Meeting a friend after twenty years
Slightly drunk I went to the University of Padua with Tommaso Dorigo, where we addended physics, and he found me…
Writing & Ideas
Two decades of thinking, in order.
Writing since 2003, newest first. Filter by topic below.
Instant prank
Instant prank Originally uploaded by david.orban. Somebody poured a bottle of bath foam in this public fountain. Funny.
Google offers downloadable books!
Regardless of the still outstanding legal issues raised by publishers protecting their existing business models, Google is forging ahead quickly…
Champion cookies
Champion cookies Originally uploaded by david.orban. These are going to be very popular now.
The Duomo of Milan is a non-Disney spaceship
I have always been fond of visiting the Duomo of Milan with non-Italian friends, showing them this great piece of…
My notebook was stolen. I’d like it back :)
Yesterday afternoon, in a closed parking area in the center of Milan my car was burglarized, and my computer bag…
Bloglines claim
This entry is here for the claim of this blog on Bloglines. I guess I could delete it after I…
Chris Anderson’s “The Long Tail” book is on the way for my review!
It seems that I am one of the 100 lucky bloggers worldwide, who were quick enough to ask for Chris…
“Engines of Creation” available in free electronic format
The “Englines of Creation” by Eric Drexler has been a lightning bolt for me when I read it in the…