Categoría: Thoughts
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La pérdida en The Last of Us
Cuando empecé a escribir estas líneas, el último episodio de la primera temporada de The Last of Us llevaba un par de días disponible. Han sido un par de meses en los que cada lunes por la noche el ruido del día a día desaparecía y yo volvía a explorar ese maldito (y maravilloso al…
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El arte de escribir bien (y algunas estadísticas al respecto)
Desde hace un tiempo, muy a menudo me sorprendo a mí mismo maravillado frente a un texto. Pero no porque la historia que cuenta sea impresionante o me esté dando información súper interesante. A medida que mi lista de lecturas ha ido creciendo, también lo ha hecho mi gozo al encontrar pasajes particularmente bien escritos.…
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2022 in review: a bit of everything
As 2022 comes to a close, I like to reflect on the things I enjoyed during the year. I try to focus on things that were released in the past 12 months, but some categories, such as books, are very difficult to summarize in this way. In the end, I decided to include things that…
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Some thoughts on the Apple vs Epic trial results
Last week we saw the result of the Epic vs Apple trial. As expected, most of the stuff that was discussed on the lawsuit was rejected, and the judge gave Apple a pass on almost all of the accusations (also, Epic will have to pay a lot of money due to breaking contracts with Apple).…
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Some thoughts on the Protonmail case
This week there has been a lot of buzz about the fact that Protonmail (a mail provider that sold privacy above everything) tracked the IP of a climate activist and provided it to the french police, after it was requested. Of course, many people claimed that privacy should be above everything, and that Protonmail has…
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The weekly recap (2021#17)
This week I’ve seen a lot of stuff in different fields: biology, material science, computer science, tech, art… let’s take a look: Dig it! Really interesting read on an experiment that has been in development since 1879. The big question here is: how long can seeds last before not being able to germinate? The answer…
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Godzilla vs Kong: some of the science behind
Recently I saw Godzilla vs Kong. I was expecting a lot of action between those two, and the movie delivered (in fact, there was not much else to see there). While is was a nice action movie to turn your brain off, there were some things that I really liked in the way they portrayed…
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¿Dejaremos de comprar un FIFA cada año?
Hace tiempo que me ronda por la cabeza la idea de cómo ha ido cambiando el modelo de negocio en la industria del videojuego. En la última década hemos visto como el modelo digital ha ido comiéndose al modelo físico poco a poco. Las ventas han ido creciendo, impulsadas por una clara serie de ventajas.…