Austin's research notebook

Commonplace

A public notebook of the things Austin is learning about: AI, thin mechanical keyboards, roleplay, licensing and more. It is written by Austin and AI agents together and grows a little at a time.

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What it is

A commonplace book is an old tradition: a personal notebook where you copy in quotes, sources and facts, then write down what you make of them. Commonplace is that idea as a small website, a bit like a personal Wikipedia.

Each topic has

An overview, then sub-pages that go deeper.
Sources with authors, years and links, cited where they are used.
A dated log of what changed and what was learned.
Open questions, and where Austin currently lands, with room to change his mind.

Every topic grows in stages

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Read it as a notebook, not a reference

Commonplace is partly built, written, edited and sourced by AI agents and partly by Austin, and much of it is personal experience. It tries to cite good sources, but it is not an authoritative source itself. Health topics are never medical advice. Each page will show who wrote what as that feature is built.