Telos Engineering

Personal explorations of science and technology by Matt Howes

Category: Exploration

  • AetherGraph (visualization of complex networks)

    AetherGraph (visualization of complex networks)

    I often find myself wanting to visualize information in 3D, and finally got around to implementing something, called Aethergraph. I find it useful for: Aethergraph has a couple default datasets, including: You can also use the ‘load custom’ to look at individual Reddit posts, Hacker News posts, or your own Google Sheet-based datasets. For Google…

  • “More than Gold” (free song)

    By leveraging ChatGPT and Suno, I was able to make this song in under 10 minutes.   I think it’s pretty good, and you can download it here to see if you agree. Since I made it with Suno’s free tier, I don’t own any of the commercial rights.   Imagine a world where everyone…

  • Tablet Weaving

    Tablet Weaving

    I found basket weaving very rewarding, but there were a couple negative aspects: I first turned to pattern weaving. There is great content online, and this is an excellent book that’s accessible to beginners: You can buy the slotted heddle or make it yourself: I built a simple rig to facilitate the process: I made…

  • Diving

    Diving

    Manta rays off the coast of Komodo Island (Indonesia). The current is very fast, so we’re holding on to the bottom and the rays are swimming against the current.