Essays and notes
Writing index
Reflections, technical notes, and things worth remembering, arranged in reverse chronological order for unhurried reading.
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I Do Not Owe a Resource One Use
Starting from my fear of missing a Codex double reset, I ask why the value of a resource depends on the state it changes—and why unused capacity should not be allowed to invent work for me.
The World Is Not a Liar Game. It Is a Role Game.
A personal essay about conditional kindness, pricing, responsibility, and the moment I caught myself using a beautiful argument to hide a bruised ego.
From Zero to Shipping — Four Weeks to Make GitHub Muscle Memory
A four-week, project-based path through Git, GitHub, branches, pull requests, Actions, releases, and the basic habits of an open-source repository.
The Metacognitive Blind Spot of LLMs
After a two-hour conversation in which an LLM revised itself seven times, I ask whether model self-correction is genuine doubt or merely another learned performance.
Hardening a New Linux Server, from Closing the Door to Keeping Watch
A practical Linux server-hardening guide covering security groups, SSH, automatic updates, fail2ban, and a safe rollback path.
Treat SSH Keys as Identities — Windows, Linux, and ssh-agent
My cross-platform SSH setup for per-device identities, ssh-agent, Git, and headless Linux servers.
Alcyon Chapter
A personal response to Alcyon Chapter, and to its questions about fate, fear, family, and making peace with oneself.