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PrivacyZen can help in cybersecurity incidents avoiding Newsletter Email Spam3855 new newsletter subscribers with minimal marketing? What the hack!?2 Minutes
May 15, 2026
LastMod: May 15, 2026
397 Words
100 days of Devops Course - FullStackDevOps.euWe were promised that technology would make us more independent, we could do things faster, and many promises from the past 100 years. But somehow we ended up as “Digital renters.” We rent our servers, we rent our databases, and we even rent the tools we use to write our notes.
2 Minutes
Apr 6, 2026
LastMod: Apr 6, 2026
276 Words
We were promised that technology would make us more independent, we could do things faster, and many promises from the past 100 years. But somehow we ended up as “Digital renters.” We rent our servers, we rent our databases, and we even rent the tools we use to write our notes.
Introducing HandCraftedWeb.eu - Reclaiming the Digital WildernessDiscover Unique digital gardens.3 Minutes
Dec 21, 2025
LastMod: Dec 21, 2025
638 Words
My Journey into FreeBSD and the Glorious Manual - A 💔 love storyI’ve spent two decades entrenched in the world of Linux, running countless distros and maintaining production servers. Lately, I began a new adventure, one that feels both wonderfully nostalgic and deeply challengin Diving headfirst into FreeBSD and using it as a “daily driver” for my development needs.
7 Minutes
Nov 25, 2025
LastMod: Dec 16, 2025
1432 Words
I’ve spent two decades entrenched in the world of Linux, running countless distros and maintaining production servers. Lately, I began a new adventure, one that feels both wonderfully nostalgic and deeply challengin Diving headfirst into FreeBSD and using it as a “daily driver” for my development needs.
Closing Social Media, Retiring Content, and Fighting for a Human InternetReclaiming Digital Freedom
TLDR; Due to AI privacy concerns I will be retiring and rewriting a great deal of content. I will focus in the future almost exclusively on digital privacy and security. Including working on a few projects to aid with Privacy
4 Minutes
Nov 13, 2025
LastMod: Nov 13, 2025
849 Words
Reclaiming Digital Freedom
TLDR; Due to AI privacy concerns I will be retiring and rewriting a great deal of content. I will focus in the future almost exclusively on digital privacy and security. Including working on a few projects to aid with Privacy
Exploring Low Tech Pen and Paper (hand) CryptographyFor the past 5 months I have been playing around with pen and paper low tech, old style cryptography, encoding for a few scavenger hunts, treasure hunt and escape room type games in the real world. I also made a kids game using these and the kids where extremely enthousiast, unfortunately, they where not able to finish it due to time constraints (we began the game too late into the party). As well as for the alternate reality game I’m working on.
7 Minutes
Oct 16, 2025
LastMod: Oct 16, 2025
1360 Words
For the past 5 months I have been playing around with pen and paper low tech, old style cryptography, encoding for a few scavenger hunts, treasure hunt and escape room type games in the real world. I also made a kids game using these and the kids where extremely enthousiast, unfortunately, they where not able to finish it due to time constraints (we began the game too late into the party). As well as for the alternate reality game I’m working on.
You are Living in a Never Ending Simulated RealityThe Simulation Isn’t Ending. It’s Just Getting Harder to See.
I had thought and even written about hitting the brakes on the PARG I was building
. I talked about decommissioning servers, letting domains expire, and walking away from the infrastructure of my own creation. I was frustrated. I was tired. I looked at the stats, the lack of engagement, and the silence from the digital void, and I decided to pull the plug.
4 Minutes
Sep 19, 2025
LastMod: May 20, 2026
736 Words
The Simulation Isn’t Ending. It’s Just Getting Harder to See.
I had thought and even written about hitting the brakes on the PARG I was building . I talked about decommissioning servers, letting domains expire, and walking away from the infrastructure of my own creation. I was frustrated. I was tired. I looked at the stats, the lack of engagement, and the silence from the digital void, and I decided to pull the plug.
Exploring instant messaging chat platformsI’ve been exploring alternative private and privacy preserving chat systems for a few years.
In the 2000’s I remember using Yahoo! Messenger, MSN, Skype, and IRC.
3 Minutes
Sep 5, 2025
LastMod: Sep 5, 2025
536 Words
I’ve been exploring alternative private and privacy preserving chat systems for a few years. In the 2000’s I remember using Yahoo! Messenger, MSN, Skype, and IRC.
The Architecting of Reality the Rise of the Permanent Alternate Reality GatewayBeyond the Screen. Interactive Storytelling and the Quest for Authenticity
In an era saturated with synthesized content, deepfakes, and pervasive algorithmic control, the human quest for authentic engagement has evolved beyond passive consumption. We no longer merely wish to witness a narrative; we demand to be an active component of its unfolding. This deep-seated desire fuels the surge in interactive storytelling, leading to the most profound form of digital and real-world engagement ever conceived: the Alternate Reality Game (ARG). In our case, an Alternate Reality Gateway.
26 Minutes
Aug 28, 2025
LastMod: Nov 9, 2025
5506 Words
Beyond the Screen. Interactive Storytelling and the Quest for Authenticity
In an era saturated with synthesized content, deepfakes, and pervasive algorithmic control, the human quest for authentic engagement has evolved beyond passive consumption. We no longer merely wish to witness a narrative; we demand to be an active component of its unfolding. This deep-seated desire fuels the surge in interactive storytelling, leading to the most profound form of digital and real-world engagement ever conceived: the Alternate Reality Game (ARG). In our case, an Alternate Reality Gateway.