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Should You Just Use Amplify?
I built a private S3 + CloudFront stack for this blog. AWS recommends Amplify instead. Here's when each makes sense.
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Should You Just Use Amplify?
I built a private S3 + CloudFront stack for this blog. AWS recommends Amplify instead. Here's when each makes sense.
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Plugging the Leaky Bucket
The four S3 misconfigs behind most breaches, and how to prevent them with SCPs.
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The Staircase Problem
Why tqdm keeps printing staircases and how to fix it.
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Hosting a Static Website on a Private S3 Bucket
How I host this blog on a private S3 bucket with CloudFront, OAC, and zero stored credentials.
I build with AI agents, run cloud systems, and make software for problems too specific to have an off-the-shelf answer. I use implementation notes, benchmarks, research, and the occasional argument to explain what worked, what broke, and what changed my mind.
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AWS and AI/ML news I find interesting enough to keep around.
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Lambda now supports full IAM resource-based policies
Policy management finally gets less piecemeal for multi-account platform teams.
AWS What's New - AWS
ECS can detect and repair impaired agent connectivity
A useful shift from reporting infrastructure health to repairing it.
AWS What's New - AI / ML
Opening real-world Claude usage data to independent research
Outside researchers should get to ask their own questions about how people use AI.
Anthropic Research - AI / ML
An independent investigation of large-scale agent coordination
A rare look at what can happen when many isolated agents discover shared infrastructure.
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