Weeknotes

• Weeknotes: May 2–8, 2026
  
  Coming down from launch week, automating the release process, and a near-midnight Man or Astro-man? show that may have rewired my kid's brain.
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  May 9, 2026 - 4 min read
• Weeknotes: April 25–May 1, 2026
  
  A boring launch is the best kind of launch — the San Carlos platform went live with quality-of-life issues instead of fires, a 3 a.m. shift with the Director, and a pilgrimage to Apple Park to honor the kid with the cassette tapes.
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  May 2, 2026 - 7 min read
• Weeknotes: April 18–24, 2026
  
  The calm before the storm — a week of writing documentation for adversarial gatekeepers ahead of a high-stakes launch, sixty deviled eggs from Juniper, and Korean fried fusion experiments in the kitchen.
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  Apr 25, 2026 - 2 min read
• Weeknotes: April 11–17, 2026
  
  A week in Austin where lab testing turned into team building and tooling work, leading my first steering committee meeting, my first Michelin-starred meal at a barbecue counter, and discovering that grackles run that town.
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  Apr 18, 2026 - 7 min read
• Weeknotes: April 4–10, 2026
  
  A breather week recovering from San Carlos and gearing up for Austin, Juniper's spring break, and three days in Asheville to see what a year of post-Helene recovery looks like in the River Arts District.
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  Apr 11, 2026 - 4 min read
• Weeknotes: March 28–April 3, 2026
  
  Production deployment in San Carlos, extraordinary meals across the Peninsula, ICE at the Atlanta airport, turbulence grabs, and an unexpected museum encounter with Octavia Butler's typewriter.
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  Apr 4, 2026 - 6 min read
• Weeknotes: March 21–27, 2026
  
  A flurry of last-minute code changes and travel preparations, mixed with meaningful local outings, before flying off into the unknown next week.
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  Mar 28, 2026 - 6 min read
• Weeknotes: March 14–20, 2026
  
  Week three at Natera, Camper Van Beethoven at the 40 Watt, Gloomhaven retirements, a brewery renn faire, avocado ice cream three times, and gearing up for on-site travel.
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  Mar 21, 2026 - 3 min read
• Weeknotes: March 7–13, 2026
  
  Week two at Natera, jumping into a launch sprint, Service Model robots, chasing apple fritters, OysterFest, Costco initiation, and upcoming travel Tetris.
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  Mar 14, 2026 - 4 min read
• Weeknotes: Feb 28–March 6, 2026
  
  Week one at Natera, surviving the firehose, Gloomhaven returns, Dover sole, Girl Scout cookies, and spring allergies.
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  Mar 7, 2026 - 4 min read

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