Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
Death by a Thousand Notifications Dozens of notifications.All day.Most of them insignificant.Each one asking. Bad UI.Misfires.The hand moves before thought. Time leaks.Attention thins. You click the wrong one. You are dead.
As The World Goes Away • I Sit By You • Holding Your Hands • Kissing You • Telling You How Much I Love You • Telling You How Much We Love You • I Can Feel The World Moving Still • But I Can Feel Your World Fading • And With It • … Read more
In Loving Memory of Sarylda Ortiz (1964 – 2025) It is with profound sadness that we announce that on October 31, 2025, at the age of 61, Sarylda Ortiz, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and love. In quiet moments of reflection, amidst the memories of love, togetherness, and family, … Read more
In Memory of Eric Maginniss Eric Maginniss will be deeply missed. What a sharp mind, what a gifted software engineer. In my ~30 years in this field, I’ve had the privilege of working with some incredibly bright individuals, and Eric was absolutely one of them. There is something remarkable about watching someone tackle a … Read more
I shared this with my team. There are many valuable skills that aren’t taught in school or in life, and proactiveness is one of them. For some, it comes more naturally than for others. However, it requires practice for everyone. Proactiveness is a top skill I look for in engineers, and it’s beneficial for … Read more
Musk insists on navigation using computer vision (CV) alone, partly due to cost and partly because he believes that, just as humans rely on vision to drive, machines should be able to do the same with advanced neural networks. His argument is that given sufficient compute power and high-quality data, computer vision should be able … Read more
Back when I was a younger software engineer, I had the privilege of writing software for the Space Shuttle onboard systems. I also supported Shuttle missions in real-time as part of the Backroom team in the Mission Evaluation Room (MER). It was an incredible experience where engineers, including myself, provided critical support to the Mission … Read more
Read this today: “Occasionally in human history,” Nosanov wrote, “a superpower will choose to abandon a position of leadership, or yield dominance of a frontier, in favor of, or because of, internal or domestic conflict.” In the case of the NASA layoffs, which impacted about 530 employees and 40 contractors at the agency’s joint facility … Read more
Read today: “You have to remember, as old as I am, I was born in the Great Depression,” she said. “I lived through World War II. I remember Hitler. I remember my cousin was with Eisenhower when they opened up the concentration camps. … I mean, I understand protecting democracy.” — Anderson, 91 years old. … Read more
Social media has brought a number of benefits such as bringing old friends and family together, connecting with communities who share the same kind of interests, and access to good information. But on the ugly side, it brings unwanted interactions, misinformation, and mob-like behaviors all in a short amount of time. At the end, if … Read more