Lessons from the Terminal

Twice-weekly field notes on infrastructure, AI, and systems.

What I built, what broke, and the evidence that changed the next decision.

May 2026 AI

The First Five Minutes of an Incident

The first five minutes of an incident are rarely long enough to diagnose it. They are long enough to damage the evidence, widen the uncertainty, and create three competing versions of what happened.

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