Keenan Payne
@KeenanPayne_
Hey, I'm Keenan 👋🏻 By trade, I'm a freelance web developer with over 13 years of experience. I specialize in building complex UIs. I'm always learning, sharing, and creating. Here, you'll find some self-selected highlights from what I've written on Twitter so you don't have to scroll through my mess of a timeline. Have fun ✌️
This is a reminder that billionaires like Elon Musk should not exist, and that their existence undermines our society and economy.
It doesn't have to be this way.
x.com/Dexerto/status/1862232004005126183
Introducing Kagi and Orion: privacy-centric search and web browsing
I'm switching from Safari+Brave to Orion, a privacy-centric web browser from Kagi 🔒
Orion feels like a native Apple browser—it's built on Webkit, syncs tabs/groups across devices, AND supports Chrome and Firefox extensions 🤯
browser.kagi.com
Orion offers built-in anti-tracking and ad-blocking technology 🚫
It's also a zero-telemetry browser, meaning no browsing data leaves your browser.
We gotta take privacy seriously 👌🏻
The Growth Equation — Doing real things, satisfaction, practices, and momentum
I enjoyed the conversation between @BStulberg and @stevemagness on The Growth Equation on the importance of doing "real things" in the world 🚵🏻♂️
thegrowtheq.com/do-more-real-things-in-the-world-be-better-and-feel-better/
Understanding what they meant by "real things" was a bit confusing at first. I boiled it down to...
Activities that provide a definitive path towards completion, provide tangible outcomes, and allow us to feel a sense of growth and accomplishment.
Shoptalk Show 516 — Shipping creative work and "Twitter-driven development"
The most recent @ShopTalkShow episode didn't disappoint 👌
I loved the convo on the toll of "not shipping"—i.e., not releasing work/creations/projects—and the impact that has on individuals and businesses. I feel this in my bones.
shoptalkshow.com/516/
I love releasing my creations into the world. Nothing beats that feeling.
It doesn't matter whether I'm releasing a client project, blog post, Twitter thread, or newsletter.
What matters is that *I released something* 🏆
Starting my first React.js/TypeScript client project
I’m starting my first React.js/TypeScript project for a client today ⚛️
This will be a fun change of pace. I've worked on so many "traditional" static websites over the past ten years—I'm eager to use my skills to begin building more web applications 🤗
Wish me luck!
Luck isn't required, however, as preparation is on my side. I've spent the past week preparing myself with some excellent resources from some great folks 🧠