Selected Writings

Essays and commentaries on software engineering, computer science, culture, and the technology industry. Entries are formatted in APA style.

  1. Riva, M. (2026, February 12). There's No Self (Om Namah Shivaya).

    Abstract: An exploration of reality as something not passively perceived but actively created through the act of observation—yet without a controlling agent behind it. Time, selfhood, and agency are illusions within a cyclic, present-bound existence, where liberation lies not in detachment from the self but in recognizing there was never a self to detach from—only a single, undivided act of creation in an absolute present.

    Keywords: philosophy, phenomenology, ontology, non-duality

  2. Riva, M. (2022, January 25). Are we alone?.

    Abstract: From personal travel experiences to a critical analysis of Italy's reliance on tradition over technological advancement.

    Keywords: alone, personal, travel, experiences, critical, analysis