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Thought for the Day Released

 2 November 2025, 22:21 CET  /  Filed under: Articles    Software Development, PICO-8, Thought for the Day
Check out my little 40K-inspired clock app. Now for Windows, Linux, the Mac and also available on the web!
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PU 8: Robotics Slop

 2 November 2025, 09:30 CET  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    Journalism, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, 1X Technologies, Silicon Valley, Bernt Børnich
According to the Wall Street Journal, the 1X NEO is a $20,000 robot that does your chores. The problem is that NEO is really bad at it. And the thing actually isn’t a robot, either.
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Back from Poland

 1 November 2025, 11:25 CET  /  Filed under: Notes    Journalism, Travel, History
I’ve just returned from my trip to Poland and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial.
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PU 7: Von der Leyen's Paper Maps

 26 October 2025, 09:30 CET  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    EU, Bulgaria, Aviation, Journalism, War, War in Ukraine, GPS, GPS Jamming, Ursula Von Der Leyen
The story of how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was allegedly attacked by GPS jamming is a particularly egregious example of journalists not doing their job properly.
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HereTech

 25 October 2025, 20:13 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Software Development, PICO-8, Video Games, HereTech
You are the HereTech, fighting to free your machine from corporate orthodoxy!
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PICO-8 Thought for the Day v0.04

 19 October 2025, 19:40 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Software Development, PICO-8, Thought for the Day
A minor bugfix to my Thought for the Day app for PICO-8
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PU 6: Chat Control Denied

 19 October 2025, 09:30 CEST  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    EU, Germany, Privacy, Cryptography, Crypto Wars, Chat Control, Legislation, Software Vulnerabilities, Information Security
For now, the EU’s Chat Control legislation has been halted by German opposition. What is this new law? And why is it so dangerous?
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Studio ZA/UM's Tone-Deaf Disco Elysium Tweet

 16 October 2025, 14:53 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Video Games, Disco Elysium
Thank you to all who we fired.
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PSA Flight 182

 16 October 2025, 13:10 CEST  /  Filed under: Links    Aviation, History, Videos
This is a really good video analysis of the Jeju Air flight 7C-2216 disaster.
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PICO-8 TFTD App Finished

 15 October 2025, 21:29 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Software Development, PICO-8, Thought for the Day
I’ve released what should be the final version of my Thought for the Day app for PICO-8, barring me discovering any bugs.
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PU 5: The Modern Solution Case

 12 October 2025, 09:30 CEST  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    Gemany, Information Security, Software Vulnerabilities, Hacking, Legislation, Legal Proceedings, Whistleblower, Modern Solution
The story of an IT consultant turned unwitting security researcher, who found a security vulnerability, reported it to the software vendor and instead of getting a reward got prosecuted for hacking.
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TFTD Improvements

 11 October 2025, 13:52 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Software Development, PICO-8, Thought for the Day
I have just released an improved version of my Thought for the Day app for PICO-8.
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PICO-8 Thought for the Day

 8 October 2025, 14:12 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Software Development, PICO-8, Thought for the Day
I’ve just released my second ever cart for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
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PU 4: Drones over Denmark

 5 October 2025, 09:30 CEST  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    Drones, War, Denmark, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, EU, NATO, War in Ukraine
Drones have been sighted over several Danish airports and the country is in turmoil, coincidentally days before an EU summit to discuss drone defence spending. And nobody is asking questions.
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Auschwitz Seminar

 1 October 2025, 12:55 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Journalism, Travel, History
I’ve just gotten the news that I have been accepted to attend a seminar for journalists in Auschwitz at the end of the month.
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Brace Yourselves: The AI Winter is Coming

 30 September 2025, 15:30 CEST  /  Filed under: Columns    Technology, Artificial Intelligence
AI is here to stay. But it won’t revolutionise your workday or help you do more with less. It will get some people fired though. And then it will more or less fade from the collective consciousness.
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Back from Holiday (Once Again)

 29 September 2025, 16:02 CEST  /  Filed under: Notes    Personal, Travel
That’s enough holidays for a while. I’m back at my desk for good now.
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PU 3: An Ethical Approach to the War in Gaza

 28 September 2025, 09:30 CEST  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    Gaza, Palestine, Israel, War, Terrorism, Riyad Mansour, Danny Dannon, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, October 7, War in Gaza
Israel’s War in Gaza has escalated the Middle Eastern conflict after the Hamas terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 and has hardened political fronts — what side should you take in this conflict?
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PU 2: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

 21 September 2025, 09:30 CEST  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    United States, Free Speech, Political Discourse, Murder, Conservatism, Social Media, Charlie Kirk
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was murdered in Utah last week while debating his political opponents on a university campus – what the reactions to his death mean for our society at large
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PU 1: The Arrest of Graham Linehan

 14 September 2025, 09:30 CEST  /  Filed under: Podcasts Punching Upwards    United Kingdom, Free Speech, Comedy, Feminism, Transgender Activism, Graham Linehan
IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan was arrested in the UK on charges of inciting violence – a look at his run-ins with British law and transgender activism and the free speech implications of his arrest
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