Ronco waterfall (Rancio Valcuvia - Italy) πŸ“·

Waterfall

Hiking without books? πŸ“š No problem, during the trail there are a pallet and a bench full of free titles… 🀩

A pallet and a bench full of free books

I really do not like paywalls. 🧱😠

Now my blog has a 404 error page. πŸ†˜

Le statue in bronzo scoperte a San Casciano dei Bagni sono esposte per la prima volta in una mostra a Roma

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Inaugurata giovedì a Roma al Quirinale la mostra che presenta le statue in bronzo scoperte a San Casciano dei Bagni.

ilpost.it/2023/06/23/statue-br

Some thoughts about Nostr

I have tried Nostr (a new protocol for decentralized social media) and would like to give a personal & non-technical verdict on this system. First doubt: if the average user is already struggling to use Mastodon at first glance, I can imagine how they might find themselves overwhelmed by such a system. Second doubt: the fact that it is uncensored is a good thing, but also a major Achilles’ heel. As far as I understand it, there is in fact no content moderation.

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I adore this vintage book cover. 🀩

Vintage book cover with a woman screaming and two pyramids behind her

Currently reading: L’ombra del faraone by Robin Cook πŸ“š

Yesterday I missed #ShowYourStripes day. So I’m doing it right now. πŸ˜‰

Finished reading: Murder, Stage Left by Robert Goldsborough πŸ“š

An “old style” crime book with Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin as main characters. I really liked the idea, but the final of the story lacks of something in my opinion.

While I transfered here my old blog posts I realized to have blogged a lot in the last few years. πŸ˜ƒ

After reading this article about Digital simplicity I can confirm that personally I have the same feelings about big social networks and crosspost automation. I really like how micro.blog can easily crosspost everywhere, but frankly speaking 2 or 3 big socials are enough for me.

Are you tired of Reddit? Then you can try a Lemmy server.

Just submitted my RSS feed to Feedle

Waiting for better times πŸ₯Ί

Going nowhere. πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ

A green field under a cloudy sky

Out of time vibes… πŸ΄πŸ“·

horses eating some grass

Focusing on content

After talking about self-hosting and introducing my blogging journey let me talk about the platform I’ve used to blog for 4 years till I recently left. I do not remember how I found Write.as, but I tried it just because I was curious to understand how it worked. The essential user interface and the markdown editor with no frills attracted my so much that I decided to start blogging with them.

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Just finished the first aid training for my company. There are many useful things I learned in order to be “ready” in case of emergencies. I do hope to never use them, but who knows…

I’m watching you! πŸ¦‰πŸ“·

An owl made of wood