Preslav Rachev

@preslavrachev
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Creator of @murmel_social, @feedle and other tools that help you cut doomscrolling. A firm believer in the Open Web, and the power of critical thinking.
🏡 My home on the Internet.https://preslav.me
Discover new people through RSS feeds.https://feedle.world/
The best of your Fediverse-world in one email a day.https://murmel.social
Preslav Rachev14h ago
Pete Prodoehl 🍕16h ago

In 2010 I said this in a comment on Phil Wilson’s blog:

“Invest in blogging
. it’s the future! (And probably more future-proof than other platforms.)”

https://philwilson.org/blog/2010/03/tracking-my-life/

Tracking my life - philwilson.org

Preslav Rachev1d ago
It should go without saying, but worth reminding that photos contain EXIF metadata that often contains the precise GPS locations they were taken in. Many online services make sure to wipe it out. But not everyone. Some might use for fingerprinting people’s locations. https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-stop-your-photos-giving-away-your-location/
Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That

All your snaps come with metadata containing more information than you might realize.

WIRED
Preslav Rachev1d ago
I’d die on the hill that there is so much more to ML and AI than LLMs. For instance, vector embeddings and text classifiers. So small, and so efficient. I have been able to run hundreds of targeted classifiers as cron jobs sifting through tons of online content - out of a mere 3$/m VM.
Preslav Rachev2d ago
Murmel2d ago

The funniest thing we’ve recently heard about the new Murmel - it won’t pass Google’s “Toothbrush test,” because you only get to use it once a day. People read their morning daily digest, and forget about social media until the following day. 🙈

What do we do? Do we add more engagement hooks, so that people come back more often, or stay true to our core values?

https://www.nirandfar.com/hooked-customers/

How Two Companies Hooked Customers On Products They Rarely Use

Not every business needs to have habit-forming products. Here's how two companies hooked customers and formed habits with products they rarely used.

Nir and Far
Preslav Rachev2d ago
Which language is best to use with Claude Code? Forget the BS around token minimization. It won't save you from having to throw away a bunch of rubbish you don't understand. Use one that you know well, and are ready to dive in when things go south. It helps a lot when it is a simple one like #golang.
Preslav Rachev3d ago

Ich bin auf der Suche nach deutschsprachigen Journalist:innen, denen es schwerfÀllt, mit dezentralen sozialen Medien Schritt zu halten. Wir wollen es einfacher machen, Online-Trends zu verfolgen, ohne in die Doomscrolling-Falle zu geraten.

Kenne ich hier jemanden, der oder die Lust hÀtte, unsere App @murmel_social zu testen? Bitte, weiter teilen.

https://murmel.social

Murmel — Your morning read, already waiting.

The links worth reading, chosen by the people you trust on Bluesky and Mastodon.

Preslav Rachev4d ago
Mastodon4d ago

Coming soon in Mastodon 4.6 - a redesigned profile page. We've used community feedback and surveys to inform these updates. In our latest blog post, @imanijoy explains our design thinking and choices. Here are a few highlights đŸ§”

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-redesign-for-profiles/

A Redesign for Profiles

Sharing the design thinking for the new look coming to profile pages.

Mastodon Blog
Preslav Rachev4d ago

I bet, you didn't know that the new @murmel_social can do THAT 👀

https://murmel.social

#TweetDeck

Preslav Rachev4d ago

Good to see new awesome stuff still being shipped in Swift. Unfortunately it has remained largely an Apple ecosystem thing - could have become a strong contender to Python, Go and Rust with a proper marketing strategy, which Apple never really capitalized on. https://www.swift.org/blog/swift-6.3-released/

#programming

Swift 6.3 Released

Swift is designed to be the language you reach for at every layer of the software stack. Whether you’re building embedded firmware, internet-scale services, or full-featured mobile apps, Swift delivers strong safety guarantees, performance control when you need it, and expressive language features and APIs.

Swift.org
Preslav Rachev4d ago
Plausible Analytics4d ago

Everyone tells you to hire fast. It "feels" like growth.

We’re 10 people, seven years in.

No hiring sprees.
No layoffs.
No cycles of expansion and contraction.

Just careful additions when the work demanded it.

Most of the team that joined early is still here. A couple moved on when their paths changed.

Continuity doesn’t feel dramatic while it’s happening, only later do you realize how much it shaped the company.