The EU’s Singing Christmas Car… and other Automotive Nightmares

There was a time, legend has it, when a driver was considered a person capable of operating a vehicle using a combination of skill, awareness, and a driver’s license. A document explicitly confirming one’s ability to steer a machine without…

🔴 HiFi on a Budget: The Red Pill

The Final Step of the HiFi Reality Series So… you’ve made it this far. You’ve survived How to Build the Perfect HiFi System (Without Losing Your Mind), breezed through HiFi on a Budget for Dummies, and maybe even swallowed The…

Porsche and the End of Permanence: When Legends become Disposable

There are collapses that announce themselves with noise, and others that begin quietly. Porsche’s moment arrived in silence. A company long defined by waiting lists and admiration has reported a near €1 billion quarterly loss and almost total profit evaporation.…

Google Pixel 10: The Phone that Pretends to Charge

Congratulations, Google. You’ve done it again! You’ve managed to take something as basic, as universally expected, as charging a phone, and turn it into a magic trick worthy of Vegas. The Pixel 10 Pro doesn’t just charge slowly. Oh no,…

Happy Birthday! Or is It? The great Apple Calendar Birthday Mystery

You might have been there: Your phone buzzes with cheerful messages from well-meaning friends and colleagues, wishing you a happy birthday. There's just one tiny detail: It's not your birthday yet. You chuckle and reply, "Thanks, but you're a day…

From Zurich to Milan – And Into Madness: The Truth About Swiss Railways (SBB)

Train travel in Switzerland is supposed to be convenient, efficient, and modern – at least in theory. In reality, however, things look quite different for spontaneous travelers. My attempt to travel from Zurich to Milan on short notice turned into…

A Case for Tesla: Vision Only?

Elon Musk is renowned for his ambitious, often grandiose visions, and his tendency to announce groundbreaking technology far in advance. Yet, the timelines Musk sets for Tesla’s developments, particularly in autonomous driving, frequently go unmet, causing many to dismiss his…

The Two Faces of Elon Musk: A Tale of Two Companies

Just three days after what can only be described as an underwhelming performance at Tesla’s much-hyped Robotaxi event, Elon Musk’s other brainchild, SpaceX, achieved an engineering feat that borders on the surreal. The largest multi-stage rocket ever launched successfully reached…