Andrea Mocci
@andreamocci.bsky.social
Junior Group Leader @ http://codelounge.si.usi.ch . Tweets about software engineering, politics & more | He/him
The look and feel of the new iOS reminds me of Windows Vista, and as ugly. Plus everything feels slower, and even in Safari UX is worse. Why do I have to do two clicks to go back to the previous page?!?
Damn Apple, what a disaster.
Damn Apple, what a disaster.
September 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The look and feel of the new iOS reminds me of Windows Vista, and as ugly. Plus everything feels slower, and even in Safari UX is worse. Why do I have to do two clicks to go back to the previous page?!?
Damn Apple, what a disaster.
Damn Apple, what a disaster.
Time for the first (Industry) Keynote at IEEE COG by Caio José Ribeiro Chagas, Creative Director at Ilex Games & Researcher at UNESP - “Making Games, Making Knowledge: Creative Practice as Method in Indie Development”
cog2025.inesc-id.pt/keynotes/
cog2025.inesc-id.pt/keynotes/
August 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Time for the first (Industry) Keynote at IEEE COG by Caio José Ribeiro Chagas, Creative Director at Ilex Games & Researcher at UNESP - “Making Games, Making Knowledge: Creative Practice as Method in Indie Development”
cog2025.inesc-id.pt/keynotes/
cog2025.inesc-id.pt/keynotes/
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interesting attempt at data-mining user-created Super Mario Maker 2 levels (IEEE CoG 2025)
What Makes a Level Hard in Super Mario Maker 2?
Games like Super Mario Maker 2 (SMM2) lower the barrier for casual users to become level designers. In this paper, we set out to analyze a vast amount of data about SMM2 user-written levels, in order ...
arxiv.org
August 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
interesting attempt at data-mining user-created Super Mario Maker 2 levels (IEEE CoG 2025)
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In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
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At the upcoming IEEE 2025 Conference on Games 🎮, @andreamocci.bsky.social will present our joint work: "What makes a level hard in Mario Maker 2?" Definitely an unusual topic for a publication of mine! This short 🧵 explains what's that about. cog2025.inesc-id.pt/accepted-pap... #cog25 1/6
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
At the upcoming IEEE 2025 Conference on Games 🎮, @andreamocci.bsky.social will present our joint work: "What makes a level hard in Mario Maker 2?" Definitely an unusual topic for a publication of mine! This short 🧵 explains what's that about. cog2025.inesc-id.pt/accepted-pap... #cog25 1/6
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I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.
August 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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There are an unbelievable number of horrible things afoot in the world. But humans are also capable of amazing achievements, so let’s celebrate this one:
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
There are an unbelievable number of horrible things afoot in the world. But humans are also capable of amazing achievements, so let’s celebrate this one:
Ok, I'm bad at geography, but this google AI is worse than me.
Apparently, it took the information from some fictional famdom wiki that honestly I don't want to investigate further. 🥲
Apparently, it took the information from some fictional famdom wiki that honestly I don't want to investigate further. 🥲
July 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Ok, I'm bad at geography, but this google AI is worse than me.
Apparently, it took the information from some fictional famdom wiki that honestly I don't want to investigate further. 🥲
Apparently, it took the information from some fictional famdom wiki that honestly I don't want to investigate further. 🥲
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AI for "good", indeed. Glad a journalist picked up on this story and interviewed Abeba. Streisand Effect these asses.
July 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
AI for "good", indeed. Glad a journalist picked up on this story and interviewed Abeba. Streisand Effect these asses.
Here's the recording of David Parnas' keynote at #icse2025 @icseconf.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFo...
David Parnas Keynote ICSE2025: Regulation of AI and Other Untrustworthy Software
YouTube video by Timothy Lethbridge
www.youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Here's the recording of David Parnas' keynote at #icse2025 @icseconf.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFo...
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What's left of a ~16th century alembic from the Veneto region. Alembics were used for distillation, most notoriously by alchemists to try (and fail) to turn lead into gold. Today we call such a distillation device an LLM chatbot. #Italy25
May 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What's left of a ~16th century alembic from the Veneto region. Alembics were used for distillation, most notoriously by alchemists to try (and fail) to turn lead into gold. Today we call such a distillation device an LLM chatbot. #Italy25
Keynote of David Parnas at @icseconf.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Keynote of David Parnas at @icseconf.bsky.social
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USI at #ExpoOsaka2025, thanks to CodeLounge. Check out the installation implemented by CodeLounge from our @si.usi.ch, @inf.usi.ch at the Swiss Pavilion!
@robertominelli.com, @andreamocci.bsky.social
👉 www.usi.ch/en/feeds/31719
@robertominelli.com, @andreamocci.bsky.social
👉 www.usi.ch/en/feeds/31719
USI at the Osaka Expo, thanks to CodeLounge
The World Expo is taking place in Osaka from 13 April to 13 October. Switzerland has a pavilion featuring a narrative installation blending art and science, created by CodeLounge, part of the Software...
www.usi.ch
April 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
USI at #ExpoOsaka2025, thanks to CodeLounge. Check out the installation implemented by CodeLounge from our @si.usi.ch, @inf.usi.ch at the Swiss Pavilion!
@robertominelli.com, @andreamocci.bsky.social
👉 www.usi.ch/en/feeds/31719
@robertominelli.com, @andreamocci.bsky.social
👉 www.usi.ch/en/feeds/31719
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🏆 Thrilled our #ICPC2015 paper “I Know What You Did Last Summer” won the Most Influential Paper Award at #ICPC2025! 🧑💻 Turns out, program comprehension eats code writing for breakfast 🧠 Huge thanks to @andreamocci.bsky.social & @lanzamichele.bsky.social 🙏
a person in a darth vader costume is dancing on a trampoline .
ALT: a person in a darth vader costume is dancing on a trampoline .
media.tenor.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🏆 Thrilled our #ICPC2015 paper “I Know What You Did Last Summer” won the Most Influential Paper Award at #ICPC2025! 🧑💻 Turns out, program comprehension eats code writing for breakfast 🧠 Huge thanks to @andreamocci.bsky.social & @lanzamichele.bsky.social 🙏
Awesome news! Scala Days are back!
Time to meet again 🥰
🙌 Scala Days 2025
🗓️ 19-21 August 2025
📍Lausanne, Switzerland
🌐 Business-driven
♥️ Community-infused
🦸 Family-friendly
Looking forward to welcoming you in August!
scala-lang.org/blog/2025/02...
🙌 Scala Days 2025
🗓️ 19-21 August 2025
📍Lausanne, Switzerland
🌐 Business-driven
♥️ Community-infused
🦸 Family-friendly
Looking forward to welcoming you in August!
scala-lang.org/blog/2025/02...
Announcing Scala Days 2025
scala-lang.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Awesome news! Scala Days are back!
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Congrats to the VoxxedDays Ticino team for the 10th edition! ❤️
January 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Congrats to the VoxxedDays Ticino team for the 10th edition! ❤️