terça-feira, 22 de fevereiro de 2011

Um dia feito de vidro

Com essa fase touchscreen que vivemos atualmente, parece que o vidro veio para ficar. Será que, em algumas décadas, essa paixão crescente por esse material em vários tipos de interface homem-máquina será lembrada como parte de mais uma visão romântica, como são para nós hoje os carros voadores e as engenhocas mecânicas dos anos 60?



Acho que, de certa forma, sim.

Vivemos hoje uma grande melhoria no acesso à informação e isso se reflete em novas aspirações para o futuro, como podemos ver claramente no vídeo acima, mas creio que, quando chegar a hora, vamos nos voltar mais ao trato cognitivo da informação/comunicação, tornando ingênuas algumas das ideias colocadas nesse vídeo, exatamente porque elas não levam essa questão em consideração.

É interessante notar que não há como fazer isso corretamente, pois não chegamos lá ainda. O que é certo agora é que, quando a informação está acessível, ela deve ser manipulada como objetos reais e através (literalmente através, neste caso, devido ao vidro) de utensílios cotidianos.

De todo modo, isso não impede que a gente curta essas visões tecnológicas de um futuro que está logo ali na esquina, mas que nunca chega exatamente daquele jeito.


Fonte: http://www.ovelho.com/content/um-dia-feito-de-vidro


quarta-feira, 9 de fevereiro de 2011

Labels

Acho que todos que lêem esse Blog sabem o que é label, certo?
Label significa etiqueta. Rótulo.

Rótulos são interessantes, úteis. Dependemos deles.
Imagine dois frascos com líquido transparente rotulados com água e outro com álcool. O que acontece se os rótulos são retirados?

Imagine um renomado músico americano, Joshua Bell. Ele cobra mais de U$100,00 por ingressos em suas apresentações. Agora troquem as roupas finas, por camiseta e jeans. Troquem o teatro pelo metro de Washington DC. Você ouviria ele tocando? Pararia para ouvir as obras clássicas? Bem, mais de 1000 pessoas não o fizeram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw.


Pergunto: Quanto deixamos passar pois estão no rótulo errado?

domingo, 24 de janeiro de 2010

Gravity,

like if it was never there.

quarta-feira, 26 de agosto de 2009

Nursing Time


What breast feeding represents to a baby? The most important link with the outside world to him? The difference between life and dead?

From the patents perspective i can assure that sounds better then a beautiful violin solo. Here's the reference on time, left and right sides and a bunch of commas ;)

Nursing Start Date,Nursing End Date,Total Combined Time (minutes),Side 1 Time (minutes),Side 2 Time (minutes),Nursing Side Order,Bottle Amount,Bottle Volume,Bottle Type
11/05/09 08:41,11/05/09 08:46,5,5,,L,,,
11/05/09 06:07,11/05/09 06:29,17,9,8,LR,,,
11/05/09 01:47,11/05/09 01:57,9,9,,R,,,
10/05/09 17:58,10/05/09 18:12,9,9,,L,,,
10/05/09 15:53,10/05/09 16:01,8,8,,R,,,
10/05/09 14:47,10/05/09 15:04,14,7,7,LR,,,
10/05/09 10:46,10/05/09 11:07,16,11,5,RL,,,
10/05/09 06:21,10/05/09 06:44,17,10,7,LR,,,
10/05/09 01:12,10/05/09 01:33,16,10,6,RL,,,
09/05/09 18:31,09/05/09 18:48,15,10,5,LR,,,
09/05/09 15:02,09/05/09 15:17,14,8,6,LR,,,
09/05/09 12:54,09/05/09 13:18,11,6,5,RL,,,
09/05/09 07:41,09/05/09 07:59,13,9,4,RL,,,
09/05/09 05:20,09/05/09 05:36,14,10,4,LR,,,
09/05/09 00:00,09/05/09 00:18,16,8,8,RL,,,
08/05/09 18:41,08/05/09 19:04,17,7,10,LR,,,
08/05/09 16:38,08/05/09 16:53,11,6,5,LR,,,
08/05/09 14:24,08/05/09 14:39,14,7,7,RL,,,
08/05/09 09:02,08/05/09 09:15,11,6,5,LR,,,
08/05/09 06:46,08/05/09 06:55,9,9,,L,,,
08/05/09 02:37,08/05/09 02:56,19,19,,R,,,
07/05/09 19:50,07/05/09 20:05,13,9,4,LR,,,
07/05/09 16:37,07/05/09 16:57,5,5,,L,,,
07/05/09 15:46,07/05/09 16:02,15,15,,R,,,
07/05/09 13:08,07/05/09 13:21,11,6,5,LR,,,
07/05/09 10:45,07/05/09 10:58,9,6,3,RL,,,
07/05/09 06:30,07/05/09 06:44,11,6,5,LR,,,
07/05/09 03:34,07/05/09 03:51,16,11,5,RL,,,
06/05/09 22:38,06/05/09 22:53,12,6,6,LR,,,
06/05/09 18:36,06/05/09 18:51,14,10,4,RL,,,
06/05/09 14:08,06/05/09 14:25,13,5,8,LR,,,
06/05/09 10:04,06/05/09 10:15,9,4,5,RL,,,
06/05/09 08:59,06/05/09 09:02,3,3,,R,,,
06/05/09 06:48,06/05/09 07:05,13,10,3,LR,,,
06/05/09 03:41,06/05/09 03:50,8,8,,R,,,
05/05/09 20:21,05/05/09 20:34,9,6,3,LR,,,
05/05/09 17:58,05/05/09 18:18,13,11,2,RL,,,
05/05/09 14:26,05/05/09 14:37,11,11,,L,,,
05/05/09 10:38,05/05/09 10:40,2,2,,R,,,
05/05/09 10:22,05/05/09 10:35,10,6,4,RL,,,
05/05/09 06:55,05/05/09 07:11,13,8,5,LR,,,
05/05/09 04:49,05/05/09 05:10,11,5,6,LR,,,
04/05/09 21:09,04/05/09 21:26,9,5,4,LR,,,
04/05/09 18:45,04/05/09 19:03,14,10,4,RL,,,
04/05/09 15:39,04/05/09 15:48,9,9,,L,,,
04/05/09 11:16,04/05/09 11:35,14,12,2,RL,,,
04/05/09 07:32,04/05/09 07:51,12,9,3,LR,,,
04/05/09 04:31,04/05/09 04:53,13,10,3,RL,,,
03/05/09 20:46,03/05/09 21:10,21,10,11,LR,,,
03/05/09 16:43,03/05/09 17:00,6,6,,L,,,
03/05/09 15:49,03/05/09 16:07,10,10,,R,,,
03/05/09 11:58,03/05/09 12:14,14,11,3,LR,,,
03/05/09 07:20,03/05/09 07:27,7,7,,L,,,
03/05/09 06:28,03/05/09 06:39,11,11,,R,,,
02/05/09 21:33,02/05/09 21:52,15,10,5,LR,,,
02/05/09 18:25,02/05/09 18:44,12,12,,R,,,
02/05/09 16:54,02/05/09 17:06,12,10,2,LR,,,
02/05/09 13:49,02/05/09 14:22,13,10,3,RL,,,
02/05/09 10:03,02/05/09 10:39,19,11,8,LR,,,
02/05/09 05:51,02/05/09 06:58,21,12,9,RL,,,
02/05/09 01:41,02/05/09 01:56,12,5,7,LL,,,
01/05/09 19:47,01/05/09 19:56,9,9,,R,,,
01/05/09 18:35,01/05/09 19:00,21,10,11,LR,,,
01/05/09 15:01,01/05/09 15:22,16,10,6,RL,,,
01/05/09 11:15,01/05/09 11:44,18,11,7,LR,,,
01/05/09 08:19,01/05/09 08:44,15,10,5,RL,,,
01/05/09 03:45,01/05/09 04:06,16,14,2,LR,,,
30/04/09 23:19,30/04/09 23:30,11,11,,R,,,
30/04/09 19:29,30/04/09 19:52,15,5,10,LR,,,
30/04/09 16:45,30/04/09 17:02,13,10,3,LR,,,
30/04/09 12:21,30/04/09 12:42,14,10,4,RL,,,
30/04/09 10:00,30/04/09 10:15,7,4,3,RL,,,
30/04/09 07:58,30/04/09 08:16,13,9,4,LR,,,
30/04/09 03:04,30/04/09 03:26,16,13,3,RL,,,
29/04/09 20:36,29/04/09 20:38,2,2,,R,,,
29/04/09 19:52,29/04/09 20:10,15,12,3,LR,,,
29/04/09 17:50,29/04/09 17:59,9,9,,R,,,
29/04/09 15:31,29/04/09 15:48,12,8,4,LR,,,
29/04/09 11:46,29/04/09 12:12,17,9,8,RL,,,
29/04/09 08:32,29/04/09 08:52,14,14,,L,,,
29/04/09 06:02,29/04/09 06:21,14,14,,R,,,
28/04/09 22:44,28/04/09 23:24,19,12,7,LR,,,
28/04/09 18:33,28/04/09 19:29,27,19,8,RL,,,
28/04/09 15:16,28/04/09 15:28,10,10,,L,,,
28/04/09 11:42,28/04/09 12:08,22,22,,R,,,
28/04/09 08:20,28/04/09 08:42,15,15,,L,,,
28/04/09 05:26,28/04/09 05:39,13,13,,R,,,
28/04/09 00:03,28/04/09 00:14,9,9,,L,,,
27/04/09 19:39,27/04/09 19:58,16,16,,R,,,
27/04/09 16:43,27/04/09 16:53,10,10,,L,,,
27/04/09 12:53,27/04/09 13:09,15,15,,R,,,
27/04/09 09:12,27/04/09 09:31,14,14,,L,,,
27/04/09 05:45,27/04/09 05:57,12,12,,R,,,
26/04/09 22:40,26/04/09 22:57,14,14,,L,,,
26/04/09 18:51,26/04/09 19:19,14,11,3,RL,,,
26/04/09 15:44,26/04/09 16:02,14,14,,L,,,
26/04/09 12:20,26/04/09 12:36,16,16,,R,,,
26/04/09 09:01,26/04/09 09:16,12,12,,L,,,
26/04/09 08:12,26/04/09 08:26,11,11,,R,,,
26/04/09 01:00,26/04/09 01:09,8,8,,L,,,
25/04/09 19:44,25/04/09 20:05,16,11,5,RL,,,
25/04/09 16:31,25/04/09 16:48,13,10,3,LR,,,
25/04/09 12:51,25/04/09 13:13,16,10,6,RL,,,
25/04/09 09:12,25/04/09 09:30,15,10,5,LR,,,
25/04/09 05:04,25/04/09 05:22,18,13,5,RL,,,
25/04/09 00:26,25/04/09 00:30,3,3,,R,,,
25/04/09 00:13,25/04/09 00:23,9,5,4,LL,,,
24/04/09 20:41,24/04/09 21:02,17,10,7,RL,,,
24/04/09 17:30,24/04/09 17:35,5,5,,L,,,
24/04/09 16:17,24/04/09 16:54,15,10,5,RL,,,
24/04/09 11:41,24/04/09 12:18,14,10,4,LR,,,
24/04/09 10:37,24/04/09 10:53,13,10,3,RL,,,
24/04/09 08:02,24/04/09 08:17,12,12,,R,,,
24/04/09 04:12,24/04/09 04:35,15,15,,L,,,
23/04/09 20:30,23/04/09 20:57,22,16,6,RL,,,
23/04/09 17:20,23/04/09 17:40,20,15,5,LR,,,
23/04/09 13:44,23/04/09 14:21,18,16,2,RL,,,
23/04/09 10:17,23/04/09 10:43,22,17,5,LR,,,
23/04/09 08:01,23/04/09 08:31,22,15,7,RL,,,
23/04/09 03:43,23/04/09 04:11,24,15,9,LR,,,
22/04/09 22:47,22/04/09 23:14,25,15,10,RL,,,
22/04/09 19:13,22/04/09 19:39,21,16,5,LR,,,
22/04/09 15:18,22/04/09 15:50,24,15,9,RL,,,
22/04/09 12:26,22/04/09 12:57,23,16,7,LR,,,
22/04/09 09:04,22/04/09 10:47,12,12,,L,,,
22/04/09 09:04,22/04/09 09:53,30,16,14,LR,,,
22/04/09 06:11,22/04/09 06:34,20,15,5,RL,,,
22/04/09 00:02,22/04/09 00:36,31,21,10,RL,,,
21/04/09 20:50,21/04/09 21:28,32,17,15,LR,,,
21/04/09 18:11,21/04/09 19:04,44,20,24,LR,,,
21/04/09 14:48,21/04/09 15:28,37,21,16,RL,,,
21/04/09 11:53,21/04/09 12:33,30,18,12,LR,,,
21/04/09 09:11,21/04/09 09:34,18,15,3,RL,,,
21/04/09 08:16,21/04/09 08:42,23,17,6,LR,,,
21/04/09 05:22,21/04/09 05:42,17,10,7,RL,,,
21/04/09 01:20,21/04/09 01:45,21,12,9,LR,,,
20/04/09 20:46,20/04/09 21:09,22,18,4,RL,,,
20/04/09 19:26,20/04/09 19:30,4,4,,R,,,
20/04/09 18:32,20/04/09 18:44,12,9,3,LR,,,
20/04/09 16:39,20/04/09 17:07,23,19,4,RL,,,
20/04/09 16:39,20/04/09 17:00,21,17,4,RL,,,
20/04/09 12:44,20/04/09 13:07,18,10,8,RL,,,
20/04/09 10:44,20/04/09 11:13,22,15,7,LR,,,
20/04/09 07:26,20/04/09 07:54,24,20,4,RL,,,
20/04/09 01:15,20/04/09 01:43,28,16,12,LR,,,
19/04/09 21:37,19/04/09 21:59,19,9,10,RL,,,

quarta-feira, 10 de junho de 2009

my link to eternity.



my boy is born. almost 2 months now, he was born in april 13 2009. This changes so many things.

my first thought about him was (like many parents i guess), "this is a part of me", and yet, it's here, breathing by itself, away from my own will, "it's a miracle".
but soon enough now, in a couple of years, he'll be here reading this text, and thinking about me, about himself, and he'll be of course a singular person, a independent being, an individual consciousness.

but what steps brought that individuality alive?

Son,

looking back from your unique perspective, what was the long route trough the coincidences, dreams, desires, fears and courageous acts that got u here, in this exact moment, reading this text your dad wrote thinking of you.

Always remember Gabriel my son, you are all of this too. Besides this tall, handsome young man, with these beautiful eyes your mom gave you, you are the sum of your parents, grandparents and all of their ancestors before them. You are also the sum of every single event on the life of these people, their hopes and dreams, their mistakes and victories, their smiles and tears.

Yet, you are singular, complete by itself. Know your past and the steps on the stair you climbed, but don't let that hold you from getting higher, there's no destiny in life, there is just your will against this rain of random obstacles. Sometimes can be a storm, sometimes the Sun may shine.

Your parents will always love you. No matter what happen. Always. You are an extension of our bodies and souls, and from the moment you were born, your happiness keeps our hearts beating.

We love you son.

sábado, 19 de janeiro de 2008

pensamentos e ações.


O que tentamos desesperadamente nos tornar?
Qual o motivo? O que nos estimula a isso? o que é se humano?

Roupas, ferramentas, métodos, tecnologias, armas, pensamento. Tudo isso nos ajudou a chegar a lugares onde humanos nús e inocentes não ousariam ir.

O que ganhamos com isso? O que nos tornamos? Continuamos as nos denominar humanos. Até quando? Qual o limite?

terça-feira, 27 de novembro de 2007

we.



Somos nossos corpos? Nossos cérebros? Nossos sonhos?
Somos o que fazemos, somos o que fizemos ou faremos?
Somos a lembrança que fica na mente de quem nos lembra ou somos as lembranças de quem nos lembramos?
Podemos ser tudo isso que pensamos ser ou só porque pensamos que não somos, não seremos nada disso?

O tema é repetidivo por minha parte mas vejo que é mais comum em jogos, talvez isso seja um bom sinal. Talvez.

O que você acha?

DF