<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Louis Castañeda — Builder&apos;s Log</title><description>Software, strength, and intelligence from a team of one in West Covina, CA.</description><link>https://louiscastaneda.com/</link><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>admin@castanedanetworks.com (Louis Castañeda)</managingEditor><item><title>Why I bet my client work on an all-AWS stack</title><link>https://louiscastaneda.com/log/why-i-bet-on-aws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://louiscastaneda.com/log/why-i-bet-on-aws/</guid><description>Bedrock, Lambda, DynamoDB, OpenSearch. The case for going native when you are a studio of one and cannot afford to babysit infrastructure.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>build</category><category>aws</category><category>cdk</category><category>serverless</category><category>studio</category></item><item><title>220 to 225: the last five pounds are a head game, not a strength game</title><link>https://louiscastaneda.com/log/220-to-225-bench/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://louiscastaneda.com/log/220-to-225-bench/</guid><description>Micro-plates, heavy holds, and the uncomfortable truth that the barrier was sitting between my ears the whole time.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>body</category><category>strength</category><category>bench</category><category>training</category></item><item><title>I read prediction markets like a news feed now</title><link>https://louiscastaneda.com/log/prediction-markets-as-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://louiscastaneda.com/log/prediction-markets-as-news/</guid><description>Kalshi changed how I think about probability and geopolitics. My morning routine, and why the odds beat the headlines.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>mind</category><category>kalshi</category><category>prediction-markets</category><category>probability</category></item></channel></rss>