So That Happened
Writing.
Technical essays, things learned the hard way, and ideas worth a second look.
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AI / Agents
The Model Is Only Half the System
Why reliable AI systems depend as much on the harness around the model as the model itself.
Engineering / Tradeoffs
Reversible Decisions: Because Not Every Decision Needs a Funeral
Match the weight of the process to the cost of changing your mind.
Distributed Systems / Reliability
I Added a Queue and Everything Got Worse
The request got faster. The system got a lot more interesting.