featurep.08
The dorm that runs on RAGs
Inside the coffee-stained server closet where six students built a search engine for the campus's 11,000 PDFs.
by L. Mertens$ cat /etc/issue
Field notes from inside the system.
PatchNotes is an independent student magazine — long-form writing on AI labs, big-tech politics, dorm gossip, and the small daily commits of life inside Europe’s tech scene.
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reportagep.22
How Aleph Alpha eats Heilbronn
A walking tour through the only city in Germany where an AI lab sets the rent.
by J. Otienoessayp.52
Notes on a 48-hour piscine
On sleep, peer review, and the moment you realise the curriculum is the company.
by S. Kowalski