claude.

PyPi: pypi.org/project/tim-...
Github: github.com/jefffohl/tim...
Client Challenge
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March 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I deleted my Facebook account a few years ago. I decided to go back and create a new account recently. It didn't go well.
March 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I left much of social media years ago, due to the many fundamental, severe flaws I saw in the platforms. I don't think these flaws have been resolved, but I am willing to give it all another try. What I can control is how I personally interact with the platforms. We shall see how it goes!
December 10, 2024 at 4:53 PM