{"id":2220,"date":"2017-03-02T18:59:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T17:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=2220"},"modified":"2017-03-04T23:25:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T22:25:12","slug":"dreaming-of-liberty-eiffel-and-geotechnics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/03\/02\/dreaming-of-liberty-eiffel-and-geotechnics\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreaming of Liberty Eiffel and Geotechnics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight I made a strange dream. I was taking an exam, It was geotechnical engineering.<\/p>\n<p>It was held in a large lecture hall, an amphitheater.<\/p>\n<p>For those who have dwelt the Politecnico of Milan, it was T12. This one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2231\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www7.ceda.polimi.it\/spazi\/spazi\/controller\/Aula.do?evn_init=event&amp;idaula=71&amp;jaf_currentWFID=main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2231\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2231\" data-attachment-id=\"2231\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/03\/02\/dreaming-of-liberty-eiffel-and-geotechnics\/aula-polimi-t12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/aula-polimi-t12.jpeg?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aula-polimi-t12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The T12 lecture classroom&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/aula-polimi-t12.jpeg?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2231\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/aula-polimi-t12.jpeg?resize=450%2C300\" alt=\"The T12 lecture classroom\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/aula-polimi-t12.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/aula-polimi-t12.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The T12 lecture classroom<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2225\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www4.ceda.polimi.it\/manifesti\/manifesti\/controller\/ricerche\/RicercaPerDocentiPublic.do?EVN_ELENCO_DIDATTICA=evento&amp;k_doc=29893&amp;lang=IT&amp;__pj0=0&amp;__pj1=448a483b6d7b9da85d87a3cde60c02cf\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2225\" data-attachment-id=\"2225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/03\/02\/dreaming-of-liberty-eiffel-and-geotechnics\/calvettifrancesco\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/CalvettiFrancesco.jpg?fit=198%2C274&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"198,274\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CalvettiFrancesco\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/CalvettiFrancesco.jpg?fit=198%2C274&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/CalvettiFrancesco.jpg?resize=198%2C274\" alt=\"Calvetti Francesco\" width=\"198\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">professor Calvetti Francesco in his younger years<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was a written exam. The examiner was not the professor who taught me geotechics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www4.ceda.polimi.it\/manifesti\/manifesti\/controller\/ricerche\/RicercaPerDocentiPublic.do?EVN_ELENCO_DIDATTICA=evento&amp;k_doc=664&amp;lang=IT&amp;__pj0=0&amp;__pj1=34f21fe8aaf8b1a5ea75c814e2e791ff\">Roberto Nova<\/a>\u00a0but one of his assistants,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www4.ceda.polimi.it\/manifesti\/manifesti\/controller\/ricerche\/RicercaPerDocentiPublic.do?EVN_ELENCO_DIDATTICA=evento&amp;k_doc=29893&amp;lang=IT&amp;__pj0=0&amp;__pj1=448a483b6d7b9da85d87a3cde60c02cf\">Calvetti Francesco<\/a>. The photo shown here on the right, from the last link is quite aged. It&#8217;s at least fifteen years old as it was surely taken when I was still a student.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2226\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2226\" data-attachment-id=\"2226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/03\/02\/dreaming-of-liberty-eiffel-and-geotechnics\/calvetti_07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/calvetti_07.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1298374216&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"calvetti_07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/calvetti_07.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/03\/calvetti_07.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"calvetti_07\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A more recent photo of professor Calvetti<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I shall say that his recent photos show a much healtier person, as his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+FrancescoCalvetti\">Google+ profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I often dream about having to take exams that have been invalidated to avoid losing my degree, but this wasn&#8217;t the case.<\/p>\n<p>What made me remember this dream was the fact that professor Calvetti was blatantly reading a bulky book titled:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00abLiberty Eiffel programming\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>then my memories of the dream become a little fuzzy as I don&#8217;t remember if I made myself recognized as one of the maintainer of Liberty or if he recognized me himself.<\/p>\n<p>What I rememeber clearly is that we pleasingly chatted for most of the exam duration about Eiffel programming. You will win if you bet that I didn&#8217;t answered the questions. I obviously failed the exam, but I was nevertheless happy.<\/p>\n<p>My\u00a0subconscious or my conscience is trying to scold me for my lack of constancy in my efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Tonight I made a strange dream. I was taking an exam, It was geotechnical engineering. It was held in a large lecture hall, an amphitheater. For those who have dwelt the Politecnico of Milan, it was T12. This one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2017\/03\/02\/dreaming-of-liberty-eiffel-and-geotechnics\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[34,98,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-status","hentry","category-eiffel","category-liberty-eiffel","category-mood","post_format-post-format-status"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6daft-zO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9332,"url":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2022\/05\/01\/liberty-liberty-eiffel-programming-language\/","url_meta":{"origin":2220,"position":0},"title":"Liberty | Liberty Eiffel programming language","author":"Paolo Redaelli","date":"2022-05-01","format":false,"excerpt":"Liberty Source: Liberty | Liberty Eiffel programming language","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Liberty Eiffel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Liberty Eiffel","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/category\/eiffel\/liberty-eiffel\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13274,"url":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2025\/05\/03\/liberty-eiffel-successful-languages-have-bearded-designers\/","url_meta":{"origin":2220,"position":1},"title":"Liberty Eiffel: Successful languages have bearded designers","author":"Paolo Redaelli","date":"2025-05-03","format":false,"excerpt":"Time has come to rewrite or update Liberty Eiffel: Successful languages have bearded designers as all the external photos went offline! 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