Writing & Musings

Essays, tech notes, and occasional rants about the state of software.

TechDec 8, 2024 • 5 min read

Why your LLM prompt is probably ignoring you

A deep dive into system prompt hierarchy and why asking nicely doesn't always work.

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LifeNov 24, 2024 • 4 min read

Balancing code, law, and sleep

Lessons learned from trying to do everything at once. Spoiler: sleep usually loses.

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DesignNov 15, 2024 • 6 min read

Gradient Theory: Why we love glowing blobs

Analyzing the psychology behind the current web design trend of diffuse gradients and glassmorphism.

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TechOct 30, 2024 • 8 min read

Building a Voice Agent in 2025

Speech-to-text latency is solved. Now we need to solve 'awkward silence' latency.

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