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Exploring the overlap between code and reason

Deep dives into tech, critical thought, creative tools, and the occasional system meltdown. If it’s complex, flawed, or misunderstood, I’m probably writing about it.

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The last bastion: can digital privacy still be protected?

Can we escape from digital surveillance and privacy control?
The debate over privacy in Europe has intensified in recent months, with laws like Chat Control threatening to legalize mass surveillance at the continental level. But while governments prepare to impose direct access into our private communications, another threat has…

Before the switch: Europe, privacy and the machinery of Chat Control

How the freedom and privacy are lost in Europe.
As I wrote some weeks ago, tomorrow is being sold as the day Europe decides, yet the calendar hides a more complex truth. On 12 September 2025, EU Member States are set to finalise their positions on the CSAM scanning…

The npm hack that shook the software world

The npm hack and the fragility of open-source trust.
In the quiet background of the internet, where most users never look, a silent catastrophe has just unfolded. The largest supply chain compromise in npm’s history was revealed yesterday, affecting packages with a combined 2 billion weekly downloads. This wasn’t…

Beyond Westeros: why Game of Thrones is overrated

Game of Thrones, the most hyped and overrated medieval soap opera.
Few statements provoke more outrage among fans of modern television and fantasy than this one: Game of Thrones is overrated. For over a decade, George R. R. Martin’s saga, and its HBO adaptation, have been celebrated as the…

Google’s grip on reality: monopoly, data, and the failure of regulation

The extent of Google dominance and dependence on its services.
In the 21st century, few companies have achieved the scale of dominance that Google enjoys. What began as a simple search engine has evolved into a sprawling empire that touches nearly every corner of digital life. From the browser you…

Shadows of the atom: Russian science fiction and its battle with reality

Russian sci-fi and how it deals with survival, ambiguity, and resilience.
Science fiction is not a monolith. While the Western imagination often defaults to alien invasions crashing down on New York City or heroic astronauts saving humanity with impossible technology, the Eastern imagination, particularly in Russia and its neighboring countries…