Adam Chalmers
@adamchalmers.com
Texan (prev Australian). Father (prev gamer). Pynchon fan (prev illiterate).
Building a new programming language for CAD at zoo.dev. Built a lot of Cloudflare Tunnel. I run austinsystems.org and love reading sci-fi and history.
Building a new programming language for CAD at zoo.dev. Built a lot of Cloudflare Tunnel. I run austinsystems.org and love reading sci-fi and history.
pages 3 and 4 of Madeline's Rescue are such an insane emotional turnaround that every time I read them, both my wife and I burst out audibly laughing
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 AM
pages 3 and 4 of Madeline's Rescue are such an insane emotional turnaround that every time I read them, both my wife and I burst out audibly laughing
I built a Ruby gem resolver today! Again, I have never written a line of Ruby.
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I built a Ruby gem resolver today! Again, I have never written a line of Ruby.
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i have been negatively polarized into pro-lead consumption. the anti-lead consumption people shouldn't have been so rude to me.
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
i have been negatively polarized into pro-lead consumption. the anti-lead consumption people shouldn't have been so rude to me.
You know I keep that thang on me
January 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
You know I keep that thang on me
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total solar inevitability 🔜
Republicans forced the Bureau of Land Management to put over 20,000 acres of public land in Colorado up for auction at the discount price of $10/acre with reduced royalty rates for oil and gas drilling.
No one bid for it because demand for oil is crashing though. 🔌💡
www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/b...
No one bid for it because demand for oil is crashing though. 🔌💡
www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/b...
Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction gets zero bids in Colorado
The Trump administration wants to expand drilling on public lands, but oil and gas developers expressed zero interest in Thursday’s sale.
www.cpr.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM
total solar inevitability 🔜
Me: I think I'm a pretty good first Jewish friend, for people to ask their dumb Jewish questions to.
Wife: Yeah, agree.
Me: I also think I'm a good first woke-ist, coastal elite friend, for dumb questions about that culture too.
Wife: ...much harder time agreeing on this one, but, ultimately yes.
Wife: Yeah, agree.
Me: I also think I'm a good first woke-ist, coastal elite friend, for dumb questions about that culture too.
Wife: ...much harder time agreeing on this one, but, ultimately yes.
January 11, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Me: I think I'm a pretty good first Jewish friend, for people to ask their dumb Jewish questions to.
Wife: Yeah, agree.
Me: I also think I'm a good first woke-ist, coastal elite friend, for dumb questions about that culture too.
Wife: ...much harder time agreeing on this one, but, ultimately yes.
Wife: Yeah, agree.
Me: I also think I'm a good first woke-ist, coastal elite friend, for dumb questions about that culture too.
Wife: ...much harder time agreeing on this one, but, ultimately yes.
I love my wife so much. I love her polite tone she uses to ask neutral questions when she thinks she's talking to a fucking idiot.
January 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I love my wife so much. I love her polite tone she uses to ask neutral questions when she thinks she's talking to a fucking idiot.
I could actually handle absolute power. And it wouldn't corrupt me. Certainly not absolutely.
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I could actually handle absolute power. And it wouldn't corrupt me. Certainly not absolutely.
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gotta be some use for this at some point
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
gotta be some use for this at some point
my software engineering methodology is roughly, "consider using any tool that @sunshowers.io is using"
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
my software engineering methodology is roughly, "consider using any tool that @sunshowers.io is using"
Zoo CLI got a nice upgrade today. You can now set the view angle when you render a model. Try out --angle four-ways for a nice top, side, front and isometric view. Like in this CPU cooler model:
github.com/KittyCAD/cli
github.com/KittyCAD/cli
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Zoo CLI got a nice upgrade today. You can now set the view angle when you render a model. Try out --angle four-ways for a nice top, side, front and isometric view. Like in this CPU cooler model:
github.com/KittyCAD/cli
github.com/KittyCAD/cli
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We're actively looking to grow our team at @ersc.io again! If you are interested or know someone who might be, I'd love to chat.
We are looking for distributed storage folk as well as frontend/UX.
We are looking for distributed storage folk as well as frontend/UX.
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
We're actively looking to grow our team at @ersc.io again! If you are interested or know someone who might be, I'd love to chat.
We are looking for distributed storage folk as well as frontend/UX.
We are looking for distributed storage folk as well as frontend/UX.
I'm experimenting with converting the KittyCAD API to use builders, rather than exhaustive field-by-field instantiation (so that when we add more fields, with defaults, users don't have to manually update every instantiation, setting that new field to Default::default().
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I'm experimenting with converting the KittyCAD API to use builders, rather than exhaustive field-by-field instantiation (so that when we add more fields, with defaults, users don't have to manually update every instantiation, setting that new field to Default::default().
I have finally combined 401ks successfully. This is one of my highest aspirational life admin tasks. I feel such a weight lifted from my shoulders.
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I have finally combined 401ks successfully. This is one of my highest aspirational life admin tasks. I feel such a weight lifted from my shoulders.
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We've released rv 0.4, with a new feature: "rv clean-install" will fetch your project's gems. I've been working on this since October, I'm excited for people to use it.
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
Announcing rv clean-install
spinel.coop
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
We've released rv 0.4, with a new feature: "rv clean-install" will fetch your project's gems. I've been working on this since October, I'm excited for people to use it.
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
Bugonia starts with the conspiracy theorists discussing why all the bee colonies are disappearing. I paused the TV, looked at my wife and said, "well that's what Bugonia means. Bug-gone-yeah".
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Bugonia starts with the conspiracy theorists discussing why all the bee colonies are disappearing. I paused the TV, looked at my wife and said, "well that's what Bugonia means. Bug-gone-yeah".
Interesting. Our new KCL team hire found out about Zoo/KCL from my LinkedIn posts. I regret to inform you that there is actually good reason to post on LinkedIn.
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Interesting. Our new KCL team hire found out about Zoo/KCL from my LinkedIn posts. I regret to inform you that there is actually good reason to post on LinkedIn.
We've released rv 0.4, with a new feature: "rv clean-install" will fetch your project's gems. I've been working on this since October, I'm excited for people to use it.
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
Announcing rv clean-install
spinel.coop
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
We've released rv 0.4, with a new feature: "rv clean-install" will fetch your project's gems. I've been working on this since October, I'm excited for people to use it.
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
It downloads and installs required gems in parallel, so it should be faster than alternative tools! spinel.coop/blog/rv-clea...
In real life, people with this sort of behaviour just stop getting invited to parties.
January 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
In real life, people with this sort of behaviour just stop getting invited to parties.
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lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
Every discord needs some people who are goofy and fun to hang out with, and needs one or two Grim Defenders of Right.
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Every discord needs some people who are goofy and fun to hang out with, and needs one or two Grim Defenders of Right.
I've never cooked steak before. My goal for January was to cook a perfect ribeye. Pleased to say I nailed it on the first try.
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I've never cooked steak before. My goal for January was to cook a perfect ribeye. Pleased to say I nailed it on the first try.
I have a theory that I am not an addictive personality (I've got very normal relationships to alcohol, weed, social media, video games, without having any of them impair my life), but I'm not so confident about this that I'm going to test it with cigarettes or other drugs.
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I have a theory that I am not an addictive personality (I've got very normal relationships to alcohol, weed, social media, video games, without having any of them impair my life), but I'm not so confident about this that I'm going to test it with cigarettes or other drugs.
posting "Minors DNI" on my cabinet full of Lego star wars ships and then explaining to my 2 year old why this joke is funny
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
posting "Minors DNI" on my cabinet full of Lego star wars ships and then explaining to my 2 year old why this joke is funny