The United States wants to take TikTok away from China. But what are we really talking about? And why is the fact described only on an economic level; Maybe the substance is overlooked?
Author: Marco Calamari
The end of the world, silicon
What's in CPUs and all the other chips that make the world go round? Only what is written in the datasheets? No, there is much more, and complexity is, as always, dangerous.
The end of the world, virtual
Will a computer bug used as a weapon cause the end of the world? For now we know that it could have happened in the virtual world, and that this time it went well. But tomorrow?
Permainformatica
Non-consumer information technology. Durable computing. Resilient computing.
The ecology of duration
Why buy "green" products instead of the ones we have, when the most ecological choice is not to buy them at all? Maybe because we have become lazy? Beware of greenwashing!
The imperceptible danger of chatbots
The fake commercial AIs we use today are so ambiguous that they cannot be used without running constant risks. Even when speaking in confidence.
The new TV
From a cloud of smoke, a story, two pieces of advice and various considerations.
Elon Musk as Prometheus
Prometheus gave fire to men... but can his story still teach us something?
Archivismi: Cassandra among the ice
We have seen that century-proof storage in the ice really exists. But how can Cassandra "freeze" her utterances?
Archivismi: Cassandra and the mine
Archiving for centuries requires uncommon but overall simple technologies. But where, exactly, can such an archive be created?
Archivismi: Cassandra through the ages
Cassandra is not satisfied, she wants to go further and wants to survive not for decades but for centuries or millennia. Can he do it?
Archivismi: Cassandra Crossing is forever!
Cassandra Crossing is forever! At the end of this long journey, the column is safe on the Internet Archive and, as long as this most worthy institution lasts, the 24 readers and their children and grandchildren, if they consider it worth it, will have the time to decide whether to read it, and a place to find it.
Archivismi: we archive Cassandra, part three
It's time to conclude; mass uploading of Cassandra Crossing starts!
Archivismi: let's archive Cassandra, part two
After preparing the pdfs there are no more excuses, we have to archive our first article by Cassandra Crossing.
Archivismi: let's archive Cassandra, part one
Today we change sides of the coin; no technique, let's tell a true story.