After the critical mass, Stefania headed back to Florence, and I went to back to the social center. They were having some sort of special benefit event to pay for the fines levied after a group of antifascist activists disrupted a speech by a right-wing, anti-immigrant Italian politician named Borghezio. There was a very nice […]
Entries from November 3rd, 2008
The Occupation of the University of Pisa
November 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Italy, Photos, Politics, Technology, Travel
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Trip to Berlin
November 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Germany, Travel
I had originally planned on hitchhiking north out of Italy to Berlin. However, every Italian I discussed the idea with thought it would either take forever or not work at all. Hitchhiking, or “autostop” as it’s known, has a bad reputation and is looked on quite suspiciously in Italy. I gather there were several high-profile […]
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The Best US Election Liveblog from Ljubljana, Slovenia
November 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Politics
All times Ljubljana local: GMT+1, 6 hours ahead of EST 1:39 AM – I’m at an election party hosted by an American ex-pat. There’s a Frenchman, a Ukrainian, a couple Slovenian and one other American girl. 1:43 AM – We’re watching the Daily Show on one guy’s laptop. Wolf Blitzer is stalling for time on […]
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Berlin
November 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Free software, Germany, Hacker culture, Travel
I really really need to get caught up to the point where I’m finally writing about the city/country that I’m actually in again. I swear I’m going to get caught up in the next day or so and get back on a frequent posting schedule. So I may give my week in Berlin shorter shrift […]
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Berlin->Munich->Ljubljana
November 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Slovenia, Travel
Immediately after the Ubuntu release party, I took an overnight train from Berlin to Munich with a transfer to Ljubljana, Slovenia (I pronounce it “Loob-lee-yana” and nobody ever corrected me) very early the next morning. I had wanted to spend longer in Berlin. For some reason, in my mind, this festival was always at the […]
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