If Nobody Does It, Do It Yourself - pdf-encrypt-lib
I published my first JavaScript library: pdf-encrypt-lib brings AES-256 PDF encryption to pdf-lib, filling a gap that most PDF libraries leave open.
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How Democracy Abolishes Itself - Again - and Slides Into Authoritarian Rule
The German government is working to effectively abolish the IFG, while the EU is once again pushing to extend and expand Chat Control.
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250 Years of the Declaration of Independence, Democracy Gone Astray
The USA celebrates 250 years of independence and democracy. But was the country ever a true democracy? A critical assessment from Roman roots to financial oligarchy.
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Publishing and/with AI - Poetry, Authorship, and Questions we need to answer
A reflection on publishing poetry before AI changed everything, and the open questions around AI-generated content, media literacy, and authorship.
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FuKyu Beta Is Open
FuKyu, a new browser-based strategy game about conquering space, is in beta. How the game idea came about, what 普及 means, and where to try it now.
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Seed Phrase in Your Head
BIP39 mnemonics you can actually memorize, brute-force last word, and browser tools that recover missing words - and why none of this makes sense online.
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Don't Feed the Kraken
On tracking pixels, passive revenue schemes and why I release everything under GNU GPL v3. A rant about the web, data aggregation and Big Tech.
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Does the Babel Fish speak Klingon?
A follow-up to the first post about AI and me - this time with Douglas Adams, Klingons, and the question of why 45 AI-generated languages are simultaneously impressive and utterly unspectacular.
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A full-stack developer on AI as tool, not threat - on productivity, historical acceleration, and why engaging with new technology is unavoidable.
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