I like my job. It also feels like a prison.
On the year I spent doing live audio full time, the back injury that ended it, and what employer-tied healthcare actually does to the people depending on it.
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I'm more productive with AI. Why doesn't my paycheck reflect that?
AI has made me measurably faster at my job. My salary hasn't moved. Here's where I think that value is actually going.
If Zuckerberg's right about AI and power, why doesn't it feel right?
Meta's new AI manifesto makes an argument I've made myself, about concentrated power being the real danger. That's exactly why it's worth taking apart.
How to actually use AI to manage your fleet
The repo is the surface. The instructions file is the manual. The human review keeps it safe.
AI isn't just replacing jobs, it's rewriting the job description
The GM layoffs are a preview of a broader shift. AI isn't simply eliminating tech work - it's changing what tech work looks like. That's not necessarily good. But it's happening.
Yet you participate in society. Curious.
On the cognitive dissonance of working in tech while knowing what tech is doing.
Conditional values aren't values
Sticking to your values is easy until it costs you something. That's when you find out if you actually have them.
Device management is about to change. AI is why. GitOps is how.
AI can't accelerate your device management workflow if your config lives in a GUI. Here's why GitOps is the prerequisite for everything that's about to happen in this space.
The bottleneck moved. Are you ready for it?
AI is making code cheaper to write. That means the constraint in software development, and device management, has shifted to product design and QA.
Stop clicking and start committing: why endpoint management needs to catch up
Other IT disciplines figured out configuration as code years ago. It's time endpoint management joined them.
OpenClaw is amazing and you probably shouldn't run it
The viral AI agent is everything we wanted. It's also a security researcher's nightmare. Here's what you need to know.
Why moving from management to IC isn't a step backwards
Moving from management to individual contributor isn't a demotion or a step backward. It's a deliberate choice to align your work with what you actually want to do.
My first month at Fleet: the onboarding paradox
After one month at Fleet Device Management, here's what I've learned about remote work, open-source product development, and building something that matters.
My first week at Fleet: finding alignment
Starting at Fleet Device Management: First impressions of remote work, open-source development, and a company that actually practices what it preaches about transparency and empathy.