January 2012
28 posts
Jan 25th
“Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought...”
– David Ben-Gurion (via mnmal)
Jan 24th
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It’s Just Stuff — Shawn Blanc →
I may drive a Jeep because I’m a Colorado boy at heart, and I may own a charcoal grill because I like things “pure”, and I may own Apple gadgets because I have an affinity for fine software. So yes, you can tell a lot about me by the things I own. But they are just that — things. They can be stolen, broken, taken, and lost. They should never become distractions to the things that matter most, nor...
Jan 24th
Conflict or Cooperation? →
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Jan 22nd
“Se há algo de revolucionário na Internet, o SOPA e o PIPA representam Termidor,...”
– ÉPOCA – Paulo Moreira Leite em seu Blog.
Jan 22nd
Infidelity makes a good president
AVISO: o raciocínio abaixo não é piada. Ele foi elaborado por um psicólogo da Fox pra referendar N.Gingrich 1) Three women have met Mr. Gingrich and been so moved by his emotional energy and intellect that they decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with him. 2) Two of these women felt this way even though Mr. Gingrich was already married. 3 ) One of them felt this way even though...
Jan 21st
Jan 20th
Vada a bordo, cazzo!
A história pode não ser verdadeira, mas é sensacional: After his retirement he was cruising the Mediterranean on an Italian cruise liner and some Italian journalists asked why an ex British Prime Minister should chose an Italian ship. “There are three things I like about being on an Italian cruise ship” said Churchill. “First their cuisine is unsurpassed. Second their service is superb. And then,...
Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
Why curators should care about SOPA/PIPA Scoop.it →
Churchill used to say: “In England, everything is permitted, except that which is forbidden. In Germany, everything is forbidden, except that which is permitted. In France, everything is permitted even that which is forbidden. In the USSR, everything is forbidden, even that which is permitted.” DMCA is England; the Movie Industry thinks it’s France and wants us to be in Germany but this could...
Jan 19th
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/apple-educat... →
O que a Apple lançará amanhã e NY? que tal uma app que unifique e simplifique o iWork e o faça produzir ebooks? algo como um papel digital para tudo. A ver. 
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Jan 13th
“De uma cidade não aproveitamos suas sete ou setenta e sete maravilhas, mas as...”
– Italo Calvino, Cidades Invisíveis
Jan 12th
WatchWatch
They did it! Imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery. Take a look at this video posted on Kickstarter more than one year ago which made the headlines for its record breaking success, and that Android version. In my opinion it’s the difference between elegance and some sort of Dick Tracy unusable gadget.
Jan 11th
Iran Says Bomb Kills University Professor -... →
Primeiro o Stuxnet, depois o assassinato a bomba de cinco cientistas envolvidos no programa. Se fosse contra uma nação do ocidente receberia o nome de terrorismo, como chamaríamos se é contra o Irã e, aquela pergunta clássica para encontrar os autores: a quem interessaria?
Jan 11th
Jan 9th
“Há coisas essenciais sobre o racismo no episódio ocorrido no restaurante Nonno...”
– Sueli Carneiro: “Para o racista a negritude chega sempre na frente dos signos de prestígio social” | Maria Frô Poucas palavras, mas que simplesmente jogam no lixo o livro do Ali Kamel
Jan 8th
“But the truth is that whether we like it or not every action we take and every...”
– The Intentional Life
Jan 7th
One Out Of Three Ain't Bad...
parislemon: All we’ve heard for the past year-plus is how Android is killing it. The phones are taking over the world. And that’s true — from a unit perspective. But from an actual business perspective, things are decidedly murkier. Google says they’re making a good amount of money as a result of Android, but it’s clearly nothing compared to their main business. The carriers are doing well too...
Jan 6th
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Jan 4th
Why Political Liberty Depends on Software Freedom... →
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Jan 2nd
An interview with Notational Velocity developer... →
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Jan 2nd
“In 2004 Merlin Mann at 43folders noticed NV gave me the idea to have it...”
– An interview with Notational Velocity developer Zachary Schneirov – Surat Says é ete tipo de interação “em rede” que faz o conhecimento circular e o ambiente tecnológico norte-americano evoluir como nenhum outro. Schneirov não é nenhum gênio multimilionário, nem Merlin muito menos...
Jan 2nd
Jan 1st
“It is an irony noted with relish by critics of the protests – one also glumly...”
– m.guardian.co.uk Sou de um tempo em que os símbolos de “revolta” eram criados fora do sistema, tal como a imagem de Che por Korda, o “A” da anarquia ou o “paz e amor”. Não deixa de ser triste que a própria estrutura que a “revolta” atual quer...
Jan 1st
December 2011
35 posts
Dec 31st
Dec 31st
Super Tucano vence programa LAS da USAF | Poder... →
aereo.jor.br São Paulo – SP, Brasil, 30 de dezem­bro de 2011 – A Força Aérea dos Esta­dos Unidos anun­ciou hoje que sele­cio­nou o avião de com­bate Super Tucano, fab­ri­ca­do pela Embraer Defe­sa e Segurança, para o pro­gra­ma LAS (Light Air Sup­port), ou Apo… O Super-Tucano venceu!
Dec 31st
Why Windows 8 Tablets Will Surprise Everyone →
Como um arraigado Mac user, posso dizer, a grande empresa de tecnologia de 2012 será a Microsoft. Se algum conselho puder servir para bolsa de valores, compre Microsoft. Metro UI e Kinect, no Xbox, Windows 8 e Windows Phone estão permitindo a MS pensar tão diferente quanto a Apple em 1998.
Dec 30th
“And now AirServer has even been optimized for dedicated Mac Mini’s connected to...”
– Video Streaming | AirServer o media center está completo
Dec 30th
Ocidente
Somos nós brasileiros ocidentais? Sempre achei que sim, mas cada vez que leio algum scholar tratar do tema, vejo-os argumentar que não.
Dec 27th
Disruptions: Wearing Your Computer on Your Sleeve... →
Michael Liebhold, a senior researcher specializing in wearable computing at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, Calif., predicts that the next step in technology is the blurring of the real and virtual worlds.
Dec 27th
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Dec 25th
2011: Twelve Months of Protest →
Malaise. Se um ano pudesse ser definido por uma única palavra, 2011 seria o ano du malaise, como mostram essas fotos na New Yorker. Da Tunísia aos Estados Unidos, de Mohamed Bouazizi ao Occupy Wall Street, uma indefinida sensação de debilidade e desconforto assolou o mundo nesse ano.
Dec 24th
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Dec 20th
“Se o Brasil tivesse na mão de administradores na época, e não de economistas,...”
– Boa análise de Stephen Kanitz sobre a venda das Teles Sobre o Livro “Privataria Tucana”
Dec 19th
There Is a Flip Side →
daringfireball.net Dave Winer, on try­ing to con­vince Joe Hewitt to switch to Android: Any­way, he thinks the iPhone is great. He doesn’t want to use Android. But I want him to use it, for the same rea­son I use it. Which is the title of this piece. Right now i… “Fear of Apple is about losing control over the software on our computers. Fear of Google is about losing control over our...
Dec 19th
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Dec 17th
A Commencement Address by Joseph Brodsky | The New... →
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Dec 16th
A Commencement Address, Joseph Brodsky 1984 →
O texto completo mantenho em todos os meus gadgets, vale sempre a releitura. Hoje, particularmente, precisei relê-lo várias vezes. Extraio essa pequena parte que dá uma boa idéia do todo.  “Twenty years ago the following scene took place in one of the numerous prison yards of northern Russia. At seven o’clock in the morning the door of a cell was flung open and on its threshold stood a...
Dec 16th
Dec 15th
Dec 15th
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Miami por Anthony Bourdain →
Se ele diz, quem sou eu para desmentir. Ademais, começo a gostar da Flórida.
Dec 13th