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Tech Democratization

Tech Democratization For decades, “democratizing technology” has been a slogan you could slap on a slide deck and call it a strategy. AI is turning it into something measurable. That’s what I keep thinking about when I look at this certificate. Not because it’s remarkable that I completed the course. It isn’t.The interesting part is…

Assumptions

Assumptions My doctor says, “You have to choose — phone or computer? Which do you want to see?” I get asked this every year. My near vision and far vision prescriptions started diverging a decade ago, and the solution has been a combination of contact lenses for far vision with glasses on top for near…

Users are Builders?

Users are Builders? Hot take: Open source’s wins and its burnout cycles have been driven by one hidden assumption: “Users are builders.” In a project’s infancy, it’s true. Early adopters are engineers. They can debug, patch, and carry the maintenance load alongside the core team. But when a project matures, the user base changes. Now…

Engineering Economics

Engineering Economics I got a recruiter email this week that made me smile, not because it was “great,” but because it felt like a signal flare from reality: Job Title: Rust DeveloperClient: MicrosoftRole Type: 6 month contractLocation: RemoteRate: $34/hr on W2Interview: 2 video rounds Let’s translate that rate. $34/hr on W2 is roughly $70K/year if…

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Hi, I’m Shane! My pronouns are she/her, and I build technology nations. All of the opinions expressed on this blog are my own.

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