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The Exit Door is part of the Architecture
Every supplier contract contains an exit clause. Most of us read some form of termination section in a contract. Some have and declared the lock-in… Read more
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They cannot buy ASML
For most of this year, the top of OpenRouter’s token leaderboard has been Chinese. Not one model sneaking in at number 8, the top of… Read more
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Geely bought Volvo first
A few weeks ago I mentioned that one of our chickens has decided the old red Volvo is her spot. She sits on the bonnet… Read more
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Overcapacity is a Strategy
We have a drawer in the kitchen that has become a graveyard for many things, including lighters. Every time I fire up either the fireplace… Read more
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Regulation is a design input
Here in the Netherlands you do not decide how many cows you want and then go build a barn. It runs the other way around,… Read more
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The fragility you can already see
Every year around now I walk the fields before the first proper autumn storm rolls in off the sea. Not for anything romantic. The horses… Read more
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The muscle you decided NOT to build
We keep 10 chickens, well 9, because one has run off to hide somewhere and we only see her every couple of weeks. But they… Read more
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You bought a logo, not the understanding
You can buy a company’s code, its customers and its logo in an afternoon (well sort of, you know what I mean). What you cannot… Read more
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Gratis af te halen
After I got back from camping and rediscovered that tap water is a miracle (last week’s story), I did the other summer ritual, I cleared… Read more
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Luxury Amnesia
Every summer I do something that, on paper, makes no sense. I leave a farm that has hot water, rain shower, a real bed, and… Read more