Massacre at VA Tech – Malaysian Students Safe read a headline I spotted via Google News this morning. Naturally, it came from Malaysia’s Straits Times newspaper. It’s facile to say that the global is local and the local is global. But there’s more to this particular phenomenon. When we hear about horror anywhere in the… Continue reading Six Degrees from Disaster
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Girl Geek Dinner Italia
Some years ago Silvia, who had been one of our tech support team (of two) at Incat, paid me the enormous compliment of saying that she considered me a role model. This from a woman with a laurea in physics who holds a managerial position in a team supporting HP servers, and certainly never needed… Continue reading Girl Geek Dinner Italia
The Boys of barCamp
For me, it started with a comment on Pandemia. Luca Conti (one of Italy’s most influential bloggers) reported the quizzical complaint of Marina Bellini: why were there practically no females signed up for barCamp Rome? Luca Mascaro, Federico, Diego Bianchi, Luca Conti I’d been reading more and more Italian blogs lately, especially since I… Continue reading The Boys of barCamp
vlogEurope 2006: A Horde of Vloggers Descends on Italy
NB: The links on this page are mostly to video, of course! There are also lots of photos. Be aware that some of the language in the videos is Not Safe for Work. What did I do at vlogEurope? I barely participated in the conference, and didn’t film a thing – some videoblogger! But I… Continue reading vlogEurope 2006: A Horde of Vloggers Descends on Italy
Digital Camera Fixes: When Your Camera Jams, Try Fixing It Yourself
We now have three digital cameras in the family (not counting cellphones). The first was a Nikon Coolpix 775, purchased in New York for $500 in early 2002. I can’t remember how many megapixels it has, but certainly its capabilities are unimpressive by today’s standards. It takes a proprietary rechargeable battery, of which I’ve bought… Continue reading Digital Camera Fixes: When Your Camera Jams, Try Fixing It Yourself