The doctor and the programmer
About 15 years ago, when I was working on a dodgy Brazilian firm, I had a conversation with an older programmer that I never forgot. He said something along the lines of: Medicine is way easier than...
View ArticlePrivacy on Modern Societies
The concept of privacy is born from the antagonism between individuality and the desire to belong to a group. The instinctive drive to form groups – for protection, mating and warmth – is much older...
View ArticlePost-SOPA-protest, what’s on?
So, the day has ended and we’ve seen many protests around the world. Did it help? Well, a bit, but don’t hold your breath right now. European citizens are still being sued by the American government...
View ArticleIn the future…
In the future, people will be able to project three-dimensional films using holograms. These holograms could be placed among us, rather than at a stage, to give us a much better sense of reality and...
View ArticleUnnatural
It’s funny to see how people judge events to be unnatural without any basis, or even defining the word natural. In its most basic meaning, natural is something that happens in nature, excluding any...
View ArticleDeclaration of Internet Freedom
We stand for a free and open Internet. We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy and the establishment of five basic principles: Expression: Don’t censor the...
View ArticleAnarchy and Science
If the world needed more proof that rational thinking is off the menu when concerning humans, we now have a so-called anarchist group attacking science. Bombs, shootings and sabotage, with one single...
View ArticleGame Theory and the fate of a generation
An interesting though came up via Bruce Schneier’s blog that got me thinking, and having trouble educating my pre-teen child, that thought grew on me and now many of his behaviours can be explained by...
View ArticleSecond language curse
I count myself privileged of being proficient in a second language (English), which has helped me learn other languages and have a more elastic mind towards different concepts in life. But there is a...
View ArticleAsperger’s and the failure of the educational system
Asperger’s Syndrome (more info), a condition within the Autism spectrum where social awareness is lacking, but communication skills are not affected much, is a topic floating around our house for a few...
View ArticleCollection of data is not the only problem
What the NSA has taught us is that mass surveillance is not as hard as people used to think. Other governments, and most commercial companies, do that, too. With the advent of smartphones we’ve learned...
View ArticleThe Falacy of Empathy
Empathy, or the ability to feel what other people are feeling, is often associated with good hearted people. In theory, empathy should provide the tools you need to understand someone else’s feelings...
View ArticleWhite European Males, GamerGate and DongleGate
First things first, a disclaimer: I don’t condone, nor I accept any form of harassment, physical, verbal or electronic. I don’t mix technical qualities with life situations. Your choices, opinions,...
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