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The long stuff. Essays and write-ups.

Deep dives into whatever's caught my attention — projects, technology, photography, the home lab. Published irregularly, read slowly. Subscribe via e-mail or RSS for updates.

Subsidized Rehearsal
Technology

Subsidized Rehearsal

AI subscriptions quietly subsidize production, not consumption. For now, individuals can afford uncertainty that companies can't. The meter is coming.
Aug 26, 2026
Uncoded: Fixing 6-bit encoding for Leica
Projects

Uncoded: Fixing 6-bit encoding for Leica

One small Mac app to fix the 6-bit lens metadata your Leica M wrote for third-party glass — Zeiss, Voigtländer, and anything else wearing a borrowed code.
Jul 20, 2026
A Simple Photo Gallery
Projects

A Simple Photo Gallery

I pulled the photo gallery out of this website and turned it into something you can fork: drop photos in a folder, push, and GitHub gives you a photo site for free.
Jun 10, 2026
It feels like a different team. What I learned migrating my household agent from Claude to GPT-5.4
Projects

It feels like a different team. What I learned migrating my household agent from Claude to GPT-5.4

On April 4th Anthropic cut OpenClaw off from Claude Pro/Max. I had 72 hours to move a 14-agent household assistant to GPT-5.4. It was not a config change. It was a personality migration.
Apr 11, 2026
Framer
Projects

Framer

Framer started as a tiny CLI inspired by old family prints and became a native app for macOS and iOS, with layers, presets, and image tools for building reusable visual styles.
Apr 06, 2026
… with all its claws
Technology

… with all its claws

Something shifted in the last few months, and it wasn't incremental. I haven't been this excited about technology since mIRC in 1997.
Mar 14, 2026
Bringing back the ritual of listening
Projects

Bringing back the ritual of listening

I keep thinking about what we lost when music went digital. Pulling a record from its sleeve. Staring at the
Feb 01, 2026
Beginnings with Photography
Photography

Beginnings with Photography

Two decades ago I began my photography journey with a Canon EOS 300D and Fotolog. From photo walks and film trials to quirky Soviet rangefinders, these were my early days behind the lens.
Aug 20, 2025
We're in for a ride
Photography

We're in for a ride

I finally took the leap and swapped my Sony system for a Leica M11, rekindling my love for photography. At the same time, AI tools like Claude Code have reshaped how I approach coding, letting me build tools I never thought I could. Here’s a mix of photography, AI insights, and recent projects.
Mar 02, 2025
A Homelab journey
Homelab

A Homelab journey

My journey into the "Homelab" universe, where I've built a personal system to reclaim and securely store my digital media.
Dec 13, 2024
Chicken or Poutine?
Travel

Chicken or Poutine?

We arrived in a sunny Montréal, navigated travel disruptions, and explored Le Plateau-Mont-Royal using Bixi bikes. Highlights include Schwartz's, public music festivals, and parks.
Aug 07, 2024
Summer beginnings
Personal

Summer beginnings

The weather has turned, and one remembers why one chose Berlin as its home. This is another visual dump since
May 30, 2024
Barcelona for ISE and Lisboa for Fabio and Flavia
Personal

Barcelona for ISE and Lisboa for Fabio and Flavia

Short update on a trip to Barcelona and Lisbon.
Mar 04, 2024
The Sphere, lots of speakers, and me
Personal

The Sphere, lots of speakers, and me

I believe you’ve had your fair share of big stadium concerts and festivals; there’s no other way of
Nov 07, 2023
Slit photography and other things
Sharing Obsessions

Slit photography and other things

Hey, it is February the worst month of the year and despite its weather, I have great personal news. I
Feb 06, 2022
Old slideshows and soviet cartoons
Newsletter

Old slideshows and soviet cartoons

Retro tech, Soviet Cartoons, and Dithering.
Jan 05, 2022
Italian Jiaozi and other links
Sharing Obsessions

Italian Jiaozi and other links

Tell me you've been to Italy without telling me you've been to Italy.
Jul 22, 2021
Na estrada
Português

Na estrada

Tec-tec
Jun 22, 2021