The Stolen Book Nook
There’s a whole industry of Chinese sweat shops that copy anything new that appears on the internet.
Details on the Maduro Raid
What we know about how the US captured Maduro
PU 17: Vlad vs. Vlad
An overview of the background and the history of the War in Ukraine. Plus some analysis of what will happen next. Does peace between Russia and Ukraine have a chance at all?
Trump Captures Maduro
Not much details there yet, but … woah.
The App Economy Hellscape
A developer for a major food delivery app spills the beans on Reddit.
Air India Pilot Reportedly Drunk Before Flight
After the devastating Air India Flight 171 crash last year, Air India is in the news again.
Snow
It snowed this morning.
UN Approves Budget Cuts for 2026
Now, here’s me thinking less bureaucracy would be a good thing. But I guess that’s just naïve of me.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my readers!
PU 16: Met Police to Stop Non-Crime Arrests
After the Graham Linehan debacle, London’s Metropolitan Police is now set to stop arresting people for non-crime hate incidents. This policy obviously was a bad idea in the first place.
Merry Christmas!
Wishing all readers of this blog a Merry Christmas!
PU 15: State Secret or Vibe Physics?
A recent patent application that made the news in Germany looks suspiciously like someone with chatbot delusion tried to vibe code a threat to NATO’s nuclear deterrence strategy.
PU 14: Chat Control is Back
The EU still wants to read through every digital message every one of its citizens ever sends. After some pushback, the newest idea is that platforms should now do the dirty work for the police.
PU 13: The Cosmic Ray That Broke the A320
How a programming mistake in an avionics software update combined with a stray neutron from outer space to take down the best-selling passenger jet in the world. And no, it wasn’t a solar flare!
No AI — Time to Take a Stand
I will be removing all AI generated images from my website. My writing, as was the case before, will not be utilising any AI tools.
Another Morning on the Surface
PU 12: No Such Thing as Free Speech in Germany
There is a big difference between the German freedom to have an opinion and actual freedom of speech in the American sense, as a new report on the German state’s speech crackdown clearly illuminates.
Returning to Speranza
ARC Raidin’
I played ARC Raiders for the first time tonight.














