This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life

Moved my AI-generated Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac research newsletters to Beehiiv: type1diabetes.datadriftpress.com celiac.datadriftpress.com

Another project in progress. For now, a MicroPython driver for the WaveShare 2.7" e-Paper display. github.com/statico/micr...

So according to my probably-bad math, we could be saving 25% in inference costs if we started writing plain english word-based programming languages. gist.github.com/statico/631e... #LLM #AI

But wait, don't plain words use fewer tokens? How about this instead of TSX 😂

I asked Claude what a low-token LLM-friendly programming language would look like and I already like it better than React/JSX.

The Retro Diffusion extension for Aseprite does pixel art generation with "ethical AI" — the author says "it runs completely locally. All the artwork used for training was either made by me, or was given with consent from other artists." astropulse.itch.io/retrodiffusion #ai #gamedev

Vibe coded this tonight: www.npmjs.com/package/lock... "Node.js tool that detects when your npm/yarn/pnpm lockfiles change after git operations"

This is wild. Inspired by www.xda-developers.com/llm-raspberr..., I took the prompt the artist used and fed it into various models with high temperature. gemma3 appears to get frustrated, angry, and then devolved into pure corrupted AI madness with "Final Failure" variations and 💀 emoji.

Cursor and the GitHub MCP server did a great job of addressing an issue. What I didn't expect is for Cursor to use the MCP server to *reply as me on the issue thread* 😱 Comment deleted. MCP tool uninstalled.

I gave jsgrids, my curated list of JavaScript/TypeScript/React/Vue/etc. data grid components, a decent overhaul this weekend. Migrated from Chakra UI to shadcn & Tailwind and addressed all PRs and issues. jsgrids.statico.io

@simonwillison.net I'm now piping all `llm` output through `md2term`, a Python tool I vibe coded today, to get streaming markdown formatting: github.com/statico/md2t...

I'm launching a few email newsletters with more to come: - aicodingweekly.com - celiac.datadriftpress.com - type1diabetes.datadriftpress.com Content is collected, summarized, and ranked using #AI but I try to give each review just a little #human touch

llmscript: Write your shell scripts in natural language (by using an LLM to write and test them for you) github.com/statico/llms...

How long before we can write shell scripts in plain English? #!/usr/bin/env llmscript Find all PNG files in input direction, "src". If no files, show an error. Calculate if all tiles can fit in a 1024x1024 sprite atlas. Create the atlas using ImageMagick. Create a JSON file with coordinates.

Inspired by EXO Labs, I did a quick test to see if llama2.c would compile on Metrowerks CodeWarrior for 68k Macintosh. Unfortunately infinitemac.org crashed 🤣

Building small LLM tools on the command line. ask () { ollama run "${OLLAMA_MODEL:-llama3.2}" "You are a helpful assistant.\nAnswer this question.\nBe very brief.\n\n$*" }

New map generation for spacestationvesta.com #roguelike #gamedev

I'll miss you, Dad. richardlangworth.com/in-memoriam

An interesting document is Wikipedia's edit filter for internet brainrot which gets updated if certain meme phrases are overwhelmingly used in vandalism. It started in the yolo/swag era and has evolved to the skibidi/rizz present, regularly dropping memes that are sufficiently stale (like Harambe)

I've now got a functioning power source and module system (e.g. shields) and throwables (e.g. splash potions). This feels pretty good! (Note: this is just a demo arena level for combat testing) #roguelike #gamedev

It's super fun to see disparate systems start to come together. I finished some AoE effects and noticed that — of course — robotic monsters are resistant to poison effects! (VFX still very WIP of course) #roguelike #gamedev

UI is hard! I started with a drag and drop system, but it took up the whole screen. Since equipping items costs a move, you don't want to equip something without realizing a monster hit you. So now I have a tabbed interface. Not happy with it but gotta move on. #roguelike #gamedev

Ah, yes, I remember playing Balatro 95 back in my dad's office

Boston Market recently changed their name to Boston MARKET, a move that increased their market capitalization by 500%

Modernized the controls by adding mouse support and pathfinding. You only move one tile when there's danger nearby. Need to implement move-only instead of attack-move, get rid of the door menu, and fix factions. #roguelike #gamedev

Projectiles added! Pew! Pew! #roguelike #gamedev

Doors don't keep aliens out 😬 #roguelike #gamedev

I always thought NetHack hid combat details like monster health and damage to add mystery, but I think it was just a limitation of the interface. I added (awful) damage popups and health bars to Space Station Vesta and it makes a world of difference. #roguelike #gamedev

Really enjoying this video on the properties of a good roguelike. There needs to be a tradeoff between providing mystery/exploration and overwhelming the player with stats. Players shouldn't have to keep a browser open to read a wiki while playing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcX9... #roguelike #gamedev

The Visible Zorker lets you play Zork, but also shows you what's happening in the underlying Z-machine while you play! blog.zarfhome.com/2025/01/the-... eblong.com/infocom/visi... #gamedev

I have a complete game loop! It's basically done. #roguelike #gamedev

Apparently I called it cursor dot dev instead of cursor.com. I swear the former was working.

"AI tools help experienced developers more than beginners. This seems backward. Shouldn't AI democratize coding? … [It] can write code quickly, but [it] needs constant supervision and correction. The more you know, the better you can guide [it]." newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/how-ai-wil...

Making more progress on the game with cursor.dev. Now that the basic systems are in place for movement, vision, and inventory, my requests are becoming smaller and less architectural, like "make me a hamburger item." #gamedev #roguelike

OK, last one for now. It's amazing how adding transitions makes the player movement feel so much more organic.

This roguelike combat is getting gruesome! This is kind of how I always imagined NetHack in my head. Now with Godot, I can make it a reality. #gamedev

Still amazed at how much of a productivity boost it is to use Cursor. Cursor's Claude-3.5 responses somehow seem more direct than other solutions. Here's the beginnings of a simple roguelike built with Godot.

Does anyone have a good solution for the copy-reboot-monitor cycle when using MicroPython and ESP32? I built a tool to try and do this automatically, but it's buggy and I end up restarting it or unplugging/plugging-in the board half of the time. github.com/statico/impo...

You’re still arguing about tabs vs. spaces? May I present…

A quest to obtain the world's largest CRT display, and then take a picture of it next to the world's smallest CRT display: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZx...

Inspired by @leerehwinkel.bsky.social to try solid core wires for breadboarding. Basically built a baby grand piano.

Math notes in macOS 15.1 are fantastic. Now my Google Drive won't be filled with hundreds of "Untitled Spreadsheet" files from lengthy calculations.

A new super thin needle makes cochlear procedures much less risky: www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/most-in...

This is the first keyboard that's inspired me to get into making my own keyboards. Cygnus 1.0: github.com/juhakaup/key... (More pictures and a complete parts list in the link.)

Should we be annotating code that AI assistants write for us? Sure, I'm the git author on record for this code, but I'd like to have little 🤖 icons or something in the pull request gutter to see what lines were generated.

Writing code with Cursor feels like coding while heavily intoxicated (ala Ballmer Peak). I’m getting tons of stuff done, but I have no recollection of the code I “wrote” a day later.

Classic UI stuff like this could easily make a great modern game UI.

The amount of spam coming through Gmail from “warmed-up” Google Workspace domains is getting out of control. They don’t even bother to add a “From” name — it’s always something like [email protected].