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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 2 posts
A Fistful of Pepper Connected the World — The Spice Trade and the Original Globalisation
When Alaric besieged Rome in 408, the ransom he demanded listed gold, silver and 1,360 kilograms of pepper. This piece asks why a berry you can now buy at any supermarket was once worth that much, and why the familiar cl
2026-07-26 · 16 min read #humanities#history#trade#globalization#colonialismThe Age of Exploration — When the World Became One
At the close of the fifteenth century, European ships sailed out into unknown seas. Chasing spices, gold, and faith, this adventure wove the world together for the first time, yet it also brought a deep shadow of conques
2026-06-21 · 37 min read #history#age-of-exploration#columbian-exchange#colonialism#globalization