Alessio Maffeis
@maffe.is
👉 https://maffe.is
I love building teams and products.
Director of Engineering at motatos.com
Previously: happysocks.com, danielwellington.com
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I love building teams and products.
Director of Engineering at motatos.com
Previously: happysocks.com, danielwellington.com
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Alessio Maffeis
@maffe.is
· Dec 31
Sometimes I wish we could go back to phpBB and the forums era.
coding assistance lets you fast-track important projects that improve your life, such as reformatting every single site you read into the old vbulletin 3.x default template
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Sometimes I wish we could go back to phpBB and the forums era.
It’s all about muscle memory. The IT layout is objectively worse for coding, but I am just used to it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
At least the physical layout is the same ISO as the SE one.
At least the physical layout is the same ISO as the SE one.
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
It’s all about muscle memory. The IT layout is objectively worse for coding, but I am just used to it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
At least the physical layout is the same ISO as the SE one.
At least the physical layout is the same ISO as the SE one.
I use the logical 🇮🇹 layout with a 🇸🇪 physical keyboard.
If I look at the keys, it’s over.
If I look at the keys, it’s over.
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I use the logical 🇮🇹 layout with a 🇸🇪 physical keyboard.
If I look at the keys, it’s over.
If I look at the keys, it’s over.
Feed it a screenshot of the code 🤠
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Feed it a screenshot of the code 🤠
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
Normally when people make performative media about going insane I roll my eyes but checking in on Twitter a few days ago I think people actually are going insane in this way.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Normally when people make performative media about going insane I roll my eyes but checking in on Twitter a few days ago I think people actually are going insane in this way.
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
POV: You have just taken the ayahuasca
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 AM
POV: You have just taken the ayahuasca
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Always a bit of red flag when people call someone famous by first name in their absence
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Always a bit of red flag when people call someone famous by first name in their absence
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
Soft launching my Keybase on atproto alpha: @keytrace.dev
Basically the identity verification system from keybase/keyoxide but storing the identity claims on your registry and signing them based on keys in mine.
It is not focused on PGP, but on making it possible for social apps to handle identity
Basically the identity verification system from keybase/keyoxide but storing the identity claims on your registry and signing them based on keys in mine.
It is not focused on PGP, but on making it possible for social apps to handle identity
February 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Soft launching my Keybase on atproto alpha: @keytrace.dev
Basically the identity verification system from keybase/keyoxide but storing the identity claims on your registry and signing them based on keys in mine.
It is not focused on PGP, but on making it possible for social apps to handle identity
Basically the identity verification system from keybase/keyoxide but storing the identity claims on your registry and signing them based on keys in mine.
It is not focused on PGP, but on making it possible for social apps to handle identity
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
Today is probably a fine day to mention that I've been working on a self-hostable Discordslacklike called Chatto. It's steadily moving towards feature parity with the big kids, with everything crammed into a single compact 50 MB executable that can run off the cheapest VM you can find.
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Today is probably a fine day to mention that I've been working on a self-hostable Discordslacklike called Chatto. It's steadily moving towards feature parity with the big kids, with everything crammed into a single compact 50 MB executable that can run off the cheapest VM you can find.
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
Ive been using it for a while.
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Ive been using it for a while.
Color me ̶i̶n̶t̶r̶i̶g̶u̶e̶d̶ indigo
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Color me ̶i̶n̶t̶r̶i̶g̶u̶e̶d̶ indigo
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
Over the past year, @vegh.ca and I have been working on something very exciting!
We thought we'd give you a little teaser now and you can sign up to hear more very soon.
We thought we'd give you a little teaser now and you can sign up to hear more very soon.
Indigo
A new social app for the Fediverse, by Aaron Vegh and Ben McCarthy.
indigosocial.app
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Over the past year, @vegh.ca and I have been working on something very exciting!
We thought we'd give you a little teaser now and you can sign up to hear more very soon.
We thought we'd give you a little teaser now and you can sign up to hear more very soon.
Uno specchietto per le allodole
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Uno specchietto per le allodole
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
There was a moment in time when Apple cared about usability and legibility. Those were the times...
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
There was a moment in time when Apple cared about usability and legibility. Those were the times...
Idem con il mio Pro 2nd gen (2020) usato (anche se con iOS 26 qualche colpetto inizia a perderlo).
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Idem con il mio Pro 2nd gen (2020) usato (anche se con iOS 26 qualche colpetto inizia a perderlo).
That one is doubly bad for pedantic nerd reasons
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
That one is doubly bad for pedantic nerd reasons
“my discord server” 🙄
“my substack” 🙄
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“my discord server” 🙄
Triangle Man goes square
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Triangle Man goes square
Unironically the AI companies’ playbook
AN AI AGENT CANNOT PAY INCOME TAX
THEREFORE AN AI AGENT MUST BECOME THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER
THEREFORE AN AI AGENT MUST BECOME THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER
February 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Unironically the AI companies’ playbook
Reposted by Alessio Maffeis
AN AI AGENT CANNOT PAY INCOME TAX
THEREFORE AN AI AGENT MUST BECOME THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER
THEREFORE AN AI AGENT MUST BECOME THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
AN AI AGENT CANNOT PAY INCOME TAX
THEREFORE AN AI AGENT MUST BECOME THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER
THEREFORE AN AI AGENT MUST BECOME THE PRIMARY BREADWINNER
I’m deep into Raycast now, but this looks really cool (I used to love Quicksilver, back in the days) :)
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I’m deep into Raycast now, but this looks really cool (I used to love Quicksilver, back in the days) :)