I'm Back: On Reclaiming My Groove, and a Question for You

It’s good to be typing here again.

After a two-month break, I’ve finally hit that stride where the ideas are flowing faster than I can write them down. Taking time away gives you perspective, but it also leaves you with a backlog of thoughts you need to clear out.

Now that I’m back in the groove, my goal is to post as consistently as possible. But before I lock in the editorial calendar, I need your honest take on where we go from here.

The Pivot Dilemma: Geopolitics vs. Digital Sovereignty

Before I went silent for two months, I spent a lot of time dissecting heavy, world-shaping events, specifically keeping a close eye on the ongoing Israeli genocide, the volatile Israel-US/Iran escalations, and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Covering these critical topics felt necessary because the signal was getting lost in corporate media noise. But candidly, I’m at a crossroads:

Should I resume posting deep-dive commentary on these geopolitical crises, or should I shift focus primarily toward digital autonomy, open-source technology, and data sovereignty?

I am a bit confused on the exact balance to strike here. On one hand, staying silent on global atrocities feels wrong when independent voices are needed most. On the other hand, I know some readers tune in purely for code, self-hosted infrastructure, and tech breakdowns.

I want to make one thing completely clear though: regardless of where the feedback lands, I will ultimately write whatever I feel called to cover. If these wars and genocides continue to escalate out of hand, I will write about them anyway. Even if the majority votes for tech only, money, metrics, and reader preference take a back seat to self-conscience, moral duty, and human empathy.

What’s Coming Next: How to Stop Big Tech from Using Your Data for AI Training

While reflecting during my break, one thing became blatantly clear: the race to train massive AI models has turned corporate surveillance into an industrial complex.

Every prompt, image, and line of code handed over to centralized platforms is being harvested to train proprietary LLMs behind locked doors. We are effectively paying subscription fees to hand over our personal intellectual property and privacy.

To combat this, I’ve spent time curating and building out a collection of open-source Git repositories, self-hosted tools, and privacy scripts designed to help you:

• Protect your personal data from AI scrapers and web crawlers using local-first setups.
• Cut monthly SaaS bills by replacing closed-source subscriptions with lightweight, open-source alternatives.
• Deploy local AI models and subagents using tools like Ollama, Docker, and self-hosted environments that keep your files entirely on your own hardware.

This is not just tech trivia; it is practical digital self-defense.

Over to You: Help Me Set the Path Forward

I want this space to remain high-value and grounded in real utility. So, I’m turning the mic over to you:

• Do you want me to bring back geopolitical analysis alongside open-source tech breakdowns?
• Or would you prefer I focus 100% of our primary output on open-source code, data privacy tools, and self-hosted AI setups?

Drop a comment below or send me a message directly. I read every single response, and your feedback will shape what comes next.

It is good to be back. Let’s build something useful.