A hora legal portuguesa está quase a mudar (e não é uma mudança de hora como a de 1911) e é natural que os jornais comecem a falar do assunto. Principalmente se as pessoas se distraírem com o fim de semana prolongado e não actualizarem automaticamente para a hora de inverno. O público publicou hoje uma peça pequenina, sobre os 5 relógios atómicos que o Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa possui para definir a hora legal portuguesa. Poderia ser muito mais interessante se entrasse em detalhes mais científicos sobre o tema em vez de se ter ficado pela rama (Em Portugal a superficialidade é valorizada!?!?). No entanto serve para começar a avisar a população que os relógios este fim de semana atrasam 60 minutos na noite de Sábado para Domingo*. (se utilizar o serviço de hora do OAL não precisa de se preocupar). * Se quiser ser mais preciso o atraso é às 2:00 de dia 31 de Outubro, hora a que os relógios passam a marcar 1:00, ganhando assim 1 hora de sono.
Abulafia Digital – October 26, 2010
Citadyne – Videos of Conferences
The videos of several interesting researchers very interested in Complex Systems and the multi-disciplinary approach of complexity, networks and geosimulations are presented online viewing or for download.
Found the solution of using a double box to track the keynote speaker and the slides a bit weak as you end up losing readability in the slides pane and the movement of the speaker distracts constantly.
The option of allowing the videos to be downloaded as podcasts from iTunes is also interesting.
Abulafia Digital – October 19, 2010
- The World as Evolving Information. (arXiv:0704.0304v3 [cs.IT] CROSS LISTED)
– Information might be the understanding glue for several Complex Systems. On the other hand we might end finding that they are complicated instead of complex, but the definition of complex is subject to intense debate - La propriété intellectuelle : une perspective des artistes dans la musique et l’audiovisuel
- Emergent complex neural dynamics. (arXiv:1010.2530v1 [q-bio.NC])
– One must read this very carefully. - Curiosity and Pleasure. (arXiv:1010.3009v1 [q-bio.NC])
– “We discuss the hypothesis that acquisition of knowledge is a deeply rooted psychological need, a motivational mechanism for perception as well as higher cognition.”
-> A nice idea, but not explanatory… Must read this in detail latter. - Espaços em vez de Tabs no Vim
– Para não me esquecer de como é que isto se faz… - Apple’s “Back To The Mac” Event Heralds OS X Improvements
– Finally something to get excited about. This is where my interest in Apple is. This is where apple needs to keep innovating. Others are catching up and without the better OS the premium prices wont be justified any more.
Abulafia Digital – October 12, 2010
Abulafia Digital – October 5, 2010
- Determinism != Predictability
– Uma introdução por Carlos Gershenson…
Abulafia Digital – September 28, 2010
Second Life Sex?
There are some posts that have some residual hits in your blog, but that never really fade away. 2 years ago I wrote one post about Sex in Second Life and how it sucked (not the sex, but second life)[in portuguese, google translation]. The curiosity is that this post never really got much traffic, but for the past few weeks that I haven’t been posting much here, it is beating even my home page. Go figure!
Sex is always a good topic for this persistent traffic, but this movements in pageviews are a bit strange. Is Sept. the sex in second life month?