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Sometimes, Look at the Keys

Revisiting an old post about whether and when to look at the keys when playing piano »

Voice is Underutilized

There’s a ton of mundane utility to be had in voice as I/O channel. »

Interpolative Software

In 2026, software falls on a spectrum between interpolative software and novel software. »

Computer Use is Useful Now

Browser-steering models have crossed the “yeah, it just works” line. »

Agentic Monitoring

Agents are structurally well suited to monitoring production systems. »

This place is not a place of honor

Internal platform engineering now really demands a security mindset. »

Thoughts on Marginal Token Spend

Notes on token spend and the developing shape of SWE spending. »

Tokenmaxxing is Goodharting

Token leaderboards make token consumption a bad metric. »

Feature Flagging at Databricks

Reflections on building SAFE, Databricks’ internal feature flagging platform. »

2025 in Review

2025 in review. »

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