After the hackmeeting ended, my top priority was trying to get my computer situation resolved. I generally hate solving problems by just throwing money at them (although that’s usually remarkably effective at smoothing away life’s little irritations). Not only does it make me feel wasteful and profligate, it makes me feel stupid that I couldn’t […]
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Arrival in Florence
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Italy, Technology, Travel
Florence’s reputation as a beautiful city is well-deserved. It’s also a city that’s almost completely overrun with tourists, at least in the center. When I first arrived, I followed the directions given me by Stefania, a researcher at the EUI I’m visiting with, which had me catch a bus from the train station out to […]
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The Occupation of the University of Pisa
November 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Italy, Photos, Politics, Technology, Travel
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 […]
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Kiberpipa: All our code are belong to you.
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Hacker culture, Photos, Slovenia, Tech-art, Technology, Travel
After the exhibition at the art gallery, most people went over to Kiberpipa (“Cyberpipe”, in English), the hacklab/group organizing the festival. Kiberpipa is almost as cool as C-base, but in a very different way. Where C-base has a very gritty, cyberpunk aesthetic, Kiberpipa is much more upscale, receiving funding from the European Union and some […]
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HAIP day 100
November 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Slovenia, Tech-art, Technology
Friday was probably my favorite day as far as the lectures were concerned. The first presentation was from Anders Carlsson of the blog Goto80 (eye-searing color scheme warning). He talked about the 8-bit demoscene and about chip music. He gave the presentation on an actual Commodore 64, and showed off some demos from the early […]
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