Publications in the Domain of Computing

IBM MQ 9.4.x (2025): hybrid-cloud messaging backbone, container-native, Kafka-integrated, post-quantum crypto ready. Dead Letter Queue persists but complemented by backout queues, automated handler...

An inquiry into the "why" of specialized technical language, specifically focusing on IBM's High-Level Language Application Program Interface (HLLAPI). This post deconstructs the jargon to reveal t...

This article explores COBOL II/CICS programming practices, emphasizing that RESP/RESP2 is the only conditioning test mechanism admissible in structured programs, replacing unstructured branching vi...

An inquiry into the "why" of cosmic structure viewed through the lens of legacy programming logic. This post suggests that the universe operates with a metabolism similar to a global mainframe, pro...

This article reflects on IBM's 1995 "Foundations for the XXI Century" mainframe roadmap, examining how concepts like 24×7 availability, Sysplex clustering, GDPS disaster recovery, MQ Series messagi...

Grover's algorithm provides a quantum solution to the unstructured search problem, using a needle-in-a-haystack analogy. While a classical search requires checking N/2 items on average, Grover’s ap...

Quantum computing leverages qubits via superposition, entanglement, interference. Purpose shifts from software-on-hardware to designing problem-specific circuits (physical algorithms) on general qu...

This article profiles 2025 quantum computing as deterministic informational infrastructure: verifiable "quantum advantage" deployed in production across finance (HSBC), logistics (DHL, Ford), pharm...

This article examines IBM's Heavy Hex lattice—a hardware topology choice prioritizing error mitigation over maximal connectivity. Unlike square lattices, Heavy Hex reduces qubit crosstalk and corre...

Profiles destiny as deterministic architecture: computing evolved from mainframe centralization to PC sovereignty, now cloud abstraction. The "beautiful idea"—software unshackled from hardware—was ...

This article profiles Fedora 43 vs Windows 11 as deterministic I/O and memory architectures. Sequential NVMe throughput is identical—both saturate the link. Random 4KiB I/O favors Fedora 7-11% via ...

The distinct philosophies of the world's two dominant mobile operating systems. Beyond simple technical specs, the post analyzes the metabolic differences in how each system handles information, us...

This article critiques the opaque "metabolism" of Windows 11 Pro: ~300 silent background processes consuming RAM and CPU, driving planned obsolescence and user dependency. Contrasted with Linux—whe...

This article appears to profile Fedora 43 as the technical foundation for a sovereign European operating system—building on the "EU OS" concept previously discussed (immutable Fedora/Kinoite base, ...

This article profiles Portugal's digital transition from BBS to Internet as deterministic informational infrastructure. In 1988, a Lisbon optician's passion-launched BBS sparked ~3,000 local boards...

This publication investigates the "why" behind the enduring relevance of legacy computing concepts in the modern era. It explores how foundational ideas from the early days of programming continue ...

This article profiles four concrete EU projects advancing digital sovereignty through deterministic, informational infrastructure: (1) EUDI Wallet—a universal, user-controlled digital identity fram...

This article contrasts PDF ("digital paper") with XML ("structured data") as competing informational substrates. PDF excels at visual fidelity and legal acceptance but creates data silos, impedes a...

Digital Euro as deterministic architecture: cash dematerialization inevitable via math, networks, demographics. Structure: 7 NCB nodes, 3-tier hierarchy, 99.9998% reliability, post-quantum crypto. ...

Traversing theoretical physics, this text starts with the Penrose-Terrell effect's distinction between physical Lorentz contraction and optical appearance. It highlights Jonathan Gorard's work deri...