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The Mediocre Live Forever
A practitioner's note on building, shipping, and leaving an AI tool that wrote post-incident reviews.
May 18
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Tim Irving
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Etiquette for the Burning Building
They look like manners. They are not.
May 14
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Tim Irving
The Room and the Patient
On incident commanders, operating theatres, and the discipline we have not built.
May 11
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Tim Irving
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Offerings
Field notes from the server room
May 4
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Tim Irving
3
April 2026
The Severities We Refuse to Name
Why every severity scale is shorter than the thing it measures
Apr 27
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Tim Irving
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The Great Boredom Heist
On the long, legal theft of the pause between things.
Apr 20
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Tim Irving
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The Restless Ones Were Right
A mildly gonzo, peer-reviewed vindication for everyone who ever had their pen confiscated
Apr 13
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Tim Irving
3
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It Wasn't The Storm
A pirate post-incident review on why your incident commander is doing more than you think.
Apr 6
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Tim Irving
3
March 2026
A Warm Welcome
In the style of Rowan Atkinson
Mar 30
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Tim Irving
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