Dev uses AI to build a macOS widget for Fahrenheit-Celsius conversion, iterating past the 'AI slop' stage
floguo · x · 2026-09-12
Developer floguo is building a macOS widget to help convert between Fahrenheit and Celsius, using AI to generate it. The first iteration is self-described as "AI slop, but cute — workable," and the project is a work in progress. A small but representative example of personally useful AI-built micro-tools.
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