On mechanism-first writing
Most writing explains what. This blog tries to explain how — the hidden structure that determines whether a thing works, breaks, or fails to generalize. — Jun 28
Field notes on hidden structure.
I learn the underlying mechanics of things — minds, machines, markets, tools, materials — and turn that understanding into useful artifacts. This is the lab notebook: mechanisms observed, models compressed, artifacts made.
Observations 1 what I noticed
Mechanisms 1 how it works underneath
Anatomy of a useful model
What makes a model useful is not accuracy — it is the quality of the distinctions it draws and the honesty about where those distinctions break down. — Jun 27
Artifacts 1 what I built
Building this site: Eleventy and the discipline of not over-engineering
Notes on the decisions that kept potpuoy.com simple — and the temptations that were worth resisting. — Jun 26