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Latest writing

Re-counting the florbs: churn ultimatum Aug 25 2026

Counting the florbs: BRIN indexes, rollup tables, and a 90-second query Jun 22 2026

On Operations, DevOps and soft skills Jan 17 2019

Software Craftsmanship and OPS scripting: a love story Aug 16 2018

Ansible Container: Chronicle of a death foretold Jun 19 2018

Recent comics

You need to build a software factory now. We've already got one. Really? Yeah, for years. Does it have a harness? The best harness. Alright, carry on. You got it. What was that all about? FOMO management. After NoSQL, serverless, blockchain, service mesh, and FinOps, nothing can make a dent.

2016. Finish it today. Make no mistakes. That's reasonable. Make no mistakes. Make no mistakes. 2026. I've tried 26 different ways. It's just not working. Sigh. Alright. "Make no mistakes." That's reasonable. Shut up.

Were you using Xirp for agentic coding? No, I created my own tool. I switched to HumanLayer last week. How often do you switch? About once per week. I just installed Yolocode!

So then he hands me a USB stick and says "It's got Quake III Arena on it. Let's play". I said "OK Boomer". The last time anyone said "OK Boomer" was seven years ago. What? "Millennial" and "cringe" are also used interchangeably now.