Deep dives into cloud architecture, DevOps practices, and edge computing.
How this site is built and what it costs to run — the piece the rest of the site is evidence for.
2025-10-01
Authorization for tool-using agents: what an MCP server needs before it touches real systems.
2026-01-14
BM25 and pgvector together, without a vector database — retrieval that stays debuggable.
2026-03-02
Fleet management across regions, when one control plane stops being enough.
2025-10-04
Container and VM isolation for agents that execute code you did not write.
2026-02-02
A kernel-level memory bug inside a cluster, and the tooling that made it findable.
2026-02-28
The 2026-07-28 MCP revision deprecates RFC 7591 Dynamic Client Registration in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents, and deletes initialize, sessions and ping. A correction to my January post, with what I changed in a real server.
Combine BM25 full-text and pgvector for enterprise workplace search. Replace Elasticsearch with Postgres for 30% cost savings. Production implementation guide.
Bootc and OSTree deliver atomic updates, instant rollbacks, and git-like system versioning for Linux infrastructure. Modernize deployment workflows.
Diagnose Kubernetes kernel memory issues with slab allocators and page cache analysis. Production-tested strategies to prevent OOMKills and memory pressure.
Unlock powerful SQL queries and atomic operations by storing Git repositories in PostgreSQL. Transform version control with database-driven workflows.
BuildKit slashes Docker build times by 70% with parallel execution, smart caching, and secure secrets. Real production patterns for modern container pipelines.
Practical techniques to reduce Go binary sizes by 70%+ in production: build flags, symbol stripping, UPX compression, and dependency optimization.
Stop credential leaks through AI coding assistants with ephemeral credentials, automated redaction, and audit trails. Battle-tested patterns for production.
Master SQLite for production workloads. Learn when to choose SQLite over PostgreSQL or MySQL for faster queries and lower costs. Migration guide included.
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