Subjects & themes.
Browse entries by recurring theme. Subjects emerge from the work — they are not categories imposed in advance.
Subjects · 7 Entries · 15
systems
Systems
Legibility, defaults, complexity, and the sociology of software.
- № 048 On legibility, and the cost of making things clear. APR 2026
- № 002 Infrastructure as assumption APR 2026
- № 047 Quiet defaults. APR 2026
8 entries
essay Essay
Longer-form pieces on design, technology, and practice.
- № 048 On legibility, and the cost of making things clear. APR 2026
- № 046 The observer is never the observed. MAR 2026
- № 044 Compression as a moral act. FEB 2026
5 entries
notes Notes
Shorter observations, field reports, and working notes.
- № 047 Quiet defaults. APR 2026
- № 045 Field notes VII — a week without inbox. MAR 2026
- № 049 What we counted, and what the data said. JAN 2026
5 entries
inference Inference
Measurement, metrics, model behavior, and epistemic limits.
- № 046 The observer is never the observed. MAR 2026
- № 044 Compression as a moral act. FEB 2026
- № 041 In praise of slow inference. JAN 2026
4 entries
field Field
On-the-ground accounts and case studies from real projects.
- № 045 Field notes VII — a week without inbox. MAR 2026
- № 042 Seams. FEB 2026
- № 049 What we counted, and what the data said. JAN 2026
4 entries
maps Maps
Essays and notes tagged with "maps".
- № 059 Leaflet & openstreet map APR 2026
1 entry
infrastructure Infrastructure
Essays and notes tagged with "infrastructure".
- № 002 Infrastructure as assumption APR 2026
1 entry