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Notes from a working life.

Two streams — engineering write-ups and longer-form reflections on systems, evidence, incentives, and interpretation. Mostly the former.

Nov 2, 2023

The Architecture of Belief Systems

Notes on epistemic structure, incentives, and how systems maintain coherence over time.

3 min read
Oct 24, 2023

Building Scalable ETL with Airflow

An exploration of DAG optimization techniques for handling high-throughput, mission-critical data pipelines with minimal latency.

4 min read
Sep 12, 2023

Semantic Search for Legal Documents

Moving beyond keyword matching to conceptual understanding in jurisprudence.

3 min read
Aug 18, 2023

Teleology in Algorithmic Design

A short reflection on goals, constraints, and what optimization leaves out.

3 min read
Jul 5, 2023

Recovering Mission-Critical Servers

A post-mortem analysis of a cascading failure event, detailing bare-metal recovery protocols and architectural adjustments made to ensure future resilience.

3 min read
Jun 22, 2023

Determinism vs. Stochastic Grace

On predictability, randomness, and where agency fits in complex systems.

3 min read