Categoría: Recap
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Apple being Apple, TikTok research, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#39)
Autumn is arriving, but we still have some sunlight every now and then. In any case, morning runs below 10º are common already… winter is coming. Research culture, and how to improve it Really nice couple articles on how research works nowadays, and which are some of the points we should try to improve to…
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Netflix and the chocolate factory, AI controlling funding, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#38)
So, this week we have quite a lot of different stuff. Let’s get to it. Could you please stop doing that Is Netflix going to destroy some of the best books ever written? My bet is a big yes. At least I hope Dahl’s family will enjoy the money… Netflix Acquires Roald Dahl Story Company,…
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Facecrap, Bezosism, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#37)
Really packed week, so let’s start right away. Another year, another amazing contest of scientific photography. I particularly liked the third place, though all the images are really impressive. 2021 PHOTOMICROGRAPHY COMPETITION, on nikonsmallworld Nintendo being Nintendo Honestly, I thought that after 4 years they were not going to add bluetooth support for headphones, even…
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Ig Nobels, crypto Salvador, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#36)
Another week, another batch of cool news. Let’s start. 2021 Ig Nobels are here And there is a lot of curious stuff going on! I particularly liked the Economics, Chemistry, and Physics prizes, because they hold interesting science behind the shocking titles. I hope this is the last year they have to do the ceremony…
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Streamer anxiety, the cookies are back, iPrivacy, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#35)
Back from summer holidays (that was short), and a lot of interesting stuff to post. Let’s go! Designed in California, Assembled in China, Purchased by You, Owned by Us. A very interesting piece by Snowden on the recent changes to privacy done by Apple. I could not help but read tons of articles on how…
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The Facebookverse, QR privacy, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#30)
I am writing this at 22:30 and its 30º with ~80% humidity. So yes, I am finally back in Spain after one year without visiting. Not sure if the following weeks there will be any updates, but let’s keep the ball rolling while we can. Ready Facebook One If you like cyberpunk there is a…
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404, Robotaxis, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#29)
OnE wEeK uNtIl HoLiDaYs. LET’S GO! Trump or gangbang? Funny story of the week. It seems that an old YouTube competitor was storing many videos for different media outlets. This is fine, except when the service dies and the domain is sold to a porn website. After that, you start having porn videos instead of…
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Billion dollar dreams, Stadia’s fall? and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#28)
Fully vaccinated (finally!) and one week closer to holidays. Let’s do this! A new screen, the worst possible name ever, an ethernet port for the dock (wow, 2021 guys), and the same broken joycons. I was not expecting 4k 120fps as some crazy people on the internet, but maybe their own videogames without frame drops?…