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Articles
I was hacked by my editor
Last August, 2025 I had the privilege of being hit by the first known supply chain attack in history to leverage a local AI agent on the systems it compromised. All I had to do to be hit by this attack was restart my VS Code editor within a 5 hour window.
There are a few decent write ups of this …
Marlo: 2011 - 01/16/2026
Marlo was probably born in Yolo County California sometime in early 2011. Little is known about his first year of life or what led him to be found in a field outside of Sacramento, riddled with worms and in very ill health. He had been neutered so someone likely knew him by another name. The …
Roadmap: django-polymorphic
This is an update for everyone on how I’m thinking about and prioritizing work on this library so you may make decisions about continuing to use it based on more than nothing.
The first version of django-polymorphic was released 15 years ago in 2011. There are many users of this library and it runs …
Yes on 50
Election: Special, November 4th, 2025 Jurisdiction: California Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 50 This is a sad vote for me but not a tough one. Some friends and family I deeply respect disagree with me and since it does not seem like a great idea to do something facially anti-democratic when we’re …
Good Dads
I remember less and less from my childhood as I get older. It’s not like those memories have vanished, I just have to root around for them a bit longer and when I find them they’re a bit hazier. My formative memories are still crisp as day, though, and on this father’s day I’m thinking about one in …
A Moral Moment
The sirens have barely let up in the last 5 days. We hear them race passed Dodger Stadium on their way to downtown only a few miles away. On Friday, the first of the ICE raids started in the garment district. They rounded up people at work, splintering families and terrorizing a community. Los …
Going on Record
The United States is experiencing the most serious direct assault on the freedom of speech since McCarthyism:
Broadcasters are capitulating to frivolous lawsuits meant to tame their coverage. Law firms are being punished for helping blacklisted clients. Lawful residents are being arrested for …