Posts
May 2025
redis caching optimization - 40% latency reduction for market data
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optimized redis caching during honeymoon downtime review.
40% latency improvement.
the problem # before optimization:
market data fetch: 180ms avg
week 2 return - full size operations resume, +$2,340
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full size back.
second week trading.
conditions still favorable.
the week # monday may 19: rest day (returned from honeymoon)
first week back - easing in post-honeymoon, +$1,280
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first week back trading.
easing in.
small gains.
the resume # monday may 19: rest day, market review only
back from honeymoon - married life begins for real
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home.
honeymoon over.
married life begins.
landing (sunday 4pm san diego) # 5 hour flight felt longer than the whole trip.
honeymoon maui - halfway through, disconnected bliss
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halfway through honeymoon.
maui is paradise.
A. is my wife.
still weird to say.
the resort # four seasons wailea.
we got married - best day of my life
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married.
A. is my wife.
best day of my life.
saturday may 10, 2025 # 4:03pm: she walked down the aisle.
rehearsal dinner - last night technically single
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rehearsal done.
dinner done.
tomorrow we get married.
rehearsal (5pm) # venue: beach point, la jolla
weather: 72°, light breeze, perfect
five days out - final countdown, serenity weird
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5 days.
wedding saturday.
weirdly calm.
monday night (may 5) - final week begins # A.: “we’re getting married in 5 days.”