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Daniel Dennett and David Orban I had the fortune of meeting Daniel Dennett in Venice at the Future of Science conference on last Saturday. The theme of the conference this year was Evolution, and after the first day being dedicated to the evolution of the Universe, and the second to that of Life, the last […]
Daniel Dennett in Venice ruffles some priestly feathers Read More »
Slightly drunk I went to the University of Padua with Tommaso Dorigo, where we addended physics, and he found me about a year or two ago via my blog. We met for a dinner, and a long chat finding quickly out, that you can be on the same wavelength even after a very long time
Meeting a friend after twenty years Read More »
Instant prank Originally uploaded by david.orban. Somebody poured a bottle of bath foam in this public fountain. Funny.
Champion cookies Originally uploaded by david.orban. These are going to be very popular now.
I have always been fond of visiting the Duomo of Milan with non-Italian friends, showing them this great piece of art (it IS really big). A couple of days ago I went back again with Costin, and shot some photos. Apart from the obvious beauty of the building, and the great historical and cultural significance
The Duomo of Milan is a non-Disney spaceship Read More »
Yesterday afternoon, in a closed parking area in the center of Milan my car was burglarized, and my computer bag was taken from the trunk. My data was backed up, but it would be still great to have it back. I also had my moleskin notebook in the bag, and unfortunately that wasn’t backed up.
My notebook was stolen. I’d like it back :) Read More »
This entry is here for the claim of this blog on Bloglines. I guess I could delete it after I am done with the claim, but I won’t.
It seems that I am one of the 100 lucky bloggers worldwide, who were quick enough to ask for Chris Anderson’s new book “The Long Tail” for review. His confirmation email came with a funny implicit disclaimer, as he is sending out not only the real books, but since too many people asked, also the
Chris Anderson’s “The Long Tail” book is on the way for my review! Read More »
The “Englines of Creation” by Eric Drexler has been a lightning bolt for me when I read it in the late 80s, and it is great to see it freed for all to enjoy. Nanotechnology has come alive lately in lame textiles or cosmetics products, but the vision of Drexler of nanoscale manufacturing lives on,
“Engines of Creation” available in free electronic format Read More »
There is a post today on Boing Boing about human migration. Cory wishes for other types of representations of similar data. Karl Hartig created a great information density chart for the October 1995 Classroom Edition of the Wall Street Journal, which represents five dimensions (!) in an eminently readable and enjoyable form in Edward Tufte’s
Human migration in high density data representation Read More »
