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02 Positions

Where I stand, and when that moved.

Each of these states a position, the reasoning under it, the work that taught me it, and where it breaks. They are dated on publication and numbered permanently. When one changes I log the change rather than quietly folding it in, and when I come to hold the opposite view the old one stays up with a notice pointing at what replaced it. A record you can edit silently is not a record.

2026

  1. What I optimize for A checkout flow that converts and then double-charges is not a design success. The interface and the systems under it are one job with two ways to fail. This is how I break the tie when two good options conflict. Design · Design thinking · Buy versus build Rev.