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Kai Ochsen

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This site is a bit of a mix, you’ll find opinions, personal projects, and things I’m working on (or I'm thinking to carry out). Whether it’s a crazy idea, a logo design I actually like, or a melody that got stuck in my head, it all ends up here. 

Yes, I’m an introverted tech nerd with a soft spot for programming, robotics, 3D printing, messy sketches, and loud music. I spend most of my time exploring the weird overlap between coding, design, and creativity, building stuff, breaking stuff, and occasionally making it all work again. I’m especially into understand machines and people, but I’ve also got a thing for drawing, composing moody tracks, and killing some demons in DOOM way more than I probably should.

This site is a bit of a mix, you’ll find opinions, personal projects, and things I’m working on (or I'm thinking to carry out). Whether it’s a crazy idea, a logo design I actually like, or a melody that got stuck in my head, it all ends up here.

Open Source vs Hollywood: the FFmpeg-Netflix soap opera

A storm hit social media this week. FFmpeg maintainers, the developers behind one of the world’s most important open-source multimedia libraries, were accused of demanding monetary compensation and license acknowledgments from commercial platforms using their code. Among those…

Two young women challenge the frontiers of Mathematics

In a world where headlines are often dominated by scandals, superficiality, and the spectacle of fame, it is easy to forget that brilliance still flourishes, often quietly, in places where few bother to look. Recently, two extraordinary young women…

Nvidia: when the silicon becomes gold

Not long ago, Nvidia was just another tech company. Known primarily among gamers and graphics professionals, its iconic green logo symbolized performance, not prestige. Today, Nvidia is a titan, the third most valuable company in the world by market cap,…

Will we miss this decade in future?

A reflection on memory, decline, and the paradox of progress. Nostalgia is a curious thing. We long for moments that were never perfect, yet feel sacred in hindsight. The 1980s brought us synth-pop, VHS tapes, Saturday morning cartoons, and the…