# Notes and essays My thoughts on product, design and engineering. The views expressed here are my own. RSS: https://stitcom.be/rss.xml ## 2026 - [Axios is compromised, now what?](https://stitcom.be/writing/2026-04-04-axios-is-compromised-now-what.md): 2026-04-04. The axios supply chain attack is a warning, so here are two simple steps that reduce your risk. - [London](https://stitcom.be/writing/2026-03-16-london.md): 2026-03-16. A short list of things I like and don't like about traveling in London. ## 2025 - [Hello World](https://stitcom.be/writing/2025-09-01-hello-world.md): 2025-09-01. 👋 ## 2008 - [48 hours of sleeplessness](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-24-48-hours-of-sleeplessness.md): 2008-05-24. Home in Minnesota after 48 hours without sleep and without my bags. - [Ho Finito!](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-22-ho-finito.md): 2008-05-22. My last finals are done, and it is time to pack for home. - [Less than 48 hrs left in Rome](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-21-less-than-48-hrs-left-in-rome.md): 2008-05-21. Finals, packing and last sights in my final two days in Rome. - [My Favorite Memories of Rome](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-21-my-favorite-memories-of-rome.md): 2008-05-21. A list of the people, food and moments I will miss most about Rome. - [Venezia](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-10-venezia.md): 2008-05-10. A weekend in Venice with Sarah and Molly: canals, masks, Murano and a gondola ride. - [A.S. Roma, Eccomi](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-09-as-roma-eccomi.md): 2008-05-09. I have a ticket to an A.S. Roma game against Atalanta. - [Then and now: media at Gustavus](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-05-06-then-and-now-media-at-gustavus.md): 2008-05-06. A Gustavian Weekly article that mentions my work with KGSM Radio. - [Pillow fight in Trastevere](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-28-pillow-fight-in-trastevere.md): 2008-04-28. A big pillow fight in Trastevere that I missed on the way back from Venice. - [Cinque Terre](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-23-cinque-terre.md): 2008-04-23. An IES field trip to the five villages of Cinque Terre, with a stop in Lucca. - [Praha](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-15-praha.md): 2008-04-15. A weekend in Prague with Riley: Old Town Square, the astronomical clock and Charles Bridge. - [Le Elezioni](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-14-le-elezioni.md): 2008-04-14. A quick note on the Italian elections, which Berlusconi looks set to win. - ["You can take a photo!" - Spring Break in Malta](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-06-spring-break-in-malta.md): 2008-04-06. Spring break in Malta, the first country on the trip where the main language is English. - [La Fine Settimana del Mio Amore](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-04-01-la-fine-settimana-del-mio-amore.md): 2008-04-01. Riley visits Rome for the first weekend of spring break: the Vatican, the Pantheon and Piazza del Popolo. - [Back from spring break](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-31-back-from-spring-break.md): 2008-03-31. Back from spring break, with the stories and photos on hold until after the reading. - [Juno](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-30-juno.md): 2008-03-30. A quote from Juno about being away from home. - [The A.S. Roma song](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-18-the-as-roma-song.md): 2008-03-18. The official song of the A.S. Roma football team, which I am trying to learn. - [Domenica della Palme](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-16-domenica-della-palme.md): 2008-03-16. Palm Sunday mass at St Peter's Square, and a look at the Pope. - [Colosseo](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-16-colosseo.md): 2008-03-16. Dinner with Clark Schoening near the Spanish Steps, then the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. - [Napoli](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-10-napoli.md): 2008-03-10. A weekend in Naples and Pompeii with Sarah, a lost hostel and five pizzas in two days. - [Necropoli](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-03-05-necropoli.md): 2008-03-05. An IES day trip to two Etruscan necropolis sites for my art history class. - [Firenze](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-25-firenze.md): 2008-02-25. A weekend in Florence with Rigo and Sarah: the Duomo, the David and a hostel near the station. - [Scuola](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-21-scuola.md): 2008-02-21. Official classes start, and the days get long. - [Italiano](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-17-italiano.md): 2008-02-17. The first week of intensive Italian, with Gitti and a street market in Campo dei Fiori. - [Roma](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-10-roma.md): 2008-02-10. My first days in Rome: guided tours, Campo dei Fiori and a scavenger hunt in Trastevere. - [Orientation](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-07-orientation.md): 2008-02-07. Three days of IES orientation in Perugia, Assisi and the Umbrian hills. - [Salve Roma!](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-05-salve-roma.md): 2008-02-05. I arrive in Rome after delays and a missed connection, and find my apartment. - [Italian greetings](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-02-italian-greetings.md): 2008-02-02. A short video of Italian greetings that my mom picked out. - [Judgement Day Approaches](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-02-02-judgement-day-approaches.md): 2008-02-02. Packed and ready the day before I leave for Rome, with what I hope to learn there. - [Travel Arrangements](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-01-15-travel-arrangements.md): 2008-01-15. My flight plan from Minneapolis to Rome, by way of Chicago and Frankfurt. - [Welcome To Stephen's Travel Blog](https://stitcom.be/writing/2008-01-13-welcome-to-my-travel-blog.md): 2008-01-13. The first post on my travel blog, before a three-month semester in Rome with IES.