This week we start strong! With the usual nostalgia post :) For those old enough to remember, the Atari was great fun, but the 7800 was delayed to Atari's internal issues, yet the backward compatibility with the famous 2600 was a key feature. If you want to continue on the revival path, there's a new retro 7800+ to be launched and for those Spectrum lovers, there's a new "The Spectrum" to be launched in November. Or even if you're the perfect hobbyist, then you can build your own Z80 and good luck finding some tools and components to built it from scratch ;) Steve Ciarcia did a detailed guide for constructing a Z80-based microcomputer, which covers the design, assembly, and programming of the system with step-by-step instructions

I've been a big fan of Motorola since its beginning, but lately and after being sold to Lenovo, it's been all over the place, launching cheap phones with little quality. I don't think they managed the Razr well enough to top other models and manufacturers and it feels that they don't have a clear direction or even strategy. It's not the first time a well known brand loses market relevance; the first one was Nokia and all the mess around Microsoft. Nowadays the only brand I've been seeing with some interesting strategy and products (for low and high end) is Nothing Company - the ones doing the Nothing Phone.

What an interesting reading to end August and the 'vacation month' - for most :) Life is indeed a series of input and outputs, that sometimes we struggle to understand and deal with them properly. Sometimes we over-analyse everything (or overthink) and suffer of anticipation. For me the hardest thing is lack of control when it comes to my life and what happens around me. Not in a control freak way, but rather managing expectations, the outcomes. Hate surprises :) Predictability is the key factor for me.

Following up on the previous topic, we live in a world where everything needs to scale, when success is measured in that form and where personal fulfilment is getting harder by the day. Don't even get me started with content creators :) Yes, economic models depend on constant growth, but if we can't do that? When is enough, enough? When do companies focus on individual purposes rather than collective economical growth?

Everyone is raising tariffs against Chinese cars (well, manufacturers, not those made in China for other European brands). In Shanghai cars symbolise status and personal success, pretty much the same in Western countries, but higher costs for Chinese-manufactured cars in our Western markets could reduce demand, affecting these Chinese automakers revenue and their ability to compete globally. For me, both NIO and BYD are pushing the envelope in battery technology and smart features in ways that the West can't compete. I'm afraid we're going to the in the same Huawei situation again.