Last time I wrote something about this blog, how I moved everything to Jekyll and modified the original themes.
Then Ian tweeted about that issue that I had with the fonts, that the blog looked differently when viewed on a PC or a Mac. And he also added that embedding …
more ...If somebody would actually read these posts he’d start thinking something like “what a loser”.
Here I am, a fairly old git, waiting for his first baby, with too many things to do at work (and off-work), losing precious sleep hours to relocate his blog on GitHub.
And what …
more ...A comment on Italians’ ability to manage confusion:
the Italians broke the laws of physics and created instant order out of utter disorder and chaos. We were waved and whistled by the police, straight through to the start area.
About cyclists (especially roadies) shaving their legs:
more ...In fact, it was …
A short recap on how to build and install open mtb maps under OS X.
Essentially, a shorter version of the detailed instructions given on mtb-forum.it, written for my own convenience — but I thought somebody could find it useful especially to see the result of using different ‘styles’.
tools …
more ...I was very happy about my hackintosh, everything going smooth and easy… until it all broke down and I was left with no computer for almost a month.
And what was even stranger was that also Filippo’s hackintosh, built at the same time as mine, went down only a …
more ...This is so good it’s a shame it lies forgotten in an old issue of DirtRag.
Source: DirtRag issue 145, october 2009.
more ...A 1945 video on Raleigh bicycles, worth watching for historical reasons but also for something that the speaker says towards the end of the movie (around the 16‘45” mark):
more ...[…] There are bicycles for all purposes, suitable for men, women boys and girls. A bycicle is a comfortable and cheap …
I used to love macstories.
It’s edited by a fellow italian who writes excellent english (unlike the rest of us), and it was a place to read reasoned commentaries that I enjoyed.
But lately, like most of the other tech blogs, it has changed to a collection of commentaries …
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