November 2011
1 post
Privacy 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… [[…
Nov 22nd
October 2011
2 posts
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…
Oct 23rd
And he’s dead… →
No, not the one everyone is talking about. The one that actually made it all work. Not the one that was worried about uniforms and style, the one that actually designed and develop the foundations…
Oct 14th
September 2011
1 post
The OFF button →
Geeks like to hack stuff, especially if they’re not meant to be hacked. But hacking computers or mobile phones is piece of cake, so some, more adventurous geeks hack cars. The Toyota Prius is a… …
Sep 27th
July 2011
3 posts
Science vs. Business →
Since the end of the dark ages, and the emergence of modern capitalism, science has been connected to business, in one way or another. During my academic life and later (when I moved to business),…
Jul 31st
Phrases from Filipe - a Compilation →
Who follows me on Twitter know that every once in a while I post a few phrases from Filipe. Here’s a compilation of them for your enjoyment… Mum, why does the water from the waterfalls fall?…
Jul 13th
Google+ and the Yahoo-isation of Google →
Almost a decade ago I joined Yahoo to work on the search team. At that time, Google was giving Yahoo a hard time with their amazing search, while Yahoo was mostly based on directory search and…
Jul 2nd
May 2011
2 posts
May the 4th be with you →
Today is the annual Day Against DRM, please remember to check your shopping list for possible DRM-ed products, and consider doing some of the ideas on the site… I can give you a few examples… [[…
May 5th
Touch-screen keyboard →
I’ve been using virtual keyboards for a while (iPad, Android phone) and, while it’s good enough, it made me wonder… QWERTY The QWERTY keyboard was invented in the 19th century and… [[ This is a…
May 3rd
April 2011
1 post
C++ class sizes #2 →
In my previous post about class sizes, we visited the empty classes and how their derived classes change in size. Now, we’re going to look what the ABI have to say about tail padding in… [[ This…
Apr 1st
January 2011
2 posts
C++ class sizes →
In a recent struggle to define the class size in C++, I thought would be good to share some of my findings, since there isn’t much about it on the net. The empty class size is all over the… [[…
Jan 28th
The Group →
As a postal worker, Mark had plenty of time to wonder in his head about things. Being in the post was not the most boring job ever, but wasn’t also complex that would put his brain cells to… [[…
Jan 24th
December 2010
1 post
Yesterday Lunar Eclipse →
Progression my brother did from Sao Paulo, Brazil, of the yesterday’s Lunar [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Dec 22nd
November 2010
2 posts
Husband and his presentation in a conference in... →
(Gorgeous) Husband in his presentation at LLVM Conference earlier this month in San Jose, California. With presenters from Google, Apple, Sony, Ericsson, Sony, amongst others, husband was… [[…
Nov 22nd
Andre and Filipe - School Picture 2010 →
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Nov 11th
October 2010
4 posts
Fool me once, shame on you… fool me twice, shame... →
Defective by design came with a new story on Apple’s DRM. While I don’t generally re-post from other blogs (LWN already does that), this one is special, but not for the apparent reasons…. [[ This…
Oct 24th
Zero-cost exception handling in C++ →
C++ exception handling is a controversial subject. The intricate concepts are difficult to grasp, even to seasoned programmers but, in complexity, nothing compares to its implementation. I… [[…
Oct 17th
How many gears in a bicycle? →
I’m cycling to work now and found that by being stored and unused for so long, my bicycle’s gear box (or whatever that’s called) was a bit damaged. Not a total loss, but I lost one… [[ This is a…
Oct 17th
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon – Chapter Six →
Oct 8th
September 2010
3 posts
Inefficient Machines →
In most of the computers today you have the same basic structure: A computing hardware, composed by millions of transistors, getting data from the surroundings (normally registers) and putting…
Sep 21st
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon – Chapter Five →
Sep 9th
Para uma pessoa especial →
Essa musica sempre me faz lembrar dela. Uma pessoa muito importante na minha infancia, adolescencia… e agora esta tao longe… Tenho essa musica ate hoje nas minhas listas de musicas favoritas…
Sep 2nd
August 2010
9 posts
Probabilistic processor and the end of locks →
Every now and then, when I’m bored with normal work, I tend to my personal projects. For some reason, that tends to be mid-year, every year. So, here we go… Old ideas, new style This time… [[…
Aug 23rd
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon – Chapter Four →
Aug 18th
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon – Chapter Three →
Aug 11th
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon – Chapter Two →
Aug 10th
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon →
My 9 years-old is writing a history… visit the page and give it a go. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Aug 10th
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon – Chapter One →
Aug 7th
Muse - Resistance →
Lyrics | Muse lyrics - Resistance lyrics [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Aug 7th
The Hunt for the Golden Dragon →
Aug 5th
Blurredly clear →
Aug 1st
July 2010
6 posts
Trailer Todo Poderoso - O Filme 100 Anos de Timão →
Jul 28th
What I don’t miss about Java →
Disclaimer: This is not a rant I spent my last year working with Java, and it was not at all bad. But while Java has its moments and shines, I always felt a bit out of place when using it. In…
Jul 27th
Advert nonsense →
Is it just me that think this is totally [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jul 20th
What we can expect for 2014 World Cup in Brazil? →
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Jul 15th
Brazil is Calling You - 2014 Football Worldcup →
The new campaign, titled “Brazil is calling you! Celebrate life here”, consists of movies, images and social media elements which aim to encourage the world to visit Brazil for business and…
Jul 13th
Prisoner of War →
Gorik was a methodical prisoner. Every morning, precisely at 6 o’clock, he’d wake up, wash his face and prepare for the morning food rations. After eating and tidying his bed, he’d… [[ This is a…
Jul 10th
June 2010
5 posts
ITALIA FUORI DAI MONDIALI  →
Desperate Italian Narrator… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Jun 26th
Phineas And Ferb Theme Song →
This is my favourite cartoon ever… It’s funny and witty, it’s appropriate for the whole family and the musics are wonderful! I recommend… Here are the Lyrics: Theres 104 Days of Summer… [[…
Jun 25th
English football? Health and Safety first! →
Nothing to do with the topic of this blog, you are right, but I couldn’t stop thinking about the reality England faces regarding football. All these years watching a mediocre football, even in… …
Jun 24th
Lego Hello World →
Jun 5th
World Cup 2010 →
Jun 3rd
May 2010
11 posts
Hello world! →
May 31st
Twilight and New Moon in 30 seconds - and... →
Twilight New Moon [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
May 25th
Celebrating Empire Strikes Back 30th anniversary →
May 23rd
8 Years in 103 Seconds →
JK Keller took 1 picture of his face every single day for 8 years and lined them up one after another in this awesome video montage. Check it out: Source: Geeks are Sexy [[ This is a content…
May 21st
Muse - Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) →
May 20th
The Ubuntu Way →
It’s been five years now that I switched from Debian to Ubuntu, primarily for the updated software and radical changes in the user interface, and there are quite a few things that were constant… …
May 17th
Humble Bundle →
I’m not the one to normally do reviews or ads, but this is one well worth doing. Humble bundle is an initiative hosted by Wolfire studio, in which five other studios (2D Boy, Bit Blot, Cryptic… …
May 10th
Vincoletto Golin - A New Hope →
Star Wars starring [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
May 6th