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For thirty years I programmed with Phish on, every day
For thirty years I programmed with Phish on, every day. In 2026, the music is out of phase with the work.
Distributed systems researcher and technical lead. Staff Engineer at DoorDash, adjunct faculty at CMU. From award-winning research to Azure, AWS, and production Erlang systems.
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For thirty years I programmed with Phish on, every day. In 2026, the music is out of phase with the work.
“When life looks like Easy Street, there is danger at your door”— Grateful Dead, “Uncle John’s Band”