Non so nuotare

July 28, 2006

Sono sommersa dallo SPAM. Casella e-mail di casa, dello studio, del sito, del sito dell’associazione, … e che succede? Perché tutti vogliono vendermi del Viagra? Qualcuno sta cercando di dirmi qualcosa? E’ un messaggio subliminale da parte del mondo? Ma poi ci sarà davvero qualcuno che si compra delle medicine via internet? O il cui massimo godimento nella vita è scaricare una nuova suoneria per il suo cellulare? Sì, questi esistono, ne conosco parecchi… ok, ma perché lo SPAM non lo mandano a LORO???

books and literature

Werewolves Wednesday: Robert E. Howard’s In the Forest of Villefère

The sun had set. The great shadows came striding over the forest. In the weird twilight of a late summer day, I saw the path ahead glide on among the mighty trees and disappear. And I shuddered and glanced fearfully over my shoulder. Miles behind

March 19, 2026 9:00 am

architecture, engineering and construction

ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026 — Back to the Future

Well, the new draft of the ISO 19650 has been out for public consultation for a week, now, and I have the feeling nobody’s actually consulting the thing, because the heat of the debate has been around the “disappearance of BIM”. I already wrote about

March 18, 2026 9:00 am

art and fashion

Metafisica / Metafisiche

What a splendid exhibition! I was expecting your regular, run-of-the-mill show at Palazzo Reale, which is usually good enough, but I was surprised at the depth and width of this new endeavour, that spans across the city with multiple initiatives and, even within the show

March 15, 2026 9:00 am