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• Chesterton's Fence

  Jan 26, 2026

  Why you should understand existing code before deleting it, and how the instinct to 'clean up' can introduce the bugs it claims to prevent.

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• When Infrastructure Fails Quietly

  Jan 15, 2026

  How the 2003 Northeast Blackout reveals why monitoring systems must fail loudly, and why 'fail truthfully' is a design obligation in high-consequence systems.

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• Introduction: Studying Ethical Responsibility in Software

  Jan 1, 2026

  An introduction to a blog that examines ethical responsibility in software and AI through detailed case studies and broader structural analysis.

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