December 19, 2010
…los periódicos tenemos muchas obligaciones en una sociedad democrática: la responsabilidad, la veracidad, el equilibrio y el compromiso con los ciudadanos. Entre ellas no se encuentra la de proteger a los Gobiernos, y al poder en general, de revelaciones embarazosas.
El País – Lo que de verdad ocultan los Gobiernos
December 14, 2010
I have no adjectives to comment on the beauty of this.
November 26, 2010
Illustration for the previous post:
[via Groompy Tom]
November 26, 2010
The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power.
George Orwell – 1984
November 24, 2010
Why should you care? Because the Web is yours.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee – Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality
November 22, 2010
Could some kind soul explain to me precisely, how one goes about hijacking an airplane with nail clippers? I mean, really. How is it done?
October 13, 2010
The food slice is probably too big…
(via GraphJam)
August 19, 2010
We had cookies
via Sugar Billy
August 19, 2010
The Happiness Engineers were in town. I hope they liked it…
July 25, 2010
The Alentejo. You should visit. Really. Here’s how to get started: Casas Brancas
July 20, 2010
The sound of not doing anything
July 20, 2010
We have to explain ourselves to users, technicians, public managers and almost everybody else. We discovered that fear, uncertainty and doubt are very effective tools to hinder our progress. Fortunately, our politicians promote and support our IT policies to switch to free software. Obtaining and maintaining this political support is crucial to overcome difficulties in the migration process.
Zaragoza’s move to complete open source desktop going to plan
July 3, 2010
…we (the open-source community) have fun doing what we do. Our creative play has been racking up technical, market-share, and mind-share successes at an astounding rate. We’re proving not only that we can do better software, but that joy is an asset.
Eric Steven Raymond – The Cathedral and the Bazaar
July 2, 2010
“Yes, the constant arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive, especially to people with attention deficit disorder. But distraction is not a new phenomenon. The solution is not to bemoan technology but to develop strategies of self-control, as we do with every other temptation in life. Turn off e-mail or Twitter when you work, put away your Blackberry at dinner time, ask your spouse to call you to bed at a designated hour.”
Steven Pinker – “Mind Over Mass Media“
July 1, 2010
I’ve been meeting with a few people in Europe, curiously still hanging to old and odd opinions of Open Source Software and its application in real-world, real business situations . As I’ve found myself repeating the same mantra once too often, here’s a complete and exhaustive post, taken from a talk given by Tim O’Reilly to a group of Fortune 500 executives. (in 1999!)
Ten Myths about Open Source Software
Here’s a bite:
If open source software isn’t reliable enough to use, then the Internet isn’t reliable enough, because the Internet infrastructure relies heavily on Open Source software.
June 24, 2010
An SQL statement walks into a bar and sees two tables. It approaches, and asks “may I join you?”
June 21, 2010
Go figure. I’ve been to Óbidos hundreds of times, and never really tought about this…
via Oregon Expat
May 20, 2010
1990: everyone is famous for 15 minutes. 2010: everyone is famous for 15 people. 2030: everyone is anonymous for 15 minutes
May 14, 2010
Watch this. When you’re done, watch it again:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&w=600]
April 13, 2010
Another day at the office
