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Future of games (or society)

joao.trindade — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:56:28 +0000

Amazing presentation of the possible future of videogames and the great impact this will have on our lives. The final part of the presentation is a little bit scary (1984 style of scary) but I am the first one to recognize that the scenario he present is extremely likely.

http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/DICE-2010-Design-Outside-the-Box-Presentation/

Myths representing the difference between the occident and orient

joao.trindade — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:05:46 +0000

The difference between the heroes of the occident and the heroes of the orient:

Synthetic Happiness

joao.trindade — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:53:13 +0000

Another great TED video:

Great lesson on management by a orchestra conductor

joao.trindade — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:39:14 +0000

A great lesson on how to management with different orchestra conductors exemplifying different management paradigms:

Alax Cox talking on the future (and past) of the linux Kernel

joao.trindade — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:53:47 +0000

Worth seeing.

Linux kernel development future, 2008

Alan Cox

The Linux Kernel Roundtable video

joao.trindade — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:02:24 +0100

If you are interested in the state of the linux kernel watch this video from Linuxcon where Linus and his main lieutenants talk in a round table:

http://www.techcast.com/events/linuxcon/roundtable/

Explaining what is google wave

joao.trindade — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:01:40 +0100

I think that I am going to fall in love with this tool.

My name is going to Mars

joao.trindade — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:59:58 +0100

Hurrayy!! My name is going to Mars :D

Don't believe in me??? I even have a certificate issued by NASA.

If you also want to go to Mars (at least your name) checkout this URL:

http://mars9.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/participate/sendyourname/index.cfm

Sound Juicer MP3 encoding in Ubuntu 9.04

joao.trindade — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:34:12 +0100

To be able to encode mp3 files with Sound Juicer on Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope just install the package gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse.

If you then open sound juicer, in the preferences->output format->edit profiles you can now see the CD Quality, mp3 option.

The first time I ran it, the output format didn't had the mp3 option. I just edited the mp3 profile and tick two times the active checkbox.

Don't know if this is really necessary but now everything works. :D

Saving ink and paper with Nuke Anything Enhanced

joao.trindade — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:39:01 +0100

If you want to print a web page, one of the most difficult thing is to make it fit well into an A4 page.

All the figures and ads that you don't want to print take useful space in the "real" page.

With the Firefox addon Nuke Anything Enhanced you can gradually remove the various objects present in your screen that you don't want to show up in the printed version.

An Example:

Before Nuke:

After Nuke: