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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 6 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#colonialismCan the K-Pop 'System' Be Decoupled From Korea? KATSEYE as a Case Study
KATSEYE is a six-member girl group based in Los Angeles, built by HYBE and Geffen Records through the same trainee pipeline that produces Korean idol groups — yet its members say plainly that they are a global group, not
2026-07-11 · 6 min read #kpop#katseye#music-industry#culture#globalizationThe Silk Road — The Path That Linked Civilizations
From the origin of the name Silk Road to Zhang Qian mission to the West, the movement of silk, paper, and gunpowder, the spread of Buddhism and Islam, and the path of the Black Death. A balanced look at the vast web that
2026-06-21 · 54 min read #history#silk-road#culture#civilization#globalizationGlobal Supply Chains and Daily Life — Where Do My Things Come From
From the cup of coffee you drink in the morning to the smartphone in your hand, daily life rests on a vast invisible supply chain. This essay explores how supply chains work, the history of the container revolution, pand
2026-06-21 · 33 min read #economics#globalization#supply-chain#logistics#historyGlobal Supply Chains and Daily Life — Where Do My Things Come From?
The morning cup of coffee in your hand and the smartphone on your nightstand each tie together dozens of countries. This essay traces how the vast, invisible web we call the global supply chain works, how it delivered ch
2026-06-21 · 36 min read #supply-chain#globalization#logistics#economy#tradeThe 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