So That HappenedEngineering, AI, systems & questionable decisions.https://sothathappened.lol/enThe Model Is Only Half the Systemhttps://sothathappened.lol/writing/the-model-is-only-half-the-system/https://sothathappened.lol/writing/the-model-is-only-half-the-system/Why reliable AI systems depend as much on the harness around the model as the model itself.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIAgentsSystemsRetries aren’t reliability.https://sothathappened.lol/notes/retries-arent-reliability/https://sothathappened.lol/notes/retries-arent-reliability/A retry is a bet about the kind of failure you have.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReliabilityReversible Decisions: Because Not Every Decision Needs a Funeralhttps://sothathappened.lol/writing/reversible-decisions/https://sothathappened.lol/writing/reversible-decisions/Match the weight of the process to the cost of changing your mind.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringTradeoffsYour cache is part of your architecture.https://sothathappened.lol/notes/the-cache-is-architecture/https://sothathappened.lol/notes/the-cache-is-architecture/Especially when the system stops working without it.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSystemsI Added a Queue and Everything Got Worsehttps://sothathappened.lol/writing/i-added-a-queue/https://sothathappened.lol/writing/i-added-a-queue/The request got faster. The system got a lot more interesting.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDistributed SystemsReliability