Tom Finnigan

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I make tools for artists, designers, and engineers. Previously at T-splines, Autodesk, Apple. Currently doing geometry at Roblox

A short post on how to find physical versions of some famous graphics test models.

https://tfinniga.blogspot.com/2026/02/collecting-physical-objects-behind.html

@siracusa another problem for vibe coding is Kernigan’s law:
“Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place. So if you're as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?”
@siracusa the quote I think of that’s relevant to vibe coding and 4th generation languages is:
“When someone says, "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done," give him a lollipop.” - Alan Perlis
With the rise of food delivery services, how many dogs now start salivating when they hear the doorbell?

Eating cookies with my daughter

Me: Did you know that beavers have a gland near their butts that secrete something that tastes like vanilla?

Daughter: Why are you telling me that?

Me: But don’t worry, that’s not in these cookies

Daughter: …

Me: These cookies have molasses

Daughter: why are you like this

I dreamt that I was at the farmer’s market and saw a stall selling Fortran CSS tutorials. I paid my money, and they tried to give me a waffle with ice cream, saying the sign was a joke. Woke up mad.

After 14yrs, the RickRoll is no more. It's finally been taken down.

Another internet meme bites the dust.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ just shows an error msg now. 😞

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)

The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. Never: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! Follow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ...

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Sigh. MacOS Gilroy overlooked again. Maybe next year

Salt is a type of rock. Salt is necessary to live.

So, medical experts agree that you should eat a small rock per day, but only if that rock is 1500-2300 mg of salt.

Some call it snoring, but I prefer ‘artisanal white noise generation’