Charles Chamberlain

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

Sometimes I just want to quit everything, move to a lightly forested countryside, and write a mix of bash and ruby while sipping bourbon and thinking about what could have been

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@janniksco @betaworks It's turned out to be a hack night rather than talks, but we'll have more!

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

Don't miss the next NYC Future of Coding event at @betaworks next Wednesday! https://t.co/14DQwcJfmX

[Folk Computer @FolkComputer]

New newsletter published today!

Filled with tons of system updates & new demo programs:

[Folk Computer @FolkComputer]

@charlesetc has been building tools to visualize and update vectors in Folk

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[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@tobyshooters I love this. My answer: not creating or building anything. Passing your time in a slot that you landed in without thinking or enacting your own agency at all

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@dustingetz https://t.co/cc7RTHIWqp

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

Just happily tapped my way through Fish, a subversive look at what it means to create and consume content on the internet https://t.co/HTGI6xtcLp

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@qualmist ooh what's boxer?

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

Finally publishing Apricot! A prototype of a structure editor for typing out user interfaces very quickly: https://t.co/OccQYMrvhq

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@_yogr Best way is through twitter or at the bottom of the page here! https://t.co/WHzRz2jhqr

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

We put two million tv-sized, touch-screen displays, hooked up to computers, into classrooms around the world and used them to… simulate chalkboards?? 😳

[cristóbal @tobyshooters]

computers are communication devices

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@tobyshooters @inexactsciences Oh damn

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

"A tool addresses human needs by amplifying human capabilities."

"A tool converts what we can do into what we want to do. A great tool is designed to fit both sides."

https://t.co/vLnWvscIDR

[Steve Krouse @stevekrouse]

NYC Future of Coding July 2023 Meetup
⏰ Weds, July 12 at 5:30pm
📍@betaworks

RSVP! Tell your friends! Bring your laptop & something to demo or share!

https://t.co/Lah2mr7t9f

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@causalislands Projectors!

[cwervo @cwervo]

VR tracks people (fingers, bodies, eyes)

Tangible computing tracks objects (paper, tea cups, pens)

A lot of people see tangible computing projects & ask "why do you need the IRL paper/tea cup/pen? Wouldn't it be *cleaner* in VR?"

The mess of the real world Is The Point!

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@polbaladas Yes! Tragic that our computers have no ability to plug in multiple mice and have multiple cursors

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

@alanlaidlaw That is wild

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

Does anyone know where I can find a physical gauge like the one below that I can control with a computer?

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

https://t.co/fV0ta0hkoX

[Charles Chamberlain @charlesetc]

Oh my goodness https://t.co/abUdGVL6S4