Field notes.

Short entries, written the same day. What got built, broken, automated, or figured out.

1. 16 Oct 2026 · 4 MINI automated something and gave myself a new jobI no longer do the task by hand. I just check whether it got done. On the invisible maintenance shift behind automation.
2. 15 Oct 2026 · 3 MINThe demo works. What about the product?AI has made the first working screen easier to build. The real question is whether the work behind that screen still holds up tomorrow.
3. 22 Sept 2026 · 3 MINA new model dropped. I'm already behind.Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, and Luna all landed on the same day. On the AI FOMO of trying to catch the next release before understanding the last one.
4. 10 Sept 2026 · 2 MINWhat 5,829 videos taught meI matched Oesnada's entire YouTube archive against the news database: the volume trap, the power of Turkish, and the zero link between editorial score and views.
5. 09 Sept 2026 · 3 MINSept 9: Apple folds, the labs stumble23 stories read slowly: Apple's folding phone, refused audits, self-reported models, and the end of the subsidy era.
6. 08 Sept 2026 · 8 MINA Mathematician, an AI, and a Million-Dollar ProblemThe reputation war around Navier-Stokes: one-sided allegations, denied accusations, and questions that remain open.