August 16, 2026active
Dependency Injection, Interfaces, and Composition Roots
A practical note on making service dependencies explicit with Python protocols, constructor injection, and application-level wiring.
Notes
Durable ideas worth keeping.
Notes are where Qurio keeps explanations, principles, and reusable references that stay useful beyond a single experiment. They help turn what was learned once into something easier to use again.
August 14, 2026active
Service Layers and Reliable Event Flows
What an OutfitGuru architecture exercise taught me about service boundaries, idempotency, transactions, domain events, eventual consistency, and the transactional outbox pattern.
August 13, 2026active
Problem Decomposition Through a Recommendation System
What an outfit recommendation example revealed about decomposition, data modelling, scoring, feedback, personalization, and service architecture.
June 18, 2026active
Research Thinking Basics
A beginner-friendly note on research thinking as the habit of asking better questions, testing assumptions, and improving understanding through evidence.
June 18, 2026active
What Is a Vector?
A beginner-friendly explanation of vectors as lists of numbers that computers can compare.
June 14, 2026active
Semantic Search Basics
A beginner-friendly explanation of embeddings and how computers can search by meaning instead of exact words.
June 14, 2026active
The Gap Between Curiosity and Action
Why Qurio focuses on turning questions into experiments instead of collecting more information.
June 14, 2026active
What Are Embeddings?
A beginner-friendly explanation of how embeddings turn text into numbers that computers can compare.
June 11, 2026active
Docker Basics
A practical note on the Docker concepts that made the Qurio local AI lab easier to run, debug, and keep consistent.
June 11, 2026active
n8n Workflow Basics
Understanding workflows, nodes, automation, and how n8n connects tools together.
June 11, 2026active
Ollama Basics
A practical note on what Ollama is, how it differs from the model it runs, and why it became the easiest entry point for local AI.
June 9, 2026complete
Qurio Note #001 - Building My First Local AI Lab
Building a local AI lab with Ollama and n8n, then learning how models, containers, volumes, and self-hosted infrastructure fit together.
May 11, 2026active
Learning by Building
Why making things exposes understanding faster than collecting more theory.