Michael Hanson
@michaelhanson.org
Designer at buildertrend.com.
Formerly at hudl.com.
Formerly at hudl.com.
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Michael Hanson
@michaelhanson.org
· Jul 10
I'm increasingly convinced that terminal UIs are the last remaining bastion of good, fast, reliable software.
After a few years, I'm realizing that I don't actually like ultrawide displays. Surprising.
April 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
After a few years, I'm realizing that I don't actually like ultrawide displays. Surprising.
This looks neat! As long as it's more "Bluesky" and less "Mastodon"…
we need a federation of forges
blog.tangled.org/federation/
blog.tangled.org/federation/
we need a federation of forges
git is decentralized, but what of the rest?
blog.tangled.org
April 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This looks neat! As long as it's more "Bluesky" and less "Mastodon"…
I think @steve-yegge.bsky.social's `beads` project is super cool, but it's a little heavy for my typical usage (smaller, mostly solo projects).
So I built an even simpler issue tracker. Issues are tracked in a simple YAML file. No daemons. Link issues to each other. Find ready work.
So I built an even simpler issue tracker. Issues are tracked in a simple YAML file. No daemons. Link issues to each other. Find ready work.
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I think @steve-yegge.bsky.social's `beads` project is super cool, but it's a little heavy for my typical usage (smaller, mostly solo projects).
So I built an even simpler issue tracker. Issues are tracked in a simple YAML file. No daemons. Link issues to each other. Find ready work.
So I built an even simpler issue tracker. Issues are tracked in a simple YAML file. No daemons. Link issues to each other. Find ready work.
Playing with some ideas for our client-facing proposal UI.
October 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Playing with some ideas for our client-facing proposal UI.
Some Buildertrend command palette designs from a while ago.
October 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Some Buildertrend command palette designs from a while ago.
After 13 years with my HHKB Pro 2, I finally built a new keyboard.
October 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
After 13 years with my HHKB Pro 2, I finally built a new keyboard.
Playing with some ideas for my personal site.
September 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Playing with some ideas for my personal site.
Last week I wanted a larger, 4x4 pixel-ish font for a terminal-based timer I was building. So I designed this one out of Unicode full- and half-block characters. Maybe I'll wrap it up and release it as a Go and/or Typescript library.
September 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Last week I wanted a larger, 4x4 pixel-ish font for a terminal-based timer I was building. So I designed this one out of Unicode full- and half-block characters. Maybe I'll wrap it up and release it as a Go and/or Typescript library.
TIL that JankyBorders allows gradients for the border color.
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
TIL that JankyBorders allows gradients for the border color.
In Things on macOS, you just type to search. From anywhere. Just start typing stuff. Then hit enter, and you're at the thing. No hotkey required.
It's one of my favorite interactions in any of the software that I use.
It's one of my favorite interactions in any of the software that I use.
September 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In Things on macOS, you just type to search. From anywhere. Just start typing stuff. Then hit enter, and you're at the thing. No hotkey required.
It's one of my favorite interactions in any of the software that I use.
It's one of my favorite interactions in any of the software that I use.
I built a simple command-line tool to grab YouTube transcripts. Handy if you use your coding agent for summarizing videos! github.com/mybuddymicha...
GitHub - mybuddymichael/yute: Fetch YouTube transcripts from the command line.
Fetch YouTube transcripts from the command line. Contribute to mybuddymichael/yute development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I built a simple command-line tool to grab YouTube transcripts. Handy if you use your coding agent for summarizing videos! github.com/mybuddymicha...
In the 300s and 400s AD, the ancient Christian church held a series of four councils, trying to define what the Bible taught about the person and nature of Jesus. Their creeds came to form what's now called the Chalcedonian Box, with each council forming one side.
September 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In the 300s and 400s AD, the ancient Christian church held a series of four councils, trying to define what the Bible taught about the person and nature of Jesus. Their creeds came to form what's now called the Chalcedonian Box, with each council forming one side.
My annotation component I'm using for designs in Figma.
July 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My annotation component I'm using for designs in Figma.
Playing with ascii shaders in the terminal.
July 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Playing with ascii shaders in the terminal.
I built a terminal program that takes today's Things tasks and shows me two at a time, to help me figure out what I should do first. I use it every day.
July 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I built a terminal program that takes today's Things tasks and shows me two at a time, to help me figure out what I should do first. I use it every day.
The other night I couldn't sleep so I made a simple MCP server to let LLMs grab YouTube transcripts.
Quickly get a summary, ask questions about it, etc.
github.com/mybuddymicha...
Quickly get a summary, ask questions about it, etc.
github.com/mybuddymicha...
July 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The other night I couldn't sleep so I made a simple MCP server to let LLMs grab YouTube transcripts.
Quickly get a summary, ask questions about it, etc.
github.com/mybuddymicha...
Quickly get a summary, ask questions about it, etc.
github.com/mybuddymicha...
The terminal.shop folks really know how to make a terminal UI. Opencode is just like Claude Code, but with a good UI.
wip: terminal (initial commit)
Delicious Brazilian coffee, ethically sourced, and roasted to perfection • Order via your terminal • ssh terminal.shop
www.terminal.shop
July 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The terminal.shop folks really know how to make a terminal UI. Opencode is just like Claude Code, but with a good UI.
I'm increasingly convinced that terminal UIs are the last remaining bastion of good, fast, reliable software.
July 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm increasingly convinced that terminal UIs are the last remaining bastion of good, fast, reliable software.
why is coding with agents so addicting
June 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
why is coding with agents so addicting
I'm using dictation more and more on my Mac. My first instinct was that speed is the most important quality, but I'm increasingly realizing that accuracy is way more important than speed.
June 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm using dictation more and more on my Mac. My first instinct was that speed is the most important quality, but I'm increasingly realizing that accuracy is way more important than speed.
About once a week, I'll remember that Mike Matas once built a neural network in Quartz Composer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUE...
The Brain: A neural network built entirely in Quartz Composer
Here's a demo of a new thing I made in my spare time called the Brain. It's an easy to use neural network built entirely in Quartz Composer. You teach it thi...
www.youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
About once a week, I'll remember that Mike Matas once built a neural network in Quartz Composer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUE...
Jujutsu (jj) feels like the Git front end for the agentic era. It's so easy to just explore directions, experiment with things, backtrack, move commits around…
June 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Jujutsu (jj) feels like the Git front end for the agentic era. It's so easy to just explore directions, experiment with things, backtrack, move commits around…
Working on a Time Timer-esque app.
May 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Working on a Time Timer-esque app.