OBSERVATIONS FROM THE WORKBENCH

A growing body of thinking.

Field research, engineering notes, and questions I haven’t finished answering. Some pieces are developed. Others are still finding their shape.

Field NotesQ2 2026

The Hidden Cost of Doing It Right

A directional field study into the operational effort behind public event information.

Growing·Research summary
IdeasIn progress

Finding an event is not the same as knowing it’s real

Thinking through extraction, identity, responsibility, verification and freshness.

Seedling·Draft
EssaysIn progress

The problem isn’t another calendar

Why a useful interface depends on reliable information underneath it.

Seedling·Draft
Technical NotesIn progress

What should an event record remember?

A sample technical note exploring sources, changes and the shape of an event record.

Seedling·Sample draft
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE FIELD

OFF THE CALENDAR

Research on community calendars, event aggregation, event APIs, and the infrastructure behind trustworthy event data.

The story behind the conversations
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