BURNING CHROME | Linux: The operating system that refused to behave
Linux was never meant to be friendly. It was meant to be honest. That distinction explains almost everything about why...
BYLINER
BURNING CHROME | AI didn’t kill the job. Governance did
There is a comforting lie embedded in every corporate slide deck about artificial intelligence: that job disruption is a future...
BURNING CHROME | Mac vs. PC: The war that shaped computing — and why it no longer matters
For decades, “Mac vs. PC” functioned as a cultural shortcut. You didn’t have to explain who you were; your computer...
BURNING CHROME | Analog vs. digital audio: The war that refuses to die
The analog-versus-digital audio debate refuses to die because it was never really about sound. It is about trust—trust in machines,...
BY-LINER | Lirio in performance: A portrait of the Filipino as cyborg
The text below is a slight emendation of an article I wrote in the now defunct online news outlet InterAksyon....
BURNING CHROME | Music deconstruction through technology
NOTE: This article first appeared in the July 31, 2006, issue of Tech Times, the infotech section of The Manila...
BURNING CHROME | Multimedia: Evolution and transformation
NOTE: This article orginally came out in 2006 for RealtimeArts, a national arts magazine based in Australia. In a square...
BURNING CHROME | Progressives, conservatives, and the politics of violence
The eternal battle lines between left and right are not written in the stars but in the bloodied streets of...
BURNING CHROME | As it was, when it was: The new album on Pinoy underground ’80s and the great rock ’n’ roll swindle
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN MY NOVEMBER 2006 BLOGSPOT POST. ’80s pop culture was an enigma. Thick shoulder pads...
BURNING CHROME | 2026: Clearing the noise, building the signal
The year opens quietly, almost deceptively so. No fireworks left in the sky, no countdown banners cluttering the screen. Just...