Cogito, ergo sum ... I think therefore I am.

I love engineering. Here are some of my thoughts and positions on system design, hardware & software development, leadership, product design, and other topics.

Publishing Without Rebuilds | Making My Website Easier to Write For

I moved my articles out of the app deployment path so writing feels like publishing, not release management. The result is a simpler, cost-aware content workflow built around plain MDX files, a small metadata index, and one publish command.

Penny Trickle | My AWS Cost Reduction

I almost had to reduce my beer budget, but then, I remembered all the talk about AWS Optimization and how AWS is helping customers save cost. With a closer look at available options, I was able to reduce my cost of using AWS for webhosting by ~92%.