Writing — 225 essays

Cultivating ideas at the intersection of Engineering and Systems Thinking.

A collection of essays, frameworks, and early-stage thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, and the human side of software.

Systems Map

Core architectural nodes of research.

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Platform Org Design

Scaling engineering teams via structural abstraction.

biotech

Feedback Loops

Entropy management in high-velocity CI/CD environments.

psychology

Human Factors

Cognitive load and its impact on system availability.

architecture

Pragmatic API

Designing interfaces that survive generational shifts.

history

Legacy Refactor

Social strategies for technical debt retirement.

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Jan 6, 2011Archive

My Wishlist for Google Buzz in 2011

Google Buzz has come a long way since it was introduced last February and even though it has come a long way there are still some additional features that I…

Jan 4, 2011Archive

Website Update: Updated Categories

This is one of a regular series of posts on website updates and maintenance. This week I worked on the web site layout. This past weekend I did a complete…

Dec 31, 2010Archive

20 Predictions for 2011

Google Buzz will be updated and will be will integrated into more services (Google Reader, Doc's, YouTube) Apple will release iPad 2 and it will have a camera, a faster…

Dec 31, 2010Archive

My First Guest Post

One of my goals for my first year of blogging was to be a guest post on another website or blog. Well my goal has now been complete. Please check…

Dec 28, 2010Archive

My Response To Jeff Jarvis Regarding Google Buzz

I spent some quality time yesterday doing research and providing real facts for Jeff Jarvis about Google Buzz and I wanted to share that information with others in case you…

Dec 21, 2010Archive

Product Idea: QR Codes Instead of Wasted Packaging Sizes

Every morning I make myself some hot apple cider and each morning I notice that the packet size for each Apple Cider packet is about 40 times too large for…

Dec 20, 2010Archive

My Evernote Book Coming to an End

Yes, it's true. I am stopping development and writing on my Evernote book and website. Before you get upset, let me explain. Why I'm Stopping The Book: As you may…

Dec 17, 2010Archive

Website Update: Updated Layout

This is one of a regular series of posts on website updates and maintenance. This week I worked on the web site layout. Updated Menu: The main menu has been…

Dec 16, 2010Archive

Feeling Naked and Broadcast Warnings: Warning Messaging on your Phone

Do you feel naked when you forget your phone? Currently broadcast warnings come through radio and TV, and this is helpful in case of an emergency, but I believe that…

Dec 15, 2010Archive

Donating Made Simple, Browse for a Charity

Tabs for Charity! Google just released a Chrome extension which will donate items based on the number of tabs you have open in a day. How it works: Everyone’s total…