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The complete archive of articles, thoughts, and engineering notes.

6 February 2026•6 min read

How to simplify your AWS security model by clearly separating human access from automated deployment.

1 February 2026•4 min read

A DNS debugging story involving IPv6, Terraform, and a lying resolver.

24 January 2026•4 min read

A pragmatic look at what worked, what was overkill, and what I would do differently if I were starting again.

14 January 2026•3 min read

How structured navigation and metadata allow a digital garden to evolve without needing to predict its future.

9 January 2026•3 min read

Why automated guardrails for your writing prevent silent rot and free you to focus on the craft of thinking.

6 January 2026•3 min read

Why security is about explicit intent rather than system size, and how to implement robust boundaries without enterprise complexity.

2 January 2026•4 min read

Why declarative infrastructure is valuable for small systems, and how Terraform acts as executable documentation for this blog.

30 December 2025•4 min read

Why using cloud primitives directly provides a better foundation for ownership and security than 'magic' hosting platforms.

27 December 2025•4 min read

Why automation is more about psychological safety than technical speed, even for a simple static site.

23 December 2025•3 min read

Why treating your writing as a structured data source is the key to building a maintainable digital garden.