Jes Wolfe!
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Jes Wolfe!
@astrolab.ist
not difficult, just arcane

theye/themme

https://astrolab.ist
https://retrograde.observer

𒀯𒊩𒀭𒈾 𒆷𒂆
I think it's going to work
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
today I’m hoping to figure out which pattern is easiest to read with infrared
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
central star design
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
also playing with variations
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
someone found errors in my magic squares 😭, but should be fixed in this revision
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
that's the goal yep
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
the todo list is like:
* make it so it knows what time it's displaying so it can set itself
* make it get GPS so it can knows when and where it is automatically
* maybe add colored lights
* maybe add hourly chimes
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I can make you one! I think I'll have it working in, like, a few weeks
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
it works like this
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
printed circuit board
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
waiting for this part
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
almost clock
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
new job just in time tbh
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
THANKS! I hacked it together today so it’s a pretty rough prototype but I’ll think I’ll be able to put it online soon
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
plus I don’t think it’s _just_ computation and cultural production that is having a phase transition. the fossil fuel era is ending, and physical good production is changing rapidly too
September 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
i bet almost all of these have hyper-literal meanings
September 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
the guy I known is super brilliant though. cured his OCD too. got a degree in nanotech but I think he’s got a farm now, running a martial arts school on the side
September 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
huh. I’m from the South and I’m pretty sure I only know one guy with a brain implant
September 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
July 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM