field notes · new york
writing
01
Becoming an AI engineer without LARPing
A field note on building taste, systems, and proof-of-work — and why most portfolios prove neither.
interface
02
The personal RAG app as resume artifact
Why a retrieval app that actually works says more than a CV ever could.
interface
03
Materials databases and the future of taste
What spectral libraries and fabric archives reveal about how taste gets manufactured.
material
04
Notes on deep tech VC
Reading the market for atoms, not just bits — and where the two finally meet.
capital
05
New York as an operating system
Scheduling, latency, and throughput in a city that never quite blocks.
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