Joarvarndt
Joarvarndt
Joar Alexander
My name is Joar Alexander Pablo von Arndt. I am a European from Stockholm, Sweden, the child of a journalist and a visual artist, and currently a full-time student doing my bachelors. I am studying political science at the Swedish Defence University, a unique blend between a civilian university and a military college.
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I have found a peculiar delight in encryption, and particularly in using pgp-based asymmetric cryptography. This is especially useful for securing email communications, but doing so requires remembering to run M-x mml-secure-sign or...
Fragments on Eccentricity The concept of fomo has always alluded me. Part of the reason is a persistent need for eccentricity, for growing against the grain. That is not to say that I am persistently rebellious, but that there is a...
Table of Contents Two Definitions The Consequences of Digital Artworks Industrialised Production Two Definitions Art has always been one of the most central aspects of human lives. It is not unique to the human experience, but it has...
Table of Contents What is post-historical society? Life under this régime Conclusion Post-scarcity is here. And with it has the life without meaningful political action. The consequences of this can not be understated, although they have...
Nuclear Fusion Will Not Give Us Infinite Power Table of Contents How Nuclear Power Works Why It Will (Not) Fail Conclusion, or Rather a Punchline Energy is perhaps the most important input of industrial society. Ever since the taming of...
Or the Liberating Fear of Betrayal What is trust? Choosing to trust is a decision that is much ridiculed today. It is in many cases easy to see with the benefit of hindsight that it was foolish to trust someone, but doing so in advance...
Russia is not a great power. It is in no way a contender for the title, and treating it as one of the “power brokers” of the world benefits no one except the autocratic regime that hinges its legitimacy on it but that has simultaneously...
Thus was written for Chinatalk’s Essay Contest on Economic Security, and was originally submitted in 2026-02-24 AD (and thus before the Iran war). The original submitted pdf can be found here. Introduction Back in 2024 I was part of the...
One of the first use-cases I found for LLMs back when ChatGPT first released was automating the creation of citations, or rather the transformations of citations structured in one way into .bib-files that can be used to create a wide...
This post contains spoilers for Apple TV’s Pluribus, a really great show that you should ideally watch without having read anything about it. Pluribus — the newest show by Vince Gilligan (of Breaking Bad fame) — is a show that is...
Writing this in 2026 AD (234 AdR), crypto is solidly in a “winter”. As valuations have fallen, so has the intensity of the debate surrounding the topic. I therefore feel it apt to use this opportunity to briefly write down my thoughts...
Table of Contents Introduction Human Development The (Fourth?) Industrial Revolution Conclusion Introduction The subject of artificial intelligence (AI)1 is one that has become hotly debated in recent years. That the growth of AI’s...
Table of Contents Introduction Early Developments and the Dictatorship The Totalitarian State Fascism and Totalitarianism Socialism Democracy Religion Conclusion Introduction The spirit of the age that we currently finds ourselves in is...
Table of Contents Introduction Fonts Microtypograhy Improving the footnotes Embellishments Initials Ornaments Colours Paper format Conclusion Introduction As a political science student, writing is a daily activity. And like any serious...
Table of Contents What are the qualities of text? Text and visual media Consciousness through text Programming Conclusion What are the qualities of text? Text, as a system of recording symbolic representation for communication across...