Networks, automation, and what things actually cost
Network automation engineer — dual CCIE, 15 years of large-scale networks, now going deep on the fabrics behind AI. I automate, measure what it saves, and write it down.
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Why does EVPN/VXLAN exist? The problems that broke the old way
EVPN/VXLAN didn't appear because engineers wanted more acronyms. It appeared because the old network model broke under the demands of modern data centers.
When automating triage quietly costs you money
I measured AI triage on 1500 closed GitHub issues across three real codebases. The cost case is real. But on one repo, automating would have silently mislabeled one issue in three — and the accuracy number gives you no warning.
Whose Walk Is It?
We used to walk without a destination. Now we walk 10,000 steps to close a ring. The walk is the same. But something is different.
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Can AI Lower the Cost of Starting Over?
We keep asking which jobs AI will replace. Maybe the better question is whether AI can lower the cost of changing direction — and make starting over survivable.
We Live in the Present. But We Feel in the Past and Future
We live in the present, but somehow feel somewhere else — in a past that's gone or a future that won't come. The aftertaste of a life that almost was never fully disappears.
The Real Cost of Changing Your Life
You have a family, a mortgage, obligations. But what would it actually cost you to change direction? Maybe the problem isn't income — it's the structural risk of being wrong.
The Knowing
At the gym I saw teenage boys loud in the hot tub and a quiet man alone in the cold plunge. The strange thing about growing up is you can't see it from the inside — only in mirrors you didn't look for.
AWS Well Architecture Framework
The AWS Well-Architected Framework is basically AWS handing you a checklist so you don't forget the important details. A walkthrough of all six pillars with practical exam tips.