Developer,
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Builder.

A simple pattern for storing structured records in a Bash array and splitting them with IFS.

Retrieval-Augmented Generation — how language models learn to reach outside themselves for facts, and why it matters that they do.

A sceptical metaphor for what large language models are doing when they sound like they understand us — where the phrase came from, and why it still stings.

The small wrongness of an almost-human face — why it unsettles us, where the term comes from, and why the valley is no longer confined to robotics labs.

I built a $0.99 app that strips tracking parameters from every URL you copy. Here's why, and how it works.

A collection of user presets I made for Noises, the beautifully crafted noise generator instrument by AudioThing.

A before-and-after comparison showing how Bruce turns 20+ lines of JCA boilerplate into clean, readable code for digital signatures in Java.

The experience of the self dissolving — what it is, where the term comes from, what neuroscience is starting to say about it, and why it matters.

The hypnotic curves traced by two sinusoids plotted against each other — and why mix engineers stare at them to keep stereo images honest.

A cognitive theory of autism that frames it not as a deficit, but as attention flowing in a single, deep channel rather than many parallel ones.

Complete professional profile of Mirko Caserta, Senior Developer and Software Architect with over 30 years of experience in enterprise software development, cloud platforms, and diverse technology stacks.

Learn more about Mirko Caserta, a Senior Developer in Rome, Italy, who works on enterprise backends and is passionate about technology, music, and amateur radio.

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