Introduction Last year, I decided to analyze in detail my house's electrical power consumption as I found it quite high, given the limited utilization of my home. I googled around to find a relatively cheap solution. This post describes briefly what I did to measure the overall consumption, 7 days a week, 24 hours a … Continue reading Ideas for a DIY Smart Home: Energy Monitoring
Teacher, Priest, Family Doctor …
... psychoanalyst and the list could go on. Apparently, these occupations have almost nothing in common. Is this true? Some weeks ago, I attended a public meeting hosted by the teacher Enrico Galiano. He currently works at a secondary school teaching eleven- to thirteen-year-olds. According to the masterprof.it web site, he is one of the top … Continue reading Teacher, Priest, Family Doctor …
Disrespectful Happyness
Happiness is perhaps the most disrespectful thing to human pain. La felicità è probabilmente la cosa più irrispettosa dell'umana sofferenza. Notes Featured image source: https://wellmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Pain-and-Pleasure.jpg
An Obsession for Victory
I have always been fascinated by top athletes who spend their entire lives aiming at one goal: winning. Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, and Roger Federer are examples of this elite group of people. Anyone who has ever practiced a sport knows well that an extremely rare combination of factors is required to reach—and to keep—such … Continue reading An Obsession for Victory
Class T Audio Amplifier with Integrated USB DAC and Bluetooth Receiver
Introduction This post is rather technical and describes a homemade class-T amplifier that I started to build in 2010. I consider it a never-ending project because, from time to time, I tweak it to add new features or to improve existing ones. For example, in the spring of 2017, I put my hands on it … Continue reading Class T Audio Amplifier with Integrated USB DAC and Bluetooth Receiver
Joyful Writers
Being a joyful person is an unforgivable sin for a writer. Essere una persona gioiosa è una colpa che non dovrebbe mai essere perdonata a uno scrittore. Notes Featured image source: https://andreamarsoncom.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/818ce-writer.jpg
Price to Be Paid
Recently, I have created a page on which I'll be listing some intellectuals who have played an important role throughout my life. They have helped me significantly because they have shed some light on several issues I have come across. Some weeks ago, an event occurred that represents a good example of how these people's … Continue reading Price to Be Paid
Please, Don’t Call It Basketball Anymore
On several occasions, I said what I think about current basketball (for instance, see the following posts: Basketball 1.0, True basketball, and Pristine basketball). After watching some games of the 2018 NCAA tournament, I have to admit that my beloved college basketball has been corrupted as well. It is not as unwatchable as the NBA … Continue reading Please, Don’t Call It Basketball Anymore
Pursuing Equilibrium
Equilibrium: a state or feeling of mental balance; composure When I first thought about this post, I wanted to entitle it "Pursuing the truth." However, I then realized that this would have represented an improper use of the word "truth." The truth and all the issues related to it are probably one of the most … Continue reading Pursuing Equilibrium
Italian Creativity
The readers of this blog know well that I am not afraid to criticize my country. When I do this, it's because I really wish we could sort out its dysfunctionalities. The first step to take is, therefore, to recognize these difficulties. Nevertheless, I'm also aware of the positive peculiarities that still make Italy unique. … Continue reading Italian Creativity
