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Introducing Alloy, a local-first AI workbench app for macOS.

• Own your history & memory: plain text files you control.
• Orchestrate: parallel agents, swap models mid-thread.
• Flow: riff to co-create with an AI & triggers as proactive monitors.

No lock-in, BYO-keys. https://smus.com/alloy-local-first-ai-workbench/

Boris Smus Feb 11

my little agent orchestrator is growing up. just playing around with some names now. wdyt?

Boris Smus Feb 6

updated for 2026

Boris Smus Dec 24

Built a NetHack-style roguelike and got an LLM to play it. LLMs are terrible at parsing ASCII maps. Solved it by converting FOV to explicit directions — "NEW: N, E" vs "VISITED: S" vs "BLOCKED: W". Once it knows what's novel vs explored, it actually navigates.

Boris Smus Oct 31

typography revealed

Boris Smus Sep 30

The most fruitful moments for contemplation are often the least conducive to capture. So I built a way to capture from anywhere - watch, phone, or e-paper - all flowing to plaintext. The pursuit of frictionless capture https://smus.com/notes/2025/the-pursuit-of-frictionless-capture/

Boris Smus Aug 14, 2024

US says it aims to 'lower temperature' in Middle East. Meanwhile in US

Boris Smus Aug 1, 2024

Explore the pivotal moment in 1900 when Karl Landsteiner classified blood into four types, revolutionizing transfusions and saving lives. Discover more milestones in the visual chronology of science. #ScienceHistory #Medicine #BloodTypes #AiArt
https://invention.cards/blood-types

Blood types | Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery

Specific properties of human blood were demonstrated, classifying it into four types: O, A, B, and AB. Plasma of some types of blood introduced into some patients could clump red cells and block blood vessels, leading to death. This breakthrough significantly improved the safety and effectiveness of blood transfusions.

Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery

Boris Smus Jul 30, 2024

Hugo de Vries' is known chiefly for suggesting the concept of genes, rediscovering the laws of heredity in the 1890s while apparently unaware of Gregor Mendel's work, for introducing the term "mutation", and for developing a mutation theory of evolution.
#Biology #Evolution #ScienceHistory #AiArt
https://invention.cards/mutations

Mutations | Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery

Research on the American evening primrose flower led to the discovery of visible changes in organisms, termed mutations. This concept advanced evolutionary theory by emphasizing broader changes in traits across generations.

Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery

Boris Smus Jul 26, 2024

In 1899, James Dewar achieved a groundbreaking milestone by producing solid hydrogen at just 14°K, setting the record for the coldest temperature ever! Helium couldn't solidify at that temp! 🌌❄️ #Physics #ScienceHistory #AiArt
https://invention.cards/solid-hydrogen

Solid hydrogen | Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery

Solid hydrogen was produced, achieving the lowest temperature ever obtained at 14° K. At this temperature, helium still remained gaseous.

Visual Chronology of Science & Discovery