Jack Cheng

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Author of See You in the Cosmos (2017) and The Many Masks of Andy Zhou (2023). Maker of Bebop on iOS. Alum of Building Beauty, postgrad architecture program based on the work of Christopher Alexander.
📍Detroit

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Personalhttps://www.jackcheng.com
Bebophttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/bebop-quick-notes/id6477824795
Show threadJack Cheng2d ago
@aparrish for most uses I think of it like cardboard: flimsy, yes. But great for prototyping as it’s sturdy enough to live with for weeks or longer. Once you prove what you’re trying to test with it, then you can remake it w/ better material (and/or hire a better programmer to help)
Jack Cheng2d ago
Sunday #456: A Working Writer https://www.jackcheng.com/sunday/456-a-working-writer/
#456: A Working Writer

I’m thinking about formats today. Though, it’s more accurate to say I’m often thinking about them for this newsletter. In the past, it’s been a book publishing dispatch, travelogue, link grab-bag, weekly pieces of first-draft poetry, and other, more shortly lived experiments. Since 2021, I’ve

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Jack ChengMar 17
Haven’t posted here in a minute but here’s my new piece for Every on OpenClaw, digital maintenance circles, Wall-E, Cobol, and Admin Nights https://every.to/p/i-hired-an-ai-to-do-my-chores-now-i-maintain-the-ai
I Hired an AI to Do My Chores. Now I Maintain the AI.

Hiring a personal AI assistant taught me that you can’t automate away upkeep—and that might be a good thing

Jack ChengMay 14, 2024
I built my first iOS app! It’s called Bebop and it helps you capture notes as open-format text or markdown files, saved and synced with iCloud or Dropbox. I wrote up a post about my motivations and the design/dev process here: https://www.jackcheng.com/bebop-design-dev-process/
An iOS App for Capturing Notes as Text Files

Design and development notes for Bebop.

Jack Cheng