2022.12.286 min read
2022: The Year AI Broke Through
Looking back at a year that saw AI go from research curiosity to mainstream phenomenon, while I published two books and watched the world change
aipersonal
Blog
Thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, architecture, and the craft of building software.
2022.12.056 min read
re:Invent 2022: AWS Bets on Generative AI
AWS re:Invent this year revealed a clear strategic pivot toward generative AI infrastructure, and the cloud landscape is about to change
cloud
2022.12.036 min read
ChatGPT Launches: The iPhone Moment for AI
OpenAI just released ChatGPT and it is the first AI product that makes non-technical people understand why artificial intelligence matters
ai
2022.11.026 min read
Losing Interest in Phones Too
After losing my passion for cars earlier this year, I am realizing the same thing has happened with smartphones
nostalgiapersonal
2022.10.055 min read
AI Research Is Moving Faster Than Anyone Can Track
The velocity of AI research has reached a point where even dedicated practitioners cannot keep up with the pace of significant breakthroughs
ai
2022.09.086 min read
CKAD Certification: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Passed the CKAD exam and earned another Kubernetes certification, reinforcing my conviction that container orchestration is fundamental infrastructure
kubernetescareer
2022.08.256 min read
Stable Diffusion: AI Art Goes Open Source
Stability AI just open-sourced a state-of-the-art image generation model, and the implications of putting this technology in everyone's hands are profound
ai
2022.07.226 min read
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
nostalgiapersonal
2022.07.156 min read
James Webb's First Images Put Things in Perspective
NASA just released the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and they are redefining our view of the universe
personal
2022.06.156 min read
From Strangers to Founders: Published
My second book this year tells the immigration story that shaped everything, from arriving in America as a stranger to building a career in tech
bookspersonal
2022.05.206 min read
Mastering Cloud Engineering: Published
My first book is published, distilling years of hands-on cloud architecture experience into a comprehensive guide
bookscloudcareer
2022.04.285 min read
Elon Buys Twitter: The Most Chaotic Tech Deal in Memory
Elon Musk just agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion, and the way it happened is as remarkable as the deal itself
personal
2022.04.095 min read
DALL-E 2: AI Creates Art
OpenAI just showed us an AI system that generates photorealistic images from text descriptions, and the implications are staggering
ai
2022.02.275 min read
Russia Invades Ukraine: Technology in Modern War
The invasion of Ukraine is showing us in real time how technology has fundamentally changed the nature of warfare
personal
2022.01.215 min read
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
The biggest gaming acquisition in history just happened, and it says more about the future of tech than about gaming
personal