Matteo Panella
@matteo.panella.boo
Master of the Mystic Arts (ops and infrastructure automation) at Banca d'Italia. Opinions, rants et al. are my own.
*firmò controvoglia
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
*firmò controvoglia
Purtroppo alcuni volevano a tutti i costi quel paper e quindi firmò anche chi chiedeva ulteriori verifiche o chi ipotizzava un errore strumentale.
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Purtroppo alcuni volevano a tutti i costi quel paper e quindi firmò anche chi chiedeva ulteriori verifiche o chi ipotizzava un errore strumentale.
All'epoca avevo diversi conoscenti ai LNGS (iniziai la mia "brillante" carriera da CTER precario 3 anni dopo), in mezzo all'entusiasmo generale qualcuno provò a dire "ma siamo sicuri della timebase?" nell'indifferenza generale. Una figura di merda senza pari.
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
All'epoca avevo diversi conoscenti ai LNGS (iniziai la mia "brillante" carriera da CTER precario 3 anni dopo), in mezzo all'entusiasmo generale qualcuno provò a dire "ma siamo sicuri della timebase?" nell'indifferenza generale. Una figura di merda senza pari.
Quindi hai assistito da addetta ai lavori alla monumentale figura di cazzo di OPERA?
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Quindi hai assistito da addetta ai lavori alla monumentale figura di cazzo di OPERA?
As I said, "complicated history" is an understatement.
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
As I said, "complicated history" is an understatement.
The only thing that my father managed to get from him is that his group of survivors once came across a safe abandoned by the Wehrmacht filled to the brim with Reichsmark banknotes and they burned them all so they wouldn't freeze to death.
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The only thing that my father managed to get from him is that his group of survivors once came across a safe abandoned by the Wehrmacht filled to the brim with Reichsmark banknotes and they burned them all so they wouldn't freeze to death.
His son-in-law (my grandfather) enlisted for the Ethiopian War to run away from an arranged marriage and was then drafted for the disastrous Italian Expedition in Russia. He would never *ever* tell anyone how he survived the retreat, he would just say that war is horrible and then shut up.
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
His son-in-law (my grandfather) enlisted for the Ethiopian War to run away from an arranged marriage and was then drafted for the disastrous Italian Expedition in Russia. He would never *ever* tell anyone how he survived the retreat, he would just say that war is horrible and then shut up.
His story struck me because he thought that violence against his perceived enemies would solve his post-war problems, but it only brought about a far worse war than the one he fought as a 19 years old boy. He paid the price of his recklessness with fear and hunger.
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
His story struck me because he thought that violence against his perceived enemies would solve his post-war problems, but it only brought about a far worse war than the one he fought as a 19 years old boy. He paid the price of his recklessness with fear and hunger.
He survived Caporetto (!) and Vittorio Veneto, when he got back home he thought a medal and a shake of hands were not enough and he - sadly - joined the blackshirts to "set things straight". In the end, he refused to be drafted into the MSVN because he wasn't interested in fascism per-se.
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
He survived Caporetto (!) and Vittorio Veneto, when he got back home he thought a medal and a shake of hands were not enough and he - sadly - joined the blackshirts to "set things straight". In the end, he refused to be drafted into the MSVN because he wasn't interested in fascism per-se.
Gah, "an enemy plane". I want an edit button...
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Gah, "an enemy plane". I want an edit button...
(I still get a good chuckle when I remember my great-grandfather telling me how at 99 years old he still kept a grudge against Francesco Baracca (no less!) because during WWI the latter downed any enemy plane on their field kitchen and left them without hot rations for weeks!)
December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
(I still get a good chuckle when I remember my great-grandfather telling me how at 99 years old he still kept a grudge against Francesco Baracca (no less!) because during WWI the latter downed any enemy plane on their field kitchen and left them without hot rations for weeks!)
FWIW, I don't want to judge any of them, those who sided with the fascist regime paid bitterly in one way or another and that's enough for me. The important thing is that I got to listen to them and learn from their experiences that violence is *never* the answer to any problem.
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
FWIW, I don't want to judge any of them, those who sided with the fascist regime paid bitterly in one way or another and that's enough for me. The important thing is that I got to listen to them and learn from their experiences that violence is *never* the answer to any problem.
My family history is complicated, to say the least: as most Italian people born after WWII, I happen to have ancestors from both sides of the fence and I was lucky to have been able to speak with them and learn what fascism and war were in reality, without any kind of rhetoric.
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My family history is complicated, to say the least: as most Italian people born after WWII, I happen to have ancestors from both sides of the fence and I was lucky to have been able to speak with them and learn what fascism and war were in reality, without any kind of rhetoric.
I get it, not everyone gets to talk about WWII with primary sources, but FFS what the hell are American schools doing?!? Better yet, what the hell have they been doing since the '80s?!?
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I get it, not everyone gets to talk about WWII with primary sources, but FFS what the hell are American schools doing?!? Better yet, what the hell have they been doing since the '80s?!?
CREDO di aver già visto questa immagine...
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
CREDO di aver già visto questa immagine...
Frase ricorrente nella mia carriera: "Vabbè, basta metterlo nella AUP e risolviamo".
Poi alla prima vertenza piangono sangue.
Poi alla prima vertenza piangono sangue.
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Frase ricorrente nella mia carriera: "Vabbè, basta metterlo nella AUP e risolviamo".
Poi alla prima vertenza piangono sangue.
Poi alla prima vertenza piangono sangue.
Unfortunately a lot of videos were lost when the AT&T Archives made the switch from their own hosting platform to Youtube, luckily this one survived.
December 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Unfortunately a lot of videos were lost when the AT&T Archives made the switch from their own hosting platform to Youtube, luckily this one survived.
Per chi lavora come dipendente nell'IT: *STUDIATE LO STATUTO DEI LAVORATORI ED IMPARATE QUALI SONO I VOSTRI DIRITTI*, non pensate che queste cose siano "sporche" o "roba obsoleta", sono la vostra ultima (e spesso anche unica) linea di difesa contro gli abusi tipici del settore.
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Per chi lavora come dipendente nell'IT: *STUDIATE LO STATUTO DEI LAVORATORI ED IMPARATE QUALI SONO I VOSTRI DIRITTI*, non pensate che queste cose siano "sporche" o "roba obsoleta", sono la vostra ultima (e spesso anche unica) linea di difesa contro gli abusi tipici del settore.
Se avessi €0,01 per ogni volta che qualcuno in ambito tech prova a pulirsi il deretano con il suddetto art.4 ora sarei milionario.
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Se avessi €0,01 per ogni volta che qualcuno in ambito tech prova a pulirsi il deretano con il suddetto art.4 ora sarei milionario.
Lo so, è la mia mente malata che va subito a Mariano.
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Lo so, è la mia mente malata che va subito a Mariano.
PEPPERONI!
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December 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
PEPPERONI!
Just when I thought the video with Alex Karp high as a kite during an interview was this year's biggest "WTAF moment", this happens.
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Just when I thought the video with Alex Karp high as a kite during an interview was this year's biggest "WTAF moment", this happens.