Neil Renicker

@TylerJRoney 75 rising vs 75 falling

It’s that time of the year when a Midwesterner sees the current temperature outside is 75° but stop to question whether that’s 75° in a 90° way or 75° in a 60° way.

our agents could be moodier

@mutewinter @thekitze ordered

@tinystride @thekitze don't yuck yums

i asked gpt-image-2 to 90s-maxxx our boring ass kitchen and i just want to ask WHERE DID WE GO WRONG AS HUMANS WE USED TO HAVE IT ALL

@daviddorg For sure. Safari is the final boss of screentime rabbitholes. I've deleted all the social apps, but then they're all just a tap away in Safari.

@tinystride Safari is suspect #1 for me as well hahaha. That's awesome.

@tasedan Site looks great Dan!

This weekend, I rebuilt my website with @claudeai & @Cloudflare in just a few hours. After 5+ years, I felt like Framer was holding me back creatively. Anything more interactive took too long, quick tweaks weren't that quick, and experimenting felt impossible. But now, I can ship fun & useless easter eggs like this.

@willahmed Inspiring. Congrats.

You have no experience. You’ve never started a company. You’ve never had a full time job. Nike is going to kill you. You’re a kid. You don’t have technical skills. You shouldn’t build hardware. Apple is going to kill you. You can’t build hardware. You can’t measure heart rate non-invasively. Athletes don’t care about recovery. Under Armour is going to kill you. It won’t be accurate. You don’t listen. You’re an ineffective leader. You can’t recruit great talent. You’re going to have to pay every athlete. You can’t measure sleep non-invasively. It’s too expensive to research. Athletes are a small market. The product costs too much to make. The product costs too much to sell. Your valuation is too high. Consumers aren’t going to want it. Hardware is too hard. You should measure steps. Fitbit is going to kill you. You can’t build a marketing engine. You can’t raise enough money. You need a real CEO. Google is going to kill you. You can’t be a subscription. You can’t build a brand. You can’t do consumer in Boston. Your valuation is too high. You shouldn’t make accessories. You shouldn’t make apparel. Lululemon is going to kill you. You can’t predict Covid. Stay in your niche. You are going to run out of money. You can’t build a health platform. Amazon is going to kill you. You can’t measure blood pressure. You can’t get medical approvals. The market is too small. You don’t understand AI. The market is too competitive. It won’t work internationally. The supply chain is too complicated. You can’t build an AI. You can’t raise enough money. It’s too competitive. Healthcare isn’t going to want it. … Just keep going ✌️

@vladmoroz That's so uncanny and easy to avoid that I have to assume it's an innocent mistake

Can't shake off the feeling that I've heard this tune before, almost like another design tool used it somewhere Can anyone find it? 😆

@designertom Responded, glad you’re doing this.

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Long @figma

@graceongrid lovely!

Almost ready to share this app with friends! Answering simple prompts about your baby generates print-ready memory books, created from your phone whenever you have a spare moment.

@AlexAperios big same.

Looking at my desktop apps it's actually crazy how much my process has changed over the last few months. While I still do a lot of work in Adobe for logo design and use photoshop for some much grittier textures. I am definitely enjoying a mix of these on a daily basis.

@jdreeves great to hear - congrats on a great year!

one year ago, I was terrified. I was leaving a full time role, not sure what was next. trying to drum up some freelance work until I could figure out what was next. not long into my search for my next role, I began to feel like maybe I could just stay independent and make it work. I was enjoying the thrill of choosing what to work on (and what to say no to) as well as the freedom of only being accountable to myself. I stuck with it, kept my head down, reached out to my network, and made it happen. a year later, I'm looking back and feeling extremely grateful for all the friends, clients, relationships, connections, introductions, and projects. I share this not to brag on my year (it was also very hard) but more so to say, if you find yourself in that position you could be looking back on it a year later with overwhelming gratitude as well. despite the perceived current industry climate and overall anxiety around AI, the work is out there. a couple of notes: 1) those are not my accurate expenses. I don't track those through bonsai which is my invoicing app. and 2) once again, it was a lot of work and I do not share this to glorify hustle culture. I do NOT expect 2026 to be as profitable because I do need to build in a bit more time to catch my breath and focus on my health and family.

@owen_roe It’s a pretty big company. I bet this isn’t the only thing they’re working on. and Make is terrific

You cannot make this up They are focusing more on flattening code and bringing frontend INTO A CANVAS instead of turning the canvas into code My goat is washed beyond belief 💔💔

@owenbroadcast The Lincoln Park Zoo in the middle of the city of Chicago has 3 cows! It's very exciting. lpzoo.org/animals/domest…

explaining to a child why they do not have cows at the zoo. “cows arent really an exciting animal”. well, this isnt true for her. many people probably would be excited if the zoo had cows. perhaps we have all been misled

@kevintwohy Wonderful!

Ready to play? Board is the first face-to-face game console that combines physical pieces with video game magic. It looks modern, feels magical, and plays like a game night should.

@blankenship @djrrb very appropriate choice (thanks for sharing)

@tinystride That’s @djrrb’s Ottavio. I was looking for a sans serif that was slightly quirky and simultaneously felt ancient/modern. Having fun with it so far. djr.com/notes/ottavio-…

The brand palette is intentionally “traditional,” but also supports a changing seasonal scheme in keeping with the liturgical church calendar (green for ordinary time, purple for Advent and Lent, red for Pentecost, white for Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter). The lore is core!