Adam Chalmers
@adamchalmers.com
Rust at Zoo (prev Cloudflare). Texan (prev Australian). Pynchon fan (prev illiterate).
Building a new programming language for CAD at zoo.dev. Love reading sci-fi, pre-20th century history. Blogging at adamchalmers.com and living in Austin TX.
Building a new programming language for CAD at zoo.dev. Love reading sci-fi, pre-20th century history. Blogging at adamchalmers.com and living in Austin TX.
Okay, Lego flower corner complete.
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Okay, Lego flower corner complete.
Lego plant corner WIP.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Lego plant corner WIP.
Only remembered to take pics halfway through eating. But. Tonight's dinner was lamb kofta (heavily seasoned with lots of herbs and spices) and a quick roast veggie plate (green beans and peppers). Pls imagine these bowls as 2-3x as full.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Only remembered to take pics halfway through eating. But. Tonight's dinner was lamb kofta (heavily seasoned with lots of herbs and spices) and a quick roast veggie plate (green beans and peppers). Pls imagine these bowls as 2-3x as full.
This month we added KCL and GUI support for holes!
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This month we added KCL and GUI support for holes!
Unfortunately due to a Hungry Baby I didn't have time to take nice photos. But this absolutely slapped. My wife's jaw dropped. This is such a tasty chicken recipe. Not bad for my first chicken in a decade.
November 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Unfortunately due to a Hungry Baby I didn't have time to take nice photos. But this absolutely slapped. My wife's jaw dropped. This is such a tasty chicken recipe. Not bad for my first chicken in a decade.
Favorite perk of working from home. The food here is healthier and cheaper than office lunch.
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Favorite perk of working from home. The food here is healthier and cheaper than office lunch.
Here's representative book purchases from the last year or so. Almost all are insanely cheap, except a hardcover textbook ($100 on Amazon, $40 on eBay)
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here's representative book purchases from the last year or so. Almost all are insanely cheap, except a hardcover textbook ($100 on Amazon, $40 on eBay)
American football goes so hard as an immigrant, because you don't understand the rules and you never will. You get to turn your brain off and just enjoy the spectacle.
November 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
American football goes so hard as an immigrant, because you don't understand the rules and you never will. You get to turn your brain off and just enjoy the spectacle.
Please use this as a reaction gif if you need one of an Australian clapping approvingly.
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Please use this as a reaction gif if you need one of an Australian clapping approvingly.
I've stopped ignoring recruiter emails. Now I reply to every one of them, asking if they want to extend their reach by sponsoring austinsystems.com. Always be hustling. Always be grinding.
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I've stopped ignoring recruiter emails. Now I reply to every one of them, asking if they want to extend their reach by sponsoring austinsystems.com. Always be hustling. Always be grinding.
Here's a one-page reference for KCL, in case the 80 page KCL book was too long :) Each item links to either the API docs, or part of the book. You can download a PDF or view the flexible-size webpage here: github.com/KittyCAD/kcl...
October 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here's a one-page reference for KCL, in case the 80 page KCL book was too long :) Each item links to either the API docs, or part of the book. You can download a PDF or view the flexible-size webpage here: github.com/KittyCAD/kcl...
I love the Zoo team!!!!
October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I love the Zoo team!!!!
Carved some jack-o'-lanterns
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Carved some jack-o'-lanterns
From a work thread on "are you using LLMs, and if so, what for"
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
From a work thread on "are you using LLMs, and if so, what for"
Somehow @dennisbhooper.bsky.social is currently the second google image result for "dracula has outsmarted us again"
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Somehow @dennisbhooper.bsky.social is currently the second google image result for "dracula has outsmarted us again"
I found a very amusing bug in Zoo today. When is a hole not a hole?
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I found a very amusing bug in Zoo today. When is a hole not a hole?
Mate, you are a fucking legend. Thank you.
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Mate, you are a fucking legend. Thank you.
You can also give the LLM the math and your Rust translation, and ask it to review your code for mistakes/typos.
(and, to assess whether the LLM can accurately check for typos, you can introduce typos deliberately and see if it catches them)
(and, to assess whether the LLM can accurately check for typos, you can introduce typos deliberately and see if it catches them)
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
You can also give the LLM the math and your Rust translation, and ask it to review your code for mistakes/typos.
(and, to assess whether the LLM can accurately check for typos, you can introduce typos deliberately and see if it catches them)
(and, to assess whether the LLM can accurately check for typos, you can introduce typos deliberately and see if it catches them)
Yeah, it defined some common term helpers e.g. `let s = (ax - px) * dx + (ay - py) * dy + (bx - px) * dx + (by - py) * dy;` which are easy to verify manually. Then I subbed the helpers into the first equation manually to check the LLM's work.
October 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yeah, it defined some common term helpers e.g. `let s = (ax - px) * dx + (ay - py) * dy + (bx - px) * dx + (by - py) * dy;` which are easy to verify manually. Then I subbed the helpers into the first equation manually to check the LLM's work.
I was doing all the math by hand, but for equations this long, I need machine assistance.
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I was doing all the math by hand, but for equations this long, I need machine assistance.
damn... some PM really thought this was important enough to take up 1/6th of the Zoom window. they really thought they ate.
October 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
damn... some PM really thought this was important enough to take up 1/6th of the Zoom window. they really thought they ate.
