Blair Neal
@laserpilot.bsky.social
Brooklyn NY - Creative Technologist/Artist working in experiential design and beyond
www.ablairneal.com
www.ablairneal.com
Still dipping into some time to mess with generative braids - tried a new technique of having the strands "break" to simulate a highlight and i love how it is looking even more natural in spots. fixing those tight foldover curves is my white whale though...
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Still dipping into some time to mess with generative braids - tried a new technique of having the strands "break" to simulate a highlight and i love how it is looking even more natural in spots. fixing those tight foldover curves is my white whale though...
Hell yeah @bradlander.bsky.social - excited to see he’s running for congress in my district youtu.be/qmoyCPtPSTw?... (Obligatory fuck my current rep, @repdangoldman.bsky.social )
Brad Lander for Congress
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Hell yeah @bradlander.bsky.social - excited to see he’s running for congress in my district youtu.be/qmoyCPtPSTw?... (Obligatory fuck my current rep, @repdangoldman.bsky.social )
Pen plotter results of some of the generative braid work I was doing a week ago. Still have some work to do to make it feel more organic but I’m encouraged by the results so far #plotter #penplotter
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Pen plotter results of some of the generative braid work I was doing a week ago. Still have some work to do to make it feel more organic but I’m encouraged by the results so far #plotter #penplotter
Trying to vibe code a generative braid that i can eventually pen plot has been quite a journey in trying to break down the problem well enough for AI to get what I'm trying to do. I've still got a little ways to go to fix edge cases, but im very pleased with what i've got so far.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trying to vibe code a generative braid that i can eventually pen plot has been quite a journey in trying to break down the problem well enough for AI to get what I'm trying to do. I've still got a little ways to go to fix edge cases, but im very pleased with what i've got so far.
ive been trying to figure out 2D braids/barber poles for pen plotting/faking occlusion and this took so long to get to but im so satisfied (havent worked out whats going on with the phase glitch in the middle, but whatevs)
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
ive been trying to figure out 2D braids/barber poles for pen plotting/faking occlusion and this took so long to get to but im so satisfied (havent worked out whats going on with the phase glitch in the middle, but whatevs)
I’ve been trying to find a good way of making thicker pen plotter lines for years and finally cracked a way with some new code. This is originally a drawing I made, converted to vector and then an attractor laid on top to thicken lines within an influence field #plotterart #bantamtools
October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’ve been trying to find a good way of making thicker pen plotter lines for years and finally cracked a way with some new code. This is originally a drawing I made, converted to vector and then an attractor laid on top to thicken lines within an influence field #plotterart #bantamtools
Sharing a little pen plotter calibration tool made with Claude laserpilot.github.io/Pen-Plotter-...
Code on GitHub. Meant to let me figure out just how close and fine I can get certain pen tips for fine drawings. (Cc @golan.bsky.social if this is useful for any students)
Code on GitHub. Meant to let me figure out just how close and fine I can get certain pen tips for fine drawings. (Cc @golan.bsky.social if this is useful for any students)
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Sharing a little pen plotter calibration tool made with Claude laserpilot.github.io/Pen-Plotter-...
Code on GitHub. Meant to let me figure out just how close and fine I can get certain pen tips for fine drawings. (Cc @golan.bsky.social if this is useful for any students)
Code on GitHub. Meant to let me figure out just how close and fine I can get certain pen tips for fine drawings. (Cc @golan.bsky.social if this is useful for any students)
Another great move from the Adams team, our embarassing mayor who can't be out of office soon enough.
Sidenote - is $100 considered a decent bribe? was it jsut like a balled up pile of 20's, 5's and 1's? what were they trying to cover up with so little money? an ill timed fart?
Sidenote - is $100 considered a decent bribe? was it jsut like a balled up pile of 20's, 5's and 1's? what were they trying to cover up with so little money? an ill timed fart?
August 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Another great move from the Adams team, our embarassing mayor who can't be out of office soon enough.
Sidenote - is $100 considered a decent bribe? was it jsut like a balled up pile of 20's, 5's and 1's? what were they trying to cover up with so little money? an ill timed fart?
Sidenote - is $100 considered a decent bribe? was it jsut like a balled up pile of 20's, 5's and 1's? what were they trying to cover up with so little money? an ill timed fart?
Great ad timing on this DC tourism ad in your app @nytimes.com food! History! Raids!
August 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Great ad timing on this DC tourism ad in your app @nytimes.com food! History! Raids!
Shout out to that time in 2016 where i chopped up images of a Where's Waldo book and had @genekogan.bsky.social 's amazing ofxTSNE sort them by similarity to make a hellish Where's Waldo
August 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Shout out to that time in 2016 where i chopped up images of a Where's Waldo book and had @genekogan.bsky.social 's amazing ofxTSNE sort them by similarity to make a hellish Where's Waldo
Wow - someone in my neighborhood doing a real deep clean this morning
August 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Wow - someone in my neighborhood doing a real deep clean this morning
Used Claude Code/Gemini to help me make a CEF browser->Spout2 simple app for Windows that ill release soon. Going to do the same for Syphon on MacOS because why not. There were old implementations of this, but most were abandoned. Let me know if this sounds useful!
August 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Used Claude Code/Gemini to help me make a CEF browser->Spout2 simple app for Windows that ill release soon. Going to do the same for Syphon on MacOS because why not. There were old implementations of this, but most were abandoned. Let me know if this sounds useful!
Damn - Gemini Code Assist CLI is really not performing well on most coding tasks. So many syntax errors and oddball solutions. I like it as a big picture view/project manager when im out of tokens on Claude Code, but I've barely had success with it implementing working code
July 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Damn - Gemini Code Assist CLI is really not performing well on most coding tasks. So many syntax errors and oddball solutions. I like it as a big picture view/project manager when im out of tokens on Claude Code, but I've barely had success with it implementing working code
Sharing a new niche tool I made - Font Ozempic laserpilot.github.io/font-ozempic/ it is specifically for taking SVGs with text objects and replacing the text with a single line font (or hershey text) and letting you re-position and save the file. Meant for pen plotters #penplotter #plotterart
laserpilot.github.io
July 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Sharing a new niche tool I made - Font Ozempic laserpilot.github.io/font-ozempic/ it is specifically for taking SVGs with text objects and replacing the text with a single line font (or hershey text) and letting you re-position and save the file. Meant for pen plotters #penplotter #plotterart
Awesome projection technique i havent seen done this cleanly before, or only really with LCD's with polarizers removed: www.nendo.jp/en/works/unc... - they remove the polarizers from LCD projectors and then put circular polarizers on the umbrella. so nice
uncovered skies
A multimedia installation designed for the “information or inspiration?” exhibition held at the Suntory Museum […]
www.nendo.jp
July 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Awesome projection technique i havent seen done this cleanly before, or only really with LCD's with polarizers removed: www.nendo.jp/en/works/unc... - they remove the polarizers from LCD projectors and then put circular polarizers on the umbrella. so nice
A regular reminder to please donate what you can/join as a member to CAN - it is a vital resource for the global media arts community and is such a special space.
Since 2008, CAN has defied big tech’s dominance, nurturing a global network of artists, designers, educators, hackers & makers—proving alternative networks not only exist, but flourish!
July 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A regular reminder to please donate what you can/join as a member to CAN - it is a vital resource for the global media arts community and is such a special space.
Response to the photochromic+UV laser has been awesome - thanks for everyone's support. I didn't get to share this bonkers bit of footage where the laser and camera shutter sync up briefly and it looks like the image is just drawing itself for a moment. (extra footage here youtu.be/xEo0MRYg4SY )
June 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Response to the photochromic+UV laser has been awesome - thanks for everyone's support. I didn't get to share this bonkers bit of footage where the laser and camera shutter sync up briefly and it looks like the image is just drawing itself for a moment. (extra footage here youtu.be/xEo0MRYg4SY )
Omg eat shit, Cuomo. This is so exciting - congrats Mamdani!
June 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Omg eat shit, Cuomo. This is so exciting - congrats Mamdani!
Wow - taking a look at my ancient "How to keep an installation up 4evr" guide in 2025 with an AI lens and asking it if it can update everything and automate some stuff.
New installation tools incoming soon i guess??
(link to old guide for those unfamiliar github.com/laserpilot/I... )
New installation tools incoming soon i guess??
(link to old guide for those unfamiliar github.com/laserpilot/I... )
June 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Wow - taking a look at my ancient "How to keep an installation up 4evr" guide in 2025 with an AI lens and asking it if it can update everything and automate some stuff.
New installation tools incoming soon i guess??
(link to old guide for those unfamiliar github.com/laserpilot/I... )
New installation tools incoming soon i guess??
(link to old guide for those unfamiliar github.com/laserpilot/I... )
Sharing some WIP footage for a new experiment that uses photochromic pigment and a custom UV laser projector. The images fade over time, allowing for an evolving canvas.
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
June 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sharing some WIP footage for a new experiment that uses photochromic pigment and a custom UV laser projector. The images fade over time, allowing for an evolving canvas.
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
More info here ablairneal.com/project/forg...
Reposted by Blair Neal
A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents Inside Immigration Court
The arrest came in his latest visit to the courthouse to speak with migrants there.
www.thecity.nyc
June 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
Successful test composite fft plot of Ok Computer (blue=bass/green=mid/red=high). Super fun comparing whole albums like this - now just need to make the time text bigger and the plots less tedious to make
June 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Successful test composite fft plot of Ok Computer (blue=bass/green=mid/red=high). Super fun comparing whole albums like this - now just need to make the time text bigger and the plots less tedious to make
These ultra thin microLED panels look crazy for large high res surfaces ventanadesign.com
Ventana – Home
Ventana – More than a display. A window to the future.
ventanadesign.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
These ultra thin microLED panels look crazy for large high res surfaces ventanadesign.com
Please NYC voters-for the primary- early voting opens today. rank any combo of Mamdani, Lander, Adrienne Adams, or Myrie but DO NOT rank Cuomo. Mamdani is a hope to finally get a mayor who does something for the citizens. Cuomo is a creep, an embarrassment, corrupt and scandalized NY deserves better
We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo.
We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Please NYC voters-for the primary- early voting opens today. rank any combo of Mamdani, Lander, Adrienne Adams, or Myrie but DO NOT rank Cuomo. Mamdani is a hope to finally get a mayor who does something for the citizens. Cuomo is a creep, an embarrassment, corrupt and scandalized NY deserves better
Working on some time series song visualizations that I can then pen plot. It’s wild how much Claude Code can help on this kind of thing - an idea I’ve had for a long while and finally got to do it
June 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Working on some time series song visualizations that I can then pen plot. It’s wild how much Claude Code can help on this kind of thing - an idea I’ve had for a long while and finally got to do it