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Sabbath Is Not About Doing Nothing

I’ve been rethinking Sabbath — not as stopping work, but as stepping out of the pressure behind it.

Unfinished Work Is Not Failure

It’s harder to rest when things are left unfinished. But maybe that’s exactly the point — learning to step away without needing everything to be resolved.

Week of April 19–25 — Quiet Progress That Actually Matters

This week wasn’t about big new features. It was about clarity — tightening the message, improving the sites, and getting back into a real writing rhythm. Not flashy, but necessary.

Digitale Souveränität

Warum offene Protokolle eine bewusste Wahl sind und wie du dezentrale Infrastruktur gemeinsam stützt, um deine digitale Stimme zurückzugewinnen.

“Not a Panacea” — And Not Trying to Be

Reflecting on the statement “Bitcoin is not a panacea” and clarifying what Bitcoin is—and is not—designed to solve.

Two Models of Money

An exploration of two fundamentally different approaches to money: deterministic systems governed by fixed rules, and managed systems governed by human decision-making.

A Brief Conversation on Bitcoin

A short reflection on a brief, informal conversation with a Federal Reserve professional—highlighting a few key perspectives on Bitcoin, including the institutional framing around Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).

Write Once… Render Everywhere?

Nostr promises “write once, publish everywhere.” And at the protocol level, that’s mostly true. But in practice, how your content *renders* depends heavily on the client. Primal favors Markdown images but ignores HTML. Coracle supports HTML but doesn’t fully render Markdown image syntax. The result: the same post can look completely different depending on where it’s viewed. Continuum takes a different approach—supporting both formats and separating authorship from rendering.

Who Owns Your Identity?

California’s digital ID in Apple Wallet is sleek, fast, and convenient—but it reveals a deeper shift: identity is moving from something you *possess* to something a system must *verify*. This article contrasts that model with a self-sovereign approach—where you control your identity and present verifiable proofs when needed. The difference isn’t just technical. It’s foundational.

I Object

Wenn der Körper „Stopp“ sagt

Das innere Knacken offenbart eine uralte Wahrheit. Erkunde Körperwahrnehmung, klare Hingabe und die Stärke der Verbundenheit. Eine Einladung, deinen natürlichen Rhythmus zu ehren.

U.G. Krishnamurti – Erleuchtung? Nonsens.

Der Mann, der auch die Erleuchtung noch wegnahm. Vier Männer. Eine Frage. Wer bin ich? Spinoza nahm die Welt. Eckhart nahm Gott. Stirner nahm die Autorität. U.G. – ließ nichts übrig was überhaupt noch weggenommen werden könnte.

Local-First Isn’t the Hard Part

I built Continuum with ownership and control at the center. Over time, I’ve realized that the real challenge isn’t the local-first model itself—it’s designing something that is just as simple and intuitive as the alternatives without giving up those principles.

Convenience Matters — But Not at the Cost of Freedom

Convenience is not the problem. It’s the reason most tools get adopted. But when convenience is built on top of systems that remove control from the user, the tradeoff becomes invisible—until it isn’t. This piece explores that tension and why it’s worth solving, not rejecting.

The Tradeoff Most People Never See

Most people aren’t choosing convenience over control consciously. The tradeoff is rarely visible at the moment of decision. This piece explores why that happens and what it means.

Private communications over public infrastructure

Today I want to write down some thoughts on what it really means to have private communications over public infrastructure, and whether such a thing is even possible at all.

Intuition, Souveränität und Bitcoin

Mehr als Umfragen und offizielle Narrative: Bitcoin im Wandel zum alltäglichen Zahlungsmittel. Eine Reflexion über Intuition und Autonomie.

Max Stirner – der Mann, der auch das Heilige noch wegnahm

Du hast Spinoza gesehen, der nicht nachgab. Du hast Eckhart gesehen, der den Boden wegzog – bis nichts mehr stand außer der Stille selbst.

How a Circular Economy Actually Forms - Bitcoin Circular Economy, Part 3

A circular economy forms when value continues moving between participants instead of exiting the system. The key is not adoption alone, but the persistence of exchange within the network.

Why Token “Economies” Aren’t Real Economies - Bitcoin Circular Economy, Part 2

Many systems labeled as “economies” are driven by incentives and token speculation rather than real exchange. A true economy is built on the exchange of goods and services, not the circulation of a token.