Thoughts, doubts, and other small digressions
Who this site is for
- C-level, founders, heads of product deciding under AI Act, CRA, NIS2, GDPR
- Software architects and tech leads working on systems under European regulatory pressure
- People buying IT advisory who refuse to become hostage to a vendor
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Guides
Essays gathered by theme · 06The essays on this site cluster around six recurring arguments. Each one has an index page with the underlying thesis and the pieces that built it, rather than a flat chronological list.
Artificial intelligence, honestly
I write about AI as a political and organisational fact before a technical one. This is the index page — my stance and the essays I've written on it.
EU complianceEuropean software compliance 2026
CRA, AI Act, PLD, NIS2, EAA, DORA. Six regulations that between 2026 and 2027 reshape how software is designed, sold and documented in Europe. This is the index page — with my o...
Digital sovereigntyEuropean digital sovereignty
Sovereignty isn't a flag: it's a lattice of dependencies. This is the index page on my essays about trying to map it, without ideology or rhetoric.
CraftThe craft of software
Architecture, technical leadership, decisions that last. This is the index page on how I try to make software in Italy and Europe — without copying the US, and without taking co...
AdvisoryIT advisory and sourcing
The IT services market sells labour hours and calls it value. Time & materials is a tax on operational ignorance. This is the index page on essays where I try to say so from the...
AttentionTechnology, attention, humanism
The 'user engagement' frame is a moral lens that looks neutral. It isn't. Digital products shape attention, and attention is the raw material of citizenship. This is the index p...