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Aug 08, 2026 1 min read #infrastructure Essay

A practical way to distinguish useful managed services from dependencies that quietly become business risk.

Aug 02, 2026 1 min read #infrastructure Field note

Jul 30, 2026 1 min read #digital-economy Brief

Jul 28, 2026 1 min read #publishing Essay

Why topic structure, search and durable archives can become a publication's strongest long-term asset.

Jul 24, 2026 #small-systems-durable-products Essay

Jul 17, 2026 1 min read #the-independent-publishing-stack Essay

Part six: the publication becomes more durable when old work remains easy to find and understand.

Jul 16, 2026 1 min read #digital-economy Essay

Jul 10, 2026 #small-systems-durable-products Essay

Jul 03, 2026 #the-independent-publishing-stack Essay

Jun 26, 2026 1 min read #small-systems-durable-products Essay

Part two: stable interfaces create room for product experimentation.

Jun 19, 2026 #the-independent-publishing-stack Essay

Jun 12, 2026 1 min read #small-systems-durable-products Essay

Part one of Small Systems, Durable Products: complexity should earn its place.