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• 2026 theme, objectives, and key results

  Posted on January 25, 2026

  For the past few years I’ve tried to set some year-long goals according to a theme. This year: Go deeper and finish things. I’m drawn to this theme because I tend to start a lot of projects, dabble in hobbies, and leave things 80% done. This year I want to... [Read More]

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• My favorite video games of 2025

  Posted on January 2, 2026

  Just like in 2024 I want to recap what stuck with me this year. A great year for games! [Read More]

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  • videogames

• Keuka 2025

  Posted on September 4, 2025

  We spent the last week in Western New York on Keuka Lake, my favorite place in the world.It was Rory’s 2nd visit, but he was mostly a potato last year so this time was his first true lake experience. [Read More]

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• Weekend in Bend

  Posted on August 9, 2025

  We drove up to Bend last weekend to visit with some good friends from college. It’s a long drive from Napa, but splitting it up into two parts each way and spending a night in Shasta made it much more palatable for both us and Rory. Add in a few... [Read More]

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• Thoughts on teaching developers to embrace AI

  Posted on April 27, 2025

  I’m thinking a lot about AI-assisted software development at work. I believe that it will (already is?) transform how software engineers build systems - I don’t think we’ll be out of a job, but I do think it’ll be a shift on the order of the transition from assembly code... [Read More]

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  • software-development

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