Data analysis, photography, and the occasional thought.
Jared KnowlesMy first real use of AI for something productive was asking openweights models Mistral and Code Gemma (v1 I think!) for help with regular expressions. Now I built this website with Claude Opus using the Claude Code harness less than 2 years later.
After a long bike climb, we came around a corner to this stunning scene.
Jared KnowlesWorking paper verticals like EdWorkingPapers, NBER, and others are a convenient way to end-around the publication process while retaining a lot of the prestige and value of submitting to peer review.
https://duckdb.org/2026/05/12/quack-remote-protocol →
A client-server protocol for DuckDB could really unlock a lot of agentic data science workflows for me - collaborating on the same database without running into conflicts or waiting in line to push updates.
Getting in close has been helpful for me to challenge and extend my skills at composition and depth of field. These are my best attempts so far.
I don't go looking for wildlife very often, but when I see them I do try to get a good picture. My favorites are when I can capture a little personality.
As a political scientist, the places where the decisions about our public life get made are endlessly fascinating to me as monuments to our aspirations.
Growing up in landlocked Montana, I didn't see the ocean until I was 13. Even now it still brings me awe at its beauty and size, and I am always chasing that perfect beach sunrise or sunset photo.
I love adventuring in city landscapes and capturing the built environment - often from above. These are some of my best from cities around the world.
I am trying to expand my photography beyond landscapes and architecture. These are my experiments in more abstract image making.
I'm fascinated by buildings and the built environment. Probably because I grew up out west and the sheer scale and diversity of buildings still strikes me with awe.
Fascinating to see people using AI to replicate the work of academia. I saw some interesting critiques asking if this means papers never were and should not be moving forward the primary unit of output. I think that’s an interesting question.