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 →
Thoughts
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 →
January 11, 2026
How Singapore Dominates Southeast Asia's Internet Infrastructure
SSingapore has no land, no water, and no natural resources. Somehow they run Southeast Asia's entire internet. The answer involves Indonesia, Malaysia, and a 1962 water deal you won't believe is still active. Read full thought →