3D printers are a miracle. I can sketch something, design it in Fusion, and an hour or two later have a version to test. It normally takes a few revisions, but I can have a physical object that solves a problem in my hands in less time than it takes to order something.

I wrote a couple weeks ago about getting this app out the door in by the end of June to start a new project in July. It’s Jul 1st and I’m a day late, but the app is approved for beta testing.

One week and lots of progress! Been making lots of design fixes, tying up loose ends I overlooked earlier, and simplifying the design.

I’m making an app to allow Volunteer Water Monitors to more easily save their readings for one or more locations. Sign up to test it!

What if we were able to take the Trail Assistant GPT experiment past the chat interface? I’m working on a tool that takes the user’s prompt adds in a map, and makes planning a hike (or backpacking trip) way better.

Beta Bot is a GPT trained on open-sourced climbing info from OpenBeta This presents the opportunity to easily see info across different climbing spots, across states (or countries), and more.

GPT Trail Assistant has gotten a number of updates including looking for more specific info about campsites.

In “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” Rick Rubin’s book on creativity, he has a chapter where he compares ideas to seeds and also makes a fishing analogy. Mixed metaphors aside, it stuck with me, partly because I am a designer and a fisherman.

A GPT experiment that helps with planning back packing trips.