I have always said if I am not coding, I am not happy. If my job did not involve enough coding, I would end up writing code late into the night.

Yet I have not written more than a few lines of code in more than a year—and I am having more fun solving problems than I have had in a decade.

Years ago, I ran a blog called Show Me the Code (a nod to Linus Torvalds’s famous quote). Today, I add value by choosing the right models, running them efficiently, and designing a staff of agents that produce results.

So now I say: Show Me the Inference.

An editorial split illustration showing green Java code on a 1990s CRT monitor beside the classic Effective Java book and Java mug on the left, contrasting with a modern dark-mode terminal displaying the dialog User: 'Add 2-factor authentication to checkout.' and Code Agent: 'Which standard should we use? OAuth 2.0, WebAuthn, MFA, or SMS-OTP?' above the 'Attention Is All You Need' paper on the right.
The shift from line-by-line coding to directing autonomous agents. (Illustration generated with Gemini)
Image prompt

An editorial split illustration in the tactile style of vintage magazine art and modern technical linework. Left side (1990s): A warm, nostalgic developer desk with a bulky beige CRT monitor displaying green monospaced Java code, a thick vintage textbook titled "Effective Java", a classic white ceramic mug with the red-and-blue "Java" logo, a stack of 3.5-inch floppy disks, and a beige trackball mouse. Right side (Modern): A contemporary dark-mode developer workspace with a printed research paper titled "Attention Is All You Need" and a sleek monitor displaying: User: 'Add 2-factor authentication to checkout.' Code Agent: 'Which standard should we use? OAuth 2.0, WebAuthn, MFA, or SMS-OTP?'

What I am exploring

You can expect me to talk about:

  • Local AI: Running local inference, managing GPU infrastructure, and deploying private, sovereign models.
  • Agent Staff: How I use multi-agent systems to both write code and interact with the world in direct, practical ways.
  • Sea Stories: Real-world lessons from decades of systems design, infrastructure, and operations.

Welcome. Let’s dig in.