Alastair Tse
@liquidx.net
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Alastair Tse
@liquidx.net
· Oct 18
We're like social network nomads wondering the desert encountering an oasis to stay in and then realize it was a mirage.
Most of June was spent on this: my hyper-personal finance app that's designed for my needs and only my needs. It takes all my financial documents, uses an LLM to read and classify the contents and produces visual analysis of my financial world in a way I understand.
liquidx.net/posts/2026/f...
liquidx.net/posts/2026/f...
Fine Financials
Fine Financials is my hyper-personal finance app that's designed for my needs and only my needs. It takes all my financial documents, uses an LLM to read and classify the contents and produces visual ...
liquidx.net
July 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Most of June was spent on this: my hyper-personal finance app that's designed for my needs and only my needs. It takes all my financial documents, uses an LLM to read and classify the contents and produces visual analysis of my financial world in a way I understand.
liquidx.net/posts/2026/f...
liquidx.net/posts/2026/f...
Amazingly managed to write month notes for the second month! On vibe coding a finance app, an embedded device, the world cup and daft punk.
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liquidx.net/posts/2026/m...
Month Notes for June 2026
Month Notes for June 2026
liquidx.net
July 1, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Amazingly managed to write month notes for the second month! On vibe coding a finance app, an embedded device, the world cup and daft punk.
liquidx.net/posts/2026/m...
liquidx.net/posts/2026/m...
Finally got around to posting my first monthnotes ever. (I'm working on making it weekly, but small steps)
liquidx.net/posts/2026/m...
liquidx.net/posts/2026/m...
Month Notes for May 2026
Month Notes for May 2026
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June 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Finally got around to posting my first monthnotes ever. (I'm working on making it weekly, but small steps)
liquidx.net/posts/2026/m...
liquidx.net/posts/2026/m...
Reposted by Alastair Tse
June 18, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I just realized that the world cup started, and also realized I just watched the first two games, and also realized I have all the free time to watch every single game. #retiree
June 12, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I just realized that the world cup started, and also realized I just watched the first two games, and also realized I have all the free time to watch every single game. #retiree
I managed to get resident.inanimate.tech working to send custom gradients to m5sticks3 over wifi. The hot reloading is like magic. Thanks @genmon.fyi for putting this together!
I also managed to hook up the mic, now wondering if I could make http requests... 🤔
I also managed to hook up the mic, now wondering if I could make http requests... 🤔
May 31, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I managed to get resident.inanimate.tech working to send custom gradients to m5sticks3 over wifi. The hot reloading is like magic. Thanks @genmon.fyi for putting this together!
I also managed to hook up the mic, now wondering if I could make http requests... 🤔
I also managed to hook up the mic, now wondering if I could make http requests... 🤔
I made a thing yesterday, and today I made it better.
Revisited an old project of mine from several years ago rendering open train data from the Japan government. At the time I barely got it working but this time I had a stab at it with AI and really made it work.
train-lines.liquidx.net
Revisited an old project of mine from several years ago rendering open train data from the Japan government. At the time I barely got it working but this time I had a stab at it with AI and really made it work.
train-lines.liquidx.net
Japan Train Lines by @liquidx
Plotting each train line of Japan
train-lines.liquidx.net
May 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I made a thing yesterday, and today I made it better.
Revisited an old project of mine from several years ago rendering open train data from the Japan government. At the time I barely got it working but this time I had a stab at it with AI and really made it work.
train-lines.liquidx.net
Revisited an old project of mine from several years ago rendering open train data from the Japan government. At the time I barely got it working but this time I had a stab at it with AI and really made it work.
train-lines.liquidx.net
Finally deleted all my tweets from Twitter.
The web API rate limits to 200 deletes per 15 mins, and I had 13209 tweets - roughly 16 hours if nothing went wrong (and it did a few times.)
My Twitter For You feed immediately went from geeky japanese cartographers to AI bros arguing with each other.
The web API rate limits to 200 deletes per 15 mins, and I had 13209 tweets - roughly 16 hours if nothing went wrong (and it did a few times.)
My Twitter For You feed immediately went from geeky japanese cartographers to AI bros arguing with each other.
May 7, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Finally deleted all my tweets from Twitter.
The web API rate limits to 200 deletes per 15 mins, and I had 13209 tweets - roughly 16 hours if nothing went wrong (and it did a few times.)
My Twitter For You feed immediately went from geeky japanese cartographers to AI bros arguing with each other.
The web API rate limits to 200 deletes per 15 mins, and I had 13209 tweets - roughly 16 hours if nothing went wrong (and it did a few times.)
My Twitter For You feed immediately went from geeky japanese cartographers to AI bros arguing with each other.
Have any of you wondered why island is not pronounced is-land?
May 2, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Have any of you wondered why island is not pronounced is-land?
After 6863 days, yesterday was my final day at Google. Two months shy of 19 years.
There's no next thing, I'm retiring to spend time completing my side quests.
There's no next thing, I'm retiring to spend time completing my side quests.
April 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
After 6863 days, yesterday was my final day at Google. Two months shy of 19 years.
There's no next thing, I'm retiring to spend time completing my side quests.
There's no next thing, I'm retiring to spend time completing my side quests.
Let me report another supply chain attack: While I was reading about the axios supply chain attack, I was fooled into thinking that The Hacker News is the Hacker News (hn.ycombinator.com).
thehackernews.com/2026/03/axio...
thehackernews.com/2026/03/axio...
Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account
Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 injected malicious [email protected] after npm compromise on March 31, 2026, deploying cross-platform RAT malware.
thehackernews.com
March 31, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Let me report another supply chain attack: While I was reading about the axios supply chain attack, I was fooled into thinking that The Hacker News is the Hacker News (hn.ycombinator.com).
thehackernews.com/2026/03/axio...
thehackernews.com/2026/03/axio...
I'm this 👌 close to muting anything that starts with "the future of" because there's nothing more annoying than someone trying to predict the future.
Let's stay in the present.
Let's stay in the present.
March 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I'm this 👌 close to muting anything that starts with "the future of" because there's nothing more annoying than someone trying to predict the future.
Let's stay in the present.
Let's stay in the present.
We are resurrecting the Geo Tokyo meetup that has been on a 3.5 year hiatus. @reustle.org and I are inviting those who like geeking out on maps and geo data to come join us on Apr 1 at FabCafe Tokyo for a good fun chat.
luma.com/r4k3o638
luma.com/r4k3o638
Geo Tokyo #6 - Spring 2026 · Luma
Join us for our 6th Geo Tokyo event!
After a three year hiatus, we're back. This is a casual meetup of mapping enthusiasts in Tokyo. If you like making maps,…
luma.com
March 20, 2026 at 8:14 AM
We are resurrecting the Geo Tokyo meetup that has been on a 3.5 year hiatus. @reustle.org and I are inviting those who like geeking out on maps and geo data to come join us on Apr 1 at FabCafe Tokyo for a good fun chat.
luma.com/r4k3o638
luma.com/r4k3o638
Another vibe coded thing that was easier to make than to search for. A qrcode generator where I can mess with the pixels and see if it scans.
aversion.one/of/qrcode
aversion.one/of/qrcode
March 16, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Another vibe coded thing that was easier to make than to search for. A qrcode generator where I can mess with the pixels and see if it scans.
aversion.one/of/qrcode
aversion.one/of/qrcode
I dislocated my knee a month ago snowboarding, and so I've been channelling all my frustration and energy into building this big site about Japanese snowboards.
The world of Japanese snowboards is very fragmented and not so well documented, but also huge and fascinating.
The world of Japanese snowboards is very fragmented and not so well documented, but also huge and fascinating.
February 20, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I dislocated my knee a month ago snowboarding, and so I've been channelling all my frustration and energy into building this big site about Japanese snowboards.
The world of Japanese snowboards is very fragmented and not so well documented, but also huge and fascinating.
The world of Japanese snowboards is very fragmented and not so well documented, but also huge and fascinating.
As a fun experiment, while redesigning my website again this year, I wondered what would happen if I could navigate my website using terminal commands. Today, I got it working after a few attempts:
liquidx.net/posts/2026/t...
liquidx.net/posts/2026/t...
February 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
As a fun experiment, while redesigning my website again this year, I wondered what would happen if I could navigate my website using terminal commands. Today, I got it working after a few attempts:
liquidx.net/posts/2026/t...
liquidx.net/posts/2026/t...
Preparing for the new snow season with major updates to my snowline.jp site. Added loads more webcams, better snow data and even resort opening dates.
December 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Preparing for the new snow season with major updates to my snowline.jp site. Added loads more webcams, better snow data and even resort opening dates.
For many years, I have wanted to get a Sigma fp camera. Now I even want it more after finding out how they build everything in Aizu, Fukushima.
www.sigma-global.com/en/about/
www.sigma-global.com/en/about/
November 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
For many years, I have wanted to get a Sigma fp camera. Now I even want it more after finding out how they build everything in Aizu, Fukushima.
www.sigma-global.com/en/about/
www.sigma-global.com/en/about/
Reposted by Alastair Tse
Halloween logicals, still the best 10/31 venn
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Halloween logicals, still the best 10/31 venn
I feel like I should also launch an AI browser. AI browser is the new todo list.
Everyone thinks everyone wants one, but actually we all secretly hate it.
Everyone thinks everyone wants one, but actually we all secretly hate it.
October 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I feel like I should also launch an AI browser. AI browser is the new todo list.
Everyone thinks everyone wants one, but actually we all secretly hate it.
Everyone thinks everyone wants one, but actually we all secretly hate it.
Today I learned that in CSS, `color: darkgray` is lighter that `color: gray`
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/color-fo...
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/color-fo...
October 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Today I learned that in CSS, `color: darkgray` is lighter that `color: gray`
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/color-fo...
www.joshwcomeau.com/css/color-fo...
AI as a ghost is pretty wonderful. It's not alive but it some how can do things that normal humans can't, yet has some fatal flaws. Stuck in pergatory or on a device.
@genmon.fyi writes about this:
interconnected.org/home/2025/09...
@genmon.fyi writes about this:
interconnected.org/home/2025/09...
I like AI slop and I cannot lie
Posted on Friday 26 Sep 2025. 876 words, 9 links. By Matt Webb.
interconnected.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
AI as a ghost is pretty wonderful. It's not alive but it some how can do things that normal humans can't, yet has some fatal flaws. Stuck in pergatory or on a device.
@genmon.fyi writes about this:
interconnected.org/home/2025/09...
@genmon.fyi writes about this:
interconnected.org/home/2025/09...
Another #vibecoding update. Spent the long weekend making an Android app of my dreams . A check-in & location timeline app that allows me to check in post visit. Did so much I ran out of quota on Claude Pro that I decided to try out Codex (w/ ChatGPT Plus) and Gemini CLI.
September 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Another #vibecoding update. Spent the long weekend making an Android app of my dreams . A check-in & location timeline app that allows me to check in post visit. Did so much I ran out of quota on Claude Pro that I decided to try out Codex (w/ ChatGPT Plus) and Gemini CLI.
Maybe it's just me that finds this funny, but ASDF stands for Japan's Air Self Defense Force. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Japan to send ASDF fighter jets to Europe, Canada for 1st time - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will send Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jets for the first time to Britain, Germany and Canada for defense exchanges star
mainichi.jp
September 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Maybe it's just me that finds this funny, but ASDF stands for Japan's Air Self Defense Force. mainichi.jp/english/arti...