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Alejandro Piad Morffis

@apiad.net
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Democratizing knowledge one keystroke at a time. PhD in Computer Science. College Professor.

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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 25/05/2025
I'm giving a talk next week on the reasoning capabilities of large language models. It'll be based on a couple articles I published recently in my blog (links at the bottom). Here's a quick review of my plan.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 25/05/2025
It's been a while! What's cooking?
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Spear of Lugh @lughspear.bsky.social · 09/02/2024
Some thoughts about our preference for the present in our digital society. spearoflugh.substack.com/p/bullet-time
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Bullet Time
There is something deepling disturbing about those images of people with Apple vision headset on. It is hard to pinpoint why exactly. It is rather a gut feeling than a thought. I think it has to do with the fact that there is a sense of deep disconnection from reality.
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Anna Mills @annamillsoer.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
Here’s an alternative to pressuring educators to join the “ban” or “embrace” side of an AI divide: Let’s focus on a common need to establish limits and guide students around AI. We are going to have different approaches, but we don’t need a grand narrative of polarization. 1/
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 31/10/2023
Happy Halloween!
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 28/10/2023
One of my students in the discrete math undergrad course asked me for a book on tournaments. I recommended them to check Ivanhoe first, and then The Hunger Games for a modern take.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 24/10/2023
Hey folks, so I wrote another silly little thing: transcendentchronicles.substack.com/p/the-sky-is... This one came from a writing prompt, and it burst almost fully formed into my head. I only had to work it out a little bit to make all the pieces fit. Hope you like it.
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The Sky is Alive
A first-contact flash story from the Expansion Era - The Transcendent Chronicles
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 24/10/2023
Hey folks, so I wrote another silly little thing: transcendentchronicles.substack.com/p/the-sky-is... This one came from a writing prompt, and it burst almost fully formed into my head. I only had to work it out a little bit to make all the pieces fit. Hope you like it.
transcendentchronicles.substack.com
The Sky is Alive
A first-contact flash story from the Expansion Era - The Transcendent Chronicles
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 22/10/2023
It's out. If I'm lucky, this is the worst piece of fiction I will ever write, so please shoot it down the best you can. transcendentchronicles.substack.com/p/my-children
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My children
A short story from the Genesis Era -- The Transcendent Chronicles
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 22/10/2023
The first sci-fi short story I've had the guts to show publicly is out tomorrow. transcendentchronicles.substack.com/p/my-children I hope you all love it. It's a weird style, but I had a lot of fun writing it.
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Josh Brake @joshbrake.com · 21/10/2023
So many thoughts on Andreessen’s manifesto. Working on a piece to articulate them. Been seeing a lot of responses and follow on pieces this week. Could you drop a link to any that you’ve come across that you’ve found thoughtful, whether or not you agree with them?
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 21/10/2023
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Mostly Harmless #3: The AI Revolution We Don't Need
Modern education is in dire need of a Revolution, but it's not going to be AI chatbots. Here's is why, and what we can do instead.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 21/10/2023
The third issue of my premium newsletter, Mostly Harmless, goes out tomorrow morning. On the question "Is generative AI the revolution that education needs?" Subscribe for free today and I'll give you one month of full access to premium content, no strings attached. blog.apiad.net/p/mostly-har...
Mostly Harmelss #3: The AI Revolution We Don't Need

Modern education is in dire need of a Revolution, but it's not going to ve AI chatbots. Here is why, and what we can do instead.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 20/10/2023
Hey, a few people showed up recently, so let me introduce myself. I'm a computer science researcher and professor. These days I'm mostly active on Substack, where I'm writing about a bunch of nerdy stuff. substack.com/@apiad
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Alejandro Piad Morffis | Substack
Democratizing knowledge one post at a time. I talk about Computer Science, AI, Education, Philosophy, you know, mostly harmless stuff. Building a community of tech writers on Substack. And now also ve...
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 19/10/2023
I wrote a silly thing which I hope is the beginning of a much bigger, much better silly thing. open.substack.com/pub/transcen...
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Prologue: The Exodus Genesis
In the twilight of old Earth, when the breath of humanity wavered in the face of impending catastrophe, a desperate solution was conceived. Countless ships were cast adrift upon the vast expanse of th...
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Abhinav Upadhyay @abhi9u.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
If you wondered why GPUs are in so much demand and how do they work, then I've got you covered. What Every Developer Should Know About GPUs: codeconfessions.substack.com/p/gpu-…
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What Every Developer Should Know About GPU Computing
A primer on GPU architecture and computing
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 18/10/2023
This is one of the articles I'm most proud of—a philosophical discussion of the meaning of the Turing Test, beyond any practical considerations. blog.apiad.net/p/can-machin...
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Can Machines Think?
What Alan Turing's seminal paper Computer Machinery and Intelligence tells us about the nature of thinking.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 18/10/2023
I couldn't get Stable Diffusion to give me Elon strangling the damn bird to death, so I had to settle for Elon riding the big blue bird. Goodbye Twitter. blog.apiad.net/p/im-leaving...
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 18/10/2023
Today on the Tech Writers Stack section for Writer Highlight, we host Christoph Molnar, machine learning expert, online educator, and author. techwriters.substack.com/p/writer-hig...
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Writer Highlight: Christoph Molnar
Christoph writes about advanced machine learning topics, including modelling paradigms and interpretability issues.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 18/10/2023
Next Sunday, the third issue of my premium newsletter will land in your inbox. Is Gen-AI the savior of modern education? If you sign up before Sunday, you'll get a free 1-month premium subscription just in time to read it and all the other subscriber-only content. blog.apiad.net/p/mostly-har...
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Mostly Harmless #3: The AI Revolution We Don't Need
Modern education is in dire need of a Revolution, but it's not going to be AI chatbots. Here's is why, and what we can do instead.
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Stephen Gruppetta @stephengruppetta.com · 17/10/2023
My #TechTuesday entry is lifted from Feynman's lectures, so credit him, not me. Why temperature increases when you compress a gas Imagine a gas in a container. The molecules are moving around, and their average speed represents the temperature of the gas. Cont/d /1
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iSophist | Machine Rhetorics & Collaborative AI @isophist.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
I’ve had good success structuring prompts to help students in controlled ways. Last week, I developed a feedback prompt for human-centered writing. Here is the breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/lancecum...
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Prompt Lab #3: Human-Centered Writing Feedback
How to use AI to encourage more human-centered writing in the workplace or classroom
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 17/10/2023
Here's my entry for Tech Tuesday: blog.apiad.net/p/tech-tuesd... The most important open problem in Computer Science is P vs NP. At its core, it's a question about whether truly difficult problems actually exist. Is creating a masterpiece really harder than recognizing it?
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Tech Tuesday: P vs NP
A short intro to the most important open question in Computer Science
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 17/10/2023
Our interview with Christoph Molnar, machine learning expert and online educator, is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Subscribe for free to techwriters.substack.com to get straight into your inbox.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 17/10/2023
At the Tech Writers Stack we are launching a weekly challenge prompting you to explain a technical topic or concept (from *any* discipline) as intuitively as possible. Are you up to the challenge? techwriters.substack.com/tech-tuesday-1
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Tech Tuesday #1
A community-led Substack for tech writers to collaborate and grow together.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 16/10/2023
I'm starting a series on how to think like a computer scientist, more about the reasoning process and the skills involved in being logically correct. This is the first one. open.substack.com/pub/apiad/p/...
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How to Think like a Computer Scientist - Rigor and Formality
Analyzing the role of two key qualities of sound, logical thinking, and how they can help you improve your reasoning and argumentation skills.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 16/10/2023
This one is different from most of my other writing in that it is more personal and I couldn't resist letting some of the anger show. Hope it resonates with some of you. blog.apiad.net/p/only-peopl...
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Only people matter
A somewhat sentimental essay on why we do the things we do.
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Stephen Gruppetta @stephengruppetta.com · 15/10/2023
The second article in the three-part Monty and The White Room series is published. The series talks about my favourite Python analogy which explains the structure and many fundamentals of a computer program. Tell me what you think. Does it work for you? open.substack.com/pub/thepytho...
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The Function Room (Monty and The White Room Series #2)
Part 2 in the Monty and The White Room Series • Understanding functions
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 16/10/2023
If you want to write technical articles but struggle with keeping rhythm, this post will help you. A no-bullshit workflow to go from messy ideas to a finished piece incredibly fast. It's how I write most of my posts nowadays, and it works wonders. techwriters.substack.com/p/a-pragmati...
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A pragmatic writing workflow using Gen-AI
Combining Whisper, GPT, and your own brain to supercharge your writing without selling your soul
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 15/10/2023
Are you a technical writer searching for a community of like-minded creators to grow together and support each other? We are building techwriters.info, a community of new and seasoned tech bloggers and writers. Join us: techwriters.substack.com/p/join
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Join the Tech Writers Stack
A short guide on how to get started in our writers community.
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Dr. CJ Walker @firehead.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
I had a thing going at @FireheadLtd on Twitter. But Twitter. I’m moving here for something kinder and more interesting. If you’re into #content, #linguistics, #patternrecognition, #elearning, or a citizen of the world, will you come join me? Knitting and crocheting enthusiasts are always a joy too!
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Stephen Gruppetta @stephengruppetta.com · 15/10/2023
More intro posts from a Bluesky newbie I write about Python, but then many others do, too But I try to write in a style that's a bit different to the usual "tutorials" Here's a series about OOP with a Harry Potter theme, for example… thepythoncodingstack.substack.com/p/a-magical-...
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A Magical Tour Through Object-Oriented Programming in Python • Hogwarts School of Codecraft and Al...
Here are all the articles in this series on object-oriented programming: Year 1: Harry Potter and The Object-Oriented Programming Paradigm Year 2: Let The Real Magic Begin • Creating Classes in Pyth...
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Jose J. Rodriguez @jayjaydev.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Hello all! I'm Jose. I'm a Computer Scientist. I like to write (not just code) and complicate my life with different projects. I write about Science, Engineering, and How to Get a Good Job in Tech. Website: bio.jayjaydev.com Newsletter: https//jjdev.subst... Feel free to introduce yourself! 👇
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 15/10/2023
Hey folks, I recently got tired of Twitter for good, so I uninstalled the app and decided to double down with my educational content here. I write about computer science, at a level suitable for all audiences. If that's interesting to you, here's a getting started post. blog.apiad.net/start-here
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An updated guide to Mostly Harmless Ideas
An up-to-date index of everything you can read in this Substack. Start here if you are new, or if you want to review past articles you may have missed.
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 12/05/2023
If this isn't the best way to spend your afternoon, what are you even doing?
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Alejandro Piad Morffis @apiad.net · 10/05/2023
Hello, World!
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