Bash-Oneliner: a collection of terminal tricks for Linux
Bash-Oneliner is an excellent resource for Bash/Linux users. Most of the “tricks” are well-known, but there is always something to learn. More importantly,...
A guide to Miyazaki weird little guys
With so many weird little guys running around Miyazaki’s filmography, it seems time to honor and celebrate them. […] A key aspect of Miyazaki’s weird little...
The art of not reading
The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of the general public at any...
The main issue with social media
The main issue with social media is that we want them to be everything. We want them to be a place for casual interactions, for discovery, for news, for...
Microsoft MVP
Last night, I was at an outdoor theatre with Serena, watching Anatomy of a Fall (an excellent film). Outdoor theatres are becoming rare, which is a pity, and...
A library is a good place
I’ve always loved libraries. They are a glimpse of the kind of ‘better world’ we all want to live in. That’s because by their very nature they are inclusive...
Write a lot
Write a lot. This is alpha and omega of writing advice, the beginning and the end, and it’s that way for a reason– I don’t know anyone who’s good writing who...
Quoting J.P. Wing
When I’m out hiking on my weekend hike I often spend much of the experience in contemplation. My thoughts are usually tickling at Warp 10, going everywhere...
The exponential growth of solar power will change the world
The latest issue of The Economist focuses on solar energy. The introductory article is short, compelling, and optimistic. On the economics, they make a good...
Quoting Roger Federer
When you’re playing a point, it is the most important thing in the world. But when it’s behind you, it’s behind you… This mindset is really crucial, because...
The appropriate response to a horrible idea is a better idea
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Generative AI is not going to build your engineering team for you
Charity Majors1 has a good, long-form article on the Stack Overflow blog. The title is misleading as, while AI’s impact on software engineering and its...
Experts vs. imitators
I love this concise checklist on detecting fake experts, with which my experience wholeheartedly agrees. The first one: Imitators can’t answer questions at a...
Container security meetup at DevRomagna
We’re doing a DevRomagna meetup on container security. It will happen on June 26 at 19pm, it will be in Italian, and the speaker will be the one and the only...
Hidden Tracks: Domodossola – Weissmies
Lately, I have become increasingly interested in sound. Of the short films I shoot while hiking, for example, I’ve noticed that I’m primarily interested in...
Quoting Sean Voisen
just writing down notes is all that really matters. Any tool that allows you to compose and save text will do. It is the act of writing, not the act of...
The Toschi Hermitage
I went on a motorcycle and hiking trip yesterday. It was a glorious day, albeit windy, which helped keep the temperature chill. Mixing hiking with...
How to handle custom claims in an Open ID Connect-authenticated ASP.NET Core app
Today, I learned how to handle custom claims in an Open ID Connect authenticated ASP.NET Core app. The scenario goes like this. I have an ASP.NET Core app...
Kagi is profitable
Two years after its launch, Kagi, the pay-per-use search engine is profitable. We are also thrilled to report that we have achieved profitability. This...
LLMs don't remember everything you say
Simon Willison has a new article explaining an important and often ununderstood aspect of LLMs. There’s a remarkable difference between chatting with an LLM,...