Slowly going out on a limb. Making experimental creative tools on the web at http://constraint.systems. He/him. grantcuster.comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mnares46qk27After a lapse when I switched things around feed.grantcuster.com now has functioning RSS (feed.grantcuster.com/rss.xml) again. https://feed.grantcuster.com/01 Jun 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnares46qk27https://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mmzj5otq5s2wexperimenting with vec2text "the lazy brown fox jumps over the quick dog"29 May 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzj5otq5s2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mmovsjszo223I finished _Light_ by M. John Harrison I had to push to get through this, mostly because the present-day story felt mean to me without purpose. It opened up towards the end, as I was hoping it would, and maybe it will continue to open up as I sit with it. https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2026-05-25-11-22-11-light25 May 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmovsjszo223https://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mmkip5ygvk23Someone has drawn a nice flower-eye (amongst many other things). [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkip5ygvk23https://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mmh5q45b3k2jNew on Constraint Systems: Sphere Paint Multi-player painting without edge sphere-paint.constraint.systems A sphere is interesting because all points are continuous on all sides. You can respond, extend, or connect in any direction.22 May 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh5q45b3k2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mmck74uris2osphere-paint.constraint.systems test https://sphere-paint.constraint.systems/20 May 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmck74uris2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mm67clcnz22yTrying out EVōC (evoc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) to hierarchically cluster all my embedded blog posts. A lot of my posts are over roughly similar looking material - it's cool how much nuance it can split out of them.19 May 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm67clcnz22yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mltrjvl4ws2rI have different plans for drawing on this sphere but the effect of rotating (with arrow keys) while drawing is fun. Spherical etch-a-sketch.14 May 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltrjvl4ws2rhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mlt2tt7drk27Reading about Stigmergy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmergy) via Andre's agent coordination project (https://github.com/opinionated-systems/markspace). > By offloading memory to the environment (as traces), and computation to interaction between agents and traces, distributed cognition is performed by simple organisms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmergy14 May 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt2tt7drk27https://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mlr7mi5tvk2mThinking about the different tumblr post types and especially about how fun it was to decide how your theme should handle each post type. Could be a fun atproto/blog extension. Could also be fun to have an llm agent with tools to build out post types and display on-demand.13 May 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr7mi5tvk2mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mlpa4dd4kk2iI finished rereading _Blindsight_ tonight. I find the 'is consciousness really necessary' idea really provocative and fun, and I identify with some of Siri's relationship issues. Not everything snaps together for me but that's ok. https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2026-05-12-21-56-17-blindsight13 May 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpa4dd4kk2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mlmakog3yc2cI've been trying to think of fun llm agent cellular automata to run. The difference from conventional automata should be their ability to handle 'fuzzier' inputs, but they mostly get their inputs from other automatas' outputs - and it feels artificial to insert fuzziness there.11 May 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmakog3yc2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mllxlvsdk22gExperiments in single-purpose screens Documenting some raspberry pi-based apps I have setup in my office, with lessons learned and some philosophical questions still unanswered. https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2026-05-11-14-20-34-single-purpose-screens11 May 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllxlvsdk22ghttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mlelaonlgs2tA few months ago I built a large bookcase for the guest room + office. Then I decided that the lower half would be better utilized as a dresser. I took apart our old one and incorporated it in. https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2026-05-08-16-14-49-frankenstein-dresser08 May 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlelaonlgs2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3ml7mxwnvo22yThings I'd like to build: - AI-native research environments with and for scientists. - New primitives the foundations of customizable software - New hardware that use new AI capabilities to be more humane, tactile and collaborative. https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2026-05-06-17-08-11-things-id-like-to-build06 May 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mxwnvo22yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3ml7e5eh5zs2qGot embedding search running on my blog, using a pipeline to have the LLM describe images/videos and insert the description text in the post for the full embedding. Some fun ones: - feed.grantcuster.com?q=home+woodw... - feed.grantcuster.com?q=embeddings - feed.grantcuster.com?q=fast+forwa... https://feed.grantcuster.com/?q=home+woodworking+diy06 May 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7e5eh5zs2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mkqep7zcps2vI made my docked laptop look like a big wooden computer - it was interesting how it changed the experience but I didn't keep it up long (it's in the basement now). https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2026-04-30-15-35-41-computer-box30 Apr 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqep7zcps2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mkqdvrgvps2jDocumenting some shelf-building and document-hanging in the apartment https://feed.grantcuster.com/post/2026-04-30-15-05-35-living-room-shelves30 Apr 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqdvrgvps2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mkj4tzxqfc2gComputing feels cramped (to me, lately).27 Apr 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj4tzxqfc2ghttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mk6ziwsrtc27Proliferation of code-generated visuals can make them feel untethered - because intention of spending time no longer visible. Maybe an interesting way around is to tie the visuals to phenomena from the physical world (including math) and then they're all windows in to a common source.23 Apr 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ziwsrtc27https://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mjff47fuu22vLovely talk - I thought the description of a ‘physics’ of composability within an app super interesting [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjff47fuu22vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mirhh3qosb2i✏️ initial conditions https://scrawl.grantcuster.com/post/2026-04-05-14-45-2905 Apr 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirhh3qosb2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mihmlxkn6223Trying out pretext (https://github.com/chenglou/pretext)01 Apr 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihmlxkn6223https://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mhnosue2tk2lmagnets (mainly through magnatiles but also as special one-off functionality in other toys) play a subtly big role in toddlerhood. maybe the most magical daily component? zippers and velco up there too maybe. tape.22 Mar 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnosue2tk2lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mhl2fnzq2s2oI'd like to find component library with the 'solidity' of windows 95 / retro mac os but thoughtfully modernized and not just an emulation.21 Mar 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhl2fnzq2s2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mganxpejlk26I love embedding explorations - and being able to see it instantly run on your own data via bluesky is a nice touch too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mganxpejlk26https://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mganq4z7lj2u✏️ Site-specific - in the later stage of his career Robert Irwin switched to exclusively doing site-specific installations. He would go study a space and come up with an intervention designed to make you feel the space _more_. To make you aware of it. There was a lot of variety to what he used - som https://scrawl.grantcuster.com/post/2026-03-04-10-43-3904 Mar 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mganq4z7lj2uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/grantcuster.com/post/3mfwiveilfd2f✏️ Containers for thought - I've been doing experiments with book logging and album-focused music players. Partly because coding agents make dealing with spotify integration or a book database easier for me. Partly I think because in time where everything is changing it's nice to spend some time eng https://scrawl.grantcuster.com/post/2026-02-28-09-53-2028 Feb 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:l62qwgb24ao745n4lu3wjwes/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwiveilfd2f