Mae Capozzi

@mcapoz.bsky.social

#blacklivesmatter • staff engineer @ honeycomb.io • co-founder of dedicated co (http://dedicated.codes) • design systems and frontend infrastructure newsletter (http://maecapozzi.com/newsletter)

“Is there a technology the left is excited about?” High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

Claude has made prototyping code fun enough that I want to do work coding on my days off and I have to (slightly) hold myself back from doing that extra work, or at least make sure that I take time off to make up for the time when inspiration strikes...

Sharing some vacation updates... 1. Got engaged to the loml in Mexico City 2. Wrote two blog posts that I'm extremely pleased with 3. Almost completed the MVP of the app that my fiancée and I have been working on 4. My brother got engaged to his fiancée It's been a wonderful and not relaxing time.

Mae Capozzi@mcapoz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’m on vacation for one week. during that week two new models drop that apparently are changing the game…trying to wait until I’m home to try it!

please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro

Ever since Twitter was sold, it's been really hard for me to grow my newsletter. I can't seem to reach the same people with the same level of interest. Is Bluesky the place?

🚨 IMPORTANT: In-person absentee voting starts TOMORROW here in Wisconsin. Election Day is April 1. 🚨 The balance of power in our Supreme Court is at stake. 🚨The despicable Elon Musk and his anti-American Orcs are trying to buy our Court here. 🚨 DO NOT LET THEM. 🚨 Support Judge Susan Crawford!

Judge Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Judge Susan Crawford is a former prosecutor and current Circuit Court Judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect the rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.

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Spent some time this weekend redesigning my website using Cursor. I’ve been holding off because I thought it’d take me a long time to code it. With Cursor it probably took about ~4 hours.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr - My Wife - just gave an incredible speech against a drag ban in Montana. It was so strong that a Republican rose to speak passionately against the bill, chastising the sponsor. The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes! This is the power of representation.

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When people spend time learning to write they’re told they’ll never get a job; but if people think a computer system has learned how to write, they act like it can do anybody’s job

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

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is AI good at the arts? no is it at least good at the boring, mundane work that could free us up to do more arts? also no

I started my career as a frontend engineer, then shifted into the design systems niche. Over the past 3 years, my role has significantly expanded to encompass what I've taken to calling Frontend Platform. I attempted to define the role in my newsletter this morning: maecapozzi.com/newsletter/79

This newsletter has historically been mostly about design systems. However, as frontend engineering continues to evolve, the challenges extend far beyond UI components. My roles have expanded to address these broader concerns, and I want this newsletter to reflect that growth.

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