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emporiaSMART.8: three weeks with a very good idea
Three weeks with the emporiaSMART.8: clear controls, thoughtful hardware and an approach to smartphones for older people I'd love to see worldwide.
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Agentic coding: Building trust with agents the way you build it with juniors
A field-tested take on building trust with agents the way you build it with juniors with Agentic coding: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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First Impressions Are the Enemy of Good Reviews
The technology industry's obsession with launch-day reviews produces content that misinforms readers, rewards surface evaluation, and actively harms.
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The Emigration Question: Is European AI Actually Leaving?
Is the EU AI Act pushing AI startups and researchers to leave Europe? The exodus narrative is overblown — but the quieter signal of who isn't arriving is more concerning.
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The History of Currency Debasement and Inflation
A historical account of currency debasement from the Roman denarius to Weimar Germany, showing how governments across eras have used monetary manipulation as a substitute for fiscal discipline. Covers Gresham's Law, the medieval seigniorage system, the Price Revolution, and the political consequences of hyperinflation.
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The Best Apple Gifts by Budget, and What Not to Gift
An Apple gift guide by budget: the safe picks under 50, 150, and 300 euros, the accessories that always land, and the personal items you should never gift.
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Why Most Tech Reviews Are Useless After 3 Months
Discover why most tech reviews expire faster than milk and learn the specific techniques for creating evergreen content that helps readers years after.
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MCP servers: Where the protocol ends and your product begins
A field-tested take on where the protocol ends and your product begins with MCP servers: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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The AirPods Power-User Guide: Hidden Features, Fast Switching, and Fixes
A power-user guide to AirPods Pro, AirPods 4, and AirPods Max: how auto-switching really decides, every stem gesture, Find My, the hearing features, fit, and the three fixes that always work.
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Three Countries, Three Regulations
France, Germany, and Ireland are enforcing the EU AI Act in dramatically different ways. The divergence undermines the regulation's harmonization goal and advantages those who can navigate it.
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The Economics of Famine in Historical Perspective
An analytical history of famine as an economic and political phenomenon, drawing on Amartya Sen's entitlement theory to reinterpret the Irish Famine, the Bengal Famine of 1943, and the Chinese Great Leap Forward as crises of distribution and power rather than agricultural failure. Examines why democratic accountability changes famine outcomes.
