Dear Reader, Tonight, I was reading and talking about astronomy with my son. He was asking about distances in the Solar System, the current whereabouts of the two Voyager vessels, and the likes. Then, a funny thought happened to me,… Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, there is a famous quote in the music business that goes like: Writing About Music is Like Dancing About Architecture Unattributed(common belief attributes it to frank Zappa, but it is not true) Probably it was meant as a… Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, so it’s been often said. Well, besides being, almost by definition, impossible to repair an undamaged item, the advice sounds solid. Don’t change what works. In the best of cases, you… Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Pretty much all things have an end. We knew the fact since we were young. Birthday parties end. The cake ends. The game ends. Someone, I can’t remember who it was, said that life is like a children’s… Continue Reading →
Fifteen years agoI led a different life Man does not yet knowHe can always invent the FutureBecause itDoes not yet exist
Dear Reader, My work often revolves around managing multiple projects simultaneously, like a juggler with many balls in the air. I’m no miracle worker, and sometimes I can’t even remember how many balls I’m juggling. My hands can push a… Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, I’ve already described a simple strategy to avoid distractions on the phone while maintaining the possibility of being reached by a controlled list of people. You can find details in my post The Nineties’ Way. I’m happy to… Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, I can’t define myself a real Trekker (i.e. a devote fan of Star Trek), because I have not seen all episodes in The Original Series (TOS, for aficionados). On the other hand, I watched all the movies multiple… Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, The title of this post is a portmanteau of the words Anthropos and Entropy. Entropy is a concept born inside the realm of physics, thermodynamics in particular. It is the principle according to which every closed system tends… Continue Reading →
Dear Reader, Last Halloween, my son took part in a figure skating competition. It was a good day, he was concentrated and calm, he walked into the ice rink with a confident smile and came out in the second position,… Continue Reading →
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