// Field Notes

Writing

On building software for environments that will not cooperate. Streaming infrastructure, agent design, and thirty years of watching systems struggle at the seams.

Trust is Earned

Introducing semdragon — agentic workflow coordination built on semstreams. Working with agents felt like herding brilliant young Marines an hour away from a 96-hour liberty. Optimized for completion. Not quality. That’s the problem semdragon is built to solve.

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Comms Suck

Comms suck. Anyone who has operated in the real world learns that mantra on the first day. But experience shows there are layers. And nuance.

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