Writing
Notes on building and operating software.
I Wanted to Build My Own OS
ATLAS did not begin as a large knowledge engine. It started from a simple desire to move my working environment out of my MacBook and build a personal OS for using AI in my own way.
Designing Wiki Automation for Digging Music
A technical reflection on designing an LLM-based automation pipeline for Digging Music's lyric translation, annotation, song introduction, and trivia generation.
What Hackathons Taught Me About Building, Research, and Collaboration
Over the past year, several hackathons and ideathons taught me what research tools feel like in practice, how ideas become persuasive, and how quickly a focused team can build something real.
Adding Google Analytics to Digging Music
A short operating note on adding Google Analytics to Digging Music and starting to track visitors and pageviews.
Improving UI, UX, and the Lyrics Database in Digging Music
A product and engineering update on improving Digging Music's main screen, community navigation, wiki editing UX, lyrics database structure, and migrating more than 25,000 line objects.
Launching Digging Music
A launch note on publicly sharing Digging Music for the first time after 18 months of building, then facing early reactions, bugs, authentication issues, and the next operational priorities.
Learning ABAQUS: Building a Bridge Between Physics and Real-World Problems
A reflection on learning ABAQUS and FEM as a bridge between idealized physics problems and real-world engineering simulations.
Studying Law from Zero: Learning to See Law as a System of Interpretation
A reflection on studying law from almost no background, passing the law exam for the Degree-by-Self-Education program, and learning to see law as a system of interpretation rather than a fixed set of rules.