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A personal blog about IT, AI, investing, politics, culture, and independent thinking.

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Most AI CV tools forget you — that's the whole problem

Why one-shot AI CVs are a dead end, and what a compounding career encyclopedia changes — the AI Career Coach plugin for Claude Code.

Opus 4.7 — the best model nobody likes

The sycophancy problem, the compute crunch, and why coding agents will not stay cheap.

The Future of AI — part 2

Part 2 — why Sonnet 4.6 is a landmark, why prompts will replace code for integration work, and why the build-vs-buy line is moving back toward build.

Europe's Innovation Gap Is a Risk Problem, Not a Regulation Problem

Why Europe lags the U.S. on innovation — and why regulation is the symptom, not the cause.

The Future of AI — part 1

First in a series on how AI is changing the make-or-buy decision and reviving hardware as strategic ground.

12 Mistakes Every Investor Makes According to Warren Buffett

Twelve behavioral mistakes Warren Buffett keeps warning investors about — and why rationality beats intelligence.

Hello World

A short introduction to this blog, what it will cover, and why I am writing it.

I like True Detective

A review of True Detective season 1, its mind-blowing dialogues, visual storytelling, and tight focus.

I miss the 80s

A nostalgic reflection on growing up in the 80s, from Queen at Wembley to the Commodore Amiga and the Goonies.

Keep looking

Steve Jobs' famous words from his Stanford commencement speech about finding work you love.

I feel for you Team New Zealand.

A reflection on how Larry Ellison's wealth distorted the America's Cup, at the expense of Team New Zealand.

Start-up a company in Italy is such a damn stupid choice...

A rant about the absurdity of starting a tech business in Italy, where even basic services like SMS APIs are unavailable.

Drew Houston

Drew Houston's original YCombinator application for Dropbox and what made his answer about competition stand out.

New life

How and why I quit the consulting business and launched my own company, starting a new life with a new family.

How come stand-up comedians are the best business men.

Why every company should invest in comedy and humor to succeed in business, featuring Andy Kaufman.

"My name's John Ford. I make Westerns."

John Ford's famous stand against Cecil B. DeMille during the McCarthyism era, defending Mankiewicz at the DGA.

What it mean to build a start-up

Reid Hoffman's famous quote about what it takes to build a start-up, from the founder of LinkedIn.

A must read.

A recommendation of Getting Real by 37signals, a book about building web products with focus and simplicity.