Hello, I'm Aram.

Hi, I'm the Senior Staff Software Engineer for Privacy & Security Compliance at The Washington Post. I previously worked on the Zeus team, helping publishers to maximize site performance and revenue. I've also worked on The Washington Post’s Ad Tech 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 Writing

  1. The phony comforts of the AI industry's useful idiots
    December 9, 2024
  2. For 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted
    December 9, 2024
  3. Defining AI as a political project
    December 9, 2024
  4. Stop using generative AI as a search engine
    December 6, 2024
  5. Bitcoin is worth $100,000. It still doesn't have a single legitimate use case
    December 6, 2024
  6. Moral Hazard
    December 6, 2024

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Recent Thoughts

  1. Good analysis of the 2024 election
    November 7, 2024
  2. Places I am currently watching the election results
    November 6, 2024
  3. I can not believe we have to talk about fluoride in water as a national topic again
    November 4, 2024

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Recent Amplifications

  1. Here’s how to share sensitive leaks with the press
    December 10, 2024
  2. Stupidest new idea in journalism: a ‘bias meter’
    December 10, 2024
  3. How Elon Musk backed away from his climate crusade
    December 10, 2024
  4. How Close Are Computers to Automating Mathematical Reasoning?
    December 10, 2024
  5. Predicting the present (09 Dec 2024) – Pluralistic : Daily links from Cory Doctorow
    December 10, 2024
  6. Outlets pivot to promoting action, not just news
    December 10, 2024
  7. Top 'Washington Post' editor kills article on deputy's departure
    December 10, 2024
  8. Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
    December 10, 2024
  9. Trans activists stage bathroom sit-in at Capitol Hill
    December 10, 2024
  10. The Asymmetry in the Abortion-Rights Movement
    December 9, 2024

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