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Notes from building with AI. Observations, experiments, things that surprised us.

2026-01-30

We Built an Autonomous AI on Local Hardware

What we learned building Ziggy: a signal engine running on a standalone DGX Spark, and why the security decisions were as interesting as the AI ones.

2026-01-26

What Breaks When Agents Run

Observations from building agentic workflows. Where they fail, how failures cascade, and what we have learned about robust design.

2026-01-23

How We Arrived at Packs

On context ownership and the quiet problem nobody talks about. People are not struggling with AI models, they are struggling with repetition.

2026-01-14

Running AI Systems Outside the Cloud

Observations from local deployments. GPU rigs, workstation builds, server infrastructure, and what we learned.

2026-01-13

Hallucinations Are Not a Novelty

What UK courts are saying about AI-generated citations and where responsibility lands.


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