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Photos in Providence

It has been a long time since I wrote about photography. When I was in Padova, my cameras were always my companions on Saturdays or Sundays while I walked around the old town center looking for good shots.
At first, Providence, at least East Providence, didn’t seem to me like a good city to take photos, [...]

Posted 09 November 2008 † Matteo § Misc § Photos ‡ Comments (1) °

Magnis Itineribus (going on by huge steps)

In little more than one month at Brown University, under the supervision of Prof. Upfal and Prof. Pietracaprina, I think I learned a lot, both in terms of new concepts, ideas, tools and in terms of how to do research.
Yes, I’m really proud of myself and of the work I’ve been doing since I [...]

Posted 06 November 2008 † Matteo § FreeBSD § Nerd § University ‡ Comments (1) °

GRE

Yesterday it was a great day for me, quite important for my (near) future: I took the GRE test. I didn’t practice that much, just 12 days using Barron’s book, 2009 edition. My primary goal was to get 800/800 in the quantitative (maths) part and the secondary goal was to get a good result [...]

Posted 28 October 2008 † Matteo § University ‡ Comments (0) °

Going on with the show

Note: Posts on my thesis, on what I do at Brown and on other “serious” topics will be written in English.
After a week of hard work, with 12 papers readed and a 18 pages long note written, I eventually had my first meeting with Prof. Upfal this morning. Ph.D. student Fabio Vandin took part to [...]

Posted 10 October 2008 † Matteo § University ‡ Comments (2) °

Some updates for English speaking readers

As you probably know, I’m in Providence, RI, to work on my thesis at Brown University. Everything is fine: I’m here since a week (tomorrow) and I’m settled with accomodation, work, mobile phone number, bank account and so on.
I’m really excited of being in a new city: new places to see, new things to do, [...]

Posted 08 October 2008 † Matteo § FreeBSD § University ‡ Comments (1) °

Ready to go!

I’m leaving Padova for the next three months in less than 10 hours. Goodbye all!

Posted 30 September 2008 † Matteo § FreeBSD § Personal ‡ Comments (2) °

Italian newspapers suck. US newspapers suggestions needed.

I really like reading newspapers, when there are intelligent editorials above all. Reading an electronic edition just isn’t the same thing, to me. But I want to read quality newspapers, and consider a publisher’s duty (and a reader’s right) the newspaper to be written in correct current but rich language, with correct syntax and an [...]

Posted 27 September 2008 † Matteo § Misc § Nerd ‡ Comments (3) °

Food problems

As I often said I’m just (too) fat.
On Wednesday I’m leaving to the USA, which is traditionally considered an unhealthy country for a food point of view. This fact makes me feel in trouble, or at least I feel my health in trouble. Therefore, I will have to pay the maximum attention possible when [...]

Posted 26 September 2008 † Matteo § Nerd § Personal ‡ Comments (5) °

GEB-EGB finished!

It took me more than one and half year to finish that fantastic book that “Goedel, Escher, Bach - An Eternal Golden Braid” is.
I got it for my 21th birthday and finished it few days ago while on cruise on the Egean sea.
It gave me lots of food for thoughts and a new point of [...]

Posted 25 September 2008 † Matteo § Nerd § Personal ‡ Comments (0) °

GPG Key Updated (again)

My dear friend flevour pointed out a mistake on my side in my GPG key, so I had to update it again. You find it on my GPG key page.
Sorry for the noise.

Posted 23 September 2008 † Matteo § FreeBSD § Nerd ‡ Comments (0) °