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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 performance of productivity: techtubers and the business of distraction

Techtubers and the big lie about their productivity tips.
A new breed of influencer has emerged in recent years: the techtuber, or self-styled productivity guru. They present themselves as models of efficiency, masters of digital workflows, the kind of people who squeeze every drop of value out of their…

The paradox of China: a communist system more capitalist than the West

The unstoppable advance of Chinese technology.
Few paradoxes of the modern world are as striking as China. Officially a communist state, governed by a single party that maintains tight political control, it has nonetheless become the nation that most resembles what the West once claimed to…

How national lotteries launder money and buy silence

The lucrative business endorsed by the State.
Lotteries are wrapped in the language of joy and chance. The ads show smiling faces, oversized checks, and slogans that whisper promises of a life transformed: “It could be you.” Governments present them as harmless entertainment, even as benevolent institutions…

Phobos and the unexplained mysteries: when science confronts the unknown

Could Phobos be an artificial satellite?
Among the countless bodies that populate our Solar System, there is one that continues to puzzle astronomers and quietly defy expectations: Phobos, the larger and innermost moon of Mars. At first glance, it looks unremarkable, a small, irregular lump…

The last samurai of modernity: Yukio Mishima and the value of conviction

Yukio Mishima, a man of uncompromising conviction.
In this post, I want to reflect on a figure who remains surprisingly little known in the West, a man whose story is both fascinating and tragic, but also profoundly worth remembering, because few figures of the twentieth century…

Have smartphones already hit their photographic megapixel limit?

The mobile sensor size has a limit.
For more than a decade, smartphone makers have sold devices on the strength of their cameras. Each new generation promised sharper detail, brighter night shots, and features once reserved for pro gear. For a while, this felt like genuine progress:…