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Every Face Is Orthogonal (And What They Share Anyway)

We tried to distill 249 face LoRAs into a universal basis so a new face would cost a few kilobytes. The vectors turned out orthogonal — but the operators aren't, and the shared part carries identity better than a face's own weights.

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Jul 13, 2026
AIDiffusion

Where a Face Lives in a Diffusion Model

We dissected 247 production LoRA adapters to find which transformer modules actually store facial identity — and which ones store overfitting. The answer changed how we train.

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Feb 8, 2026
EngineeringArchitecture

Firebase Auth Is Broken on Mobile — And Nobody Is Fixing It

After running a 300K-user service on Firebase, I switched to Supabase. Here's why Firebase Auth is a ticking time bomb for mobile apps.

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Jan 15, 2026
NetworkingPerformance

The Geometry of Latency

How physical distance and network topology define the invisible boundaries of our modern internet applications.

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Jan 10, 2026
ProductDesign

API Design as User Experience

Why the external surface of your code is the most important part of your software architecture.

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Jan 5, 2026
IndustryArchitecture

The Silent Death of Microservices

Analyzing the industry-wide shift back toward the 'Majestic Monolith' and the hidden costs of distributed systems.

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