Sergio Visinoni
@piffio.bsky.social
Passionate about books, engineering leadership and helping others grow.
Check out my website https://sergiovisinoni.com or my newsletter https://makemeacto.substack.com
Please share your reading suggestions
Check out my website https://sergiovisinoni.com or my newsletter https://makemeacto.substack.com
Please share your reading suggestions
Yesterday I backed www.kickstarter.com/projects/kim...
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
Technofascism Survival Guide
Technofascism is here. From the Black Panthers to Anonymous to Julian Assange, what can we learn and how can we resist?
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Yesterday I backed www.kickstarter.com/projects/kim...
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
You are in time to do the same.
Support independent writers, especially when they talk about such a pervasive and devastating topic.
Looking forward to seeing my name on it @stopgenai.com !
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
Just Fancy That! Sam Altman on ads in ChatGPT.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Just Fancy That! Sam Altman on ads in ChatGPT.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
February 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
I just posted the latest issue of "the books I read last month".
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
📚 Books I read in January 2026
Two great books contended for the highlight of the month, but eventually I had to pick one. Besides those, a couple of fiction books worth reading completed the list for January.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I just posted the latest issue of "the books I read last month".
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
In January I got the pleasure of picking up both The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social, as well as On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Both amazing reads.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Best read of the week so far
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
Breaking the Spell of Vibe Coding – fast.ai
Sinister variations on the positive state of flow
www.fast.ai
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Best read of the week so far
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
www.fast.ai/posts/2026-0...
Bonus point for linking to some of the same sources as my latest article
The deshittification / defasctization initiative of 2026 continues.
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
Two helpful paradoxes, and moving home
Exploring a couple of classic paradoxes that come in handy for navigating today's landscape, and some updates on the future of this newsletter
makemeacto.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The deshittification / defasctization initiative of 2026 continues.
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
I just announced to some 9K subscribers that I'll be leaving Substack soon.
If anyone has tips on how not to mess up a migration to Ghost I'm all ears
makemeacto.substack.com/p/two-helpfu...
The Reverse Napster Manoeuvre of Big AI.
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
The reverse Napster manoeuvre of Big AI
Tech companies and copyright haven't always been friends. But today, the balance of power is significantly different to what it used to be around 1999.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The Reverse Napster Manoeuvre of Big AI.
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
Or how copyright law application has radically changed in 25 years
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
@proton.me what will it take for Proton Calendar to integrate a booking link integration, either native or via integrations with cal.com and the likes?
That's the single missing feature that is preventing me from moving my domains over to Proton.
That's the single missing feature that is preventing me from moving my domains over to Proton.
Cal.com | Open Scheduling Infrastructure
A fully customizable scheduling software for individuals, businesses taking calls and developers building scheduling platforms where users meet users.
cal.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
@proton.me what will it take for Proton Calendar to integrate a booking link integration, either native or via integrations with cal.com and the likes?
That's the single missing feature that is preventing me from moving my domains over to Proton.
That's the single missing feature that is preventing me from moving my domains over to Proton.
Two important and deliberate actions I've taken in Jan 2026:
* Switched from Chrome to Helium (except for a client's account due to special requirements)
* Turned off Google Photos backup on my phone as I've completed the switch to self-hosted Immich
More to come :)
* Switched from Chrome to Helium (except for a client's account due to special requirements)
* Turned off Google Photos backup on my phone as I've completed the switch to self-hosted Immich
More to come :)
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Two important and deliberate actions I've taken in Jan 2026:
* Switched from Chrome to Helium (except for a client's account due to special requirements)
* Turned off Google Photos backup on my phone as I've completed the switch to self-hosted Immich
More to come :)
* Switched from Chrome to Helium (except for a client's account due to special requirements)
* Turned off Google Photos backup on my phone as I've completed the switch to self-hosted Immich
More to come :)
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
I need help on an important, delicate, and complicated topic.
I am launching a promo to support women in tech to join my tech leadership community.
What wording would work, given the inherent fluidity of the gender topic?
Would "people who identify as women" be a fair starting point?
I am launching a promo to support women in tech to join my tech leadership community.
What wording would work, given the inherent fluidity of the gender topic?
Would "people who identify as women" be a fair starting point?
January 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I need help on an important, delicate, and complicated topic.
I am launching a promo to support women in tech to join my tech leadership community.
What wording would work, given the inherent fluidity of the gender topic?
Would "people who identify as women" be a fair starting point?
I am launching a promo to support women in tech to join my tech leadership community.
What wording would work, given the inherent fluidity of the gender topic?
Would "people who identify as women" be a fair starting point?
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
Just want to say, people who try to conflate generative AI with shit like *enemy AI in old video games* are either willfully attempting to muddle the two to downplay the issues with GenAI or *actually don't know anything about how fucking video games work.*
Be for fucking real.
Be for fucking real.
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just want to say, people who try to conflate generative AI with shit like *enemy AI in old video games* are either willfully attempting to muddle the two to downplay the issues with GenAI or *actually don't know anything about how fucking video games work.*
Be for fucking real.
Be for fucking real.
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
The people who support $12B in corporate welfare to farms and forgave $80B in auto bailouts and forgave $700B in bank bailouts and forgave $755B in PPP loans want you to know that forgiving medical debt and student debt is socialism😐
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The people who support $12B in corporate welfare to farms and forgave $80B in auto bailouts and forgave $700B in bank bailouts and forgave $755B in PPP loans want you to know that forgiving medical debt and student debt is socialism😐
Just launched a new website
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
Do I Need AI For IT?
doIneedAIfor.it
December 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Just launched a new website
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
doIneedAIfor.it
Focusing on the essential for now :)
Calling out to all the smart folks around here: I'm listening to suggestions and ideas on how to better evolve it.
Such as a fake chatboot that always suggests good articles
"I't not a principle until it costs you money."
If someone from the advertising industry in the 60s managed to live by these words, why won't we be able to do it today in the tech industry?
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
If someone from the advertising industry in the 60s managed to live by these words, why won't we be able to do it today in the tech industry?
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
It's not a principle until it costs you money
Surprising advice from the advertising industry, where the tech industry seems to be hading to, and why I refused a couple of potentially lucrative gigs. All in one article!
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
"I't not a principle until it costs you money."
If someone from the advertising industry in the 60s managed to live by these words, why won't we be able to do it today in the tech industry?
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
If someone from the advertising industry in the 60s managed to live by these words, why won't we be able to do it today in the tech industry?
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"The most prominent of these departures was Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb, who has since been instructed by Trump to beautify government websites."
This would make for a hilarious sitcom episode, if only it weren't true.
"The most prominent of these departures was Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb, who has since been instructed by Trump to beautify government websites."
This would make for a hilarious sitcom episode, if only it weren't true.
‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
Statement by Trump administration confirms longstanding suspicions that Musk-led agency is on its way out
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"The most prominent of these departures was Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb, who has since been instructed by Trump to beautify government websites."
This would make for a hilarious sitcom episode, if only it weren't true.
"The most prominent of these departures was Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb, who has since been instructed by Trump to beautify government websites."
This would make for a hilarious sitcom episode, if only it weren't true.
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
Possibly, indeed, take to heart the words of the person who only three weeks ago wrote this about OpenAI, a certain @anildash.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Possibly, indeed, take to heart the words of the person who only three weeks ago wrote this about OpenAI, a certain @anildash.com
Reposted by Sergio Visinoni
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
I was honestly disappointed when I read one of the most recent pieces from Will Larson.
That triggered my most recent article.
I think it's time to reclaim the definition of what good leadership in tech means from the greedy hands of the broligarchs
makemeacto.substack.com/p/tech-leade...
That triggered my most recent article.
I think it's time to reclaim the definition of what good leadership in tech means from the greedy hands of the broligarchs
makemeacto.substack.com/p/tech-leade...
Tech leaders are turning leadership into a fad
But I don't intend this to pass so easily. You should resist too.
makemeacto.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I was honestly disappointed when I read one of the most recent pieces from Will Larson.
That triggered my most recent article.
I think it's time to reclaim the definition of what good leadership in tech means from the greedy hands of the broligarchs
makemeacto.substack.com/p/tech-leade...
That triggered my most recent article.
I think it's time to reclaim the definition of what good leadership in tech means from the greedy hands of the broligarchs
makemeacto.substack.com/p/tech-leade...
Loved the recent piece from @edzitron.com .
Ed, I think you should make an article comparing the current insanity and what happened with the 1999 dotCom bubble.
Too many people seem to believe this is just "another dotCom bubble", but I don't think they get the proportions!
Ed, I think you should make an article comparing the current insanity and what happened with the 1999 dotCom bubble.
Too many people seem to believe this is just "another dotCom bubble", but I don't think they get the proportions!
October 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Loved the recent piece from @edzitron.com .
Ed, I think you should make an article comparing the current insanity and what happened with the 1999 dotCom bubble.
Too many people seem to believe this is just "another dotCom bubble", but I don't think they get the proportions!
Ed, I think you should make an article comparing the current insanity and what happened with the 1999 dotCom bubble.
Too many people seem to believe this is just "another dotCom bubble", but I don't think they get the proportions!
In January, I sold my Tesla shares.
Today I just did the same with some NVIDIA shares I bought years ago.
The reason is the same: financial benefits are less important than moral stances.
Today I just did the same with some NVIDIA shares I bought years ago.
The reason is the same: financial benefits are less important than moral stances.
October 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In January, I sold my Tesla shares.
Today I just did the same with some NVIDIA shares I bought years ago.
The reason is the same: financial benefits are less important than moral stances.
Today I just did the same with some NVIDIA shares I bought years ago.
The reason is the same: financial benefits are less important than moral stances.
Wrote about a couple of unrelated topics lately, both quite personal.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
A Humbling Experience, Lessons Learned, and Adventures in Self-Hosting
How a recent hubmling experience helped me identify a major gap, and why I'm going all in with self-hosting my own services.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Wrote about a couple of unrelated topics lately, both quite personal.
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...
open.substack.com/pub/makemeac...