June 28, 2026
Twenty Months, Five Cases, No Consequences
A running record of what Indonesia's power class did in the past twenty months — and what happened next. Read full thought →
Thoughts
March 20, 2026
On Filter Coffee, and Why Most CTOs Are Wrong About It
I am Indonesia's most opinionated CTO on filter coffee. This is a statement of record. Read full thought →
March 19, 2026
No Compromises.. Except
Apple's security promise protects you from everyone except the people with legal process — and the default settings were designed that way. Read full thought →
March 8, 2026
You Wouldn't Give Your Intern Your SSH Keys
An AI that accesses your home network via WhatsApp sounds amazing. It's also a remotely accessible backdoor, controlled by a company that's been alive less than a year, with shell-level access to your machine. We just didn't expect the script kiddies to aim at themselves. Read full thought →
March 4, 2026
AI Doesn't Waste Energy. You Do.
A professional agency took 150 tries to get usable clips. That's not incompetence — it's what happens when prompting is the only interface you have. Read full thought →
March 1, 2026
The Multiplier
0 times 100 is still 0. Before you hand AI the wheel, you need to know that you're not actually multiplying shit. Read full thought →
January 20, 2026
Who Approved This?
A sitting president sent a letter to a foreign leader that no sane institution would have allowed. So either someone approved it — or no one did. Either answer is worse. Read full thought →