Things of interest to Bill Heyman

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  1. Major cheat code for life: Increase your recovery speed. You will get rejected. You will lose money

    Major cheat code for life: Increase your recovery speed. You will get rejected. You will lose money. You will embarrass yourself. The goal isn't to avoid the fall. It's to shorten the time between the

    Mar 30, 2026
  2. I know you're all getting mighty tired of seeing typography on your timeline today! But here's a pr

    I know you're all getting mighty tired of seeing typography on your timeline today! But here's a pretext.js demo that (hopefully) isn't a crime against justification and indentation. https://t.co/Vwzc

    Mar 29, 2026
  3. Neat. This will make things more interesting. I'm launching a free complete curriculum built on her

    Neat. This will make things more interesting. I'm launching a free complete curriculum built on heritage learning materials that made America great 100 years ago. Any school, learning pod, or homescho

    Mar 26, 2026
  4. Great software engineers aren’t just hammering out code with AI anymore. They’re now building the s

    Great software engineers aren’t just hammering out code with AI anymore. They’re now building the systems to automatically write and review code.

    Mar 26, 2026
  5. When PCs started becoming ubiquitous, many futurists imagined that everyone would become a programme

    When PCs started becoming ubiquitous, many futurists imagined that everyone would become a programmer, programming their own custom software. Because why not? In principle they could, so why wouldn't

    Mar 24, 2026
  6. John Taylor Gatto was named New York State Teacher of the Year. Upon receiving the award, he quit an

    John Taylor Gatto was named New York State Teacher of the Year. Upon receiving the award, he quit and spent the rest of his life writing devastating critiques of the educational system he had mastered

    Mar 22, 2026
  7. In 1999, calculating 3D lighting required doing 1 / sqrt(x) millions of times a second. CPUs back t

    In 1999, calculating 3D lighting required doing 1 / sqrt(x) millions of times a second. CPUs back then would completely choke on this math. so the developers of Quake III used this literal black magic

    Mar 21, 2026
  8. Here are 13 things learned after making a big push to integrate AI into our companies: 1. We haven’

    Here are 13 things learned after making a big push to integrate AI into our companies: 1. We haven’t replaced a single external SaaS tool with something we built internally. 2. We have refrained from

    Mar 20, 2026
  9. I’m 100 percent convinced the Art Deco design of Hoover Dam is America’s greatest ever public projec

    I’m 100 percent convinced the Art Deco design of Hoover Dam is America’s greatest ever public project and we’ll probably never come close again https://t.co/ytLIQZqNnh

    Mar 19, 2026
  10. Descobri um site MUITO daora hoje! Ele permite criar posteres de mapas pra imprimir, olha que legal

    Descobri um site MUITO daora hoje! Ele permite criar posteres de mapas pra imprimir, olha que legal 100% client-side, open-source e gratuíto! https://t.co/XZJzLe1ZlA

    Mar 17, 2026
  11. "It is remarkable, and wildly counterintuitive, not only that the question "Who is in charge of the

    "It is remarkable, and wildly counterintuitive, not only that the question "Who is in charge of the supply of bread to New York?" has no answer, but that the supply of bread to New York is better mana

    Mar 17, 2026
  12. New blog post: A Decade of Slug This talks about the evolution of the Slug font rendering algorithm,

    New blog post: A Decade of Slug This talks about the evolution of the Slug font rendering algorithm, and it includes an exciting announcement: The patent has been dedicated to the public domain. https

    Mar 17, 2026
  13. if your specific niche is also "bizarre anecdotes about 1970s computer scientists" i have built your

    if your specific niche is also "bizarre anecdotes about 1970s computer scientists" i have built your holy grail: just took a thousand oral histories from the @computerhistory museum and made them full

    Mar 17, 2026
  14. Make profits, share profits. Keep things simple. Real money, not fake money based on a fickle second

    Make profits, share profits. Keep things simple. Real money, not fake money based on a fickle secondary or public market. Nearly all options expire worthless. And let them start earning the real thing

    Mar 16, 2026
  15. The powerful storytelling trick NO ONE is talking about: Juxtaposition. This trick will make yo

    The powerful storytelling trick NO ONE is talking about: Juxtaposition. This trick will make you a master at hooking and holding attention (fast):

    Mar 15, 2026
  16. In 1995, Brian Tracy gave a 45-minute masterclass on becoming unstoppable. He broke down: • Why hum

    In 1995, Brian Tracy gave a 45-minute masterclass on becoming unstoppable. He broke down: • Why humans keep going to the empty tunnel • The elephant that doesn't know it's free • Why nobody's ever thi

    Mar 9, 2026
  17. 🚨 This Reddit thread is a fucking goldmine A founder sold his SaaS for $6M. Talked to 30 buyers be

    🚨 This Reddit thread is a fucking goldmine A founder sold his SaaS for $6M. Talked to 30 buyers before closing. Bookmark this. Build accordingly. Here's what ACTUALLY mattered in the deal (not what y

    Mar 8, 2026
  18. 🚨 Someone built a full virtual computer that runs inside your browser. No downloads. No installs.

    🚨 Someone built a full virtual computer that runs inside your browser. No downloads. No installs. No VMs. Just a Docker command. It's called Neko. It runs a complete desktop environment inside a Dock

    Mar 8, 2026
  19. I just spent the last 24 hours building... a free tool for you to create your very own handwriting f

    I just spent the last 24 hours building... a free tool for you to create your very own handwriting font quickly in the browser (no logins, all local processing). This *entire* "SaaS" is a single-page

    Mar 8, 2026
  20. If you are 55, this becomes your greatest asset. By this point in life, your biggest asset is no lo

    If you are 55, this becomes your greatest asset. By this point in life, your biggest asset is no longer money or strength. It is the clarity that experience gives you. By 55, life has quietly removed

    Mar 7, 2026
  21. Check out this multiplication chart drawn to scale from Anthony at The Chalkface! This version is so

    Check out this multiplication chart drawn to scale from Anthony at The Chalkface! This version is so much more intuitive. Read more here: https://t.co/cPEG5zMSZQ https://t.co/cFxbn4VQiC

    Mar 7, 2026
  22. SERVICE-AS-A-SOFTWARE. That is the real opportunity for 90% of us. I keep watching smart people po

    SERVICE-AS-A-SOFTWARE. That is the real opportunity for 90% of us. I keep watching smart people pour months into building beautiful UI applications that Anthropic and OpenAI are going to absorb in a s

    Mar 7, 2026
  23. Blood pressure “normal” has been redefined dramatically in our lifetimes — and it raises real questi

    Blood pressure “normal” has been redefined dramatically in our lifetimes — and it raises real questions about who benefits. In this older clip, the doctor traces the shifting guidelines: - 1970s: Trea

    Mar 7, 2026
  24. Someone needs to vibe code a Quickbooks alternative ASAP If there was one piece of software that ne

    Someone needs to vibe code a Quickbooks alternative ASAP If there was one piece of software that needs to be disrupted, its quickbooks

    Mar 6, 2026
  25. A UX pattern I like: inline dialogs. Instead of blurring the whole background, just push the main c

    A UX pattern I like: inline dialogs. Instead of blurring the whole background, just push the main content out of focus and replace it with the dialog. Navigation and header stay accessible, and it fee

    Mar 6, 2026
  26. tiny beautiful things: turning your handwriting into font 1. write down a-z, A-Z, 1-9 and punctuati

    tiny beautiful things: turning your handwriting into font 1. write down a-z, A-Z, 1-9 and punctuation on a piece of paper 2. give it to claude to create a font from 3. pull it into your next project h

    Mar 5, 2026
  27. AI ending interior design Nano banana 2 now can turn sketch floor plan into 4K 3D rendering with ac

    AI ending interior design Nano banana 2 now can turn sketch floor plan into 4K 3D rendering with accurate dimension, take photos for each room, and 1-click furniture change used to cost $100k and mont

    Mar 5, 2026
  28. They quietly removed the most intense exercise that grew a child's brain beyond their level. Read m

    They quietly removed the most intense exercise that grew a child's brain beyond their level. Read more about the Dual Attention Switching.. 🧵 https://t.co/XXW5DyYirs

    Mar 5, 2026
  29. @peterrhague If you think this is a decision about which distro to use, you are missing the forest f...

    @peterrhague If you think this is a decision about which distro to use, you are missing the forest for the trees. What we see popping up in states like Cali, Colorado, NY and in fact all over the worl

    Mar 4, 2026
  30. @peterrhague If you think this is a decision about which distro to use, you are missing the forest f

    @peterrhague If you think this is a decision about which distro to use, you are missing the forest for the trees. What we see popping up in states like Cali, Colorado, NY and in fact all over the worl

    Mar 4, 2026
  31. Most people think Claude Shannon invented information theory. That’s not quite correct. Twenty yea

    Most people think Claude Shannon invented information theory. That’s not quite correct. Twenty years before Shannon’s famous 1948 paper, Ralph V. L. Hartley published a remarkable paper in the Bell Sy

    Mar 3, 2026
  32. `autofill` on inputs is ugly by default the background bleed ruins the clean design systems, especia...

    `autofill` on inputs is ugly by default the background bleed ruins the clean design systems, especially in dark mode. fixed it with a pure CSS inset shadow hack: autofill:shadow-[inset_0_0_0px_1000px_

    Mar 3, 2026
  33. `autofill` on inputs is ugly by default the background bleed ruins the clean design systems, especia

    `autofill` on inputs is ugly by default the background bleed ruins the clean design systems, especially in dark mode. fixed it with a pure CSS inset shadow hack: autofill:shadow-[inset_0_0_0px_1000px_

    Mar 3, 2026
  34. `autofill` on inputs is ugly by default the background bleed ruins the clean design systems, especia...

    `autofill` on inputs is ugly by default the background bleed ruins the clean design systems, especially in dark mode. fixed it with a pure CSS inset shadow hack: autofill:shadow-[inset_0_0_0px_1000px_

    Mar 3, 2026
  35. Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distanc...

    Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distance from the starting point We can use this law in our interactive element's by increasing their hit are

    Mar 2, 2026
  36. Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distanc

    Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distance from the starting point We can use this law in our interactive element's by increasing their hit are

    Mar 2, 2026
  37. Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distanc...

    Fitts's Law - The time required to move to a target is a function of the target's size and distance from the starting point We can use this law in our interactive element's by increasing their hit are

    Mar 2, 2026
  38. `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percent...

    `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percentages, scores, live data etc ). you can enable this tnum OpenType feature using the CSS property `fon

    Mar 2, 2026
  39. `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percent

    `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percentages, scores, live data etc ). you can enable this tnum OpenType feature using the CSS property `fon

    Mar 2, 2026
  40. `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percent...

    `tabular-nums` should be the default for any number that updates ( timers, counters, prices, percentages, scores, live data etc ). you can enable this tnum OpenType feature using the CSS property `fon

    Mar 2, 2026
  41. Schopenhauer wrote this paragraph more than 150 years ago, and it’s still true https://t.co/DVsA2uXR...

    Schopenhauer wrote this paragraph more than 150 years ago, and it’s still true https://t.co/DVsA2uXRil

    Mar 2, 2026
  42. Schopenhauer wrote this paragraph more than 150 years ago, and it’s still true https://t.co/DVsA2uXR

    Schopenhauer wrote this paragraph more than 150 years ago, and it’s still true https://t.co/DVsA2uXRil

    Mar 2, 2026
  43. What makes a great manager of software engineers? A study showed the traits of great tech managers

    What makes a great manager of software engineers? A study showed the traits of great tech managers at Microsoft. Technical skills are required, but they alone are not a sign of greatness. Other things

    Feb 25, 2026
  44. i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them

    i built an entire x86 CPU emulator in CSS (no javascript) you can write programs in C, compile them to x86 machine code with GCC, and run them inside CSS https://t.co/jU29iLZfbZ

    Feb 24, 2026
  45. This graphic published by The Smithsonian back in July 2020 is one of the funniest examples of Horse...

    This graphic published by The Smithsonian back in July 2020 is one of the funniest examples of Horseshoe Theory in action. When you become so 'woke' that you end up becoming white supremacists. 😂 htt

    Feb 23, 2026
  46. Sliderule Simulator Teaches You How To Do Calculations The Old Fashioned Way https://t.co/2ow6fG2ypp

    Sliderule Simulator Teaches You How To Do Calculations The Old Fashioned Way https://t.co/2ow6fG2ypp

    Feb 18, 2026
  47. Someone built an open-source teleprompter called Notchprompt that runs inside the MacBook notch, he

    Someone built an open-source teleprompter called Notchprompt that runs inside the MacBook notch, helping users maintain eye contact during Zoom calls, demos, or interviews. https://t.co/HcogSYBwaM

    Feb 18, 2026
  48. Not many seem to know this, but opentui lets you render Threejs scenes fully WebGPU accelerated. To

    Not many seem to know this, but opentui lets you render Threejs scenes fully WebGPU accelerated. To the terminal. No special terminal features needed beyond 24bit color. It's all just partial block ch

    Feb 18, 2026
  49. Today I am here to sing the praises of https://t.co/UTrPYPx8Mm. I only recently found out this webs...

    Today I am here to sing the praises of https://t.co/UTrPYPx8Mm. I only recently found out this website exists. It's a database that indexes open-source software projects and relates them to their pack

    Feb 17, 2026
  50. Steve Jobs on how to design insanely great products: https://t.co/FkXdT70OXF

    Steve Jobs on how to design insanely great products: https://t.co/FkXdT70OXF

    Feb 14, 2026

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