Nathan🌸
@shimmermathlabs.com
Indie software developer • math lover • ML builder • 48 • NB they/them
Currently working on circuit simulation.
Currently working on circuit simulation.
"i have hungry ghosts trapped in a jar that i use to match text between documents." seems ok
"i have hungry ghosts trapped in a jar that i ask what to eat for dinner every day" hmmm, makes me a bit nervous
"i have hungry ghosts trapped in a jar that i ask what to eat for dinner every day" hmmm, makes me a bit nervous
If you can substitute "hungry ghost trapped in a jar" for "AI" in a sentence it's probably a valid use case for LLMs. Take "I have a bunch of hungry ghosts in jars, they mainly write SQL queries for me". Sure. Reasonable use case.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
"My girlfriend is a hungry ghost I trapped in a jar"? No. Deranged.
January 13, 2026 at 1:13 AM
"i have hungry ghosts trapped in a jar that i use to match text between documents." seems ok
"i have hungry ghosts trapped in a jar that i ask what to eat for dinner every day" hmmm, makes me a bit nervous
"i have hungry ghosts trapped in a jar that i ask what to eat for dinner every day" hmmm, makes me a bit nervous
today i'm listening to TRASH CATS: LIVE ON LIMEWIRE by @deadposssociety.bsky.social
this is a great vr dj set. it's the kind of music that i don't want to like, it just gets stuck in my head.
deadposssociety.bandcamp.com/album/trash-...
this is a great vr dj set. it's the kind of music that i don't want to like, it just gets stuck in my head.
deadposssociety.bandcamp.com/album/trash-...
TRASH CATS: LIVE ON LIMEWIRE, by ASH♞
15 track album
deadposssociety.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:16 AM
today i'm listening to TRASH CATS: LIVE ON LIMEWIRE by @deadposssociety.bsky.social
this is a great vr dj set. it's the kind of music that i don't want to like, it just gets stuck in my head.
deadposssociety.bandcamp.com/album/trash-...
this is a great vr dj set. it's the kind of music that i don't want to like, it just gets stuck in my head.
deadposssociety.bandcamp.com/album/trash-...
you've heard of javascript polyfills, have you heard of ponyfills?
github.com/sindresorhus...
github.com/sindresorhus...
GitHub - sindresorhus/ponyfill: 🦄 Like polyfill but with pony pureness
🦄 Like polyfill but with pony pureness. Contribute to sindresorhus/ponyfill development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
you've heard of javascript polyfills, have you heard of ponyfills?
github.com/sindresorhus...
github.com/sindresorhus...
this post made me look up Answer Set Programming, hadn't heard of that before.
there's a whole special issue in AI Magazine from 2016 (back when AI was AI, men were men, etc.)
www2.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentra...
there's a whole special issue in AI Magazine from 2016 (back when AI was AI, men were men, etc.)
www2.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentra...
January 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
this post made me look up Answer Set Programming, hadn't heard of that before.
there's a whole special issue in AI Magazine from 2016 (back when AI was AI, men were men, etc.)
www2.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentra...
there's a whole special issue in AI Magazine from 2016 (back when AI was AI, men were men, etc.)
www2.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentra...
i got chicken pox as a kid and my parents were glad because it was safer than getting it as an adult (pre vaccine)
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
i got chicken pox as a kid and my parents were glad because it was safer than getting it as an adult (pre vaccine)
Reposted by Nathan🌸
today in "cross-language RPC": Rust and Swift have a different bit pattern for pi
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
today in "cross-language RPC": Rust and Swift have a different bit pattern for pi
@khayati.bsky.social is singing in a recital, you're invited if you're in the Tacoma area
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
@khayati.bsky.social is singing in a recital, you're invited if you're in the Tacoma area
oh my god, this is how you had to do web audio generation in 2011
what the heck is mozWriteAudio???
what the heck is mozWriteAudio???
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
oh my god, this is how you had to do web audio generation in 2011
what the heck is mozWriteAudio???
what the heck is mozWriteAudio???
found a very nice open source eurorack module that does a Roland Juno synth oscillator
github.com/wntrblm/Cast...
github.com/wntrblm/Cast...
GitHub - wntrblm/Castor_and_Pollux: A Juno-inspired dual oscillator
A Juno-inspired dual oscillator. Contribute to wntrblm/Castor_and_Pollux development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
found a very nice open source eurorack module that does a Roland Juno synth oscillator
github.com/wntrblm/Cast...
github.com/wntrblm/Cast...
note to artists: please don't release totally different works with the exact same name. you will drive collectors crazy.
brought to you by: "Spring" from Hania Rani on the album On Giacometti versus "Spring" from Hania Rani and Dobrawa Czocher from Inner Symphonies
brought to you by: "Spring" from Hania Rani on the album On Giacometti versus "Spring" from Hania Rani and Dobrawa Czocher from Inner Symphonies
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 AM
note to artists: please don't release totally different works with the exact same name. you will drive collectors crazy.
brought to you by: "Spring" from Hania Rani on the album On Giacometti versus "Spring" from Hania Rani and Dobrawa Czocher from Inner Symphonies
brought to you by: "Spring" from Hania Rani on the album On Giacometti versus "Spring" from Hania Rani and Dobrawa Czocher from Inner Symphonies
listening to Hania Rani, a Polish composer/pianist/singer/producer
cool video of her ghosts concert, it's gorgeous stage footage
youtu.be/HNpBTyLIpYE
cool video of her ghosts concert, it's gorgeous stage footage
youtu.be/HNpBTyLIpYE
Hania Rani - Ghosts Album Launch: Studio 1, Polish Radio, Warsaw
YouTube video by Gondwana Records
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
listening to Hania Rani, a Polish composer/pianist/singer/producer
cool video of her ghosts concert, it's gorgeous stage footage
youtu.be/HNpBTyLIpYE
cool video of her ghosts concert, it's gorgeous stage footage
youtu.be/HNpBTyLIpYE
today i went into my "Archive" dir that has my old harddrive contents from 2021.
then went into the "Archive" subdir there that had my even older harddrive contents from 2008.
there i found a "backup" directory with stuff from 2002.
inside that i found some OCaml code for music stuff.
then went into the "Archive" subdir there that had my even older harddrive contents from 2008.
there i found a "backup" directory with stuff from 2002.
inside that i found some OCaml code for music stuff.
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
today i went into my "Archive" dir that has my old harddrive contents from 2021.
then went into the "Archive" subdir there that had my even older harddrive contents from 2008.
there i found a "backup" directory with stuff from 2002.
inside that i found some OCaml code for music stuff.
then went into the "Archive" subdir there that had my even older harddrive contents from 2008.
there i found a "backup" directory with stuff from 2002.
inside that i found some OCaml code for music stuff.
happy new year!
now i gotta remember that 20 years ago is 1986, not 1985.
now i gotta remember that 20 years ago is 1986, not 1985.
January 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
happy new year!
now i gotta remember that 20 years ago is 1986, not 1985.
now i gotta remember that 20 years ago is 1986, not 1985.
Reposted by Nathan🌸
animal shelter + @digitalghostsmedia.com present :
the sanctuary - a night of uplifting, soft, and emotional dance music to help raise money for beautyafterbruises.org
coming soon to Boston, MA January 2026.
tickets + lineup go live soon!
#furrymusic #furrymusicians #animalsheltermusic
the sanctuary - a night of uplifting, soft, and emotional dance music to help raise money for beautyafterbruises.org
coming soon to Boston, MA January 2026.
tickets + lineup go live soon!
#furrymusic #furrymusicians #animalsheltermusic
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
animal shelter + @digitalghostsmedia.com present :
the sanctuary - a night of uplifting, soft, and emotional dance music to help raise money for beautyafterbruises.org
coming soon to Boston, MA January 2026.
tickets + lineup go live soon!
#furrymusic #furrymusicians #animalsheltermusic
the sanctuary - a night of uplifting, soft, and emotional dance music to help raise money for beautyafterbruises.org
coming soon to Boston, MA January 2026.
tickets + lineup go live soon!
#furrymusic #furrymusicians #animalsheltermusic
discovered Four Tet (just a bit late to the party)
here is a cool interview going over his artistic process for Sing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUG...
here is a cool interview going over his artistic process for Sing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUG...
Four Tet In The Studio With Future Music
YouTube video by MusicRadar Tech
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:46 AM
discovered Four Tet (just a bit late to the party)
here is a cool interview going over his artistic process for Sing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUG...
here is a cool interview going over his artistic process for Sing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUG...
Reposted by Nathan🌸
insanely cool shit happening in hardware
Floating-Gate FPAA Now Commercially Available! (Field Programmable Analog Array from Okika Devices)
YouTube video by Lantertronics
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
insanely cool shit happening in hardware
successfully helped remove this mut
just rust things
just rust things
December 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
successfully helped remove this mut
just rust things
just rust things
i can haz pretty hair clips (delayed christmas present)
December 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
i can haz pretty hair clips (delayed christmas present)
in rust, i'm storing index values into an array. sometimes the index doesn't exist.
which is better?
(1): usize, where usize::MAX indicates invalid
(2): Option<usize>
which is better?
(1): usize, where usize::MAX indicates invalid
(2): Option<usize>
December 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
in rust, i'm storing index values into an array. sometimes the index doesn't exist.
which is better?
(1): usize, where usize::MAX indicates invalid
(2): Option<usize>
which is better?
(1): usize, where usize::MAX indicates invalid
(2): Option<usize>
woot, we have two offers on our old house in boise. hopefully one less thing to worry about soon.
December 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
woot, we have two offers on our old house in boise. hopefully one less thing to worry about soon.
kid almost had a meltdown when they thought they lost their new skullpanda in the park. luckily i found it chilling at home on the bed.
thank you santa, you are real.
thank you santa, you are real.
December 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
kid almost had a meltdown when they thought they lost their new skullpanda in the park. luckily i found it chilling at home on the bed.
thank you santa, you are real.
thank you santa, you are real.
successfully wore a dress at my dad's place! achievement unlocked.
so i can wear a dress, hoop earrings, sparkly bracelets, and put my hair up in a bun with a flower clip and no-one says a word, we just go play disc-golf at the park like normal. good, I guess?
so i can wear a dress, hoop earrings, sparkly bracelets, and put my hair up in a bun with a flower clip and no-one says a word, we just go play disc-golf at the park like normal. good, I guess?
December 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
successfully wore a dress at my dad's place! achievement unlocked.
so i can wear a dress, hoop earrings, sparkly bracelets, and put my hair up in a bun with a flower clip and no-one says a word, we just go play disc-golf at the park like normal. good, I guess?
so i can wear a dress, hoop earrings, sparkly bracelets, and put my hair up in a bun with a flower clip and no-one says a word, we just go play disc-golf at the park like normal. good, I guess?
wait a minute, rust has coroutines??? how did i miss this, coroutines are so cool
doc.rust-lang.org/beta/unstabl...
doc.rust-lang.org/beta/unstabl...
coroutines - The Rust Unstable Book
doc.rust-lang.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
wait a minute, rust has coroutines??? how did i miss this, coroutines are so cool
doc.rust-lang.org/beta/unstabl...
doc.rust-lang.org/beta/unstabl...