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    <copyright>© 2026 Raj Macwan. Views are my own.</copyright>

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      <title>Why I Built a Dark Web Research Site (and What I Learned)</title>
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      <description>Running a Tor hidden service as a senior IT leader. Stack notes, tradecraft, identity separation, and what the project actually taught me about privacy engineering.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Research</category>
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      <title>The CISA KEV Catalog as a Prioritized Patch Backlog</title>
      <link>https://macwangrid.com/blog/kev-as-backlog.html</link>
      <description>Most patch management programs drown in CVE noise. CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list is the strongest prioritization signal available, and how to actually integrate it into workflow.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AI in IT Operations: A Reality Check from the Trenches</title>
      <link>https://macwangrid.com/blog/ai-in-ops-reality-check.html</link>
      <description>A balanced practitioner view on where AI actually works in IT operations, where it is hype, and the governance problems nobody wants to own.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>AI and Automation</category>
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      <title>MIT Week 1: Back in a Classroom After 20 Years</title>
      <link>https://macwangrid.com/blog/mit-week-1.html</link>
      <description>Returning to formal study at MIT after two decades in industry. Early notes on the gap between running the work and studying it.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>MIT Journey</category>
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      <title>Zero Trust Is Harder Than Vendors Admit</title>
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      <description>The Zero Trust architecture is sound. The products sold under its name often are not. A pragmatic five-year view of what the real journey looks like.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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