Since I first asked ChatGPT to write me a sonnet, this essay has been in me. open.substack.com/pub/startsta...
My AI benchmark: Write me a joyful sonnet
Play me a sonnet, pAIno man
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Scott Stewart
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"There is another world and it is in this one." -- Paul Éluard Senior SWE at @Mailchimp. Poetry and fiction writer. Too many ideas... not enough time. San Diego, CA.
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-...
No, AI has not killed creativity in tech
Creativity is alive and well in the tech landscape
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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.
Early Draft of Hallmark Movie Screenplay: Christmas for Christmas
INT. QUAINT BAKERY Jennifer, 29, enters with two snowflakes on her immaculate hair and a smile on her face. An older woman, Abigail, looks up from ...
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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...
Do You Want a Banana? Peel It Down and Go mm-mm-mm-mm
The story of the literal consumers of art
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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...
I am an Imposter, Just Like Everyone Else
Let's talk about Imposter Syndrome
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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...
Are You Creative? Yes. Yes you are.
Discover that you are creative, even if you don't think you are.
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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.
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
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.
Talking about Design Systems on Stage 2 @renderatl.com at 340pm! Come check it out! #renderatl #renderATL2025
✅ Land in ATL ✅ MARTA to hotel ✅ Check into room 🚀 IT’S TIME FOR RENDER! #renderatl #RenderATL2025
Early morning flight to #renderatl has me
Sleep Wakeup GIF
Alt: Baby asleep then pumped
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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?
