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This blog is old. I am now blogging at http://oui.com.br/blog/nando-en, and my music compositions can be heard at http://nandoflorestan.bandcamp.com.
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Posted by nando on Wednesday 26 March 2008 - 14:11:31  ::  Comments are turned off for this item

The robot and the baby
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Posted by nando on Wednesday 08 February 2006 - 14:25:52  ::  Read/Post Comment: 292

CONTRATO DE CONVERSA SOBRE MÚSICA E ASSUNTOS CONEXOS
Se você é músico, talvez deteste, como eu, o momento em que descobrem.

- Ah, então você toca piano!

- Toco...

(Olhar disfarçadamente raivoso para o parente que contou.)


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Posted by nando on Wednesday 26 October 2005 - 12:44:29  ::  Read/Post Comment: 142

Computação soberana
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Posted by nando on Friday 07 October 2005 - 23:47:58  ::  Read/Post Comment: 199

A documentary you can't miss
I watched The Corporation. It is the most important documentary I have ever seen and I recommend it to everybody. You are NOT likely to find it outside the internet though.
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Posted by nando on Wednesday 28 September 2005 - 17:59:57  ::  Read/Post Comment: 198

The Best Software Writing I
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Posted by nando on Sunday 18 September 2005 - 09:07:12  ::  Read/Post Comment: 202

My favourite Firefox extensions
A strength of Firefox: It is a small download (5 MB or so) with the basic features that everybody needs. If you want more from Firefox, you can use or write extensions. This way Firefox has the potential to fulfill everyone's needs.

To see the available plugins, go to menu "Tools" - "Extensions".

Here are my favourite extensions...

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Posted by nando on Monday 12 September 2005 - 00:56:46  ::  Read/Post Comment: 190

Mudei de banco para não usar Explorer!
Mudei de banco para não usar Explorer!

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Posted by nando on Thursday 08 September 2005 - 16:25:52  ::  Read/Post Comment: 156

Five reasons NOT to use Linux
http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS8124627492.html

At Slashdot, "Balmer Vows to Kill Google" leads to insights about capitalism:
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/03/0515250&tid=109

Microsoft is not working for its customers. It is working for Hollywood and the hardware industry.
Hasta la vista, Vista

Microsoft is also losing a client -- the state of Massachussets -- because they are not going to support the OpenDocument format in MS Office. They come up with the funniest excuses for not implementing this, but we all know the real reason.
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Posted by nando on Monday 05 September 2005 - 13:11:54  ::  Read/Post Comment: 193

Problemas de visão e radiação do computador
Graças a um PAItrocínio (obrigado pai!), troquei meu monitor CRT por um monitor de cristal líquido. Como fico muito tempo em frente ao computador, sentia um pouco de dor nos olhos, minha visão tem piorado um pouco nos últimos anos, e fiquei mal impressionado com o fato de que os monitores comuns (de raios catódicos) emitem luz ultravioleta, a mesma que causa câncer de pele. Aliás já tirei um pequeno câncer de pele do pescoço, aos 28 anos de idade!!!

Discussão sobre o assunto em inglês:
http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31417&page=1&pp=20

Isto me deixou com vontade de adquirir um medidor de ultravioleta como este:
http://www.shop.com/op/~Discovery_UV_Monitor-prod-9167090
...mas talvez seja difícil encontrar isto no Brasil.

Eis mais informação sobre cuidados com olhos que fitam muito o monitor:
http://www.fenacon.org.br/fenaconservicos/revista78/saude.htm
http://www.diversica.com/salud/archives/001125.php

Em suma, para evitar esses problemas de saúde, troquei meu ótimo Samsung SyncMaster 753DFX por um Samsung SyncMaster 710N (de LCD) que custou R$ 1.300,00.

Após alguns dias, acho que o monitor de cristal líquido, se configurado corretamente, é menos cansativo. Alguém tem alguma experiência assim para relatar?

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Posted by nando on Wednesday 03 August 2005 - 13:07:47  ::  Read/Post Comment: 199

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