http://blog.alessiosignorini.com Tech, ideas, and cool stuff that go through my head every day... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:52:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2011/09/gyms-cheaper-to-switch-cloth-towels-to-wipe-off-equipment/ http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2011/09/gyms-cheaper-to-switch-cloth-towels-to-wipe-off-equipment/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:00:59 +0000 Alessio Signorini http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/?p=685 My gym provides plenty of disinfectant and paper towels to wipe off equipment before/after each use. I have seen this in other gyms here in the US and it is a nice thing, especially during the fall and winter months when more people are sick. On the other hand thought, it is a bit sad to see all that paper get wasted every day, which probably can not even be recycled due to the disinfectant used.…]]> http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2011/09/gyms-cheaper-to-switch-cloth-towels-to-wipe-off-equipment/feed/ 0 http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2011/06/machine-learning-to-redefine-serving-sizes-and-slim-down-us/ http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2011/06/machine-learning-to-redefine-serving-sizes-and-slim-down-us/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:59:47 +0000 Alessio Signorini http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/?p=595 Although I have been living in the US for almost 7 years now, I still struggle with the concept of “serving” which one can find in the nutritional information label of each eatable product. What I really do not understand is why certain food, clearly meant for 1 person to be consumed (e.g., a soda or M&Ms), contain more than 1 serving.…]]> http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2011/06/machine-learning-to-redefine-serving-sizes-and-slim-down-us/feed/ 0 http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2010/12/minute-maid-lemonade-contains-0-lemonade/ http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2010/12/minute-maid-lemonade-contains-0-lemonade/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:57:17 +0000 Alessio Signorini http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/?p=523 Yesterday I was at the Denver International Airport (which is commonly referenced as DIA, but the FAA code is actually DEN) and had a quick snack at Paradise Bakery. I like their menu in downtown Boulder so I thought, why not. The beverage dispenser offered Minute Maid Lemonade. Sounded refreshing. Then I got closer and read on the label “contains 0% lemons”.…]]> http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2010/12/minute-maid-lemonade-contains-0-lemonade/feed/ 0 http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2010/01/prostheses-technology-the-amazing-progresses-of-last-years/ http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2010/01/prostheses-technology-the-amazing-progresses-of-last-years/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:07:50 +0000 Alessio Signorini http://deepintech.wordpress.com/?p=96 Losing my eyesight, my legs or arms has always been among my biggest fears. I would love to be able to do research 24/7 in all the possible fields and help to improve the life of the less fortunates, but my knowledge in the medical field is very limited for now and I still have to finish my PhD in Computer Science before jumping into something else.…]]> http://blog.alessiosignorini.com/2010/01/prostheses-technology-the-amazing-progresses-of-last-years/feed/ 1