$ kub
KUBERNETES
Stop running etcd like it is 2019
Etcd defaults still bite production clusters in 2026. Eight tuning changes that prevent the cascading-leader-election failure mode.
Jun 2, 2026
Engineering
Field notes from the platform.
Practical writing for platform engineers, SREs, and the leaders who fund infrastructure work.
$ git
GITOPS
Argo CD vs. Flux: a decision we re-made in 2026
We changed our default last quarter. The architecture differences that actually matter at platform scale.
May 25, 2026
$ obs
OBSERVABILITY
OpenTelemetry traces are a contract. Treat them like one.
Most teams instrument once and forget. Continuous trace-schema review prevents 80% of "why is my dashboard empty" tickets.
May 17, 2026
$ fin
FINOPS
Reserved vs. savings plans vs. spot: a decision framework
The math that decides which commitment instrument to use for each workload class. Spreadsheet included.
May 9, 2026
$ sec
SECURITY
Sigstore-signed builds in 90 minutes
A walk-through of adding cosign signing and verification to a typical Go monorepo without rewriting your pipeline.
Apr 30, 2026
$ sre
SRE
Error budgets are a negotiation, not a number
How we run quarterly product+platform conversations using burn-rate, not red/yellow/green.
Apr 21, 2026