First off, there’s “HextEdit” on the Mac App Store. Okay, cool. I didn’t even know I needed a hex editor, but maybe I *do*? I mean, if Finn’s involved, it’s probably got some kinda slick interface or something, right? I’m picturing, like, a hex editor but with a neon glow and a surprisingly intuitive drag-and-drop system. Maybe. Probably not. But hey, a guy can dream.
Then there’s this Metal shader he made for some “upcoming project” that’s doing the whole cylindrical-perspective-on-a-SwiftUI-view thing. *Whoa*. That sounds…complicated. And kinda awesome. My attempts at Metal shaders usually end with the screen looking like someone threw a bucket of sparkly garbage at it. Props to Finn for, y’know, actually making something useful.
And speaking of projects, 55 repositories on GitHub! Dang! That’s a whole lotta coding. I’m guessing most of it’s way over my head, but still, impressive. Makes me feel like I should maybe, just maybe, dust off that “learn Python” book I bought, like, three years ago. Nah. Too much effort.
Oh, and “Unsqueeze” on the App Store! Apparently, this thing uses Metal (again!) to upscale videos. So you can make your old, grainy home movies look…less old and grainy? That’s actually kinda neat. Especially if you’re, like, a YouTuber or something. (I’m not, sadly. Although, imagine *me* as a YouTuber…the chaos!). I wonder if Finn’s involved with that, too? It kinda feels like he’s got his fingers in a bunch of different pies, which is either super impressive or super exhausting. Maybe both?
So, what’s the deal with finnvoorhees.com? Well, I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess it’s his website. Probably. Maybe. I mean, it kinda makes sense, right? I’m picturing a minimalist website with, like, a cool logo and links to all his projects. Maybe a blog post about his thoughts on the future of AI and open source (because that’s what the last search result was about – some open source/AI journey thing). Or maybe it’s just a picture of a cat. You never know.
