https://blogengine.ru/blogs/tags/europe/ Автоматически собираемая лента заметок, написанных в блогах на Эгее ru Aegea 11.0 (v4079e) Автоматически собираемая лента заметок, написанных в блогах на Эгее no 132643 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/naples/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:53:04 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/naples/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>On October 26, 2024, I was in Naples to speak at Linux Day 2024. I also had a few hours to see the city.</p> <p>It is a place unlike any other in Italy; it’s a semi-anarchic country of its own. “Math diplomas in 3 minutes, only in Naples” is an advert I saw there. Free entrepreneurship runs wild.</p> <p>Folks don’t follow the rules of the road at all. Everyone must pay attention to not be hit by a car or motorbike.</p> <p>Yet, thank god Italian legislation isn’t fully enforced there; Naples’ ways are the cultural heritage that gives the place its special vibes.</p> <p>I visited a (legit) clothing store, which however didn’t have any price tags. I negotiated a discount on an “already discounted price” (yeah, right), only to have the clerk ask me to pay the original price at the checkout. I reminded him about the negotiated discount, to have him reply “just kidding”. I would have stormed out of the store if this was not Naples.</p> <p>Neapolitans also <i>really</i> care about their soccer team. One could even say they are religiously devoted to it.</p> <p>Oh, and they speak in their own tongue; not in Italian.</p> <p>Naples is Italy’s meme city.</p> <hr /> <p>I love the country more than ever after having been to Naples.</p> <p>Italy is so beautifully diverse: <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/tags/genoa/">Genoa</a>, <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/tags/venice/">Venice</a>, <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/tags/florence/">Florence</a>, and Naples are four key cities to see here.</p> 131128 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/ventimiglia-2023-2024/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:58:59 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/ventimiglia-2023-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>The railway station’s clock:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8507.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A number plaque:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8513.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Blossoms:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2871.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The port:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2877.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 131031 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/monaco-2022-2023/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:48:21 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/monaco-2022-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>In Monaco, everything smells amazing: the trees outdoors and perfumes indoors.</p> <p>Also, strangers greet each other when entering and exiting the elevator. Everyone has true respect for one another.</p> <p>But sadly not all elevators have good typography. The 8 looks too much like a <i>B</i>, and the <i>D</i> looks too much like a zero:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4842.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> <div class="e2-text-caption">The ventilator swastika is cool thô</div> </div> <p>A bit of nature:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8515.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A confident-looking man:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4836.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The Continental:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4839.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Crowdstrike before it was famous:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_4852.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A tall building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8532.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Textures:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8538.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8544.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 130960 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/genoa-2024/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:31:38 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/genoa-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>A number plaque:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_1491.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Spooky typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2442.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Poster against war:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2456.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Vandals against war:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2448.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Warning — gentrification in progress”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2470.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Textiles from Central Asia:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/photo_2024-02-27-09.47.45.jpeg" width="1280" height="960" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0725.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 130939 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/bordighera-2023-2024/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:06:18 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/bordighera-2023-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>A little tower:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9522.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Blossoms:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0685.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A passage to the sea:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_1716.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A homemade plaque:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0678.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 130657 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-plaques/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 23:29:51 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-plaques/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p><a href="/blog/tags/paris/">Paris</a> has some beautiful plaques.</p> <p>No parking allowed:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3044.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3068.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3239.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3115.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Addresses:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3270.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3083.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3065.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3376.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3253.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Numbers:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3071.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3072.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3066.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3271.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3211.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3210.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3344.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3209.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3407.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3252.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3348.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>And something wholly different:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3261.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3113.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> 130600 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-jul-2024/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:29:24 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/paris-jul-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Paris was much cleaner than I foredeemed, both on the week before the Olympics in July, and in early September as well.</p> <hr /> <p>This train is goïng to Pont de Sèvres. But instead of lighting up previous stations, the linear metro map lights up those the train is yet to stop at. The opposite of a progress bar!</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3039.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p><i>For residents’ tranquility, please do not throw away glass bottles between 22⁰⁰ and 7⁰⁰</i>. Very thoughtful!</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3062.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Beautiful tower, bridge, river, and trees, all surrounded by ugliness:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3075.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Amongst the trees:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3077.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Next to the bridge:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3081.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Up close to the tower:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3084.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Chimney pipes require a different kind of brick:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3134.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Parisian café tables and chairs:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3168.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3254.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3249.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Doors:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3070.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3160.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3198.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The doors of liberty and fraternity are closed. Only equality remains:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3176.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Spirals:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3102.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3156.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other textures:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3177.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3195.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3402.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3313.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3355.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3234.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Posting not allowed:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3193.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A bricky building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3283.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A bookshop:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3285.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A propeller on the French aero-club’s building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3349.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Just a pretty building:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3371.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A pretty café:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3383.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The sculpture on the left reminds me of a man whom I will not name (you don’t know him):</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3323.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Fascinating ugliness:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3329.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A statue:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3326.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3327.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Bonjour <a href="/blog/all/gigi-d-agostino/">Amour</a>!</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3354.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Design:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3157.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3385.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3390.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The information display on my platform:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3432.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The conspicuously missing plaques will get <a href="/blog/all/paris-plaques/">their own post</a>.</p> 131007 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/freedurov/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 02:11:52 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/freedurov/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>I have my doubts about Telegram’s privacy, and thus prefer using <a href="https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FPtsqghzQKU83kYTlQ1VKg996dW4Cw4x_bvpKmiv8uns%3D%40smp18.simplex.im%2Fs1Xf_PP6c0eqqsRiVtAWHmqoDOmP_2IT%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAQnaIgJ3YBozefStaPP1h1_5xjQAOfdVx9N8D-Gy7qmQ%253D%26srv%3Dlyqpnwbs2zqfr45jqkncwpywpbtq7jrhxnib5qddtr6npjyezuwd3nqd.onion">SimpleX</a> instead.</p> <p>But I will never tolerate the arrest of a man for avoiding collaboration with intelligence services. The EU and the so-called “free world” are becoming ever more dystopian...</p> <p>Pavel Durov must be freed immediately.</p> 133971 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/cybersecurity/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:11:19 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/cybersecurity/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>There are various kinds of cybersecurity measures: organisational, legal, technological, and physical. All of them are useful, but the technological ones are the most resilient.</p> <h2>Policies and platforms are short-lived by nature</h2> <p>Legislation and policies are short-lived and unreliable, they are easy to bypass and modify. Just as platforms, they are created and maintained in a centralised manner by people who cannot be held to account. Protocols, on the other hand, are far more reliable, because they work in any jurisdiction and under any management. If a protocol’s creator dies or loses control, it keeps on working regardless. SimpleX, RSS, Monero, and the internet itself are all open protocols that do not belong to any company.</p> <p>There can be any formal rule, but only the technologically enforced one will be followed. To falsify a contract on a Proof-of-Work blockchain, one needs to take over 51% of the network, and not just a single notary office. Good cryptocurrencies have monetary policies that are deeply thought through, so people don’t have to worry about central banks making the “right choice”. Decentralised domain protocols allow for true domain ownership, so people don’t have to worry about the benevolence of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).</p> <p>As for data protection, it’s possible, of course, to open a company in one country and have it belong to two legal entities in two other countries, dividing data between different jurisdictions. Yet legislation can always change, while technologies will keep on working regardless. Such a legal move can only be an addition to technological measures, not their replacement.</p> <p>The European GDPR allows citizens to withdraw consent to their data being processed, as well as to exercise “the right to be forgotten” and thereby remove all data about themselves from the public eye. But as the Streisand effect proves, a person who states the desire to hide will thereafter only become more visible. Services that truly want to streamline data deletion allow it to be done with a simple click — no emails and phone calls required.</p> <p>“Security through obscurity” leads to lack of responsibility and accountability. Good defence works even if the enemy knows how it works.</p> <h2>The zero-trust approach works best</h2> <p>When a system is transparent and comprehensible, there is no need to rely on others’ oaths: violations are seen, while vulnerabilities are easy to fix. Transparent and comprehensible software is open-source, its builds are reproducible. If it connects to the web, it has an <a href="https://obdev.at/iap/index.html">Internet Access Policy</a>.</p> <p>Reliable devices have open schematics and, when possible, are physically transparent to make it easy to notice foreign components. The microphone and camera are turned off electrically, not via software.</p> <p>If some code isn’t being used, it needs to be removed. The simpler the software, the fewer the bugs & vulnerabilities, and the higher the likelihood of detailed external audits.</p> <p>Technologies should be built in ways that make surveillance impossible, with data being processed only after the user’s conscious consent. It’s preferable for all new technologies to be backwards-compatible: this makes their adoption easier. Optional privacy is no privacy at all, as it divides people into normies and “those with something to hide” — that’s why Monero rules and Zcash drools.</p> <p>The zero-trust model is a good way to enhance security. In an organisation, this means embedding multi-level access control: each person can only access the data needed for the time needed. Accepting that anything can leak leads to minimising data collection and storage; accounts are not created without good reason.</p> <p>Zero-trust can also be implemented on a local level via sandboxing. This means isolating browsers, ecosystems, and devices: using one for the personal, another for work, and a third for the alter ego. Access to one account or device will thus never be enough to paint a full picture of someone’s life.</p> <h2>Tips to enhance privacy and security</h2> <p>As many interactions as possible should happen anonymously or at least pseudonymously. To make identification more difficult, one can reduce the amount of static data by constantly changing IP addresses with a VPN, randomising MAC addresses, <a href="https://youtu.be/Vt4Jl4t43ug">preferring IPv4 to IPv6</a>, spreading disinformation about identity. It’s harder to identify a person whose name isn’t tied to a device.</p> <p>Browser-level protection is not enough: it’s not the only program communicating with the internet. Also, the more a browser is configured, such as with installed plugins, the easier it is to identify the person through metadata. Restrictions, such as those related to scripts, should be set on the system or router level.</p> <p>Authentication should consist of multiple factors: what a person knows and what a person has. Emails and SMS messages should not be obligatory factors because of their low privacy. There also should not be any shared secrets: many people are unable to follow instructions and keep passwords in a safe place.</p> <p>As much as possible should happen locally: the cloud is just someone else’s computer, while trusted third parties are security holes. However, if an interaction requires the internet, a web app is safer than a local app: a closed browser tab guarantees absence of background communications.</p> <p>Almost everything should be encrypted, but it’s important to remember that malware (and on-device AI) can gather data before encryption and after decryption.</p> <p>It’s best to avoid passing SSDs onto others: the only way to truly ensure the absence of previously “deleted” data is to smash the disk.</p> <p>To completely exclude remote attacks, a device should not have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microphones, and cameras; any connections should happen physically. Such devices are typically kept in hard-to-reach places. If such a device were to be accessed, it should notify about this, both on the software and hardware levels. The most advanced devices use deniable encryption, fooling potential extorters into believing that the little data they manage to retrieve is all there is.</p> <h2>Final thoughts</h2> <p>Certain kinds of digital threats can be prevented only with transparent technological measures.</p> <p>However, a system can never be fully secure — this would make it inoperable. Tradeoffs are unavoidable; security measures should be chosen based on threat model, threat probability, objective limitations, long-term goals, and budget.</p> <p>As of today, network effects continue to sway people towards centralised messaging apps, many sites needlessly require registration, hardly any devices have open schematics, and decentralised domain protocols are still uncommon. There is great room for improvement — let’s get to it.</p> 129699 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/carnoules-2024/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:02:30 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/carnoules-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>The train I was in had to take a detour because of a fatal accident further down the line.</p> <p>So here is Carnoules station:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3450.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="633" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3456.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_3457.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 129062 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/modena-2024/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 20:24:31 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/modena-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Outside the Ferrari museum:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2515.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2517.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>A park:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2524.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>A logo:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2511.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Stickers:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2555.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2558.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>An ornament:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_2544.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 128877 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/chatcontrol-2024/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:43:17 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/chatcontrol-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Now that the elections are over, Eurocrats’ hands are no longer tied by accountability. They will be trying to pass <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/tags/chatcontrol/">chatcontrol</a> legislation on Thursday June 20.</p> <p>Unacceptable! Defend freedom by making your voice heard.</p> 127316 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/milan-2024/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:56:49 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/milan-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>The innards of a traffic light button:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9967.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Life doesn’t last <i>all life</i>. Life lasts while you’re young”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9973.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9977.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0001.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0106.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0130.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Plaques:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0020.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0022.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Posters:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0110.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0111.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Greyness:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0103.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>12 €/L petrol:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9991.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>No comment:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9979.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Shit happens:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0122.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Tunnels below, perchance?</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0108.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Based:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0115.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 126213 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/venice-outtakes/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 23:33:06 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/venice-outtakes/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Less than a month after <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/mestre-aug-2023/">changing trains at Mestre</a>, I unexpectedly got to see the real deal: Venice proper.</p> <p>It is a designer’s wonderland. It would also be the best city to live in (much beauty, no cars) if it wasn’t for the frequent flooding.</p> <p>See <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/ribis-in-venice/">the video I made for Ribis</a> for the landmarks. This post contains the parts that didn’t make the cut.</p> <hr /> <p>A canal:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9124-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A singing gondolier:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9114-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Splendid Venice:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9217-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Intercoms combined with mailboxes:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8913-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8919-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9077-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Free Assange:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9220-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Colorful cube in Mestre:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9320.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 126129 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/london-2023/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 03:49:25 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/london-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>First of all, <a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/the-industrial-smell-of-london/">the euphoric smell</a> is still there. I didn’t find it as common as in 2020 and before, but it does come from the Tube and it also came from a bus. May it stay.</p> <p>A beautiful window:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6845.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A beautiful lantern:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6846.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Greenery:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6852.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7071.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7073.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7111.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Plaques:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6870.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6990-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7190.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7194.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6950.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7206.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7136.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7149.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other address lettering:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7191.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7130-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Soviet architecture:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6892.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A traffic light:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6905.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>An outdoor table:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6922.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Doors:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6946-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7077-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7110.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7120.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7392.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A mighty entryway:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7051-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A lovely face:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_6985.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Trees and bricks:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7008-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7014-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A brick wall:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7065.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The London Fire Brigade’s coat of arms reminds me of the Kiribati flag 🇰🇮:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7018-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Chinatown:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7022.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A gallery:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7048.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A patriotic flag display:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7067.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7095.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>An ice cream van:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7124-1.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A charming car:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7131.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A square:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7329.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The London Eye:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7323.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Big Sister is watching:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7155.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A pharmacy swastika:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7162.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Wokeness at the Wellcome Collection:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7178.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>My message:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7186.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The first words of one of my favorite poëms, Leisure, on a sticker:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7209.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other city details:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7188.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7232.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7288.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Unlike Italy, there is a lot of Asian and Indian cuisine in London. Its spicy aromas are a delight.</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7347.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Packaging at the supermarket:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7239.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Drinking from a coconut:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7412.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>A water bottle:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7410.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Swedenborg’s Rules of Tremulation:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_7279.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>It’s a shame Selfridges doesn’t sell fridges.</p> 125994 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/tende-2024/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:29:55 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/tende-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>A colorful onion:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0523.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Wayfinding:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0492.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0501.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Shoes”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0497.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Doors:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0495.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0499.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0500.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0502.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0503.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0504.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0505.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Mountains:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0521.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 125942 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/la-brigue-2024/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 22:44:10 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/la-brigue-2024/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Mountains:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0540.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Designs with souls:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0543.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0545.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0544.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>A stage:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0574.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0568.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Fire:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_0561.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 125894 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/latisana-2023/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:01:15 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/latisana-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>A heart:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8155.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The barber:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8195.JPG" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Number plaques:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8198.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8228.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>Pretty typography:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8201.JPG" width="2560" height="1920" alt="" /> </div> <p>The river Tagliamento:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_8242.JPG" width="2560" height="810" alt="" /> </div> 125258 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/poggio-dec-2023/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:22:39 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/poggio-dec-2023/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Poggio and Bussana Vecchia are Sanremo’s outlying hamlets.</p> <h2>Poggio</h2> <p>Nice typeface:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9762.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Forsaken car:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9769.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <h2>Bussana Vecchia</h2> <p>Rocky:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9776.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Cool art installation:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9782.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Gone with the wind”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9796.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>“Fabric fables”:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9797.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Pottery:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9825.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <p>Other art pieces:</p> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9831.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9822.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> <div class="e2-text-picture"> <img src="https://robertblinov.net/blog/pictures/IMG_9839.jpeg.jpg" width="2560" height="1440" alt="" /> </div> 125220 https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/war-over-nothing/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 23:14:30 +0500 Robert https://robertblinov.net/blog/all/war-over-nothing/ <p><a href="https://robertblinov.net/blog/">Robert</a>:</p> <p>Ukraine mobilised reserves. Russia mobilised reserves.</p> <p>Ukraine lost freedom of speech. Russia lost freedom of speech.</p> <p>Ukrainians are fleeing and dying. Russians are fleeing and dying.</p> <p>⁂</p> <p>What’s this whole clash about, anyway? About which state will tax the land? Deeply immoral. The people own the land; let them live as they wish.</p> <p>Meanwhile the warmongers keep on babbling provocatively about a wide European war against brotherly Russia.</p>