The key to working with agentic AI is appreciating how hard the job of being a good manager is.

Test post - please ignore

A notable painting by Trinity Stardust displayed at the Art League Houston Gallery. #art #houston

Like 3D printing, the first projects I have learning opencode is making stuff to improve opencode (for me)

ever notice how many new webpages that are vibe-designed look rather similar? common color themes, layout?

https://www.perplexity.ai/personal-computer - lots of promises, remarkably devoid of technical detail. It's slick marketing, but doesn't answer the how: how is data sandboxed? How does it do inference?

Here's my little python script that wraps the Bluesky and Mastodon CLI clients into the nano editor. https://github.com/padcrafting/Cross_Post - it's quickly cobbled together. Works in my set up.

I decided to vibe-code my own solution for working with BlueSky and Mastodon posting. Unless I have to specially tag someone, it should be easier to use. And I'm borrowing the TUI from nano.

Been working on developing a portable plotting platform, using a PiZeroW. Challenge is how to control it over Wifi, when you don't have Wifi. #penplotter

This is an initial test of a new posting script.

Much as I wanted to like perch, there may be an issue with posting on BlueSky. So far, not much luck finding a TUI client that works with both BlueSky and Mastodon.

I've lately been enamored of TUI-based apps, but there's this weird behavior in MacOS Terminal if the app isn't cleanly quit where random characters just seem to be typed in.

I like supporting local makers, but I don't understand markets that charge entrance fees to shoppers. I'm sure the organizer also rents out the space to the vendors.

“I lift my lamp”. A B5 sized plot, gel pen on paper. #penplotter #algorist #ladyliberty #plotterart #ihaveadream

For #ptpx, @vuenc.bsky.social sent me this mesmerizing postcard. #penplotter #art

When you look away and did not realize that the script is compiling a full on web stack from source on the tiny Raspberry Pi Zero. #oops

A sad thing about this brave new world is that “context” can mean something different. Depending on context.

I suspect that most of the activity involving AI-aided software development is in iterating the tools of AI-aided software development. I find myself in rabbit holes of needing to build missing components.

I thought thispersondoesnotexist.com had gone offline but it’s still there.

I wasn't aware what a rich world of apps are available with Terminal User Interfaces. I could get use to TUIs more. #software #tui

There's currently a problem with the paragraphic.design website being unreachable due to some DNS issues. We've contacted the hosting company and hope this will be resolved soon.

More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕

If you’re at @norwescon@social.seattle.wa.us Seattle - come say hi. I may have a bookmark or an ArtChip to give away. #penplotter #scificonvention #norwescon

Kind of weird to wish people a happy Passover. I mean, isn’t it commemorating a lot of boys killed to finally end slavery? Kind of a harsh price.

So I got a Pi Pico 2W because I had an idea - but turns out there's a bug in MicroPython that won't let me do it. Good thing this is only $6. So, what else have you done with a Pi Pico?

I had the idea of making a Truchet tiling holder that lets me rotate each piece by 90°. There's a little pin in the tray and a slot under each piece that allows each insert to rotate and line up in one of two orientations.

Urn. A Single Line Plot. B5-sized, using Arabian Rose Ink. #penplotter #algorist #singlelineplot #moire

#paragraphic 1.4.3 update now available with another batch of smaller ui/ux improvements and some bug fixes. Full details at paragraphic.design/blog/version...

I am learning now about how this is it's own insidious epidemic among NAS machines (not just QNAP) - and is as bad as the old Pentium Excel bug.Turns out, the problem is with the Intel chip itself that powers these units; a design flaw just leads them to die.

I've fallen into the rabbit hole of learning about open source NAS software, and there's some interesting stuff out there. But I remembered that I had an old QNAP NAS that died mysteriously, and had just shoved it away during the epic issues of the COVID pandemic.

Crafsman said it: AI legitimizes this idea that one is entitled to unearned talent.

We need plotter/CNC optimized fonts. Not just single stroke or thin stick fonts - actual fonts designed for minimizing pen ups, and allowing for path optimization. This would include new interpretations of cursive, and dealing with the dot of the lower case i. #penplotter #fonts

Bridging worlds. PLOTTERZINE is an all plotted zine - for 10.1, it's venturing into the worlds of ATCs, bookbinding and papercraft. Find on instagram at www.instagram.com/plotterzine #zinemaking #zine #penplotter #atc #aceo #algorist

New smaller 1.4.2 #paragraphic update now available. Makes the Element position input node more useful, adds WebP image format support and fixes a couple of bugs. Full details at paragraphic.design/blog/version...

Also, the Jinhao 991 is rather inexpensive. The hooded nib versions can be a little tricky to find. Includes converters. And usually around $2 USD each #fountainpens

I found myself gravitating to hooded nibs in F and EF - flows well even in vertical orientation. My current favorite is the Jinhao 991 - not great in hand, but excellent on a pen plotter. #fountainpen #penplotter #shoptalk

For a pen plotter, I prefer a fountain pen that works well in the vertical orientation. Like the Pilot Parallel, but that’s a special case. It’s easier on the calculations. #fountainpen #penplotter

I use fountain pens in a pen plotter. So video reviews of fountain pens online don't address the things I am interested in. I don't care about how the pen looks, or how it feels in the hand, or that there's a smile engraved on the nib. #algorist #penplotter

If there comes about an arms race on AI agents attacking and counterattacking - the poportion of usable traffic on the internet gets increasingly small. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...

Inkscape tip: closed paths in SVG are designated with a Z code. So, to find all the closed paths in a file, simply do a search for Z in the object properties

And not even paths between dots as in nodes and paths in graph theory, but literally paths that can fill the space between the dots. Which flips the idea of halftones on its head a bit. #algorist #1penup

Pen plotting is more akin to digital manufacture, which does not pixelize but rather follow tool paths. In my way of thinking, vector-based representation of (photographic) images isn't about breaking it down to dots, but finding the paths *between* dots. #algorist

A frequent pen plotter technique is doing pointilist representation of images - which can be murder on the servos used as the pen up and down movements are the main wear. I do find that algorithmically, it's recreating the different raster representation methods used in conventional print.

Single line portrait. Trading card sized (64x89mm) plot using Tsukineko Ultramarine Blue ink. #penplotter #algorist #plotterart #atc #aceo #portrait

So, apparently, the Cleveland Museum of Art has no Open Access art by Asian American Artists. That's an interesting phenomenon. #art #openaccess

Uh oh. I designed a 126 meter single line SVG and I’m kind of worried about plotting it. #penplotter #algorist #1penup

New logo, pretty proud of this design. It’s to designate plots done with a single line. The logo itself is a single closed line. #penplotter #1penup #design #algorist #atc

Luka Grafera is memorializing everyone killed by ICE grafera.zone/archive/blog...

I released a single line SVG plotterfiles.com/profile/file...

Apparently, on Reddit, using the word “this” in the title is enough for some moderator bots to flag the post for removal. #todayilearned