Last post of 2007

Last one, very funny. See you in 2008. Ciao a tutti.
http://www.isitchristmas.com/

One of the many great Christmas gift I did not have this year.

All info here. In case you're curious, I had the usual shirt & tie.

Time to make a gift to my venerable Minilux...

New skin (maybe), new films and new battery!

You can find everything on the Net

Literally true. See here. I love cobra skin.
"Welcome to cameraleather.com, makers of pre-cut custom body coverings for classic and contemporary cameras. We strive for accuracy in our patterns and providing a product that is easy to apply for the hobbyist and the repair professional."

The venerable Jedi master of programmers

You would be hard-pressed to find a programmer who does not consider him the discipline’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, the venerable Jedi master who is too humble to make a big deal out of being a big deal. More on the man here.

The PERFECT gift

A lot of ideas. Too late? Hopefully not. Here.

Suggested Readings

Fred Vargas novels. Here.

La Fontana di cioccolata!

Regala a te ed ai tuoi ospiti un momento di piacere e gusto !

La Fontana di Cioccolata è un elegante e divertente apparecchio che, abbinato alla frutta, sarà l’attrazione delle tue serate e feste tra amici.
E' facilissima da usare: basta porre il cioccolato fuso nella base riscaldata, e come per magia, dopo qualche minuto, si creerà una vera cascata di cioccolato denso e perfettamente amalgamato.
Scatena la tua fantasia usando la fontana anche per gli aperitivi o per gli antipasti. Here.

Moebius Transformations Revealed

Zugakousaku

Yes, Zugakousaku. See here. Tiger required.

Cattiva cattiva

"I hate InstallShield" on Google

I know why. I'm not alone. See.

Suggested Gift

Creature.

Saddest-Cubicle Contest

Don't Miss The 'Winners' of the Wired News Saddest-Cubicle Contest. Here.

Suggested Readings (3)

Baltimore,: Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire (Hardcover)
by Mike Mignola (Author), Christopher Golden (Author)

Hellboy Volume 7: The Troll Witch and Other Stories (Paperback)
by Mike Mignola (Author), P. Craig Russell (Author), Richard Corben (Author)

Don't miss the excerpt.

End of a brilliant piece of software...

To prevent cross-site security problems, browsers enforce the same origin policy in the javascript object model: scripts running in one frame can’t access any objects inside another iframe, unless both pages came from the same server.

Suggested Readings (2)

L'originale: Gli Eterni - Jack Kirby
La nuova versione: Gli Eterni - Neil Gaiman & John Romita Jr.

Una fronte inutilmente spaziosa.

Ahahahahahahahaha!!!

Luci dal futuro

Suggested Readings

The Savage Sword of Conan
The Definitive Silver Surfer
Daredevil: Father
Kirby: King of Comics
Daredevil Omnibus: v. 1 (840 pages!)

Next toy?

Maybe.

NoKappa

Z-Gallery Art

Check out their free wallpapers. Here.

Panorama for next week. Weeeee!

Fumettopoli

Fumettopoli invitation with discount price! You're welcome!

Uncertain

Xmas is closer!

And don't miss the rest! Here.

The World’s Best DSLR Camera Has Just Gotten Even Better

And it comes for only 37.000 US$! Check the promotions page here.

The Encyclopedia of Action and Adventure Comics

To buy or not to buy? This is the dilemma. See it here.

Fantastic Collaborative Video

From the Google folks.

Top Ten Luxury Cars Gearing to Burn the Road

Nice article, with videos, but number #1 is, frankly, ridicolous.

Help Find Steve Fosset with Google Earth

Follow the instructions here.

A dangerous place

Enter at your own risk (of spending money). Here.

Celestron Skyscout

Amazing. Here.

PICK YOUR NOSE PARTY CUPS

And don't miss the rest. Here. And here.

FLY Fusion Pentop Computer

A pen that will help students finish their homework. Can you believe it?

Virgin Galactic: Let The Journey Begin

Take a journey on the next generation of space travel. Here.

Hugo 2007 Winner - available for free!

I can't believe it, but Hugo-winner novel "Rainbows End" by Vernor Vinge is available here. Full list of Nippon 2007 Hugo Nominees (and other titles available online) here.

Is this cool?

still wondering if this Weblin stuff is something cool or not. Check it yourself here.

Reminder (for myself)

Card-reader multiformato per MacBook Pro - here.

Dream of the rarebit fiend

I won't buy it, but...

Don't miss this too.

Here. It's an amazing maze game...

Don't miss.

Here

Rare Jack Kirby comics I did not even know

LiquidMac

My friends can play with it.

Spook Country

Already ordered.
Check website.
Buy here.

AIBO is dead. Long life to PLEO.

Found here.

I am not a serious person.

Not sure? Look at my latest purchase.

Marvel Comics Fan Only

Alternate covers

There are no great games on Mac

False.
Check it here.

Urania

All the numbers of Urania - ALL - can be found here

Anacronismi

Ancora se ne vedono, alcune, vicino alle autostrade. Sono sempre più stinte, le scritte “EMOSCAMBIO” sui muri di certe vecchie cascine o capannoni. Quando eravamo bambini ce n'erano molte di più. Se non siete giovanissimi ve le ricorderete: erano grandi, rosse, e con una sigma al posto della “E” iniziale. Quando chiedevamo spiegazioni, allora, ricevevamo vaghe e confuse risposte su associazioni di volontariato per la donazione del sangue che avrebbero fatto così propaganda per le loro buone intenzioni. Di recente, ho scoperto invece che esisteva tutto un fiorire di leggende e interpretazioni sul fatto che le scritte fossero disegnate da sette religiose che incentivavano lo scambio di sangue tra i loro adepti; oppure che servissero a indicare i luoghi dove si praticava lo spaccio di eroina. Ho trovato queste e altre articolate elaborazioni su internet, dove tutto ritorna e rinasce. Altri si limitano ad associare la frequenza di quelle scritte e la loro vaghezza anacronistica ai testi - più dilettanteschi - che sostenevano che “Dio c'è”. Comunque, ne ho vista una di recente: una scritta “EMOSCAMBIO”, rossa, un po' scrostata. Mi ha fatto tenerezza, ricordo di cose misteriose divenute lontane e inconsistenti.

Incredible Magazine

And it's free!

D & G (& L)

I've been Simpsonized!

Do-it-yourself here

Old horse, new tricks

From Germany

Italians do it better

10 Cars You Can't Buy In The U.S.

An Italian Classic

You can find it here. Be aware that you will spend a lot of time in this place...

See you in a couple of weeks!

You can find me here.

9.9 GigaPixel - stunning!

See It Here

Summer readings (per Sted)

Accelerando - C. Stross
Universo incostante - V. Vinge
L'occhio del tempo - A. C. Clarke e S. Baxter
L'occhio del sole - A. C. Clarke e S. Baxter
Ultime della notte - Petros Markaris
Difesa a zona - Petros Markaris

Pixel image editor: a serious competitor to Photoshop? Maybe.

Here

The Top Ten Sci-Fi Films That Never Existed

Read it all here. Ciao!

Much better of Google Maps (if you're French)

If you travel to a French territory, don't miss Geoportail

LEGO Death Star! (that's all for today)

Amazing!

LEGO Ice Bricks

Cool!

Uh-oh - we have a problem, even worse, a disorder.

8 Practical Tips to Cure Your Internet ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)

Bryce 5.5, Mac & Win, becomes freeware!

What are you waiting for?

Il mondo di Billo

Here. No Comment.

Photosynth Technology Preview, from MS, impressive!

See it in action here.

A Wish List - I Am Not A Serious person

Mighty Marvel Wallpapers

Weekly - for free.

What is a booktrailer?

See it in action here.

Everybody has it, Silent Blog too!

The Leopard wallpaper Steve used during WWDC.

The New York Times has a great article on Ratatouille

A Rat With a Whisk and a Dream

I'm sure it's a symptom of dementia, but I am falling in love for another camera...

Tips for friends #2

You CAN Ride a Motorcycle

Tips for friends #1

Navy SEALs Workout

After WWDC, an unusual amount of complaints for Apple new software

First look: Safari 3 beta on Windows vs. Firefox 2 and IE7
WWDC 2007 feels more like “WWDC 2006 2.0”

Incredible screesavers, Windows only (sic!)

Here

Image Mosaic Generator

If an image is worth a thousand words, an image mosaic is worth a million words!

A plasma screen staircase?

In new Louis Vuitton store

An amazing flickr collection

Florals

The house of my dreams, will remain a dream...

Villa Majano

My personal, detailed, unbiased review of Nikon D40 camera

MUTE - a silent, and beautiful, Photoblog

MUTE

Indigo Patagonia Hotel, Chile

This is a damn cool place!

Street View Fun. Don't miss!

http://www.streetviewfun.com/

Another cloudy day, summer seems far away.

I hate Mini Golf, I'm always stressed out by all the birdies and bogeys!

The Silent Blog hits 10 visits a few hours from its launch!

Aren't you already tired of all this iPhone buzz?

Easy tips to become rich quickly.

A new gadget: the NanoBook Ultra Mobile Device. It's cool!

A funny story happened yesterday...

Welcome!