Essays on topics I care about.

My thoughts on software engineering, philosophy and more.

2024 Industry Lessons

What does a layoff, an academic paper and the 1 billion row challenge have in common? They all make you question your career choices.

Outsourcing memory

Lately I've been consumed by Building a Second Brain, a book about creating and managing a digital extension of the brain that improves and eases many aspects of life. Much of what I read resonated so deeply with me that I had to write about it.

Google Summer of Code 2018

In this post I go over the the work I did in my second Google Summer of Code project about fixing a key testing tool for the Riak KV.

Ghost in the wires book review

The memoir of the most wanted hacker in the United States, Kevin Mitnick. Think Mr. Robot, set in the 80s and 90s, in real life.

Genesis

This site came into existance in the second half of 2015 while I was studying at University. A lot has changed since then, and this post documents how the site has evolved over time.