Welcome to these pages. Since winter 2023/24 they are part of my journey away from the commercial social media empires, and my renewed interest in blogging and owning the place where my words are crafted and shown.
Below are the most recent posts — all of them are in the archive.
A histoforensic investigation into the “death” of an organic Argentine icon, and its terrifying, trademarked resurrection. Chapter 1: The Victim (The Organic, Street-Level Tango) Around the late 1980s and early 1990s, a “body” was discovered on the dance floors of Buenos Aires. The victim was the authentic, deeply organic social tango of the barrios. During […]
A histoforensic investigation into the “death” of an Argentine icon, as reported by internet sources. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS: The Tango that Died Around the 1960s, a “body” was discovered in the milongas of Buenos Aires [100]. It was the “Golden Age” of Tango, a smooth, intimate, highly stylized victim [107]. This tango was an archetype: a […]
This is a continuation of my previous thoughts on how we present tango in 2026. The initial text sparked an productive discussion on Facebook. Among the many voices, one specific comment from Matias prompted me to continue writing. Matias argued that the traditions of tango are exactly what brought tango here into 2026. They essentially […]
In an era that moves at a relentless pace, we find ourselves constantly overwhelmed by information overload and an endless cycle of bad news. We are navigating economic pressures, gentrified cities, and a digital landscape largely driven by outrage culture, superficial interactions, and global unrest. As a result, the modern world can often feel loud, […]
See also Email Privacy — A Plain-Language Guide: The Problem, the Promises, and What You Actually Get This is the second part of a plain-language guide to digital privacy. Part One covered email specifically — the problems, the promises, and what services like Proton Mail actually deliver. This part broadens the lens: if email has […]
Article was compiled by Perplexity. The Problem: Your Inbox Is Not a Private Letter Most people think of email like a sealed envelope — private, between sender and recipient, opened only when it arrives. The reality is more like a postcard that passes through dozens of post offices. Everyone who handles it can read it, […]
You may know that I have been running TMD for 17 years now, and every now and then I look at the data, and try to make some sense of what I see. What started as a 1.5h exercise with the TMD data, VS Code and Github Copilot, is evolving still. I am learning how […]
Marco posted a video blog this week[1] responding directly to a comment I’d left on one of his earlier posts.[2] I’d written that from the outside, he looked like he was also just selling “the real tango” — the same claim everyone makes. He pushed back: he’s not selling anything, he said. He’s sharing his experience […]
In October 2019, Facebook ran automated content moderation sweeps that removed thousands of community pages globally — and non-English-language communities got hit hardest. Researchers have since confirmed this in peer-reviewed studies: Facebook's 2019 classifiers were structurally unequal, with documented overtriage of Arabic, Amharic, and other non-Western language communities (Technology Science, 2025; Modern Languages Open, 2023). Pages across Europe and South […]
Nobody gets excited about open standards. They have names like “W3C Recommendation” and “RFC 7033.” They’re made by committees. They take years to finalize. And they’re the most powerful tools we have. The Magic Trick You Already Use Every Day Your phone can call any other phone in the world. Doesn’t matter if it’s an […]