My writings

Big wheel keep on turnin’, Proud Mary keep on burnin’, Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river While recording the first episode of our podcast We CTRL ENERGY with my co-founder Adlane, I was struck by a strange irony: despite the technological leaps we’ve made, we’re still stuck in the age-old logic of the steam engine. Whether it’s oil, gas, hydro, or even nuclear, the core principle remains the same — boil something to make it spin something else. It’s as if the ghost of James Watt is still pulling the levers in… Read More

The best way technology can serve our future is by avoiding the stupid now. Every time I board a plane, a peculiar sensation overtakes me. I can’t help but envision how a caveman might react upon witnessing this colossal “iron bird” soaring effortlessly through the skies. I imagine the poor fellow would likely lose his mind — or perhaps just faint — considering that, since the dawn of civilization, the heavens have been the exclusive domain of mythical creatures, angels, gods, and of course, birds. For millennia, the sky remained the one frontier humankind… Read More

In 1991, I had a dog named Youki, and like any other 8-year-old kid, I loved drawing, so I started a “project”, a comic book called “Raouf & Youki”, where the two partners in crime lived epic adventures in our world and others. After an initial survey with target customers – aka classmates- I rebranded the product into “Intergalactic Gladiators” – better for marketing they said. It was somehow a candid version of Rick & Morty, where Rick was a -sober- kid and Morty an incredibly brilliant German Sheperd. I… Read More