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The lab notebook

What we're learning, out loud.

We build to learn. This is where some of that gets written down — devlogs, engineering notes, and the reasoning behind what makes it out of the lab and what doesn't.

Engineering·June 18, 2026·6 min read

The case for AI you actually own

Every AI vendor wants your documents in their cloud and a seat-based bill that never stops. We built the opposite — and it turned out to be the easy part.

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Devlog·4 min

A hero that catches fire under the cursor

How the landing-page character reveal works — a radial mask, a smoothed rAF loop, and a deliberate decision to keep it off the main thread's back.

May 2, 2026
Notes·3 min

Why most of our ideas die in the second week

A lab optimises for learning, not throughput. That only works if you're willing to kill the thing you just built — on purpose, and quickly.

March 20, 2026

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