Since I’ve been in Italy, I’ve gotten out of the habit of telephoning: anywhere, anyone, for any reason. Aside from the enormous difficulties of installing a phone line in Italy and keeping it working (which, if you’re lucky, you will only suffer through once), everything involved in using a phone is simply ridiculously difficult here.… Continue reading Off the Phone in Italy
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Web Women Weekend
^ top: the finer points of CSS – Tara and Elena in my kitchen Increasingly frustrated with the low visibility of women in technology in Italy, back in June I and a few like-minded ladies hatched a plan to start doing something about it. The first step was to get together. So I invited them… Continue reading Web Women Weekend
Shut Up or Go Home – No Culture Likes a Kibitzer
I was recently interviewed for an article about third-culture kids, to be published in the Christian Science Monitor. In an hour,s taped phone conversation, Erik Olsen asked many questions, including: “Being an outsider in all cultures, how does that make you feel?” I thought for a moment, and said: “Superior.” No doubt that statement will… Continue reading Shut Up or Go Home – No Culture Likes a Kibitzer
barCamp Roma: January, 2007
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Telecom Italia: The Whole Ugly Saga
This page is mostly a collection of previously-published material, bringing together in one place the long, painful story of our experiences with Telecom Italia. And the story keeps growing… May 22, 2003 Setting up simple household utilities in Italy used to be an arduous process. As one friend put it, getting a phone line installed… Continue reading Telecom Italia: The Whole Ugly Saga