Europe is the area of Eurasia which includes the westernmost part of Russia and spans West to the Atlantic Ocean. It includes my own country, Italy, and it is widely diverse culturally, linguistically, legally and politically.

Europe is home to a large and intricate web of international treaties and regional organizations. Italy is bound by numerous agreements, many of which with other European countries.

Today is the 5th of May, Europe Day. In this blog post, I discuss the European status quo and my vision for Europe.

This blog post is dedicated to the public domain through CC0.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Today, the 1st of January, is Public Domain Day, when we celebrate a new batch of works entering the public domain and becoming free for all to build upon, promoting progress, culture and creativity.

My first blog post on Public Domain Day was in 2024. My second in 2025. This is my third one. I’ve only published one post besides the PDD one in 2025, as was the case in 2024, despite my intention, stated and real, to publish more.

In this blog post, I endorse the Blender free and open source 3D creation suite for artists and applaud its organization, inviting you to support its development through the Development Fund.

The program

Blender is a cross-platform program for 3D graphics, and much more, available as free and open source software under the GNU General Public License. Its massive array of features makes it suitable for modelling, sculpting, animation, rigging, rendering, drawing, video editing, running simulations, scripting and more. Free form ads and offline by default, the software is designed to serve its users. The capabilities of Blender are demonstrated through the Open Movies and demo files from various artists, as well by the art its community produces.

This blog post is dedicated to the public domain through CC0.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.

The 1st of January is Public Domain Day: the day in which a new batch of works enters the public domain and becomes free for all to build upon, promoting progress, culture and creativity.

My first blog post on Public Domain Day was in 2024. This is my second one. There isn’t much to celebrate with regard to this blog, as I have only published one post between these two. I am working locally, although very slowly, on other articles and I hope to publish more this year. In the meanwhile, I celebrate the public domain again through this post.

In this blog, post I will outline my take on freedom of speech and of expression. I will use the two phrases interchangeably, or closely to it, to refer to the right to engage in acts of speech, in a rather broad sense, not limited to verbal language.

I will first discuss my understanding of the relationship between this freedom and the law. I will then briefly consider some other specific aspects of freedom of expression. Finally, I will cover my general opinion on the matter, which is a highly liberal and permissive one.

This blog post is dedicated to the public domain through CC0.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.

The 1st of January is Public Domain Day: the day in which a new batch of works enters the public domain and becomes free for all to build upon, promoting progress, culture and creativity.

The public domain

Original artistic and literary works of authorship are covered by copyright (or “author’s rights”) from the moment they exist in a tangible medium. Some international uniformity is provided by the Berne Convention.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.

You have probably heard of free and open source software before.

Software plays an increasingly relevant role in our lives. We delegate important tasks to computers. We store our memories, along with critical personal information, as well as assets we’ve worked for tens of hours on, on our digital devices. We use them to communicate, to trade, to work, to stay informed and to entertain ourselves. Ensuring that the programs we use are actually serving us, rather than someone else, is critical.

Hello, world!

I am Valentino Giudice, an Italian guy with an interest in computering born in 1996. You are reading the first post on my personal blog.

This website is a tool at my complete disposal for me to exercise my freedom of speech. Here, I write and do as I please.

Unless clearly stated otherwise, my articles on this blog are only meant to represent my views at the time of writing. They don’t speak for anybody else, not even organizations or groups that I happen to be part of.