My Geek Life
I use GNU/Linux, both Fedora Core and Debian based distros (actually
Ubuntu). Not only because the system is stable, secure and reliable,
but also because of the idea on which it's based. A new concept of the
digital Freedom that may change the world. No restrictions and no
copyright limit; everything is allowed and you are encouraged to do it.
I manage a Fedora Core portal, in which I post some tips and scripts
for Fedora Core and GNU/Linux, and this is a less thing to
thank
the developer and communities that made the system and the softwares
easy for everyone.
As I respect freedom and privacy, I always prefer to encrypt messages
rather than plain text.
My public key (1024D/8A784A88 EFF4 9FD5 DBC2 991B B5DD 59C8 24B9 51D8 8A78 4A88) may be download
from the MIT key
server or simply
locally.
My Linux ID is
361987.
Life is Chess
Chess for me is not to win or to lose. Chess is a mystery, a
philosophy, an art. I like the way to give a spirit to the pieces, to
organize them and to set their movements in a harmony, such a dance.
Every pawn, every light and heavy piece has its importance, no piece
can make victory without the support of the others, some have to be
sacrificed to gain space, position, time, or the match.
My favorite piece is the pawn, the soul of the chess; and the one who
does not respect the pawn does not deserve playing chess.
When I play with white, I almost always push 1.e4 and try to lead the
opening to a Spanish game, and poor is the one who, in the Berlin's
variation, thinks that the central pawns simply cannot be defended.
With Black, I answer to 1.d4 by 1...Nf6 followed by 2...c5 expecting
the Volga or similar gambit, giving to the black Bishop the long
diagonal and opening the Queen side putting the heavy arsenal. It
happens that I play 1...d5 looking for the complex Botvinnik variation
of Semi-Slavic Queen gambit. Face to 1.e4, I mostly play a French
defense (trying to force the opponent to push the central pawn to e5
and then to cause weakness), but also I sometimes play a Sicilian
defense according to Sveshnikov, when I feel aggressive; however, in a
calm mood, I prefer the Chigorin's Spanish. Those technical terms can
only be understood by a chess player. :-)
I do no longer play in tournaments, and, in the Net, I avoid playing
rated match; what I look for, is the fun, the inspiration, the
meditation and the "human side". More than the matches, I won new
friends.
About my logo
Well, nothing special, I drew a Chess rook with
inkscape
but was too ... fade. A friend suggested to burn the castle and then to
mix shining colors of the fire with the existing blue/gray. Obviously,
it was not a bad idea.
My Personal Life
Regards only me
