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DRM protected movies/music/books? I don’t care
Nothing new: more and more CDs and DVDs are protected by some kind of DRM. DRM-related technologies could be used to protect audio, video and text content published in internet. I don’t care. I find so many CDs, movies and … Continue reading
Being swiss
Ida has a great post on swiss habits. She is swedish and lives in Switzerland. In this bulleted post she explains how to be aware that you are in Switzrland for too long. It’s a nice and real picture of … Continue reading
Posted in general, Lugano, Ticino and Switzerland
Tagged schweiz, suisse, svizzera, swiss, switzerland
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[it] Ticino7
Uff, sembra che le nuove puntate del dottor House siano andate in onda già a partire da venerdì scorso. Come sempre più spesso accade, Ticino7 non se n’e’ accorto: segnala solo una replica. Update: Luca mi fa notare che … Continue reading
The other iPhone
While lot of people talk on Apple iPhone (among them Luca, cited by the Corriere della Sera, and Antonio, one of the few that actually tried it), I’d like to point out this press release by Cisco on their iPhone: Cisco’s … Continue reading
Posted in companies, general
Tagged apple, cisco, communication, iphone, press-release, trademark
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Sad for Piagatto, a cat I never saw
Reading this post by Antonio, I’d like to say Addio to Piagatto, a cat I saw only in comics. Is it possible, Antonio asks, to be sad for a cat never seen? Yes, it is. [tags]piagatto, eriadan, cat, comics[/tags]
Art: a research on emptiness
Another art exhibition, this time in Lugano. This exhibition is dedicated to art research performed in Italy between 1958 and 2006 with subject: the emptiness. Lucio Fontana, Giulio Paolini and other artists try to paint or represent the emptiness. Today … Continue reading
Simulated mom
This 500$-doll will act as a baby, and you should act as a parent. It teaches you the responsibility to be parent. You may buy it, if you’re interested. via Persuasive Technology lab [tags]doll, robot, education, simulation[/tags]
How to exit Iraq
Giavasan talk about this powerpoint presentation (pdf, 750 kB), on exiting Iraq in few years. Very good communication. [tags]war, iraq, politics[/tags]
Is Lugano-Agno airport dangerous?
Since I live less than 2 km far from the Lugano-Agno airport, I’m quite worried: one month ago a little aircraft and a Darwin aircraft quite collided in the sky near the airport. It seems that nobody is talking about … Continue reading
Book trailers
Marsilio Editori has an interesting way to promote thriller books. Through a blog (Marsilio black), you may watch two real trailer for two books, written by two italian writers.
Posted in general, scrivere, webmarketing
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Don’t close that door
Monday evening. My father had a problem with his old VW Passat: the car did not start anymore. Blocked at the fuel pump, he though the remote of the immobilizer system (not VW) was broken. He called me with the … Continue reading
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Remember the milk
I’m trying Remember The Milk, a task management service, free, online and web-based (thanks Luca). It’s very powerful, but my todo.txt file is still very flexible and quick. Maybe, if I use it, I’ll better organize my life.
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English is trendy?
Yesterday I did the “cop” at Informatics Exam. That means that I had to control that people did not talk each other during the simple computer test that new students at Communication should do at the beginning of first year. … Continue reading
Windows Live Writer bug?
I’m pretty happy with Windows Live Writer. Did I find a bug? I can’t set date and time different from now, for a post. If I do it, WLW sets date and time at the beginning (1970). I can’t find … Continue reading
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Italian dessert
I like very much an italian dessert called “torta della nonna” (grandma’s cake). You find it almost in every restaurant in Ticino. It’s always the same. I though that probably it would be a frozen industrial cake, but it’s very … Continue reading
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