Essays, poems, engineering notes, reviews, and reflections from Chanove Works.https://chanoveworks.com/https://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/the-saddest-thing-i-have-ever-read/https://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/the-saddest-thing-i-have-ever-read/Reading "Everything is Tuberculosis" by John Green opened my eyes to a part of the world I had long thought was extinct.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewsRoland Chanovehttps://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/build-things-that-work/https://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/build-things-that-work/A working thing is an argument you can't talk your way out of. It either holds or it doesn't — and that honesty is the whole point of making.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrónica del InstanteRoland Chanovehttps://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/notes-on-margins/https://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/notes-on-margins/A safety factor isn't a confession of ignorance. It's a deliberate purchase of room — and knowing what you're buying changes how you spend.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTField NotesRoland Chanovehttps://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/the-making-of-the-atomic-bomb/https://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/the-making-of-the-atomic-bomb/Rhodes wrote a physics book that reads like a novel and a moral book that never preaches. What stays with me is how ordinary the genius looks up close.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTReviewsRoland Chanovehttps://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/learning-in-public/https://chanoveworks.com/thechanovelog/learning-in-public/Writing down what you don't yet understand is uncomfortable, slightly risky, and the fastest way I know to actually understand it.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrónica del InstanteRoland Chanove