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How to Prepare Your Crypto Taxes in Portugal (2026)

June 5, 2026

TL;DR: Portugal is no longer crypto tax-free, but it’s still attractive: hold a coin for 365 days or more and the gain is exempt from capital …

Filed under: Crypto

Nectaro vs Mintos: Which Is Better in 2026?

June 5, 2026

Nectaro and Mintos sit at opposite ends of the European P2P spectrum. Mintos is the EUR 12 billion incumbent with 60+ loan originators and a decade …

Filed under: Investing

Auth in 2026: What Replaced wp_users

June 5, 2026

This is part of an ongoing series I am writing as I work my way through the modern web stack from a WordPress developer’s perspective. It …

Filed under: Modern Web Stack for WordPress Developers, Tech

How to Prepare Your Crypto Taxes in Malta (2026)

June 3, 2026

TL;DR: Malta’s “0% crypto tax” reputation is half true. Long-term holdings of coins held as an investment are not subject to capital gains tax, so a …

Filed under: Crypto

What to Eat and Drink During a Padel Match

June 3, 2026

Padel is a game of rallies, sprints, and sudden bursts of intensity. You can go from standing still to chasing a lob in a split second, …

Filed under: Investing, Padel

From WPDB to Drizzle, Prisma, and Kysely

June 2, 2026

This is part of an ongoing series I am writing as I work my way through the modern web stack from a WordPress developer’s perspective. It …

Filed under: Modern Web Stack for WordPress Developers, Tech

WordPress Isn’t Dying. It Stopped Being the Default.

June 1, 2026

I’ve made my living from WordPress for twenty years. I’d love to tell you it’s thriving. I can’t, and the most honest evidence I have is …

Filed under: Tech

Beyond Shared MySQL: Cloud Databases for WordPress Developers

May 29, 2026

This is part of an ongoing series I am writing as I work my way through the modern web stack from a WordPress developer’s perspective. It …

Filed under: Modern Web Stack for WordPress Developers, Tech

WordCamp Europe Is Shrinking. The Math Is Sharper Than the Headline.

May 27, 2026

Four years of WordCamp Europe data: attendance down ~35% from peak, talks pivoting hard to AI and security, the Anglo share thinning every year. My read on where WordPress is heading.

Filed under: Business

The Strange Privilege of Being Born Between Two Worlds

May 27, 2026

I was at a concert recently. Great band, perfect venue. And as I looked around, all I could see was a sea of phone screens — …

Filed under: Essays, Investing

The Quiet Belongs to the Rich

May 27, 2026

Spend an afternoon walking through the wealthy part of any city you’ve lived in. Then walk through the cheapest one. Notice what’s missing in the first …

Filed under: Essays

When NOT to Use Next.js

May 26, 2026

This is part of an ongoing series I am writing as I work my way through the modern web stack from a WordPress developer’s perspective. It …

Filed under: Modern Web Stack for WordPress Developers, Tech

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