You can play Tux Racer directly in your browser here: Play TuxRacer.JS

Fun new LLM fragments plugin: llm-fragments-symbex can scan a directory full of Python code and extract the class, function and method signatures and their docstrings to feed into the context of an LLM prompt. It's adapted from my older Symbex project <https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/23/llm-fragment-symbex/>

llm install llm-fragments-symbex
llm -f symbex:path/to/folder -s 'example code using this library'

HTML for email is probably the hardest code to write. Even a teeny-tiny deviation from the rules will break the email in untold combination of os/desktop/mobile clients.

It's mid 2024. Almost 50 years since email was invented and 35 years since HTML was born. A 'basic-open-source-HTML-email-designer' must be a solved problem, right? We thought so too.

Sadly, that's not the case.

There are a few decent open source email designers but they carry dependencies that make them cumbersome to embed within your app. That's why we decided to open source our HTML Email Designer.

The SENDUNE email designer focuses on simplicity and ease of use. It is light-weight. It does pure HTML - no intermediate code wranglers like mjml. There is no lock-in of any kind. Save HTML output as a template and use with ANY email service provider.

TIL how to access secrets stored in 1Password from CLI scripts, e.g. to populate an environment variable using an API key stashed in my password manager

Those were, of course, tree swallows in a barn.

Here's a barn swallow in a tree.

Here's the code for the AI counter app I used in my [#PyConUS](https://fedi.simonwillison.net/tags/PyConUS) keynote today - it uses vosk and pyaudio to listen through the microphone and increment a visible Tkinter counter any time it detects "AI" or "Artificial Intelligence" <https://github.com/simonw/count-ai>

Prompts I used to write it are here: <https://chatgpt.com/share/58f2352d-1f17-495b-94f1-4eb44cd574b9>

The Dutch names for some of the elements/molecules are charming:
- hydrogen: water-stuff
- carbon-dioxide: carbon-stuff
- oxygen: acid/sour-stuff
- nitrogen: suffocating/choking-stuff

I love Elle Cordova and her clever, funny videos. This one is for all my writer and editor friends.

This product image on Amazon has the mystery of a Renaissance painting.

Dang, it's a shame the Cybertruck looks so dumb and is headed by your crazy uncle at Thanksgiving because the tech actually seems pretty dope

Hidden Bar - A Minimal Menu Bar Solution
<https:chrishannah.me/hidden-bar-a-minimal-menu-bar-solution>

[@dmnelson](https://mastodon.social/@dmnelson) [@iRalph](https://appdot.net/@iRalph) There isn’t necessarily a site for themes but here’s a link to mine:

<https:appdot.net/@Ronnie/110724369780779151>

Also follow [@chamona](https://mastodon.online/@chamona)

Just launched: the initial version of Postmarks, a new ActivityPub platform that lets you save, tag and share bookmarks on the Fediverse! More info on my blog: <https://motd.co/2023/09/postmarks-launch/>

What a beauty of a shelf cloud just passed by! Awesome watch!

9 July 2023, 16.07
Hekelingen, The Netherlands

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Everywhere I've worked, people have complained that internal communication could be better. There is an art to delightful internal comms, but doing a reasonably good job bakes down to mechanically following a few fairly simple practices.

Full notes in <https://lethain.com/internal-comms-execs/>