Today, I was dealing with a notary for a land transaction, on a remote island project, in Sulawesi. We were discussing the fees for creating the company, buying the land, and changing the name on the certificate, plus a few other things. It's a process I went through
I’ve been thinking a lot about why governments so often feel misaligned with what people actually need. The easy popular answer is: lack of skill, greed and thirst for power. But I don’t think it’s just incompetence or bad intentions. I think it’s incentives. In most
That’s wrong. Life exists because of entropy. Whenever there’s an energy gradient and enough time, matter organizes itself in ways that dissipate energy faster. Whirlpools. Storms. Cells. Brains. Civilizations. Life is just energy learning a faster exit. Order is not resistance. It’s the scaffolding entropy uses to
If you don’t do anything different. You’ll abandon your resolutions. You’ll abandon your diet. You’ll abandon your goals. And soon enough, you’ll fall back to your standards. Just like everybody, Just like every year. 1st January is just another today. All I wish you: The
I could have stopped at the title, and call it a quote. It's a lesson I've been learning time and time again. Especially when living in Indonesia, especially on a remote island, especially when dealing with such a culture gap. There is no point in being
Every crisis (pandemic, disaster, emergency, climate), is ultimately a shift in the operating environment. And variation is the default state of life. We're built for that. Adapt or die, This is how all of us exist today. Climate pressure won’t stop. Natural disasters won’t stop. Deforestation
We can now generate 3D worlds in a few seconds with AI. This alone should make us stop and think a bit. Because if we can already do this now, with basic hardware, it feels strange to assume we’re the starting layer of reality. The way I see it:
Athena is almost 3. She has unlimited energy, a very strong character, and a sweet personality. Being her dad has been the most challenging thing I have ever been through. And also, the most rewarding. Especially when she does what has become my new favorite thing in life. For absolutely
Elon Musk is no longer just a man. He’s a mirror. Say his name, and you’ll learn more about the person reacting than about Musk himself. Some eyes light up with admiration. Others roll with disdain. Most have an opinion, but few have a thought. Because Musk isn’
When I first moved to a small island in Indonesia, people thought I’d lost my mind. “How will you get internet?” “What if you run out of water?” “What about hospitals?” They weren’t wrong to ask. Back then, everything was hard. Power cuts. Boats that didn’t show