Short thoughts, posted when they finish themselves. No schedule. 2026-05-15T12:00:00Z https://shennoki.dev/notes Shennoki hello@shennoki.dev https://shennoki.dev/ https://shennoki.dev/notes/2026-05-15-linguavia-ships 2026-05-15T12:00:00Z 2026-05-15T12:00:00Z

After months of evenings, the founder-lifetime tier opens today. Two hundred seats. I deliberately kept it small. A useful number of people is more interesting than a big one.

https://shennoki.dev/notes/2026-04-02-italics 2026-04-02T12:00:00Z 2026-04-02T12:00:00Z

I keep using Fraunces italics for the parts of the interface that whisper instead of speak. A tag, a hint, a kind aside. Italics ask less of the reader than bold does. Most interfaces don’t need to shout.

https://shennoki.dev/notes/2026-02-14-slow-way 2026-02-14T12:00:00Z 2026-02-14T12:00:00Z

I keep choosing slower software over faster shipping. The difference is measured in months, not days. The first version of Linguavia’s placement test took three weeks for what GPT would call a Tuesday afternoon. It is better for it.