Private circulation Issue 09

Field Notes

A weekly dispatch from the edges of the knowledge graph.

Week of

May 18–May 24, 2026

15 sources / 51 insights

Five things worth knowing

1
CJ Zafir Developer Tools
Systematic Network Performance Troubleshooting Methodology

> It was a simple /goal to make my internet network faster. > > > Diagnosed the issue: ran speedtest-cli first.

2
Guri Singh AI Trading
10 Open Source GitHub Repos That Replace Expensive Commercial Tools

> 10 GitHub repos so good they shouldn't be free. > > 1. AutoHedge

3
Dan Shipper 📧 AI Labor Impact
AI Automation Paradox: How Complete Automation Drives Human Employment Growth

> We’ve automated every single thing we can @every with AI agents. > > And yet there’s way more human work to do than ever. We’ve gone from 4 -> 30 human employees since GPT-3.

4
Shay Boloor AI Trading
Quantum Computing Stocks Rally on $2B Trump Administration CHIPS Act Funding

> Quantum names are ripping right now after the Trump administration reportedly committed $2B to quantum computing: > > • $INFQ +34%

5
Setting Up Codex Remote Development Network with Multi-Device Control

> You need to set up this Codex system I have > > Been taking advantage of their new remote features and my productivity has 1000x'd