Essays

Here you’ll find essays on science, industry, and the quieter things that hold the world together — with the occasional dachshund.

The Quiet Competence of Things That Actually Work

July 2026
On the unfashionable virtue of systems that simply do what they claim to do.
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Why Industry Still Matters More Than We Admit

May 2026
A short argument against the idea that everything interesting now happens only in software.
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The Long View from the Shop Floor

March 2026
Observations collected while standing next to machines that have outlived three management philosophies.
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