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The Sovereign Sysadmin
Escaping the Collectivist Guest Account. Five essays on technology that earns its keep when the person who bears the cost can still read, modify and rebuild the configuration.
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Part 1 · 2026-10-23Solutions Over Problems: What IT Is For
Technology earns its keep when the person who pays the bill can still read, modify and rebuild the machine. -
Part 2 · 2026-10-23Zero-Trust: Never Trust Black Boxes
Pharma, regulators, media and cloud AI demand compliance while withholding the data needed to verify them. The right stance is zero-trust. -
Part 3 · 2026-10-24Root Access and the API of the Sovereign Mind: Outsourcing vs. Delegating
Outsourcing hands over the admin password; delegating keeps it. That is the difference the gatekeepers cannot name. -
Part 4 · 2026-10-23State as Operating System: Citizens as Tenants
Most modern states run like a long-lived Windows install: processes accreting, idle cost rising, no root and no rollback. -
Part 5 · 2026-10-23The Configuration Grows: Notes on Canadian Digital Governance
Speech law, opaque labour-market systems and a captured information environment all follow one pattern: easy additions, rare removals, shrinking tenant control.
