log.caffeine
Stuff to do the things with.
I have a screenshot problem. I'll be halfway through some bullshit on TikTok and suddenly there's a GitHub repo I want to try, an image prompt I can actually use, or a little tool that solves a problem I'd just accepted as part of using a computer. Screenshot. Back to scrolling. The mildly caffeinated squirrel has acquired another nut.
The funny thing is, if you look at enough of those screenshots together, you can see what the feed has figured out about you. Mine knows I'll stop for a weird use of AI, a better way to make something, or anything that gets an honest "Wait, that exists?" The feed decides what crosses my screen. I decide what's worth keeping.
I've wanted to do a newsletter for a long time. The part I kept getting hung up on was what I'd put in it that we weren't already talking about on the blog. Then I looked at the camera roll. We spend a lot of time on the blog talking about doing stuff. log.caffeine is where I can hand you the stuff to do the things with.
Beautifully descriptive language, I know. So this is my version of a newsletter, from Cafe Washburn.
Every so often I'll pull together a batch of tools, prompts, and little discoveries worth a look. Each issue opens with a quick note about what turned up and why it caught my eye. Then you can grab a link, copy a prompt, and get on with whatever you're making.
The first batch
Issue 001 has 25 tools and six copy-ready image prompts.
There's OpenMontage, a project that wants to turn a coding agent into a video studio. There's Skykeep, which got me with three words: iCloud on Linux. And there's a prompt that pulls a mechanical watch apart in midair.
The one I keep thinking about is Zoo Design Studio. I've been doing a lot of 3D printing, and there's a familiar moment when you know exactly what little part you need and realize you still have to sit down and draw the damn thing. The idea of describing it and getting editable CAD back is exactly the sort of thing that earns a screenshot around here.
If you've got a minute, start with Fresh Grounds, the handful of finds up top. You can also search the full issue, save what catches your eye, or download it for later.
Browse log.caffeine.
Rich Washburn is a technologist, strategist, and Founder & Chief AI Architect of ARIA AI Labs, working at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, communications, and capital. He also serves as Managing Partner and Chief AI Officer at Eliakim Capital.
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