At least for now. Other European countries will have to pay dearly to accomodate and reconstruct the poorest member state

The Digital Services Act is yet another European regulation stomping upon people’s freedoms

I will be giving a talk about the state of modern technology at Villa La Brise in Sanremo

I will be hosting a cryptography masterclass at the New Humanity Festival in Florence

I like making videos. I will not, however, be a cameraman at an event—looking at real life thru a screen is a lifeless deed

Touchscreen gestures are more ergonomic, intuitive, and fun than button taps

Tactility is underappreciated. After all, an object needs to be touched to be fully understood

Most dating apps wouldn’t be profitable if they helped folk get into long-term relationships

Science without conscience is a crime against nature. Ethics are fundamental

This is a serious website, by the way

The command line is quick, simple, and resource-efficient. Whenever reasonable, I use it instead of a GUI

Putting aside the issue of centralisation, cash is quite a good means-of-exchange. Transactions are private by default, work without digital technology

There is nothing inherently evil about 15-minute neighborhoods and cities. It only makes sense to reduce the time it takes to get from one place to another

A motorcycle is heavy and bulky. An electric scooter is light and compact

All messengers are bad in some way or another. iMessage lacks platform universality. Telegram doesn’t believe in decency—any message can be deleted forever...

Having a hand dryer and no paper towels in a restroom is a slap in the visitor’s face. There are hundreds of use cases for paper towels, the most basic being blowing your nose

Rollable TVs have a little talked about advantage: they are compatible with any reasonable aspect ratio

Almost anything can be easily revealed about any internet user. Why not use it to give authors a powerful way to contextualise what people read?

John Siracusa’s meticulous explanations of the obvious (to you) things are charming. The latest one I took a great pleasure listening to, is on vinyl vs CD in the episode 60 of ATP...