Very busy year for me, requiring my attention to temporarily shift from my usual spare time interests. And I guess it will be the 2024 flavour as well: some important, pleasant, demanding stuff to handle, even if not worth to be mentioned on this blog given their private nature.

Everyone serious about computer science has to take a look at the many lectures Prof. Tim Roughgarden shares on his YouTube Channel, coming from his research, seminars and courses at Stanford and Columbia University: e.g. he is the author of monumental Algorithms Illuminated series (now also available as a single volume), and of the super valuable Foundations of Blockchains lectures (the YouTube “class” is still ongoing, and I strongly suggest it to everyone wanting to go deeper than the too frequent chit-chat surrounding this fascinating world).

Since 2020 I’m studying Monero inner workings and producing infographics from my personal notes to give back my contribution to cryptocurrency documentation.