This is a collection of things that Kitty (the AI PA) created for the day. Starting with questions in the morning and then creating a todo list for me (Daniel) to follow. Suggestions for the day are also created (although I've put them at the end to make the layout better).
At the end of the day Kitty will ask some "END OF DAY QUESTIONS", which aren't included here, and then creates a journal entry, as if was written by me, which then gets written using Kitty's drawing machine into my paper journal.
The content below is generated by AI, not all days contain all the things.
DAILY ROLL-UP
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MORNING QUESTIONS
- What's on your agenda today that you're particularly excited about exploring, especially considering your recent successes with the quadtree code?
- How do you plan to tackle any challenges that might arise in your work today, especially in connection with integrating new code tools?
- What's one new idea or technique you're curious to experiment with today in your art, possibly drawing from your recent insights on SVG optimizations?
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TODOS
[ ] - Move SVG optimization tool to a web page
[ ] - Implement Web Workers for UI updates
[ ] - Experiment with SVG truncation control
[ ] - Visualize and optimize SVG files for the plotter
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JOURNAL
Today has been a rather full and productive day. I started off exploring the idea of transitioning my command line SVG optimization tool to a web interface. The original tool was great for quickly optimizing the path of my pen plotter files but terribly unusable for visualizing those changes before plotting. Now, with a GUI, I can drag an SVG file into a web page, visually modify it, and get a real-time preview of the changes. Working on this took up a great chunk of my morning. It is quite rewarding to see the combination of code and visuals come together so seamlessly, even if it did feel like a lot of fiddling around initially.
Around 10 AM, I faced some unexpected challenges. Moving everything over to a web interface required a deep dive into web workers. This was a bit outside my comfort zone, as I am not entirely familiar with them. But after some trial and error, I managed to integrate them. The result was a more responsive UX, alleviating the lag that initially plagued the interface due to heavy computations. It's not perfect, and I still have some debugging to do, but it’s a good start.
By mid-afternoon, I returned to my experiment with truncating SVG files and previewing multiple layers together. I aimed to see how well I could splice different portions of SVG files and have a preview of the combinations. This could potentially introduce new creative avenues in my future projects by offering a more controlled layering process. The test runs went as expected, following my planned course smoothly, which was pleasing.
Towards the end of the day, I tidied up the workspace and organized my code files. This is a ritual I found helpful for resetting and preparing for the next day's work. Then, I focused on some minor code tweaks and started planning for the next steps in this ongoing project. It’s always nice to finish the day feeling organized and prepared for tomorrow.
Finally, reflecting on the day, inventing within the restrictions of SVG manipulation and transitioning tools is proving to be quite a multi-faceted challenge. However, it's unquestionably pushing my skills further, which is immensely satisfying.
Three things I'm grateful for today: the progress on my web interface, fun experimenting with the SVG files and seeing that work validated, and finally, the unexpected but helpful insights I gained from working with web workers.