Vlad
@vlad.blue
📍London
Building stuff since '06
📤 Founder shoutbox.net (coming soon)
Building stuff since '06
📤 Founder shoutbox.net (coming soon)
Cloudflare says it will launch a marketplace to compensate websites for AI scraping.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
July 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Cloudflare says it will launch a marketplace to compensate websites for AI scraping.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Setting up email shouldn't suck.
shoutbox.net makes it painless — you'll be sending in no time.
No waiting. No pain. Just send.
shoutbox.net makes it painless — you'll be sending in no time.
No waiting. No pain. Just send.
June 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Setting up email shouldn't suck.
shoutbox.net makes it painless — you'll be sending in no time.
No waiting. No pain. Just send.
shoutbox.net makes it painless — you'll be sending in no time.
No waiting. No pain. Just send.
We just launched the new landing page for shoutbox.net. Would love to hear what you think about it
June 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We just launched the new landing page for shoutbox.net. Would love to hear what you think about it
GCP / Cloudflare are having a moment, and apparently the internet's main power switch was in the same room. With even NPM downloads failing, it's clear our digital existence is far more centralized and vulnerable than we care to admit
June 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
GCP / Cloudflare are having a moment, and apparently the internet's main power switch was in the same room. With even NPM downloads failing, it's clear our digital existence is far more centralized and vulnerable than we care to admit
Guillermo(Vercel) attacked Cloudflare not too long ago. Guess this is their response. * Grabbing my popcorn *
Deploy your Next.js app to Cloudflare Workers with the Cloudflare adapter for OpenNext
With the 1.0-beta release of the Cloudflare adapter for OpenNext, you can host your Next.js 14 and 15 applications on Cloudflare Workers.
blog.cloudflare.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Guillermo(Vercel) attacked Cloudflare not too long ago. Guess this is their response. * Grabbing my popcorn *
I believe social media has a big problem with AI-generated content. Many people can no longer distinguish between what’s real and what’s fake.
I think social media companies should start labelling media created using AI.
I think social media companies should start labelling media created using AI.
December 21, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I believe social media has a big problem with AI-generated content. Many people can no longer distinguish between what’s real and what’s fake.
I think social media companies should start labelling media created using AI.
I think social media companies should start labelling media created using AI.
Programming with AI:
1% writing code
99% convincing the AI you meant *that* variable
1% writing code
99% convincing the AI you meant *that* variable
December 11, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Programming with AI:
1% writing code
99% convincing the AI you meant *that* variable
1% writing code
99% convincing the AI you meant *that* variable
The cloud hosting roulette: where your $10 hobby project can suddenly turn into a $3,000 adventure overnight
December 9, 2024 at 7:27 PM
The cloud hosting roulette: where your $10 hobby project can suddenly turn into a $3,000 adventure overnight
Selling shovels is outdated; selling the dream of owning a shovel is the new trick
December 9, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Selling shovels is outdated; selling the dream of owning a shovel is the new trick
I just finished building this pricing selector in React for shoutbox.net. It took longer than I expected, but I’m really proud of how it turned out.
What do you think?
What do you think?
December 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I just finished building this pricing selector in React for shoutbox.net. It took longer than I expected, but I’m really proud of how it turned out.
What do you think?
What do you think?
This is not great news for 𝕏.
EJF represents over 295,000 journalists across 44 countries.
It seems Bluesky is shaping up to be the place to be in the future.
Crazy how fast everything has unfolded!
EJF represents over 295,000 journalists across 44 countries.
It seems Bluesky is shaping up to be the place to be in the future.
Crazy how fast everything has unfolded!
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:15 AM
This is not great news for 𝕏.
EJF represents over 295,000 journalists across 44 countries.
It seems Bluesky is shaping up to be the place to be in the future.
Crazy how fast everything has unfolded!
EJF represents over 295,000 journalists across 44 countries.
It seems Bluesky is shaping up to be the place to be in the future.
Crazy how fast everything has unfolded!
Something wild just happened.
After only a few days on Bluesky 🦋, I've gained more followers than in 16 years of hanging out on Twitter!
Big shoutout to the mastermind behind starter packs 🙌
You're the real MVP!
After only a few days on Bluesky 🦋, I've gained more followers than in 16 years of hanging out on Twitter!
Big shoutout to the mastermind behind starter packs 🙌
You're the real MVP!
November 28, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Something wild just happened.
After only a few days on Bluesky 🦋, I've gained more followers than in 16 years of hanging out on Twitter!
Big shoutout to the mastermind behind starter packs 🙌
You're the real MVP!
After only a few days on Bluesky 🦋, I've gained more followers than in 16 years of hanging out on Twitter!
Big shoutout to the mastermind behind starter packs 🙌
You're the real MVP!
Show some support for a fellow Indie Maker.
United we thrive!
United we thrive!
I forgot about the Product Hunt launch today 😭
✨I’m launching the best indie app, software, SaaS Black Friday deal platform today! Over 300 deals
please support otherwise I’m toast
👇
✨I’m launching the best indie app, software, SaaS Black Friday deal platform today! Over 300 deals
please support otherwise I’m toast
👇
November 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Show some support for a fellow Indie Maker.
United we thrive!
United we thrive!
Reposted by Vlad
Bluesky Bookmarks! 🔖
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
November 26, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Bluesky Bookmarks! 🔖
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
Bluesky is no longer to be ignored
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Bluesky is no longer to be ignored
Bluesky Bookmarks! 🔖
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
November 26, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Bluesky Bookmarks! 🔖
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
I made a Chrome extension that adds bookmarks to Bluesky!
Save posts or comments for later – no more screenshots or lost threads.
Want to try it? Drop a like/comment below.
If there's enough interest, I'll publish / OSS it! ✨
CMS Distribution
WP currently powers over 34 million live websites, and its growth shows no signs of slowing down
Equally impressive is the traction gained by paid services like Wix and Squarespace, which have captured a significant market share.
Are you building something for these platforms?
WP currently powers over 34 million live websites, and its growth shows no signs of slowing down
Equally impressive is the traction gained by paid services like Wix and Squarespace, which have captured a significant market share.
Are you building something for these platforms?
November 26, 2024 at 10:28 AM
CMS Distribution
WP currently powers over 34 million live websites, and its growth shows no signs of slowing down
Equally impressive is the traction gained by paid services like Wix and Squarespace, which have captured a significant market share.
Are you building something for these platforms?
WP currently powers over 34 million live websites, and its growth shows no signs of slowing down
Equally impressive is the traction gained by paid services like Wix and Squarespace, which have captured a significant market share.
Are you building something for these platforms?
It's Black Friday week!
Have you spotted any quality apps on sale that we should consider, especially in the productivity or development space?
I'll go first:
Things 3 is on sale—30% off
Have you spotted any quality apps on sale that we should consider, especially in the productivity or development space?
I'll go first:
Things 3 is on sale—30% off
November 25, 2024 at 7:33 PM
It's Black Friday week!
Have you spotted any quality apps on sale that we should consider, especially in the productivity or development space?
I'll go first:
Things 3 is on sale—30% off
Have you spotted any quality apps on sale that we should consider, especially in the productivity or development space?
I'll go first:
Things 3 is on sale—30% off
Not affiliated with Orbstack, but if you're a Docker user and not using it, you're missing out
Another tool I highly recommend is orbstack.dev as a Docker Desktop alternative on Mac. Very resource efficient and I always forget it's still running.
Again, not affiliated, just love it #buildinpublic
Again, not affiliated, just love it #buildinpublic
OrbStack · Fast, light, simple Docker & Linux
Say goodbye to slow, clunky containers and VMs. The fast, light, and easy way to run containers and Linux. Develop at lightspeed with our Docker Desktop alternative.
orbstack.dev
November 25, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Not affiliated with Orbstack, but if you're a Docker user and not using it, you're missing out
Vox populi, vox Dei.
Spent £4.99 to change my handle to vlad.blue.
Bonus: the domain now redirects straight to my profile, making it super easy to share.
AMA!
Spent £4.99 to change my handle to vlad.blue.
Bonus: the domain now redirects straight to my profile, making it super easy to share.
AMA!
November 25, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Vox populi, vox Dei.
Spent £4.99 to change my handle to vlad.blue.
Bonus: the domain now redirects straight to my profile, making it super easy to share.
AMA!
Spent £4.99 to change my handle to vlad.blue.
Bonus: the domain now redirects straight to my profile, making it super easy to share.
AMA!
Good morning!
Woke up like this. Bluesky chose violence; Twitter kept it chill.
Clearly, one knows how to keep the party going
Woke up like this. Bluesky chose violence; Twitter kept it chill.
Clearly, one knows how to keep the party going
November 24, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Good morning!
Woke up like this. Bluesky chose violence; Twitter kept it chill.
Clearly, one knows how to keep the party going
Woke up like this. Bluesky chose violence; Twitter kept it chill.
Clearly, one knows how to keep the party going
November 23, 2024 at 8:33 PM