Chase Adams
@curiouslychase.com
Delivering insights on developing digital products, discovering ideas and exploring tools for making, all as delectable snacks to catalyze your creativity.
This is pretty much how everything I build happens...
1. Notice friction: post sidebar feels cluttered
2. Experiment: carousel, collapsible tags, moved metadata
3. Ship it to my 12 readers
1. Notice friction: post sidebar feels cluttered
2. Experiment: carousel, collapsible tags, moved metadata
3. Ship it to my 12 readers
October 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is pretty much how everything I build happens...
1. Notice friction: post sidebar feels cluttered
2. Experiment: carousel, collapsible tags, moved metadata
3. Ship it to my 12 readers
1. Notice friction: post sidebar feels cluttered
2. Experiment: carousel, collapsible tags, moved metadata
3. Ship it to my 12 readers
We decided to shut down Plumb this week (and I'm ending 5 years at Murmur Labs).
We built something special, but it was time to fold up the tent.
I'll share more reflections later but for now, my focus is on helping this amazing team find their next home, either together or on their own. 💜
We built something special, but it was time to fold up the tent.
I'll share more reflections later but for now, my focus is on helping this amazing team find their next home, either together or on their own. 💜
October 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We decided to shut down Plumb this week (and I'm ending 5 years at Murmur Labs).
We built something special, but it was time to fold up the tent.
I'll share more reflections later but for now, my focus is on helping this amazing team find their next home, either together or on their own. 💜
We built something special, but it was time to fold up the tent.
I'll share more reflections later but for now, my focus is on helping this amazing team find their next home, either together or on their own. 💜
I love Claude's "incognito mode" button. so cute.
September 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I love Claude's "incognito mode" button. so cute.
I've been spending time on the bird app and this whole time I probably should've been here.
September 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I've been spending time on the bird app and this whole time I probably should've been here.
Kindlets & Blips, first appearance not in my @supernote Nomad or doodled on paper.
This is my first piece of art on canvas ever!
This is my first piece of art on canvas ever!
July 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Kindlets & Blips, first appearance not in my @supernote Nomad or doodled on paper.
This is my first piece of art on canvas ever!
This is my first piece of art on canvas ever!
Lately, these creatures have been showing up — soft-bodied, half-formed, somewhere between emotion and memory.
I’ve started calling them Kindlets.
They’re the small, tender fragments of self: a forgotten wish, a moment of shame, something I never had words for.
I’ve started calling them Kindlets.
They’re the small, tender fragments of self: a forgotten wish, a moment of shame, something I never had words for.
July 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Lately, these creatures have been showing up — soft-bodied, half-formed, somewhere between emotion and memory.
I’ve started calling them Kindlets.
They’re the small, tender fragments of self: a forgotten wish, a moment of shame, something I never had words for.
I’ve started calling them Kindlets.
They’re the small, tender fragments of self: a forgotten wish, a moment of shame, something I never had words for.
Telling AI “don’t show a pink elephant” almost guarantees it will.
Negation doesn’t work—because models focus on what’s named.
Want better prompts? Say exactly what you want.
Negation doesn’t work—because models focus on what’s named.
Want better prompts? Say exactly what you want.
June 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Telling AI “don’t show a pink elephant” almost guarantees it will.
Negation doesn’t work—because models focus on what’s named.
Want better prompts? Say exactly what you want.
Negation doesn’t work—because models focus on what’s named.
Want better prompts? Say exactly what you want.
In my newsletter this week, I talk about how AI models mirror our minds by focusing on what we tell them not to do, making positive prompting essential for better results.
news.curiouslychase.com/p/the-pink-e...
news.curiouslychase.com/p/the-pink-e...
The Pink Elephant In The Room
AI models mirror our minds by focusing on what we tell them not to do, making positive prompting essential for better results.
news.curiouslychase.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In my newsletter this week, I talk about how AI models mirror our minds by focusing on what we tell them not to do, making positive prompting essential for better results.
news.curiouslychase.com/p/the-pink-e...
news.curiouslychase.com/p/the-pink-e...
Saw a guy wearing a Sleep Token shirt at the grocery store, so I asked him what he thought about "Even in Arcadia".
We talked for 20 minutes and it was just really a highlight.
We talked for 20 minutes and it was just really a highlight.
May 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Saw a guy wearing a Sleep Token shirt at the grocery store, so I asked him what he thought about "Even in Arcadia".
We talked for 20 minutes and it was just really a highlight.
We talked for 20 minutes and it was just really a highlight.
The best software is configurable.
Defaults welcome you in; hidden knobs set you free. ✨🤘
Defaults welcome you in; hidden knobs set you free. ✨🤘
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The best software is configurable.
Defaults welcome you in; hidden knobs set you free. ✨🤘
Defaults welcome you in; hidden knobs set you free. ✨🤘
Reposted by Chase Adams
Been finding a lot of value in getting some musings out of my mind and onto paper.
#musings #graphicdesign #poem #poetry #illustration #eink #supernote
#musings #graphicdesign #poem #poetry #illustration #eink #supernote
February 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Been finding a lot of value in getting some musings out of my mind and onto paper.
#musings #graphicdesign #poem #poetry #illustration #eink #supernote
#musings #graphicdesign #poem #poetry #illustration #eink #supernote
Sketch of my 8 year old playing Stardew Valley.
February 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Sketch of my 8 year old playing Stardew Valley.
If you have a @supernote.com and want to make your own custom templates (or modify mine!) here's a video of how to do it (with a Figma community link so you can copy what I've made)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_19y...
Figma Template Walkthrough for Supernote Users
YouTube video by Chase Adams
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If you have a @supernote.com and want to make your own custom templates (or modify mine!) here's a video of how to do it (with a Figma community link so you can copy what I've made)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_19y...
Making mazes on @supernote.com Nomad may be my new therapy.
February 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Making mazes on @supernote.com Nomad may be my new therapy.
In my latest newsletter issue, I dive into why AI models fall short when it comes to current events and how to use these tools wisely without being misled.
news.curiouslychase.com/p/your-ai-ch...
news.curiouslychase.com/p/your-ai-ch...
Your AI Chatbot Is Stuck in the Past—Here’s Why That Matters
A brief guide for how to use AI chatbots for current events.
news.curiouslychase.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In my latest newsletter issue, I dive into why AI models fall short when it comes to current events and how to use these tools wisely without being misled.
news.curiouslychase.com/p/your-ai-ch...
news.curiouslychase.com/p/your-ai-ch...
Reposted by Chase Adams
Someone in the @resilienceinsoftware.org Slack just asked a really savvy question about this Cloudflare incident report: blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-i.... Their question was: “Is it ‘human error’ if the system allows it?”
Cloudflare incident on February 6, 2025
On Thursday, February 6, 2025, we experienced an outage with our object storage service (R2) and products that rely on it. Here's what happened and what we're doing to fix this going forward.
blog.cloudflare.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Someone in the @resilienceinsoftware.org Slack just asked a really savvy question about this Cloudflare incident report: blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-i.... Their question was: “Is it ‘human error’ if the system allows it?”
I've been exploring new templates for my @supernote.com. I wanted them to be minimal and reusable. So far I like these!
February 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've been exploring new templates for my @supernote.com. I wanted them to be minimal and reusable. So far I like these!
I love my @supernote.com Nomad and I don't see a lot of people talk about screen mirroring, so I made a short video demoing it, showing how to turn it on and why I love it! 🖊️
youtu.be/ErVTy1IyOFw
youtu.be/ErVTy1IyOFw
Why Supernote Nomad Screen Mirroring Is The Best!
YouTube video by Chase Adams
youtu.be
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I love my @supernote.com Nomad and I don't see a lot of people talk about screen mirroring, so I made a short video demoing it, showing how to turn it on and why I love it! 🖊️
youtu.be/ErVTy1IyOFw
youtu.be/ErVTy1IyOFw
Some horoscope sketches on the @supernote.com.
Happy to share for screensavers if anyone is interested!
Happy to share for screensavers if anyone is interested!
February 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Some horoscope sketches on the @supernote.com.
Happy to share for screensavers if anyone is interested!
Happy to share for screensavers if anyone is interested!
The time you save by having AI write code for you, you double in review (or you should!) if you want it to be bug free and work as expexted.
February 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The time you save by having AI write code for you, you double in review (or you should!) if you want it to be bug free and work as expexted.
Taste is just bias but with better branding.
February 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Taste is just bias but with better branding.
New @supernote.com screensaver I made.
Wonder lives in the spaces between—where the familiar fades into the unknown, and curiosity carves paths into the vastness.
What stories does this landscape hold? What mysteries linger beneath its silent skies? Let’s step closer and find out.
Wonder lives in the spaces between—where the familiar fades into the unknown, and curiosity carves paths into the vastness.
What stories does this landscape hold? What mysteries linger beneath its silent skies? Let’s step closer and find out.
February 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New @supernote.com screensaver I made.
Wonder lives in the spaces between—where the familiar fades into the unknown, and curiosity carves paths into the vastness.
What stories does this landscape hold? What mysteries linger beneath its silent skies? Let’s step closer and find out.
Wonder lives in the spaces between—where the familiar fades into the unknown, and curiosity carves paths into the vastness.
What stories does this landscape hold? What mysteries linger beneath its silent skies? Let’s step closer and find out.
February 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM