The Portal at Moritzplatz
Clubbing is one of the most sophisticated things humans do. We just pretend it isn’t.
Really Lovely Things from Ryan Lee Taylor
A little space for really lovely things about tech, design, music, and more.
Latest posts
The Belief Factory: Manufacturing Common Sense in the Answer Engine Era
Generative AI isn’t just generating text, it’s becoming the way we perceive and create our beliefs. Here I trace the shift from output control to input control: how surveillance, persuasion machines, and “answer engines” can manufacture what feels like common sense before you’ve even had a chance to decide what you believe.
The Things Apple Made Me
Apple named John Ternus its new CEO. Here's what the Prophet, the Custodian, and the Maker reveal about the company's shape — and what it means to be made by something you love and nearly stopped believing in.
A Departure from the Default
Syncopation as social technology: living off-beat with ADHD, queerness, masking and code-switching — and why the dancefloor feels like home.
RLT Wrapped 2025
A year in charts, metrics, patch notes, and other things that definitely aren’t coping mechanisms.
The Desert of the Real
What is belief? What is reality? From Elon’s simulation hypothesis to money, religion, branding and even club culture, this is my ADHD unbeliever’s tour of the 'desert of the real'.
Finding value in introspection and introversion in a world that won’t stop shouting
Discover the power of introspection in a noisy world. Learn why Jony Ive's approach to design-thoughtful, deliberate, and detail-oriented-offers a counterculture to Silicon Valley's 'move fast and break things' ethos. For introverts and craftspeople who believe that care and contemplation create better outcomes.
The Fourth Reich: Europe’s reckoning in the age of technofascism
As America takes a step back from the world stage, what does this mean for Europe, and how can we navigate the rise of technofascism?
Review: “Halluncinating Love” by Maribou State
It's music time again. Dive into my review of this lush, exquisite world as Maribou State bring us Hallucinating Love, their fourth full-release. A sonic tapestry, from euphoric electronica to soulful vocals. A must-listen.
A rotten Apple: Tim Cook’s betrayal of LGBTQ+ rights
When somebody you respect betrays you so deeply, it’s hard to know where to turn. Tim Cook’s actions at Trump’s inauguration are a stark reminder of the fragility of our progress.
Impostor Syndrome: The creative’s constant companion
Discover how to overcome impostor syndrome in the creative industry through personal anecdotes and practical strategies. Learn to embrace self-doubt and thrive as a creative professional.
Dark Matter’s quantum leap and a multiverse of what-ifs
I discovered Apple TV+’s “Dark Matter” last week. I watched the whole thing in almost one sitting. Weirdly, coincidentally, Google announced its quantum leap with their Willow chip, the chip that uses quantum something something to do calculations faster than something something something.
Walls never solved anything
If you make me fill out a login form before you let me read your stuff, I will never read your stuff.
Review: “Begin Again” by Jessie Ware
I think ‘Begin Again’ is probably the start of something new for Jessie Ware. And for disco itself.
Mansplaining as a Service
Look around you, and it won’t take long to notice the schisms opening up throughout Tech Land. It’s been a helluva start to the year.