PRODUCT ENGINEERING
Engineering Private Image Compression in the Browser
A browser-first image tool makes privacy a property of the processing path. The difficult questions then move to formats, memory, and honest quality measurement.
Research / fieldwork
Research, notes, and the systems behind the work.
Firsthand build notes, a technical investigation, and a distribution analysis. Each piece separates what the available evidence shows from what still needs testing.
THE RESEARCH
Three ways of looking closer.
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SYSTEMS INVESTIGATION
Investigating Independent Earbud Control on Android
A map of the Android audio path and the difference between controlling a track, adjusting balance, and controlling each wireless earbud as a device.
DISTRIBUTION FIELDWORK
Rebuilding a YouTube Publishing Loop: 8.7K to 6M+
What changed in the publishing loop, what YouTube Studio actually recorded, and what those screenshots cannot prove on their own.