Fixing Europe

Happy Hump Day! Welcome back to the Leaderboard. In today's edition: a new initiative to get Europe innovating again, a new tool for when those git commits get a little too confusing, and a physical do not disturb sign for going founder mode. P.S. Don't forget to RSVP for our upcoming AI hackathon event.

EU-Inc: Grassroots petition to kickstart Europe's startup economy.

I’ve lived and worked in Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Malta, so I’d love to see this vision for a unified startup ecosystem happen. EU-Inc aims to bolster grassroot support fora pan-european legal entity for European startups. But honestly, I’m not too hopeful. Almost everywhere I’ve been, the red tape, regulations, and taxes are always frustratingly complex, and it feels like the EU loves keeping it that way. Still, if they could simplify things, Europe could really become a leader in innovation. I’ll sign the petition, but I’m not holding my breath!

Gait: Git-blame for LLM code.

Gait’s use case is to answer “what was this person trying to solve” when looking at AI-generated code that's either (1) buggy or (2) too confusing. To me, both of those questions seem better answered at code-review rather than well after the fact, but perhaps that’s because I still use these AI tools primarily in an assistive way and wouldn’t commit a huge chunk of code without editing for clarity myself. But for those who rely heavily on unedited LLM code, or work in teams that do, the value-add here makes more sense.

Busy Status Bar: An open-source display to show when you're busy.

In a world where almost every experience is being jammed behind a screen, it's refreshing to see a modern approach to what is essentially a do-not-disturb sign. Putting something in a physical space not only helps you reduce your screen time and pull you out of your screen when you need it, but it also lets those around you know what you're doing so you're truly not disturbed when you're deep in work. Sure it's an over-engineered sign and pomodoro timer, but is that a bad thing?