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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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UPDATE: Razer said firmware updates on Xbox were “impossible”, I just proved them wrong.

Razer Wolverine V3 TE
A few days ago, I posted about how Razer’s Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition controller was completely locked unless you used a Windows-only program to update the firmware. The app on Xbox wouldn’t even open unless you did it first. macOS,…

Lost in orbit, found within. Why Spaceman is worth your attention

Spaceman - Adam Sandler
In the modern movie landscape, subtlety has a hard time surviving. Quiet stories are drowned out by noisy franchises. Slow burns are skipped over for quick dopamine hits. And films that ask for reflection, rather than offering distraction , …

Precarity as a business model: the true cost of the gig economy

Precarity as a business model
In the glowing narrative of modern capitalism, the entrepreneur who "disrupts" markets and builds multi-billion-dollar platforms is glorified. Their products promise efficiency, freedom, and access, a new economy built on demand and technology. But behind the sheen of innovation…

The cult of Agile: how modern methodologies undermined software engineering

The cult of Agile
And why PERT, not Scrum, might save it In the modern software industry, you don’t write a single line of code without someone asking what framework you’re using. Not framework as in React or Django, but work framework. Are…

The great advertising con: selling illusions to corporations

The delusion of advertising agencies
They walk into the room with the confidence of revolutionaries and the vocabulary of half-read philosophers. They talk about “sentiment” , “brand love” and “immersive storytelling experiences” as if they were curing cancer, not pitching a deodorant ad. Welcome to…

The LEGO empire: innovation, monopoly, and the price of control

Lego Monopoly
LEGO is synonymous with creativity, learning, and engineering. For millions of children, educators, and hobbyists, it's more than just a toy, it's a gateway to STEM, problem-solving, and imagination. But behind the cheerful colors and modular bricks lies a far more…