Category Archives: History

“9-11″ eleven years after: what’s today news, press and media coverage? [infographic]

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Stefano

Today, I woke up with a strange feeling. To me 9/11 means several things and, as most people in the world, I remember where I was in that day and what I was doing – something personal and painful. Then … Continue reading →

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Enigma cipher machine? Build your own – papercraft – for security fans!

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Stefano

One of the most secret weapons of World War II: the Enigma Machine, german army cipher machine – supposedly unbreakable and uncrackable. Luckily it wasn’t so rock-solid and war turned as we all know and was won as well as … Continue reading →

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Back from 1984: Apple’s Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak (and John Sculley) in a GhostBusters video – fighting IBM

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Stefano

Who said Steve Jobs had no sense of humour? Take a look at this Apple‘s 1984 Ghostbusters spoof video where Steve Jobs, Steve “Woz” Wozniak and former Apple CEO John Sculley appear and fight, as BlueBusters, IBM world-invasion plans. The … Continue reading →

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Learning from the past of computer science: Rear Admiral Grace Hopper video interview

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Stefano

Thinking of this tiny yet so strong woman should really think about how far we’ve gone from the very early calculators. Watching this 1983 CBS interview with Rear Admiral Grace Hopper will reveal (to those who didn’t know) how much … Continue reading →

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Happy PI Day! That’s 3.14 ;-) and Albert Einstein’s birthday too!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Stefano

PI DAY & LIGHT – today is Pi day (3.14) and also Albert Einstein‘s birthday. About PI Day: Pi Day is a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (or 3/14 in month/day … Continue reading →

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Social networking history: how it all began and where it’s heading

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Stefano

This post gives a historical overview of social networking – and some good hints too. Beginning from the very first mail through Geocities – anyone remembers this one? – down to Friendster, MySpace and, of course, Facebook. Oh, by the … Continue reading →

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2011: a video summary of the whole year as seen through Twitter – and the growth of Twitter itself too!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Stefano

Jeremiah Warren. has come up with a brilliant round up of the biggest stories in 2011 via Twitter. If 2011 is to be considered the year of Social Media, Twitter is, for sure, the star of all Social Networks. Most … Continue reading →

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Google story, 1996-2011: a six-minutes video unfolds 15 years of development of one of the biggest company ever

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Stefano

Ok, six minutes are too little to explain what really happened in the past 15 years – especially when it comes to Google! (The image right shows Google’s very first search page, for those who are too young.) I do … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs rare videos: “Acting vs. failure” (and doing things instead of dreaming)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Stefano

Too much has been written lately about Steve (Jobs): too many magazine covers and lots of people witnessing personal stories about him. I guess there’s nothing like watching the very one Steve, listening to his words and try to understand … Continue reading →

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Japan earthquake: so many reasons to mourn, pray and think

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Stefano

Earthquakes are part of everyday life in Japan, but nothing seems to compare to what happened two days ago (and is still going on). Earthquake, tsunamis and now, nuclear plant crisis and meltdown threat. From the words of Japan’s PM: … Continue reading →

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