Complex Systems

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) podcast on technology, finance, and systems thinking.

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Secrets designed to be divulged and other payment oddities

Patrick McKenzie · 5 Mar 2026

Understanding government procurement, with Luke Farrell

Patrick McKenzie · 26 Feb 2026

APIs of evil: studying fraud as infrastructure

Patrick McKenzie · 12 Feb 2026

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Patrick McKenzie

I write about the intersection of software, finance, and the squishier factors (like culture, class, and similar) that cause systems in our society to work how they do.

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