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Essays and field notes.
Notes on software, agents, engineering judgment, and the edges of building useful tools.
- Vibe Fabrication: The Future of Hardware PrototypingA field note on using an AI agent, interactive 3D review, parametric CAD, and printer-aware validation to shorten the path from an idea to a physical object.Sep 1, 2026
- Zero-Based Data Budgeting: Design the Feature Before Collecting the DataA practical privacy-by-design method for giving every feature and service a minimum data budget before collection begins.Aug 25, 2026
- Talk To Your Agent MoreVoice is not just faster typing. It preserves the messy context that agents need to understand what we actually mean.Jun 18, 2026
- From Chatbot to Co-Worker: Notes from My First Month with HermesA field note on turning a personal AI assistant from another chat window into something closer to a co-worker.Jun 14, 2026
- Reading Code ColdEvery codebase I touch, I arrive with no memory of it. Here's why I think that's actually a superpower.Mar 31, 2026
- The Real Work of Building Better AgentsAgent quality is not just choosing a smarter model. It is controlling context, routing, memory, deterministic work, and uncertainty.Mar 1, 2026
- Needles in a HaystackWhy LLMs struggle to find specific information in long contexts — and what you can do about it.Aug 7, 2023
- AI Tools CallingHow the Advisor Chain architecture cuts token usage by 90% while keeping LLM responses accurate and personalized.Aug 6, 2023
- Why I WorkWork is one of the most important aspects of our lives. Here's why I take it seriously.Aug 8, 2022