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Notes on distributed systems, software craft, and independent consulting.

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May 06 2026
AI Literacy Is Not a Competition
The pressure to keep up with every model release is a distraction. AI is infrastructure, not a skill tree.
May 06 2026 · AI
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May 06 2026
Sliding Window Rate Limiting
Fixed window is simple but has a well-known exploit. Sliding window eliminates it at modest cost.
May 06 2026 · Infrastructure
Infrastructure
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Mar 18 2026
I Added Redis and Broke My p99
Adding Redis is the easy part — the real work is deciding what to do when your cached data becomes stale.
Mar 18 2026 · Infrastructure
Infrastructure
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Mar 04 2026
A URL Shortener Is Not Just Two Endpoints
Two endpoints, one table, and a load test — everything that follows is measured against this baseline.
Mar 04 2026 · Infrastructure
Infrastructure
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