Davide Aversa
@davideaversa.it
🇪🇺 I don't know how, but I have a Ph.D in Computer Science. I write Sci-Fi and Weird Fantasy in my spare time. 🌍
Tech and stuff [en]: https://www.davideaversa.it/
Philosphy, science and politics [it]: https://ornitorincoelegante.it/
Tech and stuff [en]: https://www.davideaversa.it/
Philosphy, science and politics [it]: https://ornitorincoelegante.it/
The year started with a bang. I read an Einstein biography, watched a great, century-old movie, and got caught by Polish progressive rock once again. But, most importantly, I have a cat now.
www.davideaversa.it/blog/changel...
www.davideaversa.it/blog/changel...
The Changelog – January 2026
The year started with a bang. I read an Einstein biography, watched a great, century-old movie, and got caught by Polish progressive rock once again. But, most importantly, I have a cat now.
www.davideaversa.it
February 1, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The year started with a bang. I read an Einstein biography, watched a great, century-old movie, and got caught by Polish progressive rock once again. But, most importantly, I have a cat now.
www.davideaversa.it/blog/changel...
www.davideaversa.it/blog/changel...
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I've found the first real benefit of wireless headphones: a cat that constantly tries to eat the wires while I a'm at my PC.
January 31, 2026 at 10:18 AM
I've found the first real benefit of wireless headphones: a cat that constantly tries to eat the wires while I a'm at my PC.
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the Cave Story mockup that almost came out officially.
I worked with the Cave Story publisher Nicalis for a few months developing a pixel art but higher resolution version of the game.
Pixel approved!
Here's also some upscaled sprites, showing options #pixelart
I worked with the Cave Story publisher Nicalis for a few months developing a pixel art but higher resolution version of the game.
Pixel approved!
Here's also some upscaled sprites, showing options #pixelart
January 29, 2026 at 6:56 PM
the Cave Story mockup that almost came out officially.
I worked with the Cave Story publisher Nicalis for a few months developing a pixel art but higher resolution version of the game.
Pixel approved!
Here's also some upscaled sprites, showing options #pixelart
I worked with the Cave Story publisher Nicalis for a few months developing a pixel art but higher resolution version of the game.
Pixel approved!
Here's also some upscaled sprites, showing options #pixelart
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I loved the parallel between text-adventure video games and writing. It made me realize I have the same clunkiness when I have to instinctively describe navigation.
www.carolinecrampton.com/the-invisibl...
www.carolinecrampton.com/the-invisibl...
The Invisible Exoskeleton
In my teens, I spent a lot of time playing an interactive fiction game called Hamlet: The Text Adventure. I enjoyed the snarky little additions the creator, Robin Johnson, made to the Shakespearean st...
www.carolinecrampton.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I loved the parallel between text-adventure video games and writing. It made me realize I have the same clunkiness when I have to instinctively describe navigation.
www.carolinecrampton.com/the-invisibl...
www.carolinecrampton.com/the-invisibl...
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like the problem is if you start fighting against productivity improvements, you're in a fundamentally conservative position. "we can't make things better if it helps our enemies too" is just not a position i can personally get behind.
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
like the problem is if you start fighting against productivity improvements, you're in a fundamentally conservative position. "we can't make things better if it helps our enemies too" is just not a position i can personally get behind.
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🏰PinKeep Demo OUT NOW 🏰
The Demo for our pinball deckbuilding roguelite is NOW AVAILABLE! Head over to Steam and give it a try, we would LOVE to know what you think!
Play, wishlist & leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...
The Demo for our pinball deckbuilding roguelite is NOW AVAILABLE! Head over to Steam and give it a try, we would LOVE to know what you think!
Play, wishlist & leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
🏰PinKeep Demo OUT NOW 🏰
The Demo for our pinball deckbuilding roguelite is NOW AVAILABLE! Head over to Steam and give it a try, we would LOVE to know what you think!
Play, wishlist & leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...
The Demo for our pinball deckbuilding roguelite is NOW AVAILABLE! Head over to Steam and give it a try, we would LOVE to know what you think!
Play, wishlist & leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...
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wait, so Visa, Mastercard et. al can go after video game storefronts for six fucking months for having porn games but the moment X/Grok starts generating ACTUAL CHILD PORN they CHANGE THEIR POLICIES? dawg,
wrote about an apparent policy change in the payments industry www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it
“The industry is no longer willing to self-regulate.”
www.theverge.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
wait, so Visa, Mastercard et. al can go after video game storefronts for six fucking months for having porn games but the moment X/Grok starts generating ACTUAL CHILD PORN they CHANGE THEIR POLICIES? dawg,
Today will finish this adventure in my D&D campaign set in... Luigi's Mansion. 😅 Then the party will probably move to... *check notes* Pallet Town. #ttrpg
January 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Today will finish this adventure in my D&D campaign set in... Luigi's Mansion. 😅 Then the party will probably move to... *check notes* Pallet Town. #ttrpg
If you want other engineers to fix a bug, you should give them context, logs, a good explanation of the issue, a way to reproduce it, and so on. You would not just say "pls fix this bug."
Coding agents work the same. To get the best results, you have to do your homeworks first.
Coding agents work the same. To get the best results, you have to do your homeworks first.
January 24, 2026 at 1:36 PM
If you want other engineers to fix a bug, you should give them context, logs, a good explanation of the issue, a way to reproduce it, and so on. You would not just say "pls fix this bug."
Coding agents work the same. To get the best results, you have to do your homeworks first.
Coding agents work the same. To get the best results, you have to do your homeworks first.
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How should we handle garbage time in tabletop games?
Exploring the idea of "garbage time" at the end of a game through the psychological lenses of cognitive closure, ambiguous loss, and the framing effect: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/garbage-time
#boardgames #ttrpg #gamedesign 🎲✂️
Exploring the idea of "garbage time" at the end of a game through the psychological lenses of cognitive closure, ambiguous loss, and the framing effect: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/garbage-time
#boardgames #ttrpg #gamedesign 🎲✂️
How should we handle garbage time in tabletop games?
Exploring the idea of "garbage time" at the end of a game through the psychological lenses of cognitive closure, ambiguous loss, and the framing effect.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
How should we handle garbage time in tabletop games?
Exploring the idea of "garbage time" at the end of a game through the psychological lenses of cognitive closure, ambiguous loss, and the framing effect: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/garbage-time
#boardgames #ttrpg #gamedesign 🎲✂️
Exploring the idea of "garbage time" at the end of a game through the psychological lenses of cognitive closure, ambiguous loss, and the framing effect: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/garbage-time
#boardgames #ttrpg #gamedesign 🎲✂️
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When you are learning to draw, a key skill is attending to the raw shapes of things before you mentally turn them into objects. I think there is a similar skill in writing where you have to learn to hold a nonverbal idea in your head so that you have space to choose accurate words for it.
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM
When you are learning to draw, a key skill is attending to the raw shapes of things before you mentally turn them into objects. I think there is a similar skill in writing where you have to learn to hold a nonverbal idea in your head so that you have space to choose accurate words for it.
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Iceland at Davos
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Iceland at Davos
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Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Networking
7,370 languages visualized as a force-directed network
dr.eamer.dev
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
Skyreader: A RSS Reader on the AT Protocol
Introducing a RSS reader for the AT Protocol where you feeds and article sharing are portable
www.disnetdev.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
Holy fuck, brain. Give me one night without nightmares. Can you? 😵💫
January 21, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Holy fuck, brain. Give me one night without nightmares. Can you? 😵💫
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"This mask can't hurt me."
🌙☀️ Sciel. #ClairObscurExpedition33
🌙☀️ Sciel. #ClairObscurExpedition33
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM
"This mask can't hurt me."
🌙☀️ Sciel. #ClairObscurExpedition33
🌙☀️ Sciel. #ClairObscurExpedition33
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January 19, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Ok but we taught a "horse" how to code. Thats a thing we did. It provably writes functional code. What now?
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Ok but we taught a "horse" how to code. Thats a thing we did. It provably writes functional code. What now?
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I believe that the small military mission organized by Denmark and its allies has been a success in terms of deterrence.
Trump now is threatening to impose tariffs, not to use the force on Greenland.
It’s a price worth paying for European sovereignty. And mainly paid by Americans.
Trump now is threatening to impose tariffs, not to use the force on Greenland.
It’s a price worth paying for European sovereignty. And mainly paid by Americans.
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I believe that the small military mission organized by Denmark and its allies has been a success in terms of deterrence.
Trump now is threatening to impose tariffs, not to use the force on Greenland.
It’s a price worth paying for European sovereignty. And mainly paid by Americans.
Trump now is threatening to impose tariffs, not to use the force on Greenland.
It’s a price worth paying for European sovereignty. And mainly paid by Americans.