Things I learned keeping production alive

Technical articles straight from the trenches. No todo-list tutorials.

Jul 13, 2026 · 5 min read

80,000 tickets, one turnstile, zero second chances

Stadium access systems don't have rush hour — they have a wall of people. Lessons from integrating tickets with turnstiles when kickoff is the deadline.

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Jul 10, 2026 · 5 min read

How cameras read truck plates: inside a port OCR/ALPR pipeline

The anatomy of an automated gate: from camera to the gate opening, and the lessons of keeping computer vision running 24/7.

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