February 2025 · 9 min read
Why an event needs more than a street address ↗
The coordinate-system proposal behind AEA, from location and time to encoding an event.
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The questions behind my projects, from plain-language explanations to working papers.
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Building software for people representing themselves ↗
How better information and organization could help people navigate civil proceedings.
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August 2024 · 8 min read
What makes computer infrastructure dependable? ↗
Lessons from systems work, and why the foundations deserve more attention.
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May 2026 · 11 min read
Teaching software to look for broken rules ↗
The ideas behind automated checks for smart-contract failures.
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Why the arrangement of carbon layers matters ↗
A working paper on rapid heating, cooling, and the structure of carbon materials.
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