Notes
Build logs and technical notes, mostly backend systems, infrastructure, and home-automation projects.
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2026-07-29 · 14 min read
Safe state machines with Effect.ts and XState
Of all the theoretical concepts taught in my undergraduate computer science program, finite state machines (FSMs) are the one that has proved most useful in my professional work. At its…
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2026-07-04 · 10 min read
Reverse-engineering the Unilux thermostat
I recently moved to Toronto, into a high-rise condo -- the glass-tower kind where you own everything from the paint inward and nothing past it. About the only thing…