rcmnd

David Heinemeier Hansson

Creator of Ruby on Rails, Hotwire, Kamal and Omarchy; co-owner and CTO of 37signals.

21 things

StarCraftOther

loved

I trace my skills as a programmer, racer, and leader directly back to StarCraft, Quake, Unreal, and tens of thousands of hours of overall gameplay.

x.com ↗·2026-09-14

QuakeOther

loved

I trace my skills as a programmer, racer, and leader directly back to StarCraft, Quake, Unreal, and tens of thousands of hours of overall gameplay.

x.com ↗·2026-09-14

UnrealOther

loved

I trace my skills as a programmer, racer, and leader directly back to StarCraft, Quake, Unreal, and tens of thousands of hours of overall gameplay.

x.com ↗·2026-09-14

Flow84 V1Hardware Lofree

loved

My favorite keyboard of all time is the @lofreeco Flow84 V1. But what if it was Omarchy? Would you buy one?

x.com ↗·2026-09-11

NousService

loved

Nous has some of the best damn visuals and brand wizards in the game. Absolutely perfect fit for where we're going with Omarchy!

x.com ↗·2026-09-08

Dell XPS 13 (2026)Hardware Dell

loved

The XPS 13 has a great 120Hz screen (something you don't even get on a MacBook Air at twice the money!), a superb keyboard w/ backlighting (also missing on the Neo!), and weighs 20% less at just 1 kg with every bit as nice an aluminum chassis.

Blog post praising Dell's turnaround with the new XPS laptop line.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-07-14

Dell XPS 14 (2026)Hardware Dell

loved

As I said, I've spent months using an XPS 14 as my main machine. It's been so good I even gave up on using a dedicated desktop machine.

Blog post on the new Dell XPS line; he describes the XPS 14 as his daily driver.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-07-14

Apple Pro Display XDRHardware Apple

loved

Now I just run everything off the XPS 14, connected to an Apple XDR 6K 32" (nobody has yet managed to beat this, and I've owned it for years). It's a great, simple setup.

Describing his desk setup in a post about Dell laptops.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-07-14

Intel Panther LakeHardware Intel

loved

Intel really delivered with Panther Lake.

Opening line of his review of Intel's Panther Lake chips on Linux laptops.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-04-06

NVIDIA GeForce NOWService NVIDIA

loved

Anyway, I've been very impressed with NVIDIA GeForce NOW.

Post on how cloud game streaming finally became good enough.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-02-03

HermesSoftware NousResearch

liked

amazing out-of-the-box integration for both Hermes by @NousResearch and @steipete's @openclaw

x.com ↗·2026-09-08

openclawSoftware

liked

amazing out-of-the-box integration for both Hermes by @NousResearch and @steipete's @openclaw

x.com ↗·2026-09-08

Framework LaptopHardware Framework

liked

I did try Dell's laptops a few years back, didn't like what I saw, and ended up spending a few years using Framework computers instead (they're still great too).

Aside in his Dell XPS post about what he used before switching.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-07-14

StarlinkService SpaceX

liked

If you're stuck on a rock in the middle of nowhere, and you somehow haven't discovered the glory of Starlink, maybe just stick to your old full-disk backup ways.

Aside in his post on living without full-system backups.

world.hey.com ↗·2025-11-24

OmarchySoftware

recommended

Omarchy is going to be the best place to get every major AI harness and tool, configured with minimal effort

x.com ↗·2026-09-08

Dell XPS (Panther Lake)Hardware Dell

recommended

Give the new Dell XPS series, or any of the other laptops shipping with Panther Lake, a try. I think you'll be as impressed as I've been.

Post arguing Intel's Panther Lake finally closes the battery-life gap with Apple silicon.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-04-06

MoonlightSoftware

recommended

The Moonlight client is available for virtually every platform: Mac, iOS, Android, and of course Linux. That means no need to dual boot to enjoy the best games at the highest fidelity.

Post on cloud and local game streaming; Moonlight is the client he pairs with a home server.

world.hey.com ↗·2026-02-03

OrcaCyber Zero 1.0Software OrcaRouter

uses

We're going to put their new OrcaCyber Zero 1.0 model to great use with our security and kernel work 🤘

x.com ↗·2026-09-18

muse sparkSoftware OpenCode

uses

The 29(!!) automated translations of the Omarchy website are being powered by @AIatMeta's Muse Spark model running as a post-commit hook on GitHub.

x.com ↗·2026-09-07

DropboxService Dropbox

uses

Yes, I use Dropbox and GitHub to hold all the data that I care about, but the beauty of these systems is that they work with local copies of that data

Post explaining why he keeps no full-system backups.

world.hey.com ↗·2025-11-24

Framework DesktopHardware Framework

mixed

It's an incredible machine, but in the day-to-day, I've actually found I barely notice the difference compared to a $500 mini PC from Beelink

Post arguing developers do not need a big machine to run local LLMs.

world.hey.com ↗·2025-11-25

Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.

The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.

A dashed affiliate link, sponsored or their own label means the post disclosed a relationship. It is shown, never hidden.

The small bar beside a date shows how dated a recommendation is for its kind of thing.

The bar shows how dated a recommendation is, for its kind of thing. Full and green is recent. It drains, and turns amber and then grey, as the post gets older.

What counts as old depends on the thing. A laptop praised four years ago has been replaced twice; a book loved twenty years ago is probably still loved. The bar is empty after about:

A striped bar means the post carries no date and the date shown is an estimate. No date at all, no bar.