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mitchallen.bsky.social
- Independent Software Developer (IndieDev) - internal Tools, Web, API, Automation, Apps - https://mitchallen.com - https://puzzlenut.xyz
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I’ve created an MCP server demo that returns MOCK (as in not real) weather data. I tested it on a Mac with Claude Desktop. #claude #mcp #api #aiagent github.com/mitchallen/m...

grey thunderstorm through heavy air in a hurry to equinoxe #art #abstract #painting #storm #spring #poetry

I’ve posted a working demo of using Clerk for authentication with React / Vite. I’ve included a Makefile and instructions to setup and run the server locally. #vite #react #clerk #authorization github.com/mitchallen/r...

Best tag line ever. #flyio #vibecoding

I’ve made my Pano Zoom app free until the end of June. Years ago I think you had to pick between Free or Paid. If that was the case then, it’s not the case now. In the future I’ll start apps free to build an audience and get feedback. #indiedev #pano apps.apple.com/us/app/pano-...

Overwater bungalow, Tahiti. I’m curious as to how a panoramic looks when uploaded to Bluesky. If you download it and view it using my Pano Zoom app, I wonder if something gets lost in the translation? #pano #tahiti #panoramic #panozoom

Former employees online are also claiming the “AI” was actually cheap offshore labor. A practice known as “AI Washing” - like “Green Washing” claims that a product is green - when it isn’t. #aiwashing #builderai finance.yahoo.com/news/builder...

Ivy Jacobsen (American Artist, born 1974) "Window into Spring", 2022. Oil, Acrylic, Collage and Resin on Wood Panel, 36 × 24 inches. Private Collection. #art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt

#MathArt

I couldn’t revive an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 to do a factory reset before I recycle it. So Plan B: open the case with a pry tool, put the 000 Phillips head in my screw driver and take it apart. #android #samsung #disassemble #noir

Pano Zoom (iOS) Panoramic Photo Viewer Demo. #pano #panoramic #indiedev

Aura, 2025 #art #Art #arte #fineart #blueskyart #artist #artgallery #artgalleries #abstractart #abstract #painting #digitalart #fineartphotography #photography #photographers #photographer @art-mutuals.bsky.social @bsky.art @photos.bsky.art @blueskyartists.bsky.social @blueskyphotography.bsky.social

I started my career in electronics. But moved to software when all those jobs went offshore. So for me this is a fascinating look at how things like that happen: youtu.be/NAj9zB4vaZc?...

#wip #blackart #abstract

#watercolor #abstract #art

New artwork, titled "Incandescence" ! Walnut oil on wood panel, 11 x 14 in., framed. #painting #artsky #artstudio #textureart #contemporarypainting #fineart #art #painter #montreal #artist #oilpainting #abstract #artcollector #curator #contemporary #blueskyartshow #belgoart #mtlartist #mtlart

Amadeus, 2025 #art #Art #arte #fineart #blueskyart #artist #artgalleries #abstractart #abstract #painting #digitalart #fineartphotography #photography #photographers #photographer @art-mutuals.bsky.social @bsky.art @photos.bsky.art @blueskyartists.bsky.social @blueskyphotography.bsky.social

COLORS PIXELS IN RED 01 - by Felipe De Vicente © Available in #Opensea opensea.io/item/matic/0... #art #artist #artwork #abstract #abstractart #pixel #pixelart #colors #gallery #artgallery #design #interiordesign #felipedevicente Interior Design by Gustavo Martes @gustavomartes.binaria.art.br

rain curtain vindictive winds searching for spring #Art #abstract #painting #spring #rain #poetry

For May 24th #BlueSkyArtShow, theme #LightAndShadow, here is a #photo from within a slot canyon with light cascading down the walls but failing to reach the depths. Tagging spam: #landscape #EastCoastKin #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #nature #abstract #blackandwhite #monochrome #classicmono

Intertidal #Maxon #C4D #Redshift #art #cg #cgart #gestalt #abstract #scape #ArtYear #ArtByHumans #CanadianArtist #BCArtist #BlueskyArtists

It turns out you can price your iPhone apps for as little as $0.29 USD. As an experiment in holiday pricing: I put in a temporary price reduction - for US and Canada only. It’s set to expire on May 26th. #indiedev #appdev #pano #panozoom #panorama apps.apple.com/us/app/pano-...

My latest app - Pano Zoom - is now available on the iOS App Store! It allows you to pan, pinch and zoom panoramic photos. The photos you take with your iPhone camera using the “pano” setting. apps.apple.com/us/app/pano-... #pano #panoramic #panorama #iosdev #appstore #indiedev

China has launched over 100 satellites for two broadband networks that could eventually rival the service from Elon Musk's SpaceX, but progress is hampered by launch bottlenecks and high failure rates. www.wired.com/story/china-...

China begins assembling its supercomputer in space

Ed Smylie, space hero, will be missed. Taught us all a valuable lesson: When all else fails, use more Duct Tape.

#watercolor #abstract #painting #art

A problem when you use LLMs on someone else’s server: Someone messing with the system prompt. Rogue employees, CEOs and managers have all been known to order changes in how an LLM responds for personal, narcissistic, business or political reasons. www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc...

the perfection of a petal in a rainy cloud #art #abstract #painting #cloud #perfect #rain #poetry

Interesting. Apple needs me to provide panoramic photos to verify my app submission for the iOS App Store. Easy enough to resolve. #panoramic #appstore #indiedev

I’m experimenting with selling digital downloads through my Buy Me a Coffee shop. You can see what it looks like here: buymeacoffee.com/mitchallen/e... The link is also available on my home page as well as my puzzle book site (see links in bio). #maze #puzzlebook #puzzle #printable

The biggest pain point with my latest app was letting the user manage what photos the app could access. There are three states which every app should honor: Full Access, Limited Access (user picks which photos are allowed) and Denied. Then the app needs to observe when the state changes.

🚨 Breaking: Coinbase reveals insider threat incident where overseas support agents were bribed to exfiltrate customer data. Company refusing $20M extortion demand, instead offering same amount as bounty for threat actor identification.

Waiting on my next app to be published. An easy way to pan and zoom inside your iPhone panorama photos. #panorama #appdev #iosdev

unhemmed // handcut paper collage on recycled paperboard, may 2025 #collageart #artsky #abstract #collage #queerart #artist

Sticker of the Day! This is my sticker based on my painting, "Meow" www.joyousjoyness.com/collections/... #art #sticker #tuxedocat #cat

Stoic, Acrylic and Pumice on Canvas, 2024 48x48” (SOLD) #art #artstudio #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #abstractartist #artist #artistlife #myart #myartstyle #myartstudio #creativity #minneapolis #mplsart #abstractexpressionism #artforsale #abstraktekunst

Painting by Juan Brufal #art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt #cats

New painting! “The Party Boat” “16.5 x 16.5” Oil on Canvas #partyBoat #boozeCruise #bigFun #skyArt #quietBeach #sundayVibes #oilPainting #fineArt #abstract #landscape #figurative #art

One of my abstract paintings. #art #painting #colors #abstract #mssmart

youtu.be/wLb9g_8r-mE?... #jonyive

Just a WIP of an IndieGame Devs project in progress!!! From idea to a controllable character in game! Follow us to see what we are up to here at LightBear #lightbear #dev #gamedev #gamestudio #unreal6 #newengine #unrealengine #prototype #prototypegame #webof #webofwires #Unity6

Instead of installing CLI tools on your n8n server, wrap them in a custom server. It’s portable, scalable and doesn’t require a custom n8n server. #n8n #automation #workflow #api #docker

Down on the Cube Farm #Maxon #C4D #Cinema4D #Redshift #art #cg #cgart #abstract #gestalt #whimsy #stilllife #scape #ArtYear #ArtByHumans #CanadianArtist #KelownaArtist #BlueskyArtists

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