Philosophy
Time and the Paperwork Sea
Gilberto's sharpest critique — how administrative tasks that add no value are drowning us, and the story of a fisherman who lost two years of his life to forms.
Gilberto Mares·
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Blog
A blog about the art of the document
Philosophy
What the Fog Teaches You About Trust
On foggy nights, ships rely entirely on the lighthouse. Gilberto reflects on trust, contracts, and the difference between tools that build bridges and weapons that burn them.
Gilberto Mares·
9 min
Philosophy
The Oldest Promise
From Sumerian grain receipts to your last signature — a meditation on five thousand years of agreements and how we nearly ruined the simplest invention in human history.
Gilberto Mares·
8 min
Philosophy
Contracts at the Edge of the World
Maritime law, handshake deals, and why we write things down — lessons from sailors who made agreements in foreign ports with nothing but their word.
Gilberto Mares·
8 min
Philosophy
The Weight of a Signature
Gilberto reflects on what it means to sign your name — from ancient clay tablets to the lighthouse keeper's log he's signed for fifty years.
Gilberto Mares·
7 min
Announcements
A Light for the Paper Storms
Gilberto introduces APISign from his lighthouse off the coast of Greenland — a reflection on time, isolation, and why document signing shouldn't sink your ship.
Gilberto Mares·
8 min
Announcements
Meet Gilberto Mares, Keeper of the Kråkeholm Light
Introducing the voice behind the APISign blog — a lighthouse keeper who has spent fifty years watching the world from the edge of it.
APISign Team·
4 min