Dark Thoughts

Two recent stories about Silicon Valley are hard to read without wondering if everyone involved has lost their mind.

I have a great deal of respect for DHH, and I agree with the premise behind his recent list: Europe is in trouble and it needs to become much more capable of building.

There are many reasons not to have children.

The Donauinsel, Vienna’s Danube Island is a long artificial island, a piece of flood protection that also became a place for recreation.

It was only three months ago when I did my first post here titled “War”.

Ukraine faces one of the harshest winters in recent memory while Russia steps up its attacks on civilian energy infrastructure.

This post has no point.

Legal immigration is a fugazi.

There won’t be any [special military] operations if you treat us with respect, if you respect our interests just as we’ve always tried to respect yours. — Vladimir Putin, December 2025 I have been thinking a lot about forgiveness.

Yesterday evening, at the closing of the gates of Hamburg, where in fair weather several thousand persons had been shut out, a tumult arose.