field-notes
Thematic analysis of the garden: graph-augmented
What happens when you start from embeddings instead of reading? Comparing cluster-based discovery against the fresh thematic analysis.
Tagged: embeddings
5 entries
field-notes
How content chunk size influences embedding representations
Why embedding models cluster documents by format instead of topic when content lengths vary, and what to do about it.
field-notes
Tuning the similarity threshold: from 2,771 candidates to useful suggestions
How to go from "everything is related to everything" to a useful set of link candidates. Data analysis, filtering strategies, and the research behind them.
field-notes
Embedding models: a survey for the garden
A non-coder's guide to text embedding models, from word counting to semantic understanding, surveyed for use in a personal knowledge garden.
experiments
Setting up local embedding models
How to install and run embedding models locally using Ollama, compare three models on garden content, and run a full-scale embedding pass.