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Ideas from the books, in a form you can read in five minutes. New pieces on architecture, AI, judgment, and accountability.

October 2026

There Is No Single Source of Truth Until Someone Assigns It

Which file is the right one? On why declaring a single source of truth doesn't make it so — and the Monday test that checks whether your program really has one.

From The Data Architect's Playbook
October 2026

Consensus Is Not Alignment

Everyone in the room nodded. Nobody agreed. On the difference between a meeting that feels settled and a decision someone actually owns — and why AI makes the gap harder to see.

From Nobody Delegated This