Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Shit happens

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I admit I am surprised : the situation of Lebanon was quite unknown by me.
Dozen slain as Lebanese Army fights islamists

Time

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

A seminar from Nicola Cabibbo… It was nice, interesting and stimulating! Perhaps I will write something about it later.
The painter who came to my home to paint the walls used a tricky method to check if the first stratus of paint were still wet: he used an Ohmeter!!! He did not know how it works, […]

The Same Old Song for the Same Old Fart

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Happy birthday to meee,
happy birthday to meeee,
happy birthday dear Pietrooo,
happy birthday to meeeeeee!
I gave myself as a present another 30/30 in an exam… So good!

Quote of Today and a thanksgiving

Monday, January 8th, 2007

You should emulate your heros, but don’t carry it too far, especially if they are dead
And thanks to the 1402 unique visitors of this week…

Vacuum

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Higgs… Noether… Symmetries… SU(3)… Flavour… Color… Crap… Neutrinos… Neutralinos… Standard Model And Beyond…
Why Pisa and Roma universities have a quality of teaching surely NOT better than Padova University, but have plenty of money to send their undergraduates some months in America during the thesis?
Why Pisa and Roma universities consider the Summer Student as an exam […]

Summer Student 18 / Feeling The Power

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Fort (Port?) Huron, bridge from Canada to USA.
U.S. officer, verifying our passports: “All of you are Italian, huh?”
Me, from the car: “Yes sir”
U.S. officer, with a sarcastic grin: “Where are you directed to?”
Me: “We’re coming back to Chicago, where we work”
U.S. officer, ironic: “I see. Students? In a school?”
Me, irritated by the unrespectful behaviour of […]

News from the Physics Department

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Eagleheart is the new Director of the Department!!!
Enjoy all!!!
By the way, if you are asking yourself who Eagleheart is… He is the supervisor of my Laurea thesis!!! He is a great man and a deeply skilled physicist! The kind of man you ask for a question on HEP and then listen to him for half […]

India, A Strong Nation

Friday, July 28th, 2006

I have read that India refused to join the “A laptop for 140 USD” project, motivating the refusing saying “Before giving us fashion high-tech dildos, give us school and hospitals”.
Well, if the news is confirmed, I have to say that India is a Nation that knows the words Honor and Dignity. Kudos to India.
Well, this […]

Quote Of The Day

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

New York Times Quotation Of Today
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
“Obviously, the violence in Baghdad is still terrible, and therefore there needs to be more troops.”
PRESIDENT BUSH

Sick, but Citizen

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Fuck the sickness, I went out and voted at the referendum!
And I am recovering, by the way.