The third term, a «free» bird, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#43)

This week we have some links on the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, a cool story about the people at Microsoft who stood for accessibility, the future of China under the command of Xi, and a nice review on three books on the topic of animal senses and the lessons they can teach us. …

Sigue leyendo The third term, a «free» bird, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#43)

Arecibo’s end, meta-legs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#41)

Autumn arrived and it hit hard. Writing this from the bed under my blanket, with a hot tea besides me. This week I want to share just three stories: the end of Arecibo's telescope, a moral debate regarding research on animals, and the latest gamble from the creator of Facebook. Let's start: Collapsing history A …

Sigue leyendo Arecibo’s end, meta-legs, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#41)

Secret Cosmere books, dreams of Californication, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#09)

Lots of news this week. For the last few days I have been very focused on the conflict on Ukraine, and I was quite worried that the recap could seem a bit mono-thematic. However, I had the luck to come across interesting things to lighten up the mood a little. Let's get to it: My …

Sigue leyendo Secret Cosmere books, dreams of Californication, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#09)

Learning to fly, the Microsoft flex, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#03)

Frantic week: several meetings, a lot of coding (with mixed results), and deadlines getting closer and closer. Nevertheless I still had some time to read the crazy things that happened, mostly on the gaming front. Let's start: Money money money So, last week I wrote about the possible acquisition of Zynga by Take Two, and …

Sigue leyendo Learning to fly, the Microsoft flex, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#03)

More Bezosism, Nixon deepfakes, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#40)

Quite a lot going on this week. Massive leaks, Nobel prizes, deepfakes, Facebook being shamed everywhere... let's start. Can you tell the difference? Does it really matter? Cool technology being shown by the people at MIT. Of course, deepfakes are not something new, and this one in particular is not over the top in quality …

Sigue leyendo More Bezosism, Nixon deepfakes, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2021#40)