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The Paper Is the Program: MechDSL Goes Public

MechDSL — a compiler that takes finite-element problems written in LaTeX and emits GPU solver code — is now public, along with its browser workbench. Here is what it does, what it refuses to promise, and why the pseudocode in the paper is now literally the kernel on the GPU.

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The Paper Is the Program: MechDSL Goes Public

August 30, 2026

MechDSL — a compiler that takes finite-element problems written in LaTeX and emits GPU solver code — is now public, along with its browser workbench. Here is what it does, what it refuses to promise, and why the pseudocode in the paper is now literally the kernel on the GPU.

MechDSLFEMLaTeXcode generationTaichicomputational mechanicsopen source
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Maxwell's Demon Gets an Agent

July 4, 2026

A comic parody of Maxwell's Demon, exposing my view on the sentiment around AI-powered science.

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