Where was I?
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008I guess the last time I wrote was over a week ago now. As you may have noticed, the site was down for a few days, too. Between that, and the fact that I haven’t been any place with reliable internet, it’s been hard. I’m going to try to get caught up, but I think I’ll do it as several posts because that seems to make more sense.
So, first, the Italian Hackmeeting. My biggest impression on first arrival was just how cool the location was. I think I mentioned this earlier, but the story I heard was that the place was built as a party mansion for a guy with mafia ties. It was pretty huge, with at least two main levels, plus the roof and the basement. There was also a good-sized coutyard with gardens and mosaic tiled fountains that I’m sure were quite impressive at one time. The place now is appropriately graffitoed (Italian word!) and grungy, with some pretty cool artwork and berpunk junk lying around. All in all, an excellent venue for a hackmeeting.