Scott Stewart

It’s too hot outside. The simulation’s CPUs must be overheating.

Grocery clerks choose chaos when you bring your own bags.

Got a perfect game on SMUSH. I’m here for vibe coded word games. If there are more out there, let me know

Since I first asked ChatGPT to write me a sonnet, this essay has been in me. open.substack.com/pub/startsta...

I see a lot of posts stating "Software Engineering used to be more fun before AI" and "AI has taken away all creativity from Engineering" It's easy to be a nay-sayer. Let me show how AI has NOT killed creativity in tech. startstart.substack.com/p/no-ai-has-...

JENNIFER: Oh, Mark. Christmas. MARK: Huh. Not work? JENNIFER: No, Christmas! You never Christmas? MARK: No, I work. Work work work. Dad worked. Dad worked and worked. Dad sad. Dad sad work. Mom dead.

When I was in the Peace Corps in North Macedonia, I experienced culture shock and felt a sense of alienation. I wasn’t feeling very creative at all. I mentioned this to a friend in a nearby town. She said the most important eleven words to me. startst.art/posts/2025/y...

If there's a banana that's duct-taped to a wall, would you eat it? What if it was considered a piece of art? Read about the ridiculous adventure of this banana and the people who ate it: startst.art/posts/2025/d...

This is perfection.

Start with a morning intention. Say to yourself: "I will learn something incredible in the next 24 hours." The anticipation of learning something incredible will keep your mind curious throughout the day. #creativity #morning #learning

Remember, not a single person on this planet knows everything (even an expert has a limited field of understanding). Not a single LLM on this planet knows everything (seeing a person they love, the feeling of a small kiss, the smell and taste of fresh coffee). startst.art/posts/2025/i...

Open Meetup app > full screen pop up for something called Meetup+ > click close x button ten times > doesn’t work > close app.

I came back from speaking at @renderatl.com energized and full of ideas. The byproduct of a few months development in my free time and some writing, I learned how to create an Astro.js blog, host it with Github pages, and point it at a custom domain. Start your journey. startst.art/posts/2025/a...

Make a band singular: Gorilla

Image: nailed it. Text: needs improvement.

Cursor: I see you're using custom CSS. Let me just... transition: color 0.3s ease; ...to every class with a color.

AI tools when they try to edit "vanilla" CSS. Works 100% of the time 50% of the time.

This is going to be so rad!

I was asked how I prep my homegrown potatoes. The answer is: simply. 1. Cut into small nickel sized chunks. 2. Coat in tiny amount of olive oil. 3. Season medium heavily (I like Trader Joe’s Everyday Seasoning). 4. Air fry for 25-30 minutes until fork ready. 5. Eat

Pull potatoes from the soil is one of life’s remaining surprises.

Another successful #renderatl thanks to this guy’s vision and his amazing team. @thugdebugger.dev

Not only did I have the opportunity to speak at #renderatl but I was able to point at pictures of myself in the Intuit sponsored spaces. It was surreal to walk into pictures of myself, to say the least.

Pure adrenaline workout while giving a talk at #renderatl

So many rooftops to party on at #renderatl this year.

Seeing @choir241.bsky.social is always an amazing time.

Talking about Design Systems on Stage 2 @renderatl.com at 340pm! Come check it out! #renderatl #renderATL2025

These two are two of my favorite people. #renderatl @marisamorby.com @jason.energy @codetv.dev

That conference enthusiasm. @renderatl.com #renderatl w/ @kateholterhoff.bsky.social

✅ Land in ATL ✅ MARTA to hotel ✅ Check into room 🚀 IT’S TIME FOR RENDER! #renderatl #RenderATL2025

Early morning flight to #renderatl has me

Your PR leaves the CI train station at 9am. Another PR that will disrupt your build leaves the station at 10am. What time will your PR arrive at its destination?

Whaaaaat? @renderatl.com is 3 days away?!! #renderATL

Cursor rules are like announcements before a thrill ride for the LLM. It will sometimes put its hands and feet outside the ride. But you can try to warn it not to.

The countdown to RenderATL is real! Let's go! Grab your tickets www.renderatl.com/tickets Check out the schedule if you're on the fence: www.renderatl.com/app Find me in the crowd! I'm incredibly tall! Come see my talk on June 12th at 3:40pm EST on Stage 2! All the things! @renderatl.com #RenderATL

Get the app and start your plan to get the most out of every second at RenderATL. It's free to download if you're on the fence about going. The speakers there are going to amaze you (partial to the one on June 12th at 3:40pm EST on Stage 2 😂)

The greatest example of path dependence effecting you today.

Wait, this guy is talking about Design System components from an Eng perspective? GTFO. Actually, get the F in and join me for an incredible ride at @renderatl.com this June 11-13th.

Dudes checking your phone at the urinal: why?

Nothing like growing your own potatoes, pulling a few up, and frying them with oil and seasonings in an air fryer. The taste of instant gratification.

Fight Cub

Conference attendees and talk givers: Do you prefer light or dark background code examples and code demos?

As a vanilla CSS purist, I had the hardest time understanding the draw to shadcn but I had an aha moment last night while I played around with it. Super powerful stuff for building reusable components.

git stash pop is my favorite git command. It makes a specific sound in my brain as my code pops back onto the screen.

Weed whacking should be an Olympic sport.

With that, I wrap up editing my novel.

Ahhhhh! Ok, I’m posting. I’m feeling a little feclempt. I’ll give you a topic: TailwindCSS is neither a tailwind or a CSS. Talk amongst yourselves.

Riding that post-conference high straight into building the ultimate tech talk. Currently taking my creative writing and mixing it with my improv skills and my tech prowess. I’m in the flow state now.

At least the Bevi water dispenser at work has a sense of humor this morning. Can’t decide if I want the gold flavored water or the aged cheddar. 🤣