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Broch
@broch.bsky.social
Founder @ https://ombre.ai | Excited to make software tools for data professionals. | I code way too much. Modular Synth nerd. On the weekends I'm either cleaning the garage, or making a fool of myself at the driving range.
I've also been working on a `Path` implementation in #WebGPU. Still some literal rough edges. Currently working through miter and line joins. Lots more to do!
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Man, Getting text to render cleanly in #WebGPU has been a real challenge. Ended up using a SDF font map, and ALOT of tweaking. The final key was using `fwidth`. Pretty happy with the current result.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Been learning #WebGPU fragment shader rendering using SDFs. Getting text to render was...a challenge.
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I think part of the breakdown that folks outside of CA need to understand is we LIKE our diversity. These are our friends, our neighbors. They are parents trying to provide a better life for their kids. They make all our lives BETTER.
June 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
AI chat is coming soon to Ombre! It's not just "talk to your data". My aim is to have it be more a tool that you want to use, very much in the vein of "cursor for data science".
May 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I can’t get over the clip art menagerie that is my pizza box.
April 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I am so excited about being able to define your own UI inside a project! Really opens up so many possibilities.

Beta will be released soon, I promise! Head over to Ombre.ai if you want to one of the first to try it out.
April 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Who want's to build "Cursor for Data Science" with me?
April 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Copilot autocompletion is something that I've miss a lot while working in the Ombre code editor. Still a lot of work to do, but as far as AI goes, this is just the tip of the spear!
ombre.ai Ombre @ombre.ai · Mar 31
Ombre.ai is getting a coding copilot! Hear is a demo of it working with Ollama running locally.
March 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I very much assumed it would be possible to embed a website (ala iframe) into a powerpoint deck. It's utterly impossible.

Please correct me if I'm wrong!
February 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's crazy to me how close the phrases "Salt of the Earth" and "Salting the Earth" are, but mean wildly different things.
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My wife and I had to evacuate due to the Eaton Canyon fire last week. Usually I work from home, but where we are currently staying doesn't allow me to work. Would anyone have any leads on coworking/office space I could use for a bit in LA?
January 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Pro Tip: Chicks totally dig when you text them in the style of a classic Regency novel.
December 10, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Anyone who uses the phrase “dance like no one is watching” should be required to pick up rollerblading in their 40s.
December 7, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Cloudflare: Our R2 bucket service is fully S3 API compliant!

Me: Great! How can I get a presigned url using POST?

Cloudflare: UNIMPLEMENTED
December 6, 2024 at 10:31 PM
This past week I finally hooked up the RTX3090 I bought to train AI models up to my TV so I can play Brotato in 4K.
December 6, 2024 at 12:24 AM
It's only when you have to write your own file versioning system that you realize how awesome something like git truly is.
December 5, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Shower thought of the day:

You can have noodles made of rice (pho) and you can have rice made of noodles (orzo).
December 3, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Annnnnd…..we have life! Had to rip the whole thing apart, clean and recondition everything. Still cranky, but it records and plays back!
November 27, 2024 at 2:42 AM
I love crazy thrift shop finds! Got this Mantel 301 Japanese tape recorder for $30. Needs some love, but finally have something to try out tape echo with.
November 24, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Uhhhh, Pretty sure I don't have 600k new followers.
November 23, 2024 at 8:26 PM
You know what absolutely blows my mind? webllm.mlc.ai

Run LLMs in YOUR BROWSER at ~85 native speed.

So cool
WebLLM | Home
WebLLM: High-Performance In-Browser LLM Inference Engine
webllm.mlc.ai
November 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Oh, Hi little invite button!
ombre.ai Ombre @ombre.ai · Nov 22
Lots of work going into Sharing and access control this week. Soon you'll be able to share your project with others in your organization.
November 22, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Happy Friday Ya’ll! Time to crack open a bottle of the good stuff.
November 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Anyone have any of those sweet, sweet starter packs full of Data Analysts?
November 21, 2024 at 7:55 PM