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Blair Neal

@laserpilot.bsky.social

Brooklyn NY - Creative Technologist/Artist working in experiential design and beyond www.ablairneal.com

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Wow - someone in my neighborhood doing a real deep clean this morning

04.08.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

01.08.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

23.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah thank you! p5.plotsvg was great to use on another open tool that I’m going to share out this week - a little song visualizer -> plot toy

21.07.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - golanlevin/p5-single-line-font-resources: An archive of monoline vector fonts, and p5.js code to render them. An archive of monoline vector fonts, and p5.js code to render them. - golanlevin/p5-single-line-font-resources

cc @golan.bsky.social and their excellent p5js single line font resource github.com/golanlevin/p... - im guessing I just re-made something that already exists, but vibe coding it was fun and educational nonetheless

18.07.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

18.07.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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uncovered skies A multimedia installation designed for the β€œinformation or inspiration?” exhibition held at the Suntory Museum […]

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

17.07.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

11.07.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like all these things need to do is mention a specific artwork/project or two and many of us would be cooked.

01.07.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ohhhh shit. Never heard of this! This is a great reference

25.06.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 )

25.06.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Omg eat shit, Cuomo. This is so exciting - congrats Mamdani!

25.06.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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... )

25.06.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

24.06.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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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.

A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, β€œDo you want to arrest the Comptroller?”

www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...

17.06.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1076    πŸ” 501    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 62
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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

16.06.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HYPERVSN - 3D Holographic Displays for Advertising, Events London-Based company. HYPERVSN 3D display technology creates cutting-edge holographic projection images with the highest resolution.

Yep! I saw it last year and it’s cool it’s still going. Those are the Hypervsn fans and they have been around for a minute hypervsn.com but they have a really solid illusion and look nice and bright. That wall is loud though hah

14.06.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen these and got a price (I forget specifics) but it was like 3-4x a normal LED panel. The panels look amazing though

14.06.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ventana – Home Ventana – More than a display. A window to the future.

These ultra thin microLED panels look crazy for large high res surfaces ventanadesign.com

14.06.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

14.06.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

12.06.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to share a new update to my Creative Tech Taxonomy - I added a tab that attempts to categorize various types of interactions how they can be enabled by a sensor. It's still missing some stuff, but I've wanted to share it for a while: laserpilot.github.io/Creative_Tec...

09.06.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Documentary heritage: fungal deterioration in Compact Discs - npj Heritage Science npj Heritage Science - Documentary heritage: fungal deterioration in Compact Discs

Not quite sure! It’s apparently called Geotrichum candidum - some study done on it www.nature.com/articles/s40... - it’s definitely between the layers

06.06.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Showed my 5yr old the wonders of physical media this morning and discovered that there is fungus eating one of my favorite 21yr old CDs

06.06.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Samsung EM32DX | Color E-paper Display 32" A stylish and slim 32” screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels that does not require constant power connection will be an excellent replacement for printed posters

Dang, 32” full color E-ink displays are really getting down in price - only $1500 for this Samsung timelineproav.com/product/sams...

03.06.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Post Mortem Tarot Cards Post Mortem a 90 card oracle deck featuring satirical cards aimed at people working in experiential design, creative technology and adjacent corporate

For anyone that missed the first sold out round of Post Mortem Tarot cards, I was able to get my design published by the company that produced them and you can order them direct if needed (also easier to get if you live outside the US): www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/marketp...

28.05.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vibe coding is cool, but people are really missing the untapped potential to screenshot the code shown on tv shows like Digimon, and have AI attempt to implement it

25.05.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ChatGPT - Post Mortem Tarot Reader Companion to the Blair Neal Tarot Deck - ablairneal.com

And that’s a wrap on the first edition of Post Mortem cards! Just sold out of all 100 I had on hand - I really appreciate all the support from everyone!

Laura Frank just shared me on a custom GPT she made to do readings with the cards - enjoy! chatgpt.com/g/g-680e982c...

03.05.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whew. 70 Post Mortem tarot decks successfully delivered to people from the pre-order. Dealing with physical products is no joke. Probably just going to call it when the extras I have are sold out. Thanks to all the supporters!

16.04.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Obviously would round the edges to be like cards but...would totally wear these on a job site

11.04.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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