Cory Doctorow, over at BoingBoing has mentioned an interesting group over at Flickr. Called the Bad Signage Pool, it’s a very large collection of pictures that contain something that’s not quite right.
On the very first page I was chuckling from the get-go. Here’s my favorite from just the first page:

Video What?!?

Bricked!

Earlier this week Apple released a warning that unlocked iPhones "will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed."
That scenario has come to pass. Shortly after the release of the iPhone update 1.1.1 consumers have reported that unlocked iPhones began having problems. The image at […]

Soldiers performed pre-dawn raids on Buddhist monasteries today as the junta tried to gain control of an ever increasingly volatile situation. Not since 1988 has the ruling body faced such a severe challenge to it’s authority. And, like petty dictators everywhere, protests have been met with violence. World leaders gathered at the UN in emergency […]

Yesterday will go down in anti-DRM history as a red letter day.

Amazon.com, possibly the only on-line retailer with the presence to undermine iTunes, threw their hat into the music arena. Opening Amazon MP3 to the public, they list somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.3 million songs.
With pricing at either $0.89 or $0.99 cents for […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdD54rG9oQA

Well, we just landed at JFK. So far the return trip has been on time and easy.
I’ll post more once we get off of this aircraft and through the customs & immigration.

Castello di Las Plassas

Today, Brooke and I left Cagliari early and drove north towards the village of Barumini. The largest excavated Nuraghe is just outside of the village. On the way we passed two other interesting sights where we stopped to explore.

Church of Santa Maria Maddalena

The Castello di Las Plassas was built in the […]

Say Cheese.

Those are 80 pound wheels of Parmigiano Regiano.

I just found this poem, you might know it but i thought i’d share anyway. it’s so beautiful…
The Life That I Have
The life that I have
Is all that I have
And the life that I have
Is yours
The love that I have
Of the life that I have
Is yours and yours and yours.
A sleep I shall have
A rest […]

Pace

Kala ’e Moru Beach Shot

Day two of both school in the morning and a sweet ocean dip in the afternoon. We picked the nearby town of Villasimius as today’s destination, it’s south-east of Cagliari about 45 km on a winding coastal road. We had intended to stop at a store that Bob used […]

After a spate of personal and professional abandonment’s by key White House figures GW Bush is seeking to fill the very small shoes of Alberto Gonzales with the conservative feet of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey.
As you might recall we have recently seen a long list of departures from the Bush camp:

Alberto Gonzales, U.S. Attorney […]

My son Riccardo had his first day of school today. I walked him to school, not because he needs someone to do that, but because that is the ’thing’ that parents do here. This is more about a meet and greet with the teachers and other parents. I hung out for a few minutes and […]

Wednesday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. In an effort to get everyone up to speed I’ve listed some important resources below. These sites should allow you to be prepared for any eventuality. If you are pressed for time in your research activities you can limit yourself to the first three […]

I know, I’ve been very poor about posting over this past weekend. There has just been so much going on!
Yesterday my daughter Michela left on the ferry for the mainland. She was traveling with her mother, her car and what seemed to be about 8 suitcases! For those of you who might not know, Michela […]

I’ve been asked to post regularly, and since i’m usually not one to disappoint, especially when people ask as nicely as papi did, here i am, again. A couple of days ago i found a nice tutorial on internet, that explained how to make a notebook from scratch, only using common things, like white vinylic […]

Uhm, hi *waves* i’m Vale *looks at username* or just call me Captain Obvious
Aaaaanyway……just wanted to say hi

Well, here we are. We’re finally on the island of Sardinia and hanging out with my children. What a trip it ended up being. After all of the trials that we had to put up with in Seattle, the rest of the trip ended up being relatively smooth.

Coffee in Paris

One of the first things I […]

…….But this time it’s in the NWA/Air France Business Class Lounge.
Part of the Air France Business Class upgrade is a day pass for the Lounge. So, here we are, sipping wine and waiting for our 4:10 boarding time.
We’re reaching a point where I won’t be able to post any longer from the Blackberry. […]

……Only this time it’s a much nicer line.
The Delta Airlines debacle ended with Betty J Carrigan getting us a flight on Air France from Seattle directly to Paris. From Paris we fly to Rome. We will get in a little too late to catch the last flight with open seats out of Rome […]