Neil Pullman
@neiltron.bsky.social
computer art and random numbers.
descend.org
descend.org
“The future isn’t about replacing existing computing paradigms with chat interfaces, but about enhancing them to make human-computer interaction feel effortless – like the silent exchange of butter at a well-worn breakfast table.”
The case against conversational interfaces
Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go "This is it! The next computing paradigm is here! We'll only use natural l...
julian.digital
April 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“The future isn’t about replacing existing computing paradigms with chat interfaces, but about enhancing them to make human-computer interaction feel effortless – like the silent exchange of butter at a well-worn breakfast table.”
Reposted by Neil Pullman
“Most of our fears or anxieties about technology are best understood as fears or anxiety about how capitalism will use technology against us.” — Ted Chiang
February 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Most of our fears or anxieties about technology are best understood as fears or anxiety about how capitalism will use technology against us.” — Ted Chiang
The AI tools are nice but it’s important to lock-in and do some non-vibe coding every so often. Flow state is still a super power but you have to practice it.
February 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The AI tools are nice but it’s important to lock-in and do some non-vibe coding every so often. Flow state is still a super power but you have to practice it.
Trying out Ghostty and liking it so far. Only thing I'm really missing for my workflow is a bring-to-front hotkey.
I like to bind cmd-` in iTerm to jump to the terminal from anywhere so I can always get to it quickly.
I like to bind cmd-` in iTerm to jump to the terminal from anywhere so I can always get to it quickly.
Ghostty
Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration.
ghostty.org
January 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Trying out Ghostty and liking it so far. Only thing I'm really missing for my workflow is a bring-to-front hotkey.
I like to bind cmd-` in iTerm to jump to the terminal from anywhere so I can always get to it quickly.
I like to bind cmd-` in iTerm to jump to the terminal from anywhere so I can always get to it quickly.
Trees in Norfolk, VA.
December 29, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Trees in Norfolk, VA.
It’s been long enough that I can admit this publicly:
The metalocalypse/dethklok album kinda ripped. I’m sick of pretending it didn’t.
The metalocalypse/dethklok album kinda ripped. I’m sick of pretending it didn’t.
December 29, 2024 at 7:24 PM
It’s been long enough that I can admit this publicly:
The metalocalypse/dethklok album kinda ripped. I’m sick of pretending it didn’t.
The metalocalypse/dethklok album kinda ripped. I’m sick of pretending it didn’t.
Recently semi-automated air quality in my office:
- robovac and air purifier run full blast 7-8:30am
- humidifier turns on if humidity goes below 40%
- air quality sensor nudges me to take a break if CO2 gets too high
- robovac and air purifier run full blast 7-8:30am
- humidifier turns on if humidity goes below 40%
- air quality sensor nudges me to take a break if CO2 gets too high
December 21, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Recently semi-automated air quality in my office:
- robovac and air purifier run full blast 7-8:30am
- humidifier turns on if humidity goes below 40%
- air quality sensor nudges me to take a break if CO2 gets too high
- robovac and air purifier run full blast 7-8:30am
- humidifier turns on if humidity goes below 40%
- air quality sensor nudges me to take a break if CO2 gets too high
Rebuilt descend.org with Astro, TinaCMS, and GitHub Pages using @cassidoo.co’s blahg template.
Previous version used nextjs/sanity/vercel. The hope is to do more writing and Tina works better with plain markdown files.
Previous version used nextjs/sanity/vercel. The hope is to do more writing and Tina works better with plain markdown files.
DESCEND
Studio of Neil Pullman
descend.org
December 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Rebuilt descend.org with Astro, TinaCMS, and GitHub Pages using @cassidoo.co’s blahg template.
Previous version used nextjs/sanity/vercel. The hope is to do more writing and Tina works better with plain markdown files.
Previous version used nextjs/sanity/vercel. The hope is to do more writing and Tina works better with plain markdown files.
Throwback to running my fur shader on the giant touch screen.
December 20, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Throwback to running my fur shader on the giant touch screen.
Periodic rewatching of 10 Bullets. If you’ve ever worked in a small studio environment, you might find it useful. Or at least nostalgic.
10 Bullets. By Tom Sachs
YouTube video by Tom Sachs
youtu.be
December 1, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Periodic rewatching of 10 Bullets. If you’ve ever worked in a small studio environment, you might find it useful. Or at least nostalgic.
It was raining in the data center by @everest.bsky.social. There are a handful of talks from eyeo that really stuck with me and this was one of them.
It Was Raining in the Data Center
What do Facebook's secluded servers reveal about the internet's military roots?
everestpipkin.medium.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:40 AM
It was raining in the data center by @everest.bsky.social. There are a handful of talks from eyeo that really stuck with me and this was one of them.
Also super useful if you’re the type to use screenshots as a sort of informal work journal/archive. Keeping them in a dedicated place makes it easy to go back in time and see progress or find past references, prototypes, etc.
💻 Remember, if you're on a Mac, you can clean up your desktop by having screenshots sent to another folder:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location whatever-the-pwd-of-folder-is
(then do killall SystemUIServer)
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location whatever-the-pwd-of-folder-is
(then do killall SystemUIServer)
November 25, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Also super useful if you’re the type to use screenshots as a sort of informal work journal/archive. Keeping them in a dedicated place makes it easy to go back in time and see progress or find past references, prototypes, etc.
damn remember when people used to go to websites?
website
November 21, 2024 at 9:16 PM
damn remember when people used to go to websites?
My dirty secret as a developer is I’ve never been a homerow typer. My keyboard claw is naturally in WASD position. Right hand just does whatever it needs to do to survive.
November 21, 2024 at 8:51 PM
My dirty secret as a developer is I’ve never been a homerow typer. My keyboard claw is naturally in WASD position. Right hand just does whatever it needs to do to survive.
Easily my favorite coding book. I’ve given several copies as gifts and the updated version looks excellent.
So far this seems like a nice place with nice people.
Here's a 25% off code for Nature of Code: BSKY
For the US, you can order direct at natureofcode.com
International: github.com/nature-of-co...
Here's a 25% off code for Nature of Code: BSKY
For the US, you can order direct at natureofcode.com
International: github.com/nature-of-co...
November 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Easily my favorite coding book. I’ve given several copies as gifts and the updated version looks excellent.
Mykhaylo Mudryk, Bluesky superfan
November 17, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Mykhaylo Mudryk, Bluesky superfan
learning or earning. both is good, too.
I've said this before but I'm saying it again: when you're looking at your job, you should have:
- Good pay
- Good culture
- Good growth opportunities
If you have 2/3, it's not too bad, but 0 or 1/3, you might want to question why you're still at that job.
- Good pay
- Good culture
- Good growth opportunities
If you have 2/3, it's not too bad, but 0 or 1/3, you might want to question why you're still at that job.
November 14, 2024 at 3:10 AM
learning or earning. both is good, too.
Currently reading Hope in the Dark and bumping Let’s Get Free. Can recommend either/both.
For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free
Another world is possible if we fight for it
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
Another world is possible if we fight for it
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
November 9, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Currently reading Hope in the Dark and bumping Let’s Get Free. Can recommend either/both.
bluesky pronounced like brewski
October 23, 2024 at 3:02 PM
bluesky pronounced like brewski
Using semantic search to compare the (US) national anthem with Dipset Anthem
July 2, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Using semantic search to compare the (US) national anthem with Dipset Anthem