Andrés Movilla
Essays
A growing collection of ideas, notes, and longer-form writing. Some are polished, others are still taking shape. Browse them by topic, or subscribe by RSS.
Nobody asks about my favorite dinosaur anymore
On why one question was enough at six, and learning to like all the ones it takes now.
What the dryer takes
On the small print of owning clothes, and the things a machine takes without asking.
The death of a soft society
On mourning a world I never lived in, where explaining yourself might still have changed the outcome.
A keyboard for two languages
On living between Spanish and English, the strange scarcity of good Spanish keyboards, and the layout I built to stop choosing.
The cost of being noticed
On the strange new tax of having AI-powered security scanners pay attention to every repo you've ever touched.
The defense
On finishing a thesis, surviving the room, and the strange quiet that comes after.
Tools of the trade
On the quiet luxury of building your own tools and knowing exactly where they are.