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AI space datacenters are literally impossible

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-12-15-ai-space-datacenters-are-literally-impossible/

Published: December 15, 2025 22:00

There’s talk of space datacenters lately again, which is an immensely stupid idea. It is stupid because it is a physics and thermodynamics problem, not an engineering challenge. In this post, I will prove why space datacenters will never happen. Not now,…

Adventures with vibe-coding: TLD racketeering

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-12-12-adventures-with-vibe-coding-tld-racketeering/

Published: December 12, 2025 19:00

Disclaimer: This post isn’t really about vibe-coding or AI-assisted coding; it’s about the domain name system, WHOIS, and how modern TLD operators have quietly recreated the same domain-squatting problem we spent decades trying to get rid of. While…

The secure open source fallacy

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-12-03-the-secure-open-source-fallacy/

Published: December 3, 2025 07:00

Most open source advocates, and many security professionals, often say things like “open source software is secure because you can just read the code”. This argument assumes that the ability to read source code directly translates into the ability to…

I think I'm starting to understand AI "art"

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-11-28-i-think-im-starting-to-understand-ai-art/

Published: November 28, 2025 14:00

I think I am starting to understand the deal with AI “art”. Or at a minimum, I am beginning to understand why AI “art” feels so “AI”, so devoid of soul, lifeless. It began with six fingers, confusing lines for hair, and incorrect perspective and shadows.…

Deletion is never guaranteed: How your computer lies to you

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-11-01-deletion-is-never-guaranteed-how-your-computer-lies-to-you/

Published: November 1, 2025 18:00

You cannot prove the absence of data—you can only prove the presence of data. You also cannot prove if a particular piece of data was copied, or whether a specific digital object is an original or a copy. This situation applies to information theory, and…

Fighting Twitter's age verification with a special guest

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-08-10-fighting-twitters-age-verification-with-a-special-guest/

Published: August 10, 2025 17:00

I am ideologically firmly opposed to age verification systems, especially those that claim to protect children by violating the privacy of adults. I refuse to support such mechanisms because this is a disproportionate response that creates more harm than…

AI is not a fad: It's here to stay

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-08-10-ai-is-not-a-fad-its-here-to-stay/

Published: August 10, 2025 00:00

Nobody cares about your beautiful, elegant, handcrafted code. Software engineers are engineers first and foremost, and producing code was never the main goal for software engineers. Engineers solve problems with code, such as increasing revenue or…

Vanguard (Part 1): Telegram raid protection

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-08-09-vanguard-part-1-telegram-raid-protection/

Published: August 9, 2025 00:00

Over the past weeks, I’ve been immersed in developing Vanguard. Initially it was little more than a hack, which was developed quickly and without much consideration towards the cleanliness of the code. I needed a way to have public Telegram links without…

The Andon cord: Mechanisms and good intentions

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-06-20-the-andon-cord-mechanisms-and-good-intentions/

Published: June 20, 2025 00:00

Good intentions are usually assumed. Generally, everyone understands that most people act on good intentions, and out of good faith. Many social behaviours are “unwritten contracts” rather than established in law because it’s understood that most people…

Effective security beyond encryption

https://ulveon.net/p/2025-05-25-effective-security-beyond-encryption/

Published: May 25, 2025 00:00

To highly technical audiences, it is unsurprising that Telegram is not cryptographically secure and that Signal is much better. Numerous security experts have pointed out that Telegram’s reputation as a secure messenger is primarily a result of its…