by admin | Apr 28, 2023 | History, Italian Life, Story, Update
I just moved to a new city in Italy. I live in a world of banners, horse-races, marches, and undying pride for a republic that fell to the Medici in 1559. Siena is one of those cities that has so much more than just a few articles can cover, and considering...
by admin | Apr 28, 2023 | History, Italian Life, Story
My parents and I wove through the throng of tourists listening to their guide as she gestured with what looked like a selfie stick that had a little red flag tied at the end in a bow. I muttered something about how thick the crowd was and laced a newly-learned Italian...
by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Architecture, History, Italian Life, Technology
As Europe faces a potential heating crisis this winter as war rages on and Russia holds its precious gas hostage from the desperate Europeans, an uncertain future faces the continent. It was this that inspired me to look to the past to see how mankind has survived...
by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | History, Physics, Technology
Why is this in an edition of Technology Lost to Time, you may ask. Aren’t automatic doors powered by sensors and electricity? You hack, that’s at least 20th Century tech! 17th Century German depiction of Heron of Alexadria Well dear reader, allow me to...
by admin | Aug 2, 2022 | Amateur Advice, History, Personal, Technology, Update
Researching this topic led me down quite the rabbit hole. Similar to the idea of flexible glass, I found myself in the dark corners of the internet dedicated to the thought of finding the steam powered pigeon as invented by a Greek man from Magna Graecia in Tarentum...
