The Price of Research
This page outlines the time, money, tools, and investigative choices made to compile and document this archive. From data extraction and translation to document purchase and workflow traceability — everything is logged.
📄 Document Acquisition Costs
- Bolagsverket Historical Extracts (×3): 375 SEK
- Corporate Beneficial Ownership Reports: 260 SEK
- Property & Address Mapping: 125 SEK
- Total Direct Cost (as of May 2025): 760 SEK
🕒 Time Invested
- Translation from Swedish to English: ~12h
- Document analysis and synthesis: ~15h
- HTML formatting and layout edits: ~6h
- Legal correspondence preparation: ~4h
- Total tracked hours: ~37h
💻 Digital Workflow
- Writing & Structuring: Obsidian, Notion, ChatGPT
- Archiving: ArchiveBox, local PDF backups
- OS-level logs: Session tracking via ScreenTime (MacOS) & ActivityWatch
🔍 Motivation
Transparency isn't just a principle — it's an audit trail. This section exists so that any restaurateur, journalist, or curious party can understand the effort behind the inquiry. It also allows readers to evaluate the seriousness of the method, and the value of making silence speak.