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  • What’s the appeal of analog photography?

    I used to think you had to be afraid of technology – or pretentious – to love analog photography. Now it’s one of the most meaningful hobbies in my life. This rambling about is me trying to understand that shift – in the hope it’s not pretentious.

  • Unethical Marketing #1 – Review Gating

    Reviews that look too clean often are. Review gating hides problems and lets bad products slip through unnoticed.

  • Valve did something amazing, but companies are not your friend

    Valve is once again the internet’s darling after their hardware announcement – but remember: Companies are not your friends. Glorify Actions, not companies or people.

  • Momo – the book that broke time

    A children’s book from 1976 predicted hustle culture, influencers, and our obsession with saving time. Momo, by Michael Ende, reminds us that time was never meant to be managed – it was meant to be lived.

  • There is an app for that – but maybe there shouldn’t be

    Our phones can do almost anything — but somewhere between “there’s an app for everything” and “you have 237 notifications,” we lost control. From Duolingo’s crying owl to shopping apps whispering fake urgency, every ping is a little pull on your attention. Maybe it’s time to stop saving time for later — and start owning…

  • Opting out of enshitification

    Enshitification is the slow decline of platforms, apps, and modern life: first user-friendly, then exploitative, finally just a mess of ads, subscriptions, and AI slop. But there’s a way out: repair instead of replace, create instead of consume, and embrace slowness over convenience.