• I made a hot bed from e-waste (video)

    I made this item from scrap components, highlighting how much can be made from reusing electronics. You can download the schematics by clicking the button below the preview image. Origin and costs for each part used in the video Name Origin Unit Price per Unit Quantity Total Cost 3D Printer It was my old 3D…

  • an interview with Amber about addiction and mental health struggles

    I have had the fortune of interviewing Amber, an addict, where they talk about their struggles in life and why and how they started doing drugs. They requested their identity to be hidden and their voice to be disguised. You can hear the full recording here:

  • Protected: the spark of reasonable irrationality

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  • a family company

    I have heard people say IBM computers look bad because they are just iron boxes, when other smaller companies, such as Apple or Sinclair, made designer computers. IBMs were impersonal, heavy, bulky, complex, sharp, hostile, industrial, the opposite of what one would want near a family photo. But this is not what IBM envisioned. When…

  • intervista a Rina e Luigi Del Corno, partigiani di Sesto San Giovanni

    Luigi “Gino” Del Corno (1924-2014), mio nonno, ha combattuto per la libertà di tutti gli italiani tra il 1943 e il 1945 a Sesto San Giovanni, Monza e in diverse aree limitrofe. Il 18 Settembre 2014 ho registrato un’intervista dove racconta la sua storia da patrigiano. Il 4 Gennaio 2024, a quasi 10 anni di…

  • the beauty of imperfection

    (or why I like to work with old electronics) When I started collecting computers I was dragged into the idea that I had to have the perfect computer, the best model, in perfect aesthetic conditions, in full working order, with all the software. I wanted an IBM 5150, but my endeavor did not start well.…