Riccardo Mori
@morrick.bsky.social
Writer, translator and localisation specialist, enthusiast photographer, vintage tech appreciator.
Location & languages: Spain // 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇸
Website: http://morrick.me
No license, implied or explicit, is granted to use any of my posts for training AI models.
Location & languages: Spain // 🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇸
Website: http://morrick.me
No license, implied or explicit, is granted to use any of my posts for training AI models.
Found this gem among the comments to a politics-related YouTube video.
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Found this gem among the comments to a politics-related YouTube video.
Rewatching Battlestar Galactica — “33”.
What can I say about this series that hasn’t been already said?
But really, the first words coming out of my head are, “Where the hell are series like this today?”
What can I say about this series that hasn’t been already said?
But really, the first words coming out of my head are, “Where the hell are series like this today?”
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Rewatching Battlestar Galactica — “33”.
What can I say about this series that hasn’t been already said?
But really, the first words coming out of my head are, “Where the hell are series like this today?”
What can I say about this series that hasn’t been already said?
But really, the first words coming out of my head are, “Where the hell are series like this today?”
My dad and me, around 1977-78. Photo taken by my mum. This is a photo I took of the projected slide earlier today.
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
My dad and me, around 1977-78. Photo taken by my mum. This is a photo I took of the projected slide earlier today.
I also found this photo, taken on Lake Orta, Northern Italy, in 1939. I just love the atmosphere here, with San Giulio island barely visible in the background. My grandfather is the one in the centre, looking away. The others should be his group of friends. He was 19 here.
December 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I also found this photo, taken on Lake Orta, Northern Italy, in 1939. I just love the atmosphere here, with San Giulio island barely visible in the background. My grandfather is the one in the centre, looking away. The others should be his group of friends. He was 19 here.
Digging in the archives, I’ve also found an envelope full of old photos, mostly of my grandfather and his family, during the years he was in the army and then in WWII. This was taken in 1941 and portrays his division, Telemetry & Comms. He’s barely visible, as he’s with the guys inside the tent.
December 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Digging in the archives, I’ve also found an envelope full of old photos, mostly of my grandfather and his family, during the years he was in the army and then in WWII. This was taken in 1941 and portrays his division, Telemetry & Comms. He’s barely visible, as he’s with the guys inside the tent.
The Red Floppy has been unearthed. I repeat, the Red Floppy has been unearthed!
What this means:
That now I need to unearth either a vintage machine or my external USB floppy drive to check what’s on the disk and why I had buried it so deep in my archives. (And no, it’s not p0rn.)
What this means:
That now I need to unearth either a vintage machine or my external USB floppy drive to check what’s on the disk and why I had buried it so deep in my archives. (And no, it’s not p0rn.)
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Red Floppy has been unearthed. I repeat, the Red Floppy has been unearthed!
What this means:
That now I need to unearth either a vintage machine or my external USB floppy drive to check what’s on the disk and why I had buried it so deep in my archives. (And no, it’s not p0rn.)
What this means:
That now I need to unearth either a vintage machine or my external USB floppy drive to check what’s on the disk and why I had buried it so deep in my archives. (And no, it’s not p0rn.)
And the award for “Best Spam Email” for 2025 goes to ‘Agency Help’:
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
And the award for “Best Spam Email” for 2025 goes to ‘Agency Help’:
AirPods Pro too expensive? For €50 you can get these... Pineapple Pro from Energy System. 😄
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
AirPods Pro too expensive? For €50 you can get these... Pineapple Pro from Energy System. 😄
Sometimes after posting something on my blog that gets a bit of traction, I receive quite a number of emails with smart observations or insightful feedback.
And sometimes I get stuff like, and I quote: “Now that Alan Dye has left Apple, will you return to the platform??”
And sometimes I get stuff like, and I quote: “Now that Alan Dye has left Apple, will you return to the platform??”
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sometimes after posting something on my blog that gets a bit of traction, I receive quite a number of emails with smart observations or insightful feedback.
And sometimes I get stuff like, and I quote: “Now that Alan Dye has left Apple, will you return to the platform??”
And sometimes I get stuff like, and I quote: “Now that Alan Dye has left Apple, will you return to the platform??”
Here’s the essential quote from Technopoly mentioned in the video. By the way, this was written… in 1992. Not now or the past month. (Full text in Alt text)
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Here’s the essential quote from Technopoly mentioned in the video. By the way, this was written… in 1992. Not now or the past month. (Full text in Alt text)
Technicolor sunset.
[iPhone 5s]
[iPhone 5s]
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Technicolor sunset.
[iPhone 5s]
[iPhone 5s]
Can you believe I remembered only this afternoon that today’s my birthday? Sigh.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Can you believe I remembered only this afternoon that today’s my birthday? Sigh.
“Why don’t you update your blog more often?” I get asked on a fairly regular basis.
Because I prefer to say nothing when I have nothing to say, instead of posting crap like this, for example:
Because I prefer to say nothing when I have nothing to say, instead of posting crap like this, for example:
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“Why don’t you update your blog more often?” I get asked on a fairly regular basis.
Because I prefer to say nothing when I have nothing to say, instead of posting crap like this, for example:
Because I prefer to say nothing when I have nothing to say, instead of posting crap like this, for example:
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The amount of fucks given remains steadily at zero or below.
October 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The amount of fucks given remains steadily at zero or below.
Spotify has been criticised for so many things in recent times.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
October 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Spotify has been criticised for so many things in recent times.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
I, as a premium subscriber since late 2010, am simply baffled that after 15 years I still can’t see the list of musicians playing on any given album.
In this album Brad Mehldau isn’t the only performer.
But the problem is, if the battery life of a new iPhone Air is similar to the one of a 3-4-year-old iPhone *now*, how’s it going to be 2 or 3 years from now? You guessed right — bad.
September 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
But the problem is, if the battery life of a new iPhone Air is similar to the one of a 3-4-year-old iPhone *now*, how’s it going to be 2 or 3 years from now? You guessed right — bad.
Still alive and kicking! 😊
September 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Still alive and kicking! 😊
I ‘love’ this security recommendation from Google. They ask a yes/no question, but the only option I can select is ‘Remove’. If I want to keep things as they are, I have to ignore this. If I do so, a badge with a '!' sign remains placed near my account avatar, and it’s annoying, and Google knows it.
September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I ‘love’ this security recommendation from Google. They ask a yes/no question, but the only option I can select is ‘Remove’. If I want to keep things as they are, I have to ignore this. If I do so, a badge with a '!' sign remains placed near my account avatar, and it’s annoying, and Google knows it.
Watching Anthony Bourdain, in Tokyo, circa 2002. Taking it all in. It feels like another world, another goddamn timeline, even.
September 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Watching Anthony Bourdain, in Tokyo, circa 2002. Taking it all in. It feels like another world, another goddamn timeline, even.
When I started reading this email from Dropbox, I was worried: “Starting in October 2025, Dropbox will begin limiting support for macOS 10.13–10.15.”
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
When I started reading this email from Dropbox, I was worried: “Starting in October 2025, Dropbox will begin limiting support for macOS 10.13–10.15.”
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
Then I realised everything was fine: Dropbox’s core functionalities won’t be affected, and that’s how I use Dropbox anyway, so all's well for now.
This was my home screen on my iPad 3 in October 2013, running the recently released iOS 7. I found this on an old backup drive.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This was my home screen on my iPad 3 in October 2013, running the recently released iOS 7. I found this on an old backup drive.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
Netbot and Felix were two App.net clients. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App.net)
Coast was a browser by Opera made for iOS devices, with a very cool gesture-based interface.
In shades.
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
September 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In shades.
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
[Camera: Olympus C5060-WZ, from 2003. 5 megapixels. CCD sensor. Lens: 27-110mm equiv. ƒ2.8-4.8. Another digicam that takes good pictures for its age and ISO range (80-400)]
Canon colours.
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)
August 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Canon colours.
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)
(Taken with a Canon Digital IXUS i / a.k.a. Canon PowerShot SD10, an ultracompact digicam from 2003. Four megapixels, fixed 38mm equiv. lens ƒ2.8. Not bad, eh? File sizes are also tiny, each photo averaging 500KB.)