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Nobody Is Ready to Certify Europe's AI
The EU AI Act's conformity assessment system depends on qualified Notified Bodies. There are 28, serving a continent of 450 million people. The math doesn't work and nobody wants to say it out loud.
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The History of Economic Sanctions and Trade Warfare
A historical survey of economic sanctions and trade warfare from antiquity to the present day, examining why coercive economic statecraft so rarely achieves its political objectives. From the Megarian Decree to Napoleon's Continental System and the League of Nations' failed response to Italian aggression, the record is uniformly sobering.
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Prompt engineering for code: When to stop prompting and start coding
A field-tested take on when to stop prompting and start coding with Prompt engineering for code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Why Apple Reviews Age Better Than Android Reviews
Apple product reviews remain accurate years after publication while Android reviews become obsolete within months. The difference isn't platform.
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The Mittelstand's AI Problem
German Mittelstand companies — the manufacturers and industrialists at the heart of the German economy — face EU AI Act compliance costs they didn't anticipate. The consequences for European industrial AI are significant.
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The Economics of the Florentine Wool and Banking Industry
Fourteenth and fifteenth century Florence combined wool cloth production at industrial scale with the most advanced banking system in Europe, creating an economic model that would not be replicated until the Industrial Revolution. This article examines the guilds, the florin, the Medici, and the labor conflicts that defined it.
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Do You Need AppleCare Plus? An Honest Cost-Benefit Look
An honest cost-benefit look at AppleCare Plus by device: what it covers, accidental damage and theft, the alternatives, and exactly when the maths works in your favour.
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The Cost of Saying Yes Too Often
Every feature request accepted adds hidden maintenance costs. Learn how feature debt accumulates, why saying no protects your product, and practical.
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Cline and Roo Code: Treating the agent as a shell you can still read
A field-tested take on treating the agent as a shell you can still read with Cline and Roo Code: what it rewards, where it breaks, and how to keep the workflow honest.
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Apple Shortcuts for Normal People: 10 Automations You'll Actually Use
Ten genuinely useful Apple Shortcuts for everyday iPhone users - the triggers that run them, share sheet tricks, and automations that fire on their own.
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Mudita Kompakt: two weeks, and I'm still having fun
Two weeks with the Mudita Kompakt as my main phone: an E Ink camera, a proper offline switch, and a welcome break from my usual smartphone routine.
