technology
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An embroidered system
Let’s do a small exercise. Imagine cross-stitch as an analog computational system, not because embroidery is literally a computer, but because some of its characteristics allow us to build a curiously precise analogy between a manual practice and certain principles that we now associate with computing. Let’s begin with the simplest structure. The fabric works…
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Music, systems, and frequencies
I am driven by music. That is a fact. I was analyzing my Spotify metrics and noticed that, for several consecutive months, my monthly average has been around 11,700 minutes of listening to music. That represents approximately 195 hours per month.Considering that a 31-day month has 744 hours, this means I spend about 26% of…
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16 and No Man’s Sky
During my undergraduate studies, I had the honor of working alongside Professor Marco Antônio de Almeida, a researcher in the fields of mediation and cultural action. In fact, I served with him as a member of the University’s Extension and Culture Committee for a certain period. It was through this dynamic that I learned to…
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Token and Tolkien
The other day I went to approve blog comments. In the middle of the messages, two curious comments appeared: knwqmtkwzhyeesvrwvgfueqojtpruv mjhxlkketykipjjuhllffxvxvrivqdo It wasn’t Portuguese. It wasn’t English. It also wasn’t Sindarin. For a few seconds, I thought some elf had tried to get in touch. Then I imagined an orc had tripped over the keyboard.…