A Quick post this time -
I stumbled upon a great workflow feature in Copilot today that I wanted to share.
While in a long session, Copilot suggested taking a break and offered to create a Handoff Note. This allows you to pause your work without losing the context of your discussion or code changes.
I want to talk about an experience I had last night. I didn’t just go to the movies. As I noted in my recent review, it felt more like a “pilgrimage.” The film was David Gilmour’s Live at the Circus Maximus, and it felt like a temporal echo—a chance to relive a legendary performance on a scale so grand it felt like you were breathing the very air of that historic night.
Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to 2026.
As the calendar turns a new page, I find myself reflecting on the moments that brought us here—the joys, the challenges, and the quiet resilience we’ve all built. As per my yearly tradition, I wanted to share something that grounds me and brings peace to my soul.
I recently had the privilege of presenting to the Developer Collaboration group at UC Santa Barbara, a gathering of both Software Developers and Infrastructure Engineers. The topic was Cloud Native Application Development, but the underlying theme was much deeper: the urgent need to bridge the historical divide between those who write the code and those who manage the systems that run it.
For listeners whose primary focus is two-channel (stereo) music listening, especially the rich, analog sound of vinyl records, a dedicated integrated stereo amplifier (often just called a stereo amplifier) is generally preferred over a multi-channel AV receiver (AVR). This preference is rooted in audio fidelity, design philosophy, and specific requirements for turntable playback.
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Explore the future of IT at UCSB with “Architecting Tomorrow,” a short film introducing our Enterprise Architecture group! This video provides an engaging, animated look into who we are, what we do, and our vision for a more connected and efficient technological landscape at UCSB.
As Chief Software Architect at UC Santa Barbara, I focus on integrating cutting-edge cloud features like AWS Bedrock. For enterprise LLM deployment, we must solve three non-negotiables: latency, data gravity, and resiliency.
🎵 David Gilmour’s much-anticipated album Luck and Strange dropped on September 6, marking his first release in nine years since Rattle That Lock. Fans were eagerly waiting, especially after preview tracks like “The Piper’s Call,” “Between Two Points,” and “Dark and Velvet Nights” hinted at a mix of the familiar Pink Floyd essence and something new.
