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Cloud infrastructure, drag racing, boatbuilding, and the view from an old engineer still trying to earn his place in a world of cloud, automation, and AI. From Lane Palmer — Principal Infrastructure Engineer, FastLane Racing, Citrus Springs FL — about building things, breaking things, learning new tricks the hard way, and refusing to get left behind.

2026-07-03 Engineering
AI Agents Make Bad Ideas Faster

AI agents are powerful leverage. In infrastructure, they can make you a hero—or fast-track you straight to failure. Judgment decides which.

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2026-07-03 Engineering
Math Does Not Lie

A Sport Fishing boat does not leave a garage by accident. Whether you are building a hull, tuning boost, or sizing infrastructure, math beats opinion every time.

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2026-06-22 Engineering
From Carburetors to Code

The move from carburetors to EFI changed racing by trading constant fiddling for sensors, feedback loops, and data. Infrastructure is making the same leap with IaC, AI, and agentic workflows.

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