In April 2026 I went on a trip to Japan. Here's a short article about what I personally think are the aspects of Japanese society and culture that stood out as the most fascinating for me, what we could learn from them in Europe, and what Japan could learn from us. I'll also reminisce about Japan I've known from various old media and technology I own that are largely defunct or forgotten.
In reaction to recent news that GitHub is going to be fully absorbed by Microsoft's CoreAI team I can't help but feel like this is the last straw in enshittification of this platform and I have no other choice but to fully commit to leaving it.
Deep and traumatizing tale of school bullying
A re-telling of stories and historical events surrounding the Luddite rebellion in early 19th century England, and how the struggle of workers replaced by automation continues to this day
Scrap pays well in the world past climate catastrophe
Would've been a great chapter of a grand historical novel, if that one ever came to be
Extremely fun and charming time travel story
Wonderful prose and an interesting premise, but the story ultimately falls short
An amazing, humorous, yet not-so-merry Christmas tale from a perspective of a delusional student in Kyoto, let down by love and life
A theatre of absurd social norms, assumptions and bureaucracy
The eternal magic of The Lord of the Rings
Sweet love letters travelling through space and time
A mod for Portal 2 worthy of being an actual DLC
An eye-opening book that goes in detail about the rise, mechanisms and threat of capitalism. As people, governments and corporations continue their business as usual - ploughing through forests, extracting copious amounts of resources and accelerating mindless consumerism, the threat of our civilization’s downfall through the irreversible effects of climate change looms closer
Science kid and his friends face a penguin mystery
Mostly accurate and helpful guide to reevaluating one's online and offline lives
An eye-opening book showing how the modern world is making us addicted to the constant flow of information, turning us miserable and constantly distracted
"Then what of me, all alone? Neither waiting nor awaited"
The story of how I lost interest in books, only to regain it mainly thanks to the convencience of using an e-reader
A humurous outlook on student life, love and the choices we make
Starts off so well but completely falls apart in the middle