Monthly Archives: July 2014

Venus: Steve Jobs’ sleek super-yacht spotted in Venice

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Stefano

Venice is a such a nice place to reach with your own boat or yacht – provided you have one. Last week I spotted this gorgeous 260ft-long super yacht in Venice, Riva degli Schiavoni (the place where private luxury boat … Continue reading →

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Vermeer’s legacy? Tim Jenison investigates paintings, photography, art and computer graphics

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Stefano

Texas-based CGI specialist Tim Jenison is someone that has crossed my life a long time ago with his mind-blowing products. In 1986, when I bought my Amiga 1000, Tim Jenison was the founder of NewTek, which was so famous, back … Continue reading →

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What do “The edge of tomorrow” and Wargames movies have in common?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Stefano

The edge of tomorrow is a pretty cool movie: the plot and the script shows some really nice ideas about time warping, looping and so on. As a movie fan, though, I spotted something very funny. In the opening scene, … Continue reading →

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Pure genius: The Simpsons rendered using *only* CSS!

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Stefano

This is really awesome! Do you know CSS? Do you think you can master CSS enough to build whatever web-page layout you want or any special effect? Before answering, consider taking a look at Chris Pattle‘s Simpsons in CSS. Full … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Windows-past: how to delete file & folders from NTFS drive with wrong names & nested folders

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Stefano

You never learn enough… (about Windows, I mean). Problem. During a routine backup operation, I found a Windows NTFS drive contained several files and folders which could not be deleted due to wrong naming. Yes, it’s 2014 and we’re still … Continue reading →

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