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Thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, architecture, and the craft of building software.
192 essays and counting
From No Phone to Flagships to Not Caring: My Full Mobile Journey
Two decades of phones, from borrowing my mom's Nokia to obsessing over specs to realizing none of it matters the way I thought it would
Losing Interest in Phones Too
After losing my passion for cars earlier this year, I am realizing the same thing has happened with smartphones
Losing Interest in Cars
With a full Tesla fleet in the household, the novelty of cars has faded in a way I did not expect
The Flip Phone Revival: Galaxy Z Flip and Nostalgia Engineering
Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip3 brought the flip phone back from the dead, and using it feels like a conversation between past and future
The Flagship Phone Rotation: Samsung, Apple, and Pixel
I rotate between Samsung, Apple, and Google flagships every year, and the camera comparisons alone justify the habit
The Tesla Fleet Is Complete
With the Model X, every current Tesla model is in the driveway, and the journey to get here taught me more about obsession than cars
Tesla Model Y: My Third Tesla
Taking delivery of a Model Y and reflecting on how Tesla went from a curiosity to the default choice for anyone paying attention to the automotive industry
Tesla Model S: The Second Tesla Joins the Fleet
Adding a Model S to the garage alongside the Model 3 and what it means to go fully electric
Three Flagship Phones: Samsung, Apple, Pixel
Living with all three flagship ecosystems simultaneously and what each one gets right
I Bought My First Tesla Model 3
Taking delivery of a Tesla Model 3 and experiencing what it means when your car is a software platform
Why I Bought a BMW 540i
On falling in love with a twenty-year-old German sedan and making my first big purchase in America
Moto Razr: My Uncle Brought From America
The Motorola Razr and the tradition of uncles bringing impossible gadgets from America
From No Phone to Nokia 6230
Growing up in an era without mobile phones and the day my uncle brought home a Nokia 6230 with a camera