I've written about Val Town (a few times before). But it doesn't seem I've ever mentioned that the prototype of Collxn was written as a val. I'm a huge fan of the service for rapid ideation and prototyping. For a hackers-and-painters developer,
Community
Sharing a few of my favorites from Color Studies Studio
Fitness
Wherein I feel ways about not being able to script through my own health data
Collxn
I'm working on something new to help me explore my record collection in new ways. I think other collectors may find it fun too.
Community
Some updates for Subcurrent, an open source service that creates a stream of content from the Astoria tech community.
AI
With LLMs, looking for the big picture or seeking the pros, cons, and white space in and around my path of inquiry is really all on me as the human.
AI
TL;DR: Ollama on a MacBook Air with M4 is great and it's a taste of the future. Developers should try it now.
Product Management
"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked."
RSS
Subcurrent now posts RSS updates to Discord. Will it spark discussion around the content?
Social Media
Wherein 9 years after I decide to do so, I delete my Facebook account.
Community
Subcurrent brings together content from Astoria Tech community members into a single web page and RSS feed.
AI
Today I streamed my first video on Twitch, showing how to use Anthropic's Claude.ai and Val Town to ship a small frontend web app.