Privilege Notice

I have a background of privilege that has created the lens through which I see and write about my life experiences. This background provides importnat context for interpreting my writing. Some items in my portfolio of privilege include:

  • I was born in the United States of America.
  • I have no physcial or mental disabilities.
  • I was raised in a two parent home by two people who, as of July 2022, have been married for over 50 years.
  • I was raised in a middle class house.
  • I am a straight cis-gendered man.
  • I have a marital partner who provides tremendous domestic, emotional, and financial support.
  • I have great credit and no criminal record.

I share this in hopes that it helps readers understand the ways in which my posts may or may not apply to their lives.


I blog semi-regularly about a variety of topics. Most of my blog posts are about my career in tech, my thoughts on engineering culture, my travels, and other topics that interest me.

Below is a list of my blog posts in chronological order and grouped by year. Click here to see them grouped by category.

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      2026

    • Which Open Weight Model Should You Run Locally?
      On your own hardware, memory replaces token cost as the constraint, so start on a mid-size open weight model that fits your machine, then move down for volume and up for hard work.
      Category: Tech  10 Nov 2026
    • Audit the Trusted Path
      The paths we trust most get audited least, so leaders should design systems that stay safe even when a trusted person or pipeline is compromised.
      Category: Tech  09 Nov 2026
    • Somebody Has to Start the Joke
      Humor is a team ritual that someone has to start, and you can be the one who does it.
      Category: Work  05 Nov 2026
    • AI Amplifies Whatever Road You're On
      AI amplifies whatever foundation it lands on, so fund platform work like flags, rollouts, and health scores before chasing AI speed.
      Category: Tech  02 Nov 2026
    • Not Everyone Wants Your Career
      Help people find the career path that fits them, and bring back information about real options instead of only offering advice.
      Category: Career  Leadership  28 Oct 2026
    • When the Lead Picks Up a Wrench
      When a lead grabs the wrench, nobody watches the whole machine, so hands-on work should stay off the critical path for leaders.
      Category: Leadership  26 Oct 2026
    • One Clear Message Is Kind
      Mixed messages to a struggling engineer are cruel, so align leaders before the hard conversation and plan for both success and failure.
      Category: Leadership  21 Oct 2026
    • Nobody Lives in a Floor Plan
      People react to working screens, not diagrams, so show something real early and say the realistic date out loud before the deadline does.
      Category: Agile  19 Oct 2026
    • I Bought a Very Expensive Hedge
      Relying on one company for both your paycheck and your AI access is concentration risk, so I bought hardware that runs models I control.
      Category: Tech  Career  16 Oct 2026
    • The Bottleneck Moved to Review
      Agents made writing code faster, so the bottleneck moved to review, and leaders should plan around review capacity instead of coding capacity.
      Category: Tech  Leadership  13 Oct 2026