August 2, 2026 · 10 min read
Who Owns the Prompt?
AI coding feels unusually open because we can move between agents and models. The acquisition of Kilo Code shows how that freedom may be reorganized into a new layer of infrastructure and control.
HAAM Notes / Topic
Infrastructure
8 notes follow this idea through the HAAM archive.
July 31, 2026 · 9 min read
Healthcare Only Exists When Insurance Can Read It
A therapy session can happen and help a patient, yet remain financially unreal until it has been translated into the codes, evidence and permissions an insurer accepts.
July 30, 2026 · 4 min read
The Fastest Machines in History Are Stuck Waiting
The AI race looks like a competition for more GPUs, but some of the fastest machines in history are still limited by memory, coordination and waiting.
July 30, 2026 · 8 min read
There Is No Computer Anymore
A modern device is a coordinated organization of CPUs, GPUs, neural processors, signal processors and tiny controllers. Software design increasingly means deciding which machine receives each part of the work.
July 21, 2026 · 9 min read
The World Runs on Companies You Have Never Heard Of
Why obscure industries, ugly operational software, and the hidden systems beneath ordinary life may be more interesting than another polished consumer app.
July 21, 2026 · 8 min read
A Fast Train Trapped in an Old System
What an old Amtrak trip, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Acela reveal about the difference between upgrading a component and redesigning the system around it.
July 11, 2026 · 14 min read
Six Works That Explain Why the Road Goes South
A painting, a radio documentary, two songs, a planning study, and an architecture project reveal how the Great Lakes became a maritime highway, a road barrier, and a southern urban corridor.
June 2023 field note · 8 min read
Seoul's ZK Layer
Around ETHSeoul and BUIDL Asia, Seoul became a dense field site for zero-knowledge systems, Ethereum scaling, builder culture, and the social life of infrastructure.