Local inference, measurement, decision
I lead software engineering teams in health insurance. Alongside that, I run an inference system I built and instrumented myself, and I publish what it teaches me — measurements and gaps alike.
The register, in brief
everything measured is written by hand. so is everything missing.
readings taken 12 August to 2 September 2026 — the full register
Recent notes
- Data — September 10
The failure that raises no error
A scanned document produces text, so a pipeline that expects text works. It also works when it has read only part of the document, and it says nothing.
- Self-hosted inference — September 8
It is almost never the model
One hundred and nine missed statements, five mechanisms, and the model is behind none of them. The vocabulary gap everyone assumes is dominant turns out to be the smallest category.
- Managing agents — September 4
An agent never asks what I mean
I lead engineers by day and an organization of agents by night. The difference is not speed. It is that the cost of framing no longer amortizes.