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,...
Quoting Elena Kostyuchenko
In 2021, in Russian courts, the fate of 783000 people was decided. There were 2190 acquittals. Two thousand one hundred and ninety. The probability of being...
Fattura Elettronica for .NET v3.4.15
Today I released Fattura Elettronica for .NET v3.4.15. The Fattura Elettronica project allows for the validation and de/serialization of electronic invoices...
A motorcycle trip across Europe
Last night, I returned from Trifest 75, a motorcycle rally organized by the Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club1 at the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, Worcester, UK....
The video of my OAuth2 session at WebDay 2024 is online
The video my OAuth2 and OpenID Connect session at WebDay 2024 Milan is available online. It is in Italian, and you need to login or register in order to see...
Thirty-seven years ago
Thirty-seven years ago, at about 11 a.m., at the Rocca Brancaleone Park, my then-girlfriend and I kissed for the first time under a tree. We decided...
What Open AI just did
Open AI just released ChatGPT 4o. The launch demo is available on YouTube, and yes, it is impressive. They did not launch v5, though, and 4o is only...
In the pinewood [video]
I went for a walk in the local pinewood the other day. It’s one of my favorite places, especially the least frequented parts, where one can walk for hours...
A walk on the beach [video]
I took a walk on the beach last weekend. I never frequent Lido Adriano. It is much better than I expected, especially out of season. The post A walk on the...
The best thing I have read on ADHD
I read ADHD—A Lifelong Struggle today. It’s the best thing I’ve read on ADHD so far. Its advice is grounded in experience and applies to everyone: those who...
C# 12 Collection Expressions
This is a follow-up post to C# 12 Primary Constructors. Like that article, this one originates from the preparation notes for my presentation at the ABP...
Quoting John Gruber
The standard shouldn’t be never to make a mistake. It’s to make as few mistakes as possible, but quickly recognize, acknowledge, and address the ones you do...
C# 12 Primary Constructors
I wrapped up my C# 12 session at the ABP Dotnet Conference 2024, and I wanted to share the take-home points, at least about the most relevant features in...
In the pinewood
I went for a walk in the local pinewood the other day. It’s one of my favorite places, especially the least frequented parts, where one can walk for hours...
Quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson
I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me. – Ralph Waldo Emerson (debated, see here) The post...
Quoting Moxie Marlinspike
It’s very fast to build something that’s 90% of a solution. The problem is that the last 10% of building something is usually the hard part which really...
Quoting Ken Thompson
The moral is obvious. You can’t trust code that you did not totally create yourself. No amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from...
Tor: from the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy
This one looks like a promising read: Tor, one of the most important and misunderstood technologies of the digital age, is best known as the infrastructure...
Spellbound Contemporary Ballet's The Art of Fugue
Yesterday, Serena and I went to see Spellbound Contemporary Ballet’s The Art of Fugue, a performance based on J.S. Bach’s unfinished work. I have been...