Ok, I admit it. I have a bordering on unhealthy obsession over understanding how all sorts of things work. I like to observe, design, build and take things apart, any technology really, from gadgets to renewable energy to economics.

Participatory/social media, yes I’m interested, the architecture of participation has been an interest for as long as I can remember. Eigenvector centrality, yep. Collective intelligence and collaborative filtering, yes again, pretty much anything collaborative gets my interest. Gifting economies. Open source, definitely. Neo-tribalism, yep. Geo-computing, yep yep. Cap-and-trade strategies and swaps, yes. Going carbon neutral, for certain.

And I like that feeling you get listening to music. Also objects with attitude that travel fast, as well as relatively slower and quieter designs with keels. And shiny things. Oh, and pizza (Numeo 28 prosciutto slice in NYC, Spris gorgonzola pie in SB) . My favourite beer is Guinness. I value creativity, respect, passion and honesty; save the spin for someone else :-o

My name is Robert DESIDERI (in case you don’t recognise me from the pic, rsrsrs). When not watching movies or under the influence of my iPod I can be found messing with cameras and software and at other times working on finance and technology projects. I’m not an Internet pundit or anything like that, just a regular guy with a heterogeneous interests set, a predisposition towards clever peeps and original projects. And I, luckily, don’t require much sleep (i.e., 24×7 work / play). And I’m part vampire, for those who want to know my more intimate details.

This blog is an experiment for me. After checking out a vlog or podcast and suffering my bad writing if you’re still into chatting, pound out an email, I’m usually good for a <24 hour turnaround.