Book Review: Insights from 'A Not-So-Boring Future Found in Estonia, Leading the Way with Blockchain and AI'

Takeaways from Estonia's e-government — X-Road and the idea that data preservation is enough to rebuild a nation — applied to software design.

Comparing LLM API Gateways — The Traps in Markup, Billing, Regions, and Training-Data Use

Bundling multiple LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) behind one endpoint has become a standard component of any generative-AI app. Using Vercel AI Gateway as the reference point, this post compares OpenRouter, Cloudflare, Helicone, Portkey, and LiteLLM, plus Bedrock, Azure, and Vertex AI, along four axes: markup, billing model, region, and training-data use. The shared trap: zero markup does not mean zero cost.

Surveying Services That Serve OSS Model APIs in a Japan Region — Comparing Them on Data Residency and Coding-Agent Practicality

Terminal-resident coding agents are now everyday tools, and provider-agnostic tools like OpenCode have spread widely. OpenCode Go is an attractive bundle that wraps OSS models for $10/month, but its regions are limited to the US, EU, and Singapore, with no Japan region. From both data residency and latency angles, this post reconciles inconsistent primary sources to map out the services that can serve OSS model APIs inside Japan.