Some Truths Take a Moment to Land
"The best crews I worked with didnât pass the problem up the chain. They gathered around it. They asked questions. They took responsibility, not to cover themselves, but to complete the work."
Michel Hebert
A Siege in Huron County
"People asked how I could possibly ride that much distance in a week. The answer is: I donât. No one does. You ride one pedal stroke at a time."
We Could Have Seen It Coming
"The techniques have names. Prompt injection. Jailbreaking. Bias manipulation. Sponge-style denial of service. They work because most security tools donât know what to look for. They werenât designed to watch an AI model work."
Models in Motion
âIn our work, in our lives, the world keeps moving. Letâs keep updating our models, too.â
The Silence that Sells
"We congratulate ourselves on eliminating noise, but we forget to ask what else we might be eliminating."
On Postpartum Encryption
âThe most important thing we bring to these moments isnât polish. Itâs presence.â
Volleyball, Dodgeball, and the Space Between
"You can tell a lot about a person by how they enter a conversation. Someone once told me itâs the difference between dodgeball and volleyball."
The Problem-Solverâs Mindset
"Understanding a problem is only the first step. The real work begins when we ask, âWhat do we do about it?â"