A lightweight model router for Gemini agents on CPU-only Cloud RunOn 3 October, I gave a talk at GDG DevFest Melbourne 2026 called Token-Maxxing Is Not a Strategy: Getting More Value per Token on Google Cloud. This post covers the core idea behind it and the weekend6d ago · 8 min readderrickqin.com
Wiring a local model router into Antigravity: An experiment with LiteLLM and LayaOn 3 October, I gave a talk at GDG DevFest Melbourne called Token-Maxxing Is Not a Strategy: Getting More Value per Token on Google Cloud. One of the demos was a local model router sitting in front ofOct 10 · 8 min readderrickqin.com
Integrates DuckDB with Google BigQueryBackground In today's data-driven world, the ability to efficiently query and manage large datasets is crucial for businesses. DuckDB, an in-process SQL OLAP database management system, offers a powerful solution for handling complex analytical queri...Sep 24, 2025 · 5 min readderrickqin.com
Missing DAGs in Airflow UI: A Cloud Composer Filter BugI recently assisted a customer in troubleshooting an issue with their Google Cloud Composer environment and found myself delving deep to uncover the problem. They had 22 DAGs, but only 11 were visible in the UI. It turns out this is a known bug that ...Aug 29, 2025 · 3 min readderrickqin.com
Effective Use of Google Cloud IAM Deny Policies for BigQuery Data SecurityBackground Recently, I assisted a customer who required protection for sensitive data in BigQuery, ensuring access was restricted to a small group of individuals. They wanted to prevent any accidental access by employees. To address this, I recommend...Mar 28, 2025 · 2 min readderrickqin.com
