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December 2025

Enshittification, AI fatigue and finding an escape

It hasn't always been this way.

Dec 21, 2025 • Mario Bianchi

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April 2025

The advent of stupid tech

Aristotle described τέχνη (téchne) as a "productive behaviour governed by knowledge".

Apr 13, 2025 • Mario Bianchi

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Not all points are created equal: the true value of tennis points

One of the most fascinating aspects of tennis is that a player can win a match by winning fewer points and/or fewer games than their opponent.

Apr 10, 2025 • Mario Bianchi

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The veil of Maya: black-boxes and Explainable AI

Imagine traveling back in time and finding yourself in a world that has never known electricity, appliances, telephones, computers, or the internet.

Apr 6, 2025 • Mario Bianchi

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March 2025

Don’t hand over your keys: the case for Open Source Software

While supporting open source might have once been dismissed as a choice for digital-age hippies, today not only it has become a political decision, but…

Mar 28, 2025 • Mario Bianchi

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Use AI to write emails, not to write poetry

We had two possibilities: use artificial intelligence to work less while maintaining the same level of productivity, or work the same number of hours…

Mar 19, 2025 • Mario Bianchi

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