Monthly Archives: June 2017

I found some Visual Thinkery on the open Web

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

Sometimes, the Web feels too big. Like this planet, it instills in me a sense of impossibility: I’ll manage to know but a tiny bit of its wonders. And so I skate through it, sometimes getting tired of the browsing, … Continue reading →

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Ma come fanno i marinai — How do sailors do

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

How do sailors do? US Military Advisory Trip Opens in Tokyo flickr photo by cogdogblog shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license. That is the title of a famous song in Italy, from the duo Lucio Dalla-Francesco De Gregori. I … Continue reading →

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Saturn, 75 minutes ago

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The planet Saturn is at its closest to the Earth, at some 1,350 million kilometers. A spectacular image has been shot at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico [by Efraín Morales Rivera and provided by the Sociedad de Astronomía del Caribe]: here. This … Continue reading →

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The forgotten Encyclopedia

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

[Flickr Photo by A. Vantaggiato, CC-Licensed BY-SA-NC] The forgotten encyclopedia lies on the boardwalk, close to the street, a couple of meters off dirt, rain and abandon. Not even school libraries want it. Of course, it is old, virtually obsolete … Continue reading →

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Blocked from one Twitter account

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Antonio Vantaggiato

So, I found myself blocked from Dave Winer’s Twitter. This means I cannot see his tweets while I’m logged into Twitter as myself. As soon I logout, though, I can get to his timeline. Weird, I know. Dave is one … Continue reading →

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