Field Notes is an ongoing technical journal documenting work at the intersection of creative technology applications, scientific communication, media systems, AI workflows, and digital infrastructure.
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- June 21, 2026
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anti-extraction
Arguments against systems that convert human effort, attention, culture, or expertise into value without reciprocity.
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The House Always EatsSandwich Bets starts with a stupid premise and follows it to its logical conclusion: what if the only safe wager left is lunch? Sandwich Bets becomes a napkin ledger turned into software: a way to remember the terms, preserve the…
9 min
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Navigation for the End TimesSamNav is a tiny independent index for Sam Altman’s blog, built because the posts are worth reading but the navigation is almost comically minimal. It adds search, topics, reading paths, related posts, and an admittedly dry Navigation…
6 min
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Expertise Without PermissionA working-class reflection on AI, expertise, and gatekeeping. The piece argues that expertise is real, but access to it has always been shaped by class, credentials, and permission. AI disrupts that arrangement by letting more people…
9 min