P
Primary
The way you intend to do it. The normal path, tuned and watched.
The PACE Plan
Plan for the day it breaks
PACE stands for Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency: four ways of getting the same job done, in the order you will reach for them. I use it for everything from documentation to AI to the lab network, because things fail, and the plan should already exist before they do.
How it works
The four layers
A
Alternate
A different way that works when the primary does not. Ready to take over without a scramble.
C
Contingency
What you do when the first two are gone. Slower or rougher, but still moving.
E
Emergency
The last resort that works even when everything else is dark: a person and a book.
Examples
PACE in practice
WRITE IT DOWN
Documentation
P: automated logs from the deployment tools. A: live dashboards. C: a tactical notebook. E: manual logs for when the network is dark.
LOCAL FIRST
AI
P: models on my own hardware. A: cloud models for the hard problems. C: other local machines and manual builds. E: my own expertise and reference books.
RESILIENCE
The lab network
P: the local network. A: a cloud fallback. C: a VPN mesh. E: out-of-band management.
CONTINUITY
Procedures
P: digital procedures. A: printed copies for when the network is down. C: an offsite backup. E: a trusted person who knows.
SECTION
About
Who I am and what I believe.
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Home Lab
A lab that heals itself.
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AI
Intelligence augmentation.
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Knowledge Base
What I've learned, written down.