Why Bell Labs worked
Why Bell Labs Worked is a fascinating, evocative read. We live in a metrics obsessed culture that is obsessed with narrowly defined productivity. There’s too...
Being fat is a trap
Federico Pereiro’s Being Fat is a Trap is, I think, a great piece of advice. Way more people than I wish who are close to me are struggling with eating...
Claude Code first impressions
Since yesterday, Claude Code has been included in the Pro subscription we’re signed up for. I’d been wanting to try it for a while, and now nothing was...
When to leave
Knowing when to leave might be more important than knowing when to show up. – kupajo in When to Leave The post When to leave appeared first on...
AI changes everything
Today’s Armin Ronacher’s AI Changes Everything strongly resonates with me1. I may not be using Claude Code as a daily driver as he now does, but I’ve slowly...
Run your own AI
Run Your Own AI by Anthony Lewis is a concise tutorial on how to run large language models on your laptop from the command line via llm-mlx. It focuses on...
Moving On
In Moving On, Simone Silvestroni recounts how he moved away from the Apple ecosystem. It’s a move I’ve been contemplating for some time. Like Simone, I use...
Eve 2.2.1
Eve v2.2.1 was just released on PyPI. It is a minor upgrade, but it includes a remarkable performance increase contributed by Alexander Urieles. Also, thanks...
Serra Pass along the pilgrims' route
From Corezzo, a short hiking loop along the park’s oldest mule tracks. The Serra Pass mule track is one of the most fascinating in the entire Casentino...
Foresta della Lama
I went hiking in my beloved Foreste Casentinesi National Park a few weeks ago. This trip has been on my radar for a long time, a circular tour of...
Fattura Elettronica v3.6.3
I just released FatturaElettronica .NET v3.6.3. Since version 3.6.1, the project has added English to the list of supported languages. The latest release...
It is moments like this
I presented at .NET Conf Rome 2025 yesterday, and it went very well, or at least that was my impression. I enjoyed myself, and the reception seemed great,...
Its moment like this
I presented at .NET Conf Rome 2025 yesterday, and it went very well, or at least that was my impression. I enjoyed myself, and the reception seemed great,...
The Literary Power of Hobbits
Verlyn Flieger on the late addition of Tolkien’s most iconic characters: Hobbits were no part of Tolkien’s original plan. They entered rather late and...
A 10x faster TypeScript, but that's not the point
Anders Hejlsberg is a legend in my field, with Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScript in his palmares. This week, he announced a rewrite of the TypeScript...
Why do earthworms appear on wet roads?
It’s raining a lot these days, and during my early morning walk, I see many earthworms popping out of the ground and filling the sidewalks and,...
Quoting Evan Miller
One of the most essential practices for maintaining the long-term quality of computer code is to write automated tests that ensure the program continues to...
Quoting Jannick Sinner
I just watched an incredible interview with legendary tennis coach Darren Cahill, now coaching Jannick Sinner. The interview is outstanding and worth...
Lately
I’ve been slacking a little lately, shocked mainly by what is happening worldwide. I’ve also been busy at work and, unfortunately, am taking my old man to...
Fattura Elettronica v3.5.2
I just released FatturaElettronica .NET v3.5.2. It gets around a known CVE so you may want to update ASAP. The Fattura Elettronica open-source project allows...