Writing
Architecture, backend engineering, the house, the printer, and the occasional personal note. sample posts
Travel
A long weekend in Ayvalık
Three days, one rented house, olive oil bought by the litre. Itinerary, where we ate, and what we would change.
Smart home
Presence detection without a camera in every room
mmWave sensors, a few rules about what “home” means, and the automations that stopped turning lights off on guests.
Personal notes
Notes from the second year of being a father of two
Less sleep, better priorities, and a surprising amount of time spent thinking about chairs.
Backend engineering
Outbox before you need it
Why the outbox table goes in on day one of any service that publishes events, even when it feels like overkill.
3D printing
Printing sensor mounts that match the skirting board
Measuring a 1970s moulding, three failed prints, and the profile that finally fit.
AI
What a local model can and cannot do with my photo library
Evals on a home server, where it worked, where it confidently failed, and what that says about trusting classifiers.
Travel
Travelling with twins: the packing list that survived London
What we carried, what we never used, and the one thing we bought on arrival.