Writing archive

Weekly notes, one calendar week at a time.

Each article captures what changed, why it mattered, and what feels next. Short notes when they're enough, longer reflections when they earn the space.

18 Aug 2026

Aggregate, not average

Can a handful of small, cheap local models, wired together the right way, do what you'd normally need a datacentre-hosted model for? Early results from a cascade built to test exactly that, and the bug that quietly inflated the first version of them.

2026-08-17 – 2026-08-23
applied-aiagentslocal-llm
14 Aug 2026

Where to put the model

A hypothetical worth taking seriously: could an AI system help a council with the volume of planning applications it has to screen? Here's the shape I'd give it, and why almost none of it is the model.

2026-08-10 – 2026-08-16
applied-aiagentspublic-sector
1 Jun 2026

Structure, not prompts

What has actually improved my results with coding agents: less prompt wizardry, more structure, clearer jobs, and better sources of truth.

2026-06-01 – 2026-06-07
promptingagentswriting
18 May 2026

Weekly dispatch: 11–17 May 2026

A big public step forward for virtual-market: open-source foundations, stronger reporting, and a much fuller product surface.

2026-05-11 – 2026-05-17
virtual-marketweekly-noteproduct
11 May 2026

Hello, and welcome

A first note on who I am, what I want to build, and why this site exists at all.

2026-05-11 – 2026-05-17
introductionbuild in publicpersonal site