Slowly going out on a limb. Making experimental creative tools on the web at constraint.systems. He/him.
Joined March 2010
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I'm always interested to have people hammer on any of the constraint.systems tools! flow.constraint.systems and type.constraint.systems seem like the favorites. I think mosaic.constraint.systems is underrated and am currently excited about css-paint.constraint.systems
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Jun 12
Trying out the small Modos Paper Monitor dev kit on an overcast day at the park. The high refresh rate is impressive and seems great for writing and coding. Screen is glossy though.
I've held off on writerdeck builds for a while but this it's really tempting.
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They're crowdfunding their portable monitor now which also looks great crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/m…
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Jun 8
I'm experimenting with building evolvable mini-apps that integrate into my linux (NixOS & Niri) desktop. Trying to use the flexibility of coding agents but also balance that with creating a calm, intentional space for myself.
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Jun 4
Slanted Magazine put together a great collection of digital tools including several of my Constraint Systems projects. It's really fun to see these in print!
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Jun 1
After a lapse when I switched things around feed.grantcuster.com now has functioning RSS (feed.grantcuster.com/rss.xml) again.
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May 23
Someone has drawn a nice flower-eye (amongst many other things).
May 22
New on Constraint Systems:
Sphere Paint - multi-player painting without edge
sphere-paint.constraint.syst…
A sphere surface is interesting because each points is continuous on all sides. You can respond, extend, or connect in any direction.
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May 22
New on Constraint Systems:
Sphere Paint - multi-player painting without edge
sphere-paint.constraint.syst…
A sphere surface is interesting because each points is continuous on all sides. You can respond, extend, or connect in any direction.
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I'm curious to see if certain drawings might become landmarks or growing territories over time. The dynamic where you can only draw zoomed in is a play on the fact that we can only act locally, in small patches of a larger world.
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May 22
I kept the feature set small - no undo, and erasing is just drawing over with white. As LLM-assisted coding opens up new possibilities I find myself looking to the physical world (like drawing on a piece of paper with our toddler) for inspiration in constraints.
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May 19
Trying out @leland_mcinnes's EVōC to hierarchically cluster all my embedded blog posts. A lot of my posts are over roughly similar material - it's cool how much nuance it can split out of them.
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May 19
I now often request a codebase report at EOD to print and read the next morning. Also been experimenting with having auto-printed writing prompts (for me) based on my own writing.
Itching to experiment with a range of printers, e-ink, projectors, small screens.
May 19
A trick to regain focus: have AI write a report on anything, and then print it out on paper.
- Learn about a codebase
- Catch up on Slack messages
- Compare options for a purchase
No screens, no distractions
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May 19
I think about Andrew Sutherland's paper computer demo related to this youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Qm48_G…
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May 11
Experiments in single-purpose screens Documenting some raspberry pi-based apps I have setup in my office, with lessons learned and some philosophical questions still unanswered.
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I'm drawn to these as a way to make the digital and computers - which can sometimes feel boundless in an overwhelming way - more tangible.
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May 11
I do have to admit that none of my single-purpose screens to this point have lasted very long. The unbounded possibilities are still always kind of lurking. More experiments to be done!
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AI agents bring a ton on the flexibility side.
So then the question becomes more, what are the right rigid units to compose? What's the right size for those modules, the right expressiveness of the compositional interface? 5/
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