Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io
Liss is More An Old, Familiar Feeling — Liss is More I had a not-too-unusual experience with AI yesterday, that had a not-at-all-normal impact.

Indie developer Casey Liss of Accidental Tech Podcast fame recounted his experience using Claude Code on his app, Callsheet. With Claude Code, he was able to fix two bugs that had eluded him for months, and his take on the experience is unique.

I was struck; I was feeling something that was familiar, but distant. I felt like I had just worked together with a coworker to solve a technical problem. It felt like I was part of a team again.

I expect Casey to receive some negative feedback about this, but I totally understand the perspective. It’s okay to perceive a coding agent as an extension of your team. For indie developers, who are often a team of one, having an agent to bounce ideas off of, to experiment with, and to debug/fix code with is incredibly impactful.
A 1977 Olympia Report de Luxe electric typebar typewriter with an index card in the carriage that reads: "Now listen to this. The gentle and soothing lullaby of a piece of machinery so perfect--"
#Typewriters #Frank Navasky #Olympia Report De Luxe #You've Got Mail
Index card in the carriage of a black Underwood SS Rhythm Touch typewriter that reads: "I'm gonna type every word I know: RECTANGLE, AMERICA, MEGAPHONE, MONDAY, BUTTHOLE" —Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman), Parks and Recreation "Media Blitz", Season 3, Episode 5, aired 2011-02-17 using an Underwood SS/Rhythm TouchBlack Underwood SS standard typewriter sitting on a wooden desktop in front of a window with greenery outside. There is a typed index card in the carriage.
#Photo #Social Stream #Typewriters #one typed quote #Parks and Recreation #typewriters in media #Underwood SS #Underwood typewriters
gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

I was following James’ Search engine shortcuts in Firefox which was very helpful, though I was not seeing this part of step 5 in Firefox on Windows:

“Click the icon of the site in the ‘This time, search with:’ bar. If you haven’t already added the site as a search engine, a small green + icon should appear indicating you can add the site as a search engine.”

I knew that indieweb.org advertised OpenSearch, so I thought there should be a way the browser picks up on that. I found that right-clicking in the address bar gave me the option Add “IndieWeb (en)”.

screenshot of right-click menu with the option to add 'IndieWeb (en)'

That worked and the search now shows up under Settings > Search Shortcuts. However, it appears that the edit option is disabled, which seems like it might be a bug. That prevents me from adding a search shortcut like @iw unless I manually add the search engine.
fluffy beesbuzz.biz

Fun things!

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#blogging #studio #furries #Furality #house stuff
Nadreck nadreck.me

Getting back to things

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#life
fluffy beesbuzz.biz

2026 birthday plans

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#birthday #Seattle #VR
Shohei Ohtani, a designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is one of the biggest superstars in baseball right now. If you're Jose Siri on the Los Angeles Angels, you know that to get Ohtani out, you're going to need some serious notes on an index card to score the out. The problem is, what do you do when the hit happens on the first pitch, and you're not quite ready? My screen captures from the Angels at Dodgers' baseball game at UNIQLO Field in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at the bottom of the first inning. Pitcher Jose Soriano faces batter Shohei Ohtani who, on the first pitch, flies out (F8) to Jose Siri in center field.  Siri has all the data and skill he needs. Only in LA?!? That looks like a 4x6 inch index card right? [caption id="attachment_55835824" align="aligncenter" width="660"]Siri in the Angels' red away uniform with an index card in his right hand tracks a fly ball to center field. On why an index card is an important piece of baseball equipment[/caption] Siri with an index card in his right hand raises his glove in his left hand for a one-handed catch in center field [caption id="attachment_55835815" align="aligncenter" width="660"]The blur of a ball is seen just above Siri's glove in center field Solid one-handed catch because he's got his scouting data on a card in his other hand.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_55835819" align="aligncenter" width="660"]With the ball safely in his left handed glove, Siri brings the index card in his right hand up to his face. How do you throw the baseball back when your right hand is occupied?[/caption] Siri transfers the index card to his mouth so he can throw the ball back with his right hand.With a white index card in his mouth, Siri winds up to throw the ball back to the infield.Close up of Siri with a white index card in his mouth as he stands in center field during a game at Dodger StadiumClose up of Siri wearing sunglasses and a white index card in his mouth. His right arm is swung across his chest after having just thrown a fly ball back to the infield.Siri with his index card back in hand returns to his position in center field [caption id="attachment_55835823" align="aligncenter" width="660"]While he's got it out, Siri studies the white index card as he's walking back to his position for the next batter. I've got the card out, I may as well study for the next batter.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_55835827" align="aligncenter" width="660"]Siri standing back in center field with his right hand in his glove in ready position for the next batter. Siri back in ready position. He won't be "caught out" for the next batter.[/caption]
#Note taking #index cards in baseball #index cards in media #Jose Siri #Los Angeles Angels #Los Angeles Dodgers #Shohei Ohtani
Tantek Çelik tantek.com
The Snooze Tabs browser add-on is a key technology I use for category 2, defending focus (and prioritizing) from my previous post (link in footer).

I noted in the #indieweb informal cafe chat that "I am going to snooze the tab for a month and re-evaluate then" (about purchasing a potentially focus-enhancing electronic device), and was asked how do I snooze a tab for a month.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/snoozetabs/

I noted the Snooze Tabs browser extension does this, i.e. one-click to snooze a tab for
* later today
* tomorrow morning
* the weekend
* a week from now
* a month from now
* or a custom date and time

I have used it for years and as someone who opens LOTS of tabs, it has been essential for quickly closing tabs (for now) that are not my current (now, today, this week) priority.

A few regular use-cases which are all one-click from my Firefox toolbar:
* snooze work-related tabs until the next day, when I'm wrapping up work for the day
* snooze personal projects tabs until the weekend
* snooze lower priority work-task related tabs for a week
* snooze product tabs for a month when I want to wait (procrastinate) to see if I still want/need an item that seemed interesting in the moment

One key use-case I have which I have to set manually:
* snooze work-related tabs to Monday when it’s the weekend

There is an issue to swap the "next weekend" menu item to "next weekday" when it’s the weekend which would be a nice improvement:
* https://github.com/bwinton/SnoozeTabs/issues/393

This add-on is a good example of open source that “just works” even if its source code repository has not seen recent activity.

It’s also a good example of “good enough” rather than perfect.

If I get around to it, I may explore what it would take to help resolve issues, commit code, and do another release, at least to make progress on that one issue.

For now however, I am snoozing that GitHub tab for a month.

Previously:
* https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus

#focus #priorities #prioritization #Firefox #snooze #SnoozeTabs #browserAddOn #browserExtension
#indieweb #focus #priorities #prioritization #Firefox #snooze #SnoozeTabs #browserAddOn #browserExtension
gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

Gripe: I'm so tired of badly behaved bots making the web that much shittier these days.
#gripes
Last year's event was fantastic, so I'm looking forward to all the things on "tap, tap, tap" for this year. Come and celebrate National Typewriter Day in Southern California.
#Events #RSVP #Social Stream #Typewriters #International Printing Museum #National Typewriter Day
Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com
This week's CSA
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Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com
Hydroponics wiring progress
#hydroponics #365
Tantek Çelik tantek.com
Three areas of insights for improving focus, from this afternoon’s long run: needs, defense, techniques.

1. Make sure your "needs" are met. If your needs are not being met, you will be distracted from whatever you are trying to focus on by those unmet needs.

2. Defend against and filter sources of distraction. Anything (or anybody) that is notifying you, messaging you, emailing you, or worst, getting you to react and argue or fight that has nothing to do with your goals or what you want to focus on, is a distraction. The more you can turn off such notifications, mute or leave chat channels, delete content scrolling apps, unsubscribe from lists, and procrastinate responding to people posting about things that are not a priority for you, the better you will be able to focus on the things that are a priority for you.

3. Tools and techniques to reduce the focus needed for essential or required tasks, like chunking and checklists. If you have tasks that must be completed (like to meet needs, or preconditions for goals or priorities), clustering such tasks by context (same topic, place) or medium (e.g. all phone calls) will require less focus and shifting of focus to complete them. Similarly, if you can construct and follow checklists for steps towards goals, like a packing list, long term departure/re-entry from/to your home, it takes much less thinking (and is thus faster) to complete everything on the list, stay focused on the next item to complete rather than being distracted, and have less distraction from fear of forgetting to do something. If another requirement emerges while going through a list, insert it into the list at a good enough (not perfect) spot, and keep going thru the list in order.


Create daily routines to meet your needs. Actively block, mute, filter, depart, and procrastinate dealing with requests that are not explicit priorities or goals for you. Cluster similar tasks, and create checklists to simplify complex tasks to complete them quicker and with higher confidence of completion.


Each of these is itself a topic worth exploring in more detail.
Tantek Çelik tantek.com
Sometimes it’s good take a step back and re-assess things from the immediate like daily routines & habits, to how to focus on goals whether within weeks, months, or years. Taking bits of time off to reflect on these and related topics. The grayscale phone interface has helped me get here: https://tantek.com/2026/124/b1/may-the-focus-be-with-you-iphone-grayscale
Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io

Welp. Ferrari’s chance at a GP win in 2026 just tanked. At least it’ll be a lovely parade tomorrow. #F1
Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io
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The studio behind the legendary, punishingly difficult platformer Cuphead, is working on a spin-off for the Sega Master System, a console released in 1986. The announcement video is spot-on. So fun!
gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

I'm glad Game Changer is back. I laughed so hard at the first two episodes.
Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io

So happy for myself that Charles extended his Ferrari contract. So sad for Charles that he extended his Ferrari contract. 🏎️
Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io

Work has been incredibly busy so I’m treating myself to a quiet dinner at my favorite Mexican bar. Cadillac Margarita with Tajin and spicy steak and chicken fajitas. I’m gonna crash hard tonight!