https://jacobcdsmith.github.io/blog Long-form writing on consciousness modeling, local-first AI, decision systems, and the practice of building. en-us Sat, 02 May 2026 18:06:31 GMT https://jacobcdsmith.github.io/blog/consciousness-as-spectral-filter/ https://jacobcdsmith.github.io/blog/consciousness-as-spectral-filter/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT What if consciousness isn't a substance or a place, but a process—specifically, a dynamic filter operating in frequency space? Here I unpack the core mathematics behind the EMERGENT-MCF-EI framework. consciousness mathematics fourier research https://jacobcdsmith.github.io/blog/peace-as-voltage/ https://jacobcdsmith.github.io/blog/peace-as-voltage/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stability is not the absence of conflict. It is the successful management of opposing forces through robust infrastructure. A deep dive into the 'high-tension wiring' model of conflict resolution. philosophy systems conflict-resolution https://jacobcdsmith.github.io/blog/building-local-first-ai/ https://jacobcdsmith.github.io/blog/building-local-first-ai/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT When you run an LLM locally with zero telemetry, something changes. Not just privacy—the entire relationship between developer and model shifts. Here's what I learned building JCLAW. ai local-first privacy development