Labnotes
Labnotes
I write a weekly email for people in tech.
Tools and products you should know about, tips about UX, management, infosec; random and funny stuff
A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist Some wildlife photos for your viewing pleasure. The world is changing. This weekend we got a post about the software industry emulating fast fashion, because AI makes software so cheap to produce. We'll
Most expense apps only auto-import receipts from Gmail accounts. Expense now works with Fastmail — this is how it works, what it gets right, and what it lacks. I built Expense for people who file taxes as individuals — freelancers, self-employed, side hustlers. The pain point is always the same:
Clarissa "What if we kissed on the Cray supercomputer loveseat?" Vibe coding and quality "When you hear that some app was “vibe coded”, how much quality do you expect?" I was just wondering about this very topic. I think LLMs can do a remarkably good job
And I made a cool thing in Expense that I find incredibly useful. Once a month comes along and I have my statements, I import the PDFs into Expense and let it reconcile the expenses. It looks up if the expense already exists in my list and reconciles it if