TDay's Site

Hi, I’m Tom. Welcome to my small piece of Internet land.

I’m a software engineer working in HFT with interests in distributed systems, reliability engineering, and machine learning.

When I’m not working, you can find me taking photos or working on my side project: CarValue.

If you have something interesting to say to me, you can reach me at hello at this domain.

Thanks for visiting.

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Find The Right Tool

A few months ago, I found myself in a Camera shop in Singapore. The previous day, I had been playing with a colleague’s Sony A7. I was so enamored by the fancy features it offered that I decided it was time for an upgrade. Somewhat objectively speaking, the current Sony lineup has the sharpest images, the best autofocus, great build quality and ergonomics. So this was a logical choice, right? Well, six months later, I am preparing to sell this camera… so no.