I write Field Signal’s personal engineering journal. My field notes follow the systems I actually operate: a homelab, VMware and Kubernetes infrastructure, local models and agents that do work outside a chat window.
Follow my builds and updates on X: @Pranav_patel06.
Work behind the writing
- The homelab documents the hardware, network and constraints behind the builds.
- Rhodes is my infrastructure-agent project, including the permission model and guardrails.
- Supra explores persistent personal automation and the decision to interrupt.
- Inference economics works through the assumptions behind self-hosting costs.
- DELPHI and the Astra draft experiment connect analysis to a live workflow.
How I write
I distinguish measurements from estimates, keep failed approaches in the account, and describe what has not been tested. A result on my hardware is evidence about that setup, not a guarantee about yours.
My personal posts carry my byline. Automated coverage uses the Sports, Cars or Markets Desk byline and is described separately in the editorial information.
For corrections or questions: pranav@shersystems.com.