Embedded systems, IoT, AI, innovation and other reflections.
Could AI Become Humanity's Almighty? The Neuroscience of a Quiet Surrender
Will AI rule humanity? Probably not the way the films imagine. The mechanism is dependence, not compulsion — and the neural data on GPS, smartphones, and LLMs suggest the surrender is already well underway.
The Hidden Cost of Pharmaceuticals: Environmental Toll, NNT Reality, and Why Non-Pharmaceutical Alternatives Like TENS Still Lose
The pharmaceutical industry now has a higher carbon intensity than the automotive sector and is the dominant source of micropollutants in European waterways. At the same time, paracetamol — a first-line analgesic with a Number Needed to …
Stevenson Shield for ESP32 LoRaWAN Weather Station — Parametric 3D Printed Design
This is the enclosure side of my ESP32-based LoRaWAN weather station project. The electronics, firmware (MicroPython and C++), schematics and build instructions live in the lorawan repository on Codeberg. This post focuses on the mechanical …
Going dark across the platform stack: a field report on what reputation systems actually do
A small disappearance A while back I noticed that a number of things had quietly stopped working. My YouTube channel went silent — uploads were technically there, but views and comments dried up to a degree that wasn’t normal …
LoRaWAN Mailbox Notifier: ESP32 and Ultra-Low Power
I built an ESP32-based device with a PIR sensor inside a mailbox that wakes from deep sleep and sends a notification via LoRaWAN.
Passive Radar Systems for Voluntary National Defense: Leveraging Civilian Infrastructure for Enhanced Situational Awareness
Idea for defence.
Environmental Sensitivities and Housing Health: Current Understanding, Treatment, and Future Monitoring Strategies
Examination of environmental sensitivities
The Tenth Man in Decision-Making: Divergent Thinking Tools to Prevent Groupthink
Exploring the ‘Tenth Man’ principle from Jewish tradition and its modern applications in decision-making, including pre-mortems, red teaming, Six Thinking Hats, and reverse brainstorming.
Leveraging Large Language Models for Insurance Comparison in Finland: Opportunities, Challenges, and a Path Forward
How to use LLM for insurance bid comparisons
Summary and reflections from the book There are many of us — The psychological foundations of personality
Report about using cameras for saccadic eye movement observation.