I’m being asked by many people to post a follow-up to my previous post, especially as most news outlets abroad keep mentioning Italy as the place with most covid19 cases, without explaining in detail what’s going on. This is hardly surprising, considering that at this point most countries in Europe and beyond are starting to…
Author: Daniele Nicolucci
Tales from a country in lockdown
As everyone on this planet probably knows, Italy was put into lockdown as an attempt to limit the diffusion of SARS-CoV-2 (“coronavirus” for friends), and the related COVID19 infection. As I write this, in the evening of March 14th, there have been over 21,000 confirmed cases in the country, with almost 18,000 active ones. The…
An easy fix for missing exercise minutes on Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a nice little device, and it’s known to have motivated even lazy people into taking better care of themselves through the “gamification” of exercise. However, it can happen that the Workout app doesn’t properly track exercise minutes (and, to a lesser extent, burned calories), and while Apple provides an official checklist…
An Italian goes back to London…
LOOKING FOR THE PICTURES? If you’re looking for the photo albums from my trip to London, you can find them here: London album on Facebook London album on Flickr Note that each photo has a short caption explaining what it is about. INTRODUCTION If you’re looking for the photos, you can find them on Flickr or…
Two Italians go to London…
LOOKING FOR THE PICTURES? If you’re looking for the photo albums from my trip to London, you can find them here: London album on Facebook Highgate Cemetery album on Facebook London album on Flickr Highgate Cemetery album on Flickr Complete London collection on Flickr Note that each photo has a short caption explaining what it is…
ABS Podcast – Episode 5: Planned Obsolescence
Did you think I wasn’t going to publish the podcast anymore? WRONG! I’m back, and with a mammoth episode for good measure: a whopping 57 minutes that will guide you through the intricacies and nuances of how everything man-made gets old, and how we can learn to avoid the frustration caused by being unable to update…
Voxer: free walkie talkie app for smartphones
(For those of you addicted to the podcast, don’t worry! It’s not over yet. I haven’t had a chance to make any more episodes lately but I will resume shortly.) I often talk to people about Voxer, a free app for smartphones that I find incredibly useful. I am going to describe it in a little…
ABS Podcast – Episode 4: Patch For Episodes 1–3
Welcome to a brand new episode of Avian Bone Syndrome Podcast! This is a “patch” episode, tying up a few loose ends from episodes 1–3. In particular, this episode covers lunar eclipses, daguerrotypes, and the filter bubble around you on the Internet. Don’t forget to “like” the new Facebook page for Avian Bone Syndrome! Links…
ABS Podcast – Episode 3: Privacy Today
Episode 3 of Avian Bone Syndrome Podcast deals with a very complex topic: privacy. In this time and age of always-on network access, the concept of privacy is quite different. Join me on a journey that starts at an Italian supermarket and leads you to learn about the not-so-obvious ways that big corporations are tracking…
ABS Podcast – Episode 2: Photography And Ethics
Here is episode 2 of Avian Bone Syndrome Podcast! Thank you so much to everyone who listened to episode 1 and provided feedback, suggestions and ideas. This is very much a work-in-progress for me from many points of view, but it’s something I’m enjoying quite a bit. This episode is about photography and ethics: what…