Hello, I'm Aram.

Hi, I'm a Software Development Manager for Ad Tech at The Washington Post. I previously built the Privacy and Security Compliance team and worked on the Zeus SaaS team, helping publishers to maximize site performance and revenue. I've also worked on Washington Post R&D and Big Data teams.

In my spare time I work on open source stuff and websites. You can find me on various online platforms & communities.

You can find out more about me, what I use, the books that I have been reading and what I am up to now.

Recent Blogging

  1. Zohran Mamdani shows that Silicon Valley is About Isolation
    August 20, 2025
  2. ChatGPT as a MMORPG
    August 11, 2025
  3. Trump asserts control of Washington D.C. police, will deploy National Guard in nation's capital
    August 11, 2025
  4. You Can’t Separate Harry Potter from J.K. Rowling
    August 10, 2025
  5. XSLT is still important
    August 7, 2025
  6. In America the car, the gun, the factory, all have more rights than you do.
    August 6, 2025

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Latest Longform Essay

  1. The Internet is a Series of Webs
    June 8, 2024

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Recent Thoughts

  1. Code is a joy
    May 31, 2025
  2. 20 things I would do with Pocket if they gave it to me
    May 23, 2025
  3. Weimar+ Invites a Post-NATO Future, the End of America's Global Influence
    February 14, 2025

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Recent Amplifications

  1. Bank Fires Workers in Favor of AI Chatbot, Rehires Them After Chatbot Is Terrible at the Job
    August 22, 2025
  2. How Moderate Senate Democrats Enabled Trump’s D.C. Takeover
    August 22, 2025
  3. Sony is raising PS5 prices, starting tomorrow | The Verge
    August 22, 2025
  4. The Great Un-Blackening: How Trump Tears and White Fragility Are Remaking Media
    August 22, 2025
  5. MoQ: Refactoring the Internet's real-time media stack
    August 22, 2025
  6. FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser
    August 22, 2025
  7. Opinion | Israel Is Making Sure There Is No One to Document the Horror of Its War - The New York Times
    August 22, 2025
  8. DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
    August 22, 2025
  9. Wired and Business Insider remove 'AI-written' freelance articles
    August 22, 2025

  10. August 22, 2025

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