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title: Reflections
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description: Once critical of everything and everyone, now considerably more tolerant and reflective.
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# Reflections

Posts in this archive: 32

- [Slovenia needs its own ocisti.net to expose inciting trolls, following Serbia's lead](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/30/slovenia-needs-ocisti-net-to-expose-inciting-trolls/?output_format=md) — Serbia has exposed an organised network of political online commenters. Slovenia needs its own ocisti.net to reveal coordinated propaganda, fake identities and trolls.
- [Slovenia votes against lifting the Cuba embargo for the first time](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/28/slovenia-votes-against-lifting-cuba-embargo-for-the-first-time/?output_format=md) — For the first time, Slovenia has voted against a UN resolution calling for the US economic embargo on Cuba to be lifted. I see it as a shameful foreign policy reversal.
- [Janez would block Serbia's EU accession unless he gets the UDBA, SDV, JLA and ZSNZ archives](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/27/janez-would-block-serbias-eu-accession-unless-he-gets-the-udba-sdv-jla-and-zsnz-archives/?output_format=md) — Janez Janša has tied Serbia's progress towards EU membership to the handover of Yugoslav-era secret service archives, but only after Aleksandar Vučić's electoral defeat.
- [Janša's speech in Koper: Sovereignty Day or a day for old grievances?](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/26/jansas-speech-in-koper-sovereignty-day-or-old-grievances/?output_format=md) — At the Sovereignty Day state ceremony in Koper, Janez Janša called for freedom and unity while revisiting old ideological divisions, the Erased, Palestinian flags and political opponents.
- [Hats off, Nataša Pirc Musar! A state ceremony is not a right-wing party rally](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/24/natasa-pirc-musar-state-ceremony/?output_format=md) — Nataša Pirc Musar's decision to boycott the Sovereignty Day state ceremony sends a clear message: a national celebration must not become a right-wing party rally.
- [French protests have always been violent](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/21/french-protests-have-always-been-violent/?output_format=md) — French protest culture has deep historical roots, but violence must not drown out the demands of the people who take to the streets.
- [Fact check / check the story about the French left-wing activist before sharing it](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/20/fact-check-french-left-wing-activist-story/?output_format=md) — A viral story claims that migrants attacked a French left-wing activist and looted her shop. The footage is real, but the added political narrative is not supported by evidence.
- [Europe defends itself against China with new fees on online parcels](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/19/europe-defends-itself-against-china-with-new-fees-on-online-parcels/?output_format=md) — From 1 November 2026, online purchases from outside the EU will face additional fees. Europe may be targeting Chinese competition, but consumers will ultimately pay the price.
- [Was the Tesla Roadster presentation created with AI? What does physics say?](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/17/was-the-tesla-roadster-presentation-created-with-ai/?output_format=md) — The Tesla Roadster's ceiling drive, jump and mid-air turn may look impossible, but the physics suggests otherwise - even if the engineering remains a different story.
- [I don't want to pay for this government / Janez has invented the subscription state](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/14/i-dont-want-to-pay-for-this-government-janez-has-invented-the-subscription-state/?output_format=md) — Janez Janša's idea that only supporters should pay the RTV licence fee leads to one obvious question: where do I cancel my subscription to his government?
- [Janez, you lost the RTV consultative referendum too: the people voted against](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/12/janez-you-lost-the-rtv-consultative-referendum-too/?output_format=md) — Janez Janša lost not only the legislative referendum but the RTV consultative referendum too, as a narrow majority voted against abolishing the RTV fee.
- [Janez Janša referendum: voters reject coalition law](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/11/vote-of-no-confidence-janez-jansa-government-legislative-referendum/?output_format=md) — Voters rejected a law passed by Janez Janša's parliamentary majority in the only legally binding referendum, delivering a political rebuke to the government.
- [Primož Roglič, European time trial champion](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/08/primoz-roglic-european-time-trial-champion/?output_format=md) — Primož Roglič became European time trial champion in Šenčur at the age of 36, proving once again why Slovenia should never write him off.
- [I rant about Dars, while Marko Plahuta gathered the data and showed what is really going on](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/06/i-rant-about-dars-while-marko-plahuta-gathered-the-data-and-showed-what-is-really-going-on/?output_format=md) — Marko Plahuta's analysis of Slovenian motorway data shows that recurring bottlenecks, roadworks and poor traffic management are behind far more than just summer congestion.
- [Who will decide the future of education in Slovenia?](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/01/who-will-decide-the-future-of-education-in-slovenia/?output_format=md) — Borut Rončević has appointed a 26-member council to shape Slovenia's education reform, raising questions about expertise, ideology and influence.
- [How much do traffic jams cost Slovenia? More than €2 million a day](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/10/01/how-much-do-traffic-jams-cost-slovenia/?output_format=md) — Traffic jams in Slovenia cost an estimated €650-700 million a year, while commuters lose millions of hours sitting in queues.
- [FSD Supervised now in Croatia too](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/29/fsd-supervised-in-croatia/?output_format=md) — Tesla has received approval for FSD Supervised in Croatia, meaning the system will soon be available on journeys from Slovenia to Krk.
- [Luka Mesec took a drug test. He doesn't use drugs. So what now?](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/21/luka-mesec-drug-test-negative-result/?output_format=md) — Luka Mesec's toxicology test came back negative, but a current result cannot prove or disprove claims about a New Year's party in 2021.
- [How would today’s snowflakes survive when we were growing up? Yes, I’m a boomer](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/21/how-would-todays-snowflakes-survive-when-we-were-growing-up/?output_format=md) — A boomer’s nostalgic look back at growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, before smartphones, social media, satnav and constant connection.
- [Trezor, a New Slovenian TV Series / I Know What I’ll Be Doing on Sunday Nights](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/17/trezor-a-new-slovenian-tv-series-i-know-what-ill-be-doing-on-sunday-nights/?output_format=md)
- [The Most Beautiful Beaches on Krk Island: Potovošće, Oprna, Zala, Sv. Marak and Kozica](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/16/best-beaches-krk-island/?output_format=md)
- [Scotland Is Not the Right Destination for You](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/16/scotland-travel-experience/?output_format=md)
- [Tesla After 65,000 km: I No Longer Think About Driving an Electric Car. I Just Drive a Car.](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/15/tesla-after-65000-km-ownership-costs/?output_format=md)
- [Tesla FSD Supervised in Ljubljana: My First Real-World Driving Experience](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/15/tesla-fsd-supervised-ljubljana-test/?output_format=md)
- [Tesla FSD Supervised Test on Slovenian Highways and in Traffic Jams](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/15/tesla-fsd-supervised-test-on-slovenian-highways-and-in-traffic-jams/?output_format=md)
- [AI probably won’t take your job. Someone who knows how to use AI better than you might.](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/09/15/ai-probably-wont-take-your-job-someone-who-knows-how-to-use-ai-better-than-you-might/?output_format=md)
- [Direct flights from Ljubljana to New York four times a week with United Airlines](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/08/26/direct-flights-ljubljana-new-york-united-airlines/?output_format=md) — United Airlines will launch direct flights between Ljubljana and New York in May 2027, reconnecting the Slovenian capital with the US after 36 years.
- [From 6am to 7pm until 67 / six-seven aka 6/7](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/08/19/from-6am-to-7pm-until-67-six-seven-aka-6-7/?output_format=md) — Six-seven aka 6/7 may be an internet meme without a meaning, but adults know exactly what it feels like to work from 6am to 7pm until retirement at 67.
- [Scottish castles take you to another time](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/06/24/scottish-castles-take-you-to-another-time/?output_format=md) — With more than 2,000 castles scattered across Scotland, they are far more than tourist attractions: they are gateways to another time.
- [A vegan menu and alcohol-free wine pairing at Michelin-starred restaurant Pri Lojzetu](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2026/01/26/vegan-menu-alcohol-free-wine-pairing-pri-lojzetu/?output_format=md) — At Michelin-starred Pri Lojzetu, a vegan menu came with an unexpected alcohol-free wine pairing that proved far better than expected.
- [Cap Aureo, Grand Park Hotel Rovinj: one Michelin star, Jeffrey Vella and their vegan menu](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2025/07/07/cap-aureo-rovinj-michelin-star-jeffrey-vella-vegan-menu/?output_format=md) — Cap Aureo in Rovinj has earned its first Michelin star. I tried chef Jeffrey Vella's seven-course vegan menu and found it worth every cent.
- [Biserujka Cave on the island of Krk](https://www.had.si/blog/en/2024/11/11/biserujka-cave-island-krk/?output_format=md) — Biserujka Cave near Rudine is Krk’s only visitor-accessible karst cave, with guided tours through its 110 metres of stalactites, stalagmites and endemic life.