Essays
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The hammer never swings itself
21 September 2026AI may be superhuman but not a god. Regulate it like other "superhuman" tools.
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Computer Architecture
3 July 2026The field of designing computing machines, some of its ten-thousand-year backstory, and whether its narratives still fit the future.
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Why ask why?
2 July 2026Holding multiple mental models, the role of creativity, and why the narratives we build matter more than its details.
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Chronicles of the Emergence
13 March 2024A speculative future-history of how humans, AIs, and mega-corporations co-evolved from a 24th century perspective.
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How the Provinces Conquer
20 March 2006An AI-translated 2006 lecture by György Spiró on how Rome's conquered provinces reshaped the empire from its periphery — and what that pattern still means today.