Notes from
inside the machine.
Software, infrastructure, security, open source, AI tooling and whatever technical rabbit hole has won this week.
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Why we chose Linux MD RAID over hardware RAID
Why we moved our Linux production servers away from hardware RAID, where MD RAID fits, and why the simplest storage stack often wins.
#infrastructure#linux#storage#raid#mdadm
18 Aug 2026
There is no best AI coding model
Why I route different parts of software development to different models instead of throwing everything at the biggest one available.
#programming#ai#software-engineering#agents
28 Jul 2026
The World of Warcraft emulator scene taught me how software actually works
How private servers, open-source emulator projects and hundreds of real players taught me more about software than any tutorial ever could.
#programming#open-source#software-engineering#infrastructure#world-of-warcraft
06 Jul 2026
Why we chose DRBD over GlusterFS
We tested GlusterFS as a storage layer for a PowerMTA spool. Production-like load in the lab convinced us to go with DRBD instead.
#infrastructure#linux#storage#drbd#glusterfs#powermta
14 Jun 2026
I still like writing the code
What AI has changed about how I build software, and what it hasn't.
#programming#ai#open-source#software-engineering