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What is Veneur? Veneur is a data pipeline for observing distributed systems. You can use Veneur for aggregating application and system data, like runtime metrics or distributed traces, and intelligently routing the data to various tools for storage and analysis. Veneur supports a number of these tools – called “data sinks” – such as SignalFX, Datadog, … Continue reading Observing Kubernetes…
I’ve been working for Stripe for over two years now. The company is based in San Francisco, and I’ve been working remotely from New York City the entire time. When I was deciding whether to accept my offer, I spoke with a number of people to get a feel for the company, the work I’d … Continue reading Remote Work: 2 Years In → The post Remote Work: 2 Years In first appeared on /var/blog .
I’ve had a number of discussions, both offline and online, about logging practices. In my view, reading individual log lines is (almost) always a sign that there are gaps in your system’s monitoring tools – especially when dealing with software at a medium- or large scale. Just as I would never want to use tcpdump … Continue reading Don't Read Your Logs → The post Don't Read Your Logs first…
Today, Model View Culture published an article I wrote about Unicode, character encoding, and non-Latin alphabets. I’ve included an excerpt below: I am an engineer, and I am a writer. As an engineer, I spend a lot of time thinking about how text is stored, but relatively little about what information the text actually represents. … Continue reading I Can Text You 💩, But I Can’t Write My Name →…
On December 3rd, a New York City grand jury failed to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner. Protesters around the world, from Oakland to New Delhi, reacted to this decision, demanding reforms to counterbalance the power wielded by law enforcement. They adopted as a slogan Garner’s chilling final words: I … Continue reading What Would Body Cameras Do? → The post What…
Recently, a founder of an early-stage startup asked me for tips on evaluating culture fit when building an early team. As the founder of most successful startups will agree, picking the first few members of your team is important. They set the tone for your company as it grows. Personally, I think that the term … Continue reading Beyond Culture Fit: Community Value-Add → The post Beyond Culture…
In college, I served on the board of a student group that advocated sensible drug policy. During this time, our school’s chapter was named one of the top ten most succesful chapters in the country. This honor was in part because we succeeded in passing a “Good Samaritan” policy to encourage students to seek medical … Continue reading Allies → The post Allies first appeared on /var/blog .
Boston to New York City is a frequently traveled route, so a number of different bus lines provide service between the cities. Most offer free WiFi as an amenity. However, all WiFi is not created equal. Today I was traveling by the Go Bus, and I assumed I’d be able to do some work on … Continue reading Bypassing a DNS man-in-the-middle attack against Google Drive → The post Bypassing a DNS…
Last week, a friend and I had to arrange an in-person meeting after work, by email. He’s based on the Upper East Side, and I’m in Chelsea. Neither one of us wanted to make the trek to the other’s office, and there was no logical place “in between” where we’d have a quiet space. The … Continue reading Flipping a Coin Over the Phone → The post Flipping a Coin Over the Phone first appeared on…
I am very excited to announce that I’ve just joined the Dorm Room Fund team in New York City! For those who aren’t familiar with the fund, Dorm Room Fund is a venture firm run by students and for students. The fund invests exclusively in student-run companies, providing seed financing on very founder-friendly terms. The … Continue reading Dorm Room Fund → The post Dorm Room Fund first appeared on…