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Kevin Dowling

Kevin Dowling

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AI sloppiness
AI sloppiness

Last week someone on my team was desperate to get in touch with me after an interview. We're in a huge hiring sprint at $job right now, and the second-order impact of that is simply doing an inordinate amount of interviews. I'm hiring for some leaders

by Kevin Dowling Feb 22, 2026
We are not innovative enough
We are not innovative enough

I was talking to someone yesterday about innovation in the economy. The backdrop was the current motif of Europeans abandoning American produce as much as we can. But that Europe is so difficult to operate in that fairly sweeping changes need to happen. The crux of these changes allow the

by Kevin Dowling Feb 21, 2026
Skyline R32
Skyline R32

One of my favourite cars from Gran Turismo in the olden days was the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32. They date around 1990-1994 and have an incredibly familiar silhouette. More striking for me is the rear of the car, with the circular tail-lights, which frankly looked incredible in GT2 (where it

by Kevin Dowling Feb 15, 2026
Porsche Cayenne EV
Porsche Cayenne EV

This week I got to visit the Porsche centre in Dublin for the launch event of their brand new Cayenne. While Porsche is universally known for the 911, it's actually the Cayenne that they sell. In Ireland, Porsche sold 445 cars through 2025. 40% of those were the

by Kevin Dowling Feb 01, 2026
Can we engineer sports car experiences into EVs?
Can we engineer sports car experiences into EVs?

Bringing Back the Third Pedal: Engineering a Clutch System for Electric Vehicles This is a bit of an odd one. A technical deep-dive into the hardware and software architecture required to integrate traditional clutch mechanisms with EV powertrains—and why motorsport might demand it. Electric vehicles have solved the clutch.

by Kevin Dowling Jan 27, 2026
Week 5 of 2026 - Digital calm
Week 5 of 2026 - Digital calm

Over the past few weeks I've tried to take more of a digital detox than I can recall. And I recall a long time back. I recall being a pre-teen discovering IRC channels with fellow like-minded hax0rs. I recall the early days of blogging on various platforms through

by Kevin Dowling Jan 26, 2026
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