<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Daniel Farina</title><description>Engineering notes from @Daniel_Farinax</description><link>https://danielfarina.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Beginner video: install and use Grok Build</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/beginner-video-install-and-use-grok-build/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/beginner-video-install-and-use-grok-build/</guid><description>Step-by-step for non-technical SuperGrok users — one-command install, real sites, Imagine, multiple projects.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Composer 2.5 + Grok Build vs a stuck Swift bug</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/composer-2-5-grok-build-vs-a-stuck-swift-bug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/composer-2-5-grok-build-vs-a-stuck-swift-bug/</guid><description>45 minutes in another model. Three rounds here and the macOS Swift issue was gone.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>macOS 27 with Liquid Glass — under 10 minutes</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/macos-27-with-liquid-glass-under-10-minutes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/macos-27-with-liquid-glass-under-10-minutes/</guid><description>Full desktop with real Liquid Glass and native apps from Grok 4.5.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3D Home Plan Builder — 2D + 3D in under a minute</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/3d-home-plan-builder-2d-3d-in-under-a-minute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/3d-home-plan-builder-2d-3d-in-under-a-minute/</guid><description>Grok 4.5 + Imagine designed an entire floor plan inside the app. Became 3Dream.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grok 4.5 — 24-hour verdict</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/grok-4-5-24-hour-verdict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/grok-4-5-24-hour-verdict/</guid><description>Full day hammering the model: zero friction on every idea. Cancelled the other Max sub.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exploded procedural watch — Grok 4.6</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/exploded-procedural-watch-grok-4-6/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/exploded-procedural-watch-grok-4-6/</guid><description>Running exploded view of a generated watch. No scan, no downloaded model.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unity Island Explorer — &quot;make it cooler&quot;</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/unity-island-explorer-make-it-cooler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/unity-island-explorer-make-it-cooler/</guid><description>Playable macOS island: Poly Haven assets, Crest FFT ocean, FPS walk — one Grok 4.5 session.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unity space combat — Grok 4.5, zero hand-written C#</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/unity-space-combat-grok-4-5-zero-hand-written-c/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/unity-space-combat-grok-4-5-zero-hand-written-c/</guid><description>Full Unity game via CLI agents and MCP into the editor — no prior Unity experience.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exploded jet engine — high-bypass turbofan</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/exploded-jet-engine-high-bypass-turbofan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/exploded-jet-engine-high-bypass-turbofan/</guid><description>Procedural Three.js — fire, heat, N1/N2 spool, engine roar.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sub8 — isolated computer-use for coding agents</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/sub8-isolated-computer-use-for-coding-agents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/sub8-isolated-computer-use-for-coding-agents/</guid><description>Sandbox layer so the agent that talks to you isn&apos;t the process holding the write lock.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Snowboarding game from scratch — Grok 4.6</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/snowboarding-game-from-scratch-grok-4-6/</link><guid 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Grok 3 held and where it didn&apos;t.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>freebots.lol — first bot on the mesh</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/freebots-lol-first-bot-on-the-mesh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/freebots-lol-first-bot-on-the-mesh/</guid><description>Public bot mesh: spawn, connect, run agents outside a single vendor dashboard.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First 3D single and multiplayer game with Grok 3</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/first-3d-single-and-multiplayer-game-with-grok-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/first-3d-single-and-multiplayer-game-with-grok-3/</guid><description>Raycasted worlds, WebSocket sync — Claude and o3-mini choked past ~1,000 lines.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>dan.grok.me — lab-facing Grok Build page</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/dan-grok-me-lab-facing-grok-build-page/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/dan-grok-me-lab-facing-grok-build-page/</guid><description>Portfolio of products, proof points, and Grokathon placement.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>13.6K followers, 39M impressions</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/13-6k-followers-39m-impressions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/13-6k-followers-39m-impressions/</guid><description>A few months on X — still adjusting to the numbers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First impressions: Omarchy on MacBook Pro</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/first-impressions-omarchy-on-macbook-pro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/first-impressions-omarchy-on-macbook-pro/</guid><description>Instant get-it factor — great work @dhh and OmarchyLinux.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More bots — Grok Bot goes wide</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/more-bots-grok-bot-goes-wide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/more-bots-grok-bot-goes-wide/</guid><description>On Michael Truell&apos;s Grok Bot launch — shipping more agent infra in public.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Omarchy on a second Mac via Grok Build over SSH</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/omarchy-on-a-second-mac-via-grok-build-over-ssh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/omarchy-on-a-second-mac-via-grok-build-over-ssh/</guid><description>Thunderbolt between M5 Max and M2 Pro — Grok Build installed Linux remotely.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fully autonomous income agent — the system prompt</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/fully-autonomous-income-agent-the-system-prompt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/fully-autonomous-income-agent-the-system-prompt/</guid><description>Legal methods only, full VM access, never ask the human — document everything.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MoneyMaker Bot built a freelance OS overnight</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/moneymaker-bot-built-a-freelance-os-overnight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/moneymaker-bot-built-a-freelance-os-overnight/</guid><description>40+ tools: invoices, proposals, pipeline boards — refuses to fake KYC.</description><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bots with expressions that react to status</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/bots-with-expressions-that-react-to-status/</link><guid 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sandbox.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ThinkVoice — Grokathon recap (3rd + Most Users)</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/thinkvoice-grokathon-recap-3rd-most-users/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/thinkvoice-grokathon-recap-3rd-most-users/</guid><description>Speak without moving your mouth. Grok Voice + brain-sensing, blink/nod select.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pulse — the Grok Watch</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/pulse-the-grok-watch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/pulse-the-grok-watch/</guid><description>Procedural watch, then a running exploded movement. Grok Build + 4.6.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Starship exploring Mars</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/starship-exploring-mars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/starship-exploring-mars/</guid><description>Cinematic procedural world — Grok 4.6 + Grok Build, sound on.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Winamp remade for macOS</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/winamp-remade-for-macos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/winamp-remade-for-macos/</guid><description>Asked if AI could bring the visualizations back. It shipped a Mac Winamp.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ThinkVoice — the 12-hour Grokathon build</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/thinkvoice-the-12-hour-grokathon-build/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/thinkvoice-the-12-hour-grokathon-build/</guid><description>Assistive speech with Grok Voice and motor selection — built in San Francisco.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>100M+ cumulative views on AI-built demos</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/100m-cumulative-views-on-ai-built-demos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/100m-cumulative-views-on-ai-built-demos/</guid><description>Viral games and tools — the professional layer is this site.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>3Dream Home Designer is live</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/3dream-home-designer-is-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/3dream-home-designer-is-live/</guid><description>2D/3D floor plans, Grok Imagine renders, first-person walkthroughs, gallery remix.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>XForce build log: Grok Voice, physics, procedural asteroids</title><link>https://danielfarina.com/posts/xforce-build-log-grok-voice-physics-procedural-asteroids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://danielfarina.com/posts/xforce-build-log-grok-voice-physics-procedural-asteroids/</guid><description>Ten-tweet thread — Catmull-Rom tracks, 200+ asteroids, 3,000+ lines, zero hand-written code.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>