André Klein
@andreklein.net
Writer, publisher, procrastinator … (will finish bio tomorrow) 🧉
https://andreklein.net
https://andreklein.net
🎉 New relase: SocialSox v03.0.1 with reworked Layout, brand new unified Home Feed (mix Bluesky&Mastodon) and more: https://github.com/burninc0de/socialsox #social #bluesky #mastodon - My favorite feature: filter languages on ALL Masto timelines, not just public ones
February 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
🎉 New relase: SocialSox v03.0.1 with reworked Layout, brand new unified Home Feed (mix Bluesky&Mastodon) and more: https://github.com/burninc0de/socialsox #social #bluesky #mastodon - My favorite feature: filter languages on ALL Masto timelines, not just public ones
Some more context about how I hacked together my own "native tabs"-like VS Code functionality for KDE: https://andreklein.net/vs-code-native-tabs-linux-kde/ #linux #development #kde #plasmoid
How to get VS Code "Native Tabs" on KDE Plasma (Linux)
When you're juggling three repos in VS Code and a dozen browser tabs, Alt+Tab becomes a game of Russian Roulette. You’re looking for your frontend, but you end up staring...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Some more context about how I hacked together my own "native tabs"-like VS Code functionality for KDE: https://andreklein.net/vs-code-native-tabs-linux-kde/ #linux #development #kde #plasmoid
Some different uses cases for KDE Filtered Taskbar https://github.com/burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar
- fast switching between VSCODE projects
- "pin" terminal and browser for faster access
Alt+TAB? Sure, but this can get messy if you have twenty apps running. #KDE #productivity
- fast switching between VSCODE projects
- "pin" terminal and browser for faster access
Alt+TAB? Sure, but this can get messy if you have twenty apps running. #KDE #productivity
February 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Some different uses cases for KDE Filtered Taskbar https://github.com/burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar
- fast switching between VSCODE projects
- "pin" terminal and browser for faster access
Alt+TAB? Sure, but this can get messy if you have twenty apps running. #KDE #productivity
- fast switching between VSCODE projects
- "pin" terminal and browser for faster access
Alt+TAB? Sure, but this can get messy if you have twenty apps running. #KDE #productivity
🚀 Just open-sourced Filtered Taskbar Widget for KDE Plasma 6!
Originally built for native VSCode project tabs, now filter tasks by any app for a distraction-free workflow.
Install: https://github.com/burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar
#KDE #Plasma #OpenSource
Originally built for native VSCode project tabs, now filter tasks by any app for a distraction-free workflow.
Install: https://github.com/burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar
#KDE #Plasma #OpenSource
GitHub - burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar
Contribute to burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar development by creating an account on GitHub.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
🚀 Just open-sourced Filtered Taskbar Widget for KDE Plasma 6!
Originally built for native VSCode project tabs, now filter tasks by any app for a distraction-free workflow.
Install: https://github.com/burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar
#KDE #Plasma #OpenSource
Originally built for native VSCode project tabs, now filter tasks by any app for a distraction-free workflow.
Install: https://github.com/burninc0de/kde-filtered-taskbar
#KDE #Plasma #OpenSource
A bit of polish, streamlined settings and notifications for that sweet terminal writing life: https://github.com/burninc0de/helowrite #writing #tui
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
A bit of polish, streamlined settings and notifications for that sweet terminal writing life: https://github.com/burninc0de/helowrite #writing #tui
me: opens PDF, prints, tries to close the PDF
Adobe Acrobat: "Oh no, file is dirty now, would you like to save your changes?"
can't make this up ...
Adobe Acrobat: "Oh no, file is dirty now, would you like to save your changes?"
can't make this up ...
February 3, 2026 at 9:29 AM
me: opens PDF, prints, tries to close the PDF
Adobe Acrobat: "Oh no, file is dirty now, would you like to save your changes?"
can't make this up ...
Adobe Acrobat: "Oh no, file is dirty now, would you like to save your changes?"
can't make this up ...
A few of you asked about the TUI editor from yesterday. I finished the README, squashed the messy history, and kicked it out the door.
Clone, fork, or hack it here: https://github.com/burninc0de/helowrite #tui #writing #python
Clone, fork, or hack it here: https://github.com/burninc0de/helowrite #tui #writing #python
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A few of you asked about the TUI editor from yesterday. I finished the README, squashed the messy history, and kicked it out the door.
Clone, fork, or hack it here: https://github.com/burninc0de/helowrite #tui #writing #python
Clone, fork, or hack it here: https://github.com/burninc0de/helowrite #tui #writing #python
Some thoughts about the why and how behind my TUI weekend project writing tool, and a shiny new vid: https://andreklein.net/heloscribe-a-terminal-word-processor-built-in-a-weekend/ #writing #tui #terminal
HeloScribe: A Terminal Word Processor (Built in a Weekend)
Writing is hard. It's messy, unresolved, chaotic. You scrape scenes out of your skull and massage syntactical turds until they shine (or get thrown out in the next rewrite). Code...
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February 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Some thoughts about the why and how behind my TUI weekend project writing tool, and a shiny new vid: https://andreklein.net/heloscribe-a-terminal-word-processor-built-in-a-weekend/ #writing #tui #terminal
“We used to deliver Christmas on a single php file over FTP” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMoql_RYVBQ #prodwithoutastagingenvironment #webdev
Santa Claus on delivering 99% Uptime
Interview with a Santa ClausInterview with a Santa Clause in 2025 with Santa Wallis - aired on © The Christmas.Programmer humorProgramming memesJavascript hu...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“We used to deliver Christmas on a single php file over FTP” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMoql_RYVBQ #prodwithoutastagingenvironment #webdev
Set up a pristine DietPi config on a brand new Pi -- PiHole, JellyFin, Samba, etc., all dialed in perfectly --only to snap the SD card while jamming it into a custom case. Murphy's Law strikes again. #RaspberryPi #TechFail #DietPiDisaster
December 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Set up a pristine DietPi config on a brand new Pi -- PiHole, JellyFin, Samba, etc., all dialed in perfectly --only to snap the SD card while jamming it into a custom case. Murphy's Law strikes again. #RaspberryPi #TechFail #DietPiDisaster
"Smurfahontas": A 3-hour nightmare of recycled tropes, zero stakes, and graphics that look like ... spit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQc0KEk9V74 #epicrant #avatar #fireandash
Mark Kermode reviews Avatar: Fire and Ash
#MarkKermode #SimonMayo #FilmReviewsJake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash ...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Smurfahontas": A 3-hour nightmare of recycled tropes, zero stakes, and graphics that look like ... spit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQc0KEk9V74 #epicrant #avatar #fireandash
About time! Nobody likes gatekept "access-license-only" content:
"Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks" - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/New-eBook-Download-Options-for-Readers-Coming-in-2026?language=en_US #epub #indiepub
"Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks" - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/New-eBook-Download-Options-for-Readers-Coming-in-2026?language=en_US #epub #indiepub
December 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
About time! Nobody likes gatekept "access-license-only" content:
"Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks" - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/New-eBook-Download-Options-for-Readers-Coming-in-2026?language=en_US #epub #indiepub
"Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks" - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/New-eBook-Download-Options-for-Readers-Coming-in-2026?language=en_US #epub #indiepub
how it started: "let's build a quick masto/bsky/twit crossposter, quick 15 min adventure"
how it's going: *builds feature-rich unified social desktop client* #socialsox #buildinpublic
how it's going: *builds feature-rich unified social desktop client* #socialsox #buildinpublic
December 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
how it started: "let's build a quick masto/bsky/twit crossposter, quick 15 min adventure"
how it's going: *builds feature-rich unified social desktop client* #socialsox #buildinpublic
how it's going: *builds feature-rich unified social desktop client* #socialsox #buildinpublic
Reposted by André Klein
I continue to think LLMs are absurdly powerful for learning, and I'm using them more often for it.
The problem is that a lot of people don't have solid metacognitive skills around epistemics and autodidactism.
You've got to have a handle on what you know, how you learn, and if you're learning.
The problem is that a lot of people don't have solid metacognitive skills around epistemics and autodidactism.
You've got to have a handle on what you know, how you learn, and if you're learning.
December 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I continue to think LLMs are absurdly powerful for learning, and I'm using them more often for it.
The problem is that a lot of people don't have solid metacognitive skills around epistemics and autodidactism.
You've got to have a handle on what you know, how you learn, and if you're learning.
The problem is that a lot of people don't have solid metacognitive skills around epistemics and autodidactism.
You've got to have a handle on what you know, how you learn, and if you're learning.
My real skill as an author isn't writing, it's taking procrastination to ever newer creative heights, so I almost convince myself it's productive. #writinglife
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My real skill as an author isn't writing, it's taking procrastination to ever newer creative heights, so I almost convince myself it's productive. #writinglife
Currently reading ... #spinaltap #theboss
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Currently reading ... #spinaltap #theboss
Interesting talk about desktop UX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZTOjd_bOQ #linux #desktop #ubuntu
Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? | Ubuntu Summit 25.10
This talk focuses on that evil little term “UX/UI,” which is responsible for so much confusion and tension in open-source projects. Not only does it unnecess...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Interesting talk about desktop UX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fZTOjd_bOQ #linux #desktop #ubuntu
Continuing to build out the unified Home Feed that shows merged Bluesky/Mastodon in SocialSox:
- exclude languages from your feed
- follow/mute/block/boost/reply
- slide for mixing Bluesky/Masto items
#buildinpublic #bluesky #mastodon
- exclude languages from your feed
- follow/mute/block/boost/reply
- slide for mixing Bluesky/Masto items
#buildinpublic #bluesky #mastodon
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Continuing to build out the unified Home Feed that shows merged Bluesky/Mastodon in SocialSox:
- exclude languages from your feed
- follow/mute/block/boost/reply
- slide for mixing Bluesky/Masto items
#buildinpublic #bluesky #mastodon
- exclude languages from your feed
- follow/mute/block/boost/reply
- slide for mixing Bluesky/Masto items
#buildinpublic #bluesky #mastodon
Nice! Anthropic just donated its Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the Linux Foundation. Real open-source infra & agent interoperability just leveled up. https://www.anthropic.com/news/donating-the-model-context-protocol-and-establishing-of-the-agentic-ai-foundation #Linux #AI #llm #claude
Donating the Model Context Protocol and establishing the Agentic AI Foundation
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Nice! Anthropic just donated its Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the Linux Foundation. Real open-source infra & agent interoperability just leveled up. https://www.anthropic.com/news/donating-the-model-context-protocol-and-establishing-of-the-agentic-ai-foundation #Linux #AI #llm #claude
At this point I'm convinced AWS & Google Cloud console GUIs are deliberately designed as obtuse labyrinths so you’ll inevitably flip the wrong toggle, enable a hidden service, and get quietly nickel-and-dimed to death by micro-requests.
#webdev #aws #googlecloud #serverless
#webdev #aws #googlecloud #serverless
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
At this point I'm convinced AWS & Google Cloud console GUIs are deliberately designed as obtuse labyrinths so you’ll inevitably flip the wrong toggle, enable a hidden service, and get quietly nickel-and-dimed to death by micro-requests.
#webdev #aws #googlecloud #serverless
#webdev #aws #googlecloud #serverless
Any kind of for-profit marketing messaging feels out of place on Mastodon/Bluesky, and that's a good thing #fediverse #mastodon #bluesky
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Any kind of for-profit marketing messaging feels out of place on Mastodon/Bluesky, and that's a good thing #fediverse #mastodon #bluesky