Category Archives: Media

Movies set in the (near) future: has the future in film delivered?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Stefano

As 2018 unfolds I’ve been asking myself how this year has been represented in past movies – namely SF movies and TV shows. It seems that most of the time, script writer were wrong – luckily, since most alternative futures … Continue reading →

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Ever wondered how the Internet travels across the Oceans? Check this interactive map

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Stefano

Travelling around the seven seas may seem too inadequate these days. The guys at TeleGeography charted the Internet undersea cable courses with incredible detail – and depicting the whole map as an Indiana Jones journal! Image source: TeleGeography According to … Continue reading →

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“Computer chess”: a 2013 nerd movie about vintage computing – and more…

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Stefano

I recently watched a 2013-movie: Computer Chess. To my real shame, I missed it when it was released, some 3 years ago. It’s very compelling and well-made – and funny too; written and directed by Andrew Bujalski the movie it’s … Continue reading →

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TheFacebook.com in 2004: Mark Zuckerberg discusses his 100k users social network

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Stefano

12 years ago, a much younger Mark Zuckerberg talks about his brand new TheFacebook.com social network. Seems so amazing, right now: 12 years and one billion users later… 😉 11 years ago today, someone named Mark Zuckerberg appeared on CNBC … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates’ letter celebrating Microsoft 40th anniversary

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Stefano

This is awesome! The real letter that Bill Gates sent to Microsoft employees for the company’s 40th anniversary. The Verge reports: Gates sent the following letter to Microsoft employees today to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. The letter was posted … Continue reading →

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A pocketful of early Internet Service Providers greeting packs from 1994.

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Stefano

Digging in my vintage-computer mess, I found this pack from Xmas 1994 – labelled Software ETC.   I barely reminded that a long-time friend, Claudio, brought me this stuff from a trip in the USA – where early Internet was … Continue reading →

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Latest National Geographic Magazine: “The age of disbelief” (about science)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Stefano

Love National Geographic Magazine: March issue’s cover story is about disbelief, skepticism about science and doubt versus estabilished science. From medicine to space, from history to dinosaur, from evolution to global climate: skepticism is all around us and is, somehow … Continue reading →

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Atari: ‘Game Over’ documentary due for November release about the mass burial of videogames

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Stefano

This promises to be really awesome! You may recall about the Atari videogame burial site affair… “Atari E.T. Dig- Alamogordo, New Mexico (14036097792)” by taylorhatmaker – Atari E.T. Dig: Alamogordo, New Mexico. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. … Continue reading →

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#Drones in the future (according to New York Magazine)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Stefano

Aptly titled “Drones and everything after”, this long article by Benjamin Wallace-Wells featured in the latest issue of NYMag is an excellent compendium of ‘drone experiences‘ around the US and the world alike. Several real-world examples are given about how … Continue reading →

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Apple’s #BendGate has sparkled several bright marketing and fun ideas!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Stefano

Ok, there’s too much hype about the recent iPhone 6+ #BendGate: supposedly, some iPhone 6+ early users reported bending and/or cracking of the brand new giant iPhone. Be it true or not (too much speculations and little investigation), the #BendGate, … Continue reading →

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