BURNING CHROME | Hi-res audio and the tyranny of numbers. Higher numbers
I fell for it—hard. The numbers were seductive: 24-bit, 96 kHz, 192 kHz. Bigger files. Bigger promises. A quiet insinuation...
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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...
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...
SPECIAL FEATURE | AI redraws the future of work as employers automate beyond technical roles
Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to engineering teams or data science labs. By the end of the decade, automation...
TECHSABADO | AI, blockchain, crypto, and even our own space program (January 31, 2026)
Tonight, tech advocate Michael Lance talks about AI, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and even the Philippine space program. It’s a long talk,...
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,...
WATCH THIS | Al Jazeera English: Why tech billionaires are quietly bankrolling europe’s far right
This documentary posted on YouTube on Dec. 16, 2025 was produced by Al Jazeera English. If you want a clear-eyed...
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...