Michael Heilemann
@heilemann.bsky.social
Dad. Designer. Dork. Disproportionate inequality is the root of all evil.
I saw Cthulhu Britannica London for $70 and I didn't buy it, and I hate myself for it.
July 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I saw Cthulhu Britannica London for $70 and I didn't buy it, and I hate myself for it.
Toasts are nine times out of ten the worse of possible interface design choices. I will die on this hill.
July 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Toasts are nine times out of ten the worse of possible interface design choices. I will die on this hill.
… he says on social media, easily the most corrosive force in the world today with actual active, targeted disinformation, negative societal impact, distortable by governments and billionaires alike.
But sure LLMs are the enemy now; keep your social media engagement high bro.
Couch revolutionary.
But sure LLMs are the enemy now; keep your social media engagement high bro.
Couch revolutionary.
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
… he says on social media, easily the most corrosive force in the world today with actual active, targeted disinformation, negative societal impact, distortable by governments and billionaires alike.
But sure LLMs are the enemy now; keep your social media engagement high bro.
Couch revolutionary.
But sure LLMs are the enemy now; keep your social media engagement high bro.
Couch revolutionary.
🫡 Lalo Schifrin. youtu.be/iKb-HH4oA_M?...
Lalo Schifrin : THX 1138 (Full Soundtrack)
YouTube video by Boba Fett
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June 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🫡 Lalo Schifrin. youtu.be/iKb-HH4oA_M?...
If I never hear about F1 again, it will be too late. Please stop, Tim Apple!
June 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If I never hear about F1 again, it will be too late. Please stop, Tim Apple!
Reposted by Michael Heilemann
June 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A whole new level of 'going hard' from Apple's design team. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGY...
WWDC25: Meet Liquid Glass | Apple
YouTube video by Apple Developer
www.youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A whole new level of 'going hard' from Apple's design team. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGY...
Look, all I'm saying is that Andor is only marginally 'Star Wars'. It's no more Star Wars than the RoboCop animated show is 'RoboCop'.
And yes, it's perfectly fine... but wildly overrated.
And yes, it's perfectly fine... but wildly overrated.
June 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Look, all I'm saying is that Andor is only marginally 'Star Wars'. It's no more Star Wars than the RoboCop animated show is 'RoboCop'.
And yes, it's perfectly fine... but wildly overrated.
And yes, it's perfectly fine... but wildly overrated.
…and that’s why you don’t privatize critical infrastructure.
June 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
…and that’s why you don’t privatize critical infrastructure.
Go-designing with Claude Code.
May 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Go-designing with Claude Code.
People talk to much about TV shows. Sheesh.
May 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
People talk to much about TV shows. Sheesh.
I don't know what @anthropic.com is feeding Claude, but I've been building agents to play roleplaying games with, and Claude is the ONLY model that inherently understands the boundaries of the player/gm roles.
May 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I don't know what @anthropic.com is feeding Claude, but I've been building agents to play roleplaying games with, and Claude is the ONLY model that inherently understands the boundaries of the player/gm roles.
Enabling the 'done' sound in Windsurf is the poweruser trick you didn't know you needed.
May 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Enabling the 'done' sound in Windsurf is the poweruser trick you didn't know you needed.
End of an era 🫡
This was announced a few weeks ago, but the other shoe dropped today: RAFM Miniatures has closed.
(I suspect it's pretty hard to keep a traditional minis company going in the world of 3-D printing, and one has to wonder if the Trump import taxes played a role, but I don't think they've said why.)
(I suspect it's pretty hard to keep a traditional minis company going in the world of 3-D printing, and one has to wonder if the Trump import taxes played a role, but I don't think they've said why.)
May 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
End of an era 🫡
(One of us!)
May 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
(One of us!)
Fight cars, not bikes.
This is an outrageous policy change. Also, if you’re gonna do this then you gotta do it for drivers, too right? Given those are obviously far far more dangerous vehicles.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...
Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists - Streetsblog New York City
Quietly, the NYPD has changed policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.
nyc.streetsblog.org
May 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Fight cars, not bikes.
Reposted by Michael Heilemann
How on (Middle-)Earth have I gone 47 years without learning this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbit_(unit)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbit_(unit)
Hobbit (unit) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
How on (Middle-)Earth have I gone 47 years without learning this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbit_(unit)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbit_(unit)
Reposted by Michael Heilemann
The best things happen offline.
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The best things happen offline.
This is actually a pretty big deal, if you're into that sort of thing. There has been no official screen of the original Star Wars print for something like 3-4 decades! www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...
Star Wars original cut to be screened this summer in London
Prospect of seeing 1977 version of film on big screen had become holy grail for fans
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is actually a pretty big deal, if you're into that sort of thing. There has been no official screen of the original Star Wars print for something like 3-4 decades! www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...
@gruber.foo “beclowning themselves” is a phrase for the ages. 👨🍳😘👌🏻
April 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
@gruber.foo “beclowning themselves” is a phrase for the ages. 👨🍳😘👌🏻
This story should really be about why Venmo's default pattern is the sharing of information. That might have been trendy ten years ago, but today it's at least reckless, but more likely an outrageously poorly conceived design still at work. www.wired.com/story/michae...
Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This story should really be about why Venmo's default pattern is the sharing of information. That might have been trendy ten years ago, but today it's at least reckless, but more likely an outrageously poorly conceived design still at work. www.wired.com/story/michae...
First catch of the year.
January 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
First catch of the year.
Reposted by Michael Heilemann
Knowing how things work would spoil the purity of my take
January 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Knowing how things work would spoil the purity of my take
Reposted by Michael Heilemann
David Lynch’s Dune (1984) pop up book illustrated by Daniel Kirk
January 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
David Lynch’s Dune (1984) pop up book illustrated by Daniel Kirk
Astute observations on a Tolkien’s world building.
January 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Astute observations on a Tolkien’s world building.