◈ — Blog

Thoughts & Writing

Data science, intelligence frameworks, analytics engineering, and the occasional philosophy on building things that compound.

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208 Applications. One Yes. What the Data Says About Job Hunting.

A data-driven retrospective on 208 job applications, a 9.91% interview rate, 20+ resume versions, and what the numbers actually tell you about landing a role in Australia as an international graduate.

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Academia, Internships, Industry: Three Worlds, Three Lessons

One month into industry after years in academia and internships. What I thought would transfer, what actually did, and the one skill that carried me through all three worlds.

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I Let Claude Build My Blog. Here's What Happened.

94 pages, 6 months of iteration, and one weekend where an AI agent built the blog, RSS feed, newsletter backend, and dark mode. A reflection on building with AI.

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My Inbox Had 3,000 Unread Emails. So I Built an AI Agent to Triage It.

How Claude Cowork + Gmail MCP became a side project: an agent skill that labels email by provider, builds sender rules, and archives the noise — without ever deleting a message.

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I Let AI Build a Business App. It Worked. But Was I Thinking?

Building a CRM for my mum's food business with pure vibe coding. 10 hours of planning, zero manual input, and one uncomfortable question I still can't answer.

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Hello World — Knowledge Compounds

Starting a blog. A reflection on why knowledge compounds, how first-principles thinking keeps it growing, and what you can expect to find here.