Finally got to see LCD Soundsystem in person this weekend and it was incredible — the lights, the sound, the crowd. Watching 8 people meticulously recreate electronic music live was mesmerizing.
A lovely essay, very much in the spirit of a past project, Uncommon in Common.
"I know how this is supposed to end. I'm supposed to tell you to simplify. Audit your subscriptions. Curate your devices. Own less.
I'm not going to do that."
terrygodier.com/the-last-qui…
This from @davidcrawshaw perfectly captures where things are rapidly heading.
"I implemented that entire Stripe product (as it relates to me) by typing three sentences. It solves my problem better than their product."
Via @simonw
crawshaw.io/blog/eight-more-…
The big surprise in my Albums app 2025 wrap-up is that there were 49 days when I didn't use it. It lets me curate my music library as obsessively as I like and then tell my friends all about it repeatedly. That it's built by a single developer is madness! albumstheapp.com
Perfectly captures the pure joy of live music
youtube.com/watch?v=LzuO1o16…
I love saxophone/drum duos and this set by James Brandon Lewis and Chad Taylor is fantastic. Grateful to BIMHUIS for recording and sharing so many great shows. youtube.com/watch?v=LpmojmL0…
Great analogy from @jasonfried on the latest REWORK. 37signals.com/podcast/dare-t…
With software, it's not obvious when it's too much — you can't see the boundaries. So you keep adding and expanding, more and more.
But your users feel it.
Managing a cross-country move in Basecamp!
Move the Needle answers the big question: How's it going overall? A few weeks ago, there was some risk, so the needle was yellow.
The hill chart tracks each piece of work up the hill and down. You can see we haven't started driving🙂
Replying to @rebeccamakkai
@rebeccamakkai Not a still from A Nightmare Before Christmas or Fantastic Mr. Fox, but an actual house for sale on Zillow in Amherst, MA.









