So... everybody that loves to read loves books... a chicken and egg kind of thing...
The question is how do they react when they receive an ebook reader ??
Well, my first view is that the love them ! it's impressive how the advantages of weight, cleanness (no mites as in old books) and capabilities to increase or decrease the font size are the reasons that I hear the most...
The price war between Amazon and Barnes and Noble results were awesome for consumers, a decent reader for less than 150 USD is something that almost anybody can pay, and now it's just a matter of giving the writers the ability to reach their readers almost directly and voila ! a new successful business model brought to us by technology...
The coolest thing is that the impact is huge and positive for the readers...
What's next ??
17 October, 2010
09 October, 2010
Long time !...
yesssssssssssss
tons of things change and I am just not able to keep up my literary initiatives with my real-life-adventures (which is cool... it means that I do more stuff than just comment shit)
Anyways... now I'm back in good old Latin America, no horror or shock involved... just the acknowledge of big differences between our reality and the US.
So today I will complain about the assholes on the ticket sales systems in my country (Chile). If you are able to buy a ticket for a entertainment show on the internet, cool... you live in one our of the 90% of countries which does (sorry Cuba). But how good is to have an internet charging system if you cannot order them to be sent to your home ?? no willcall either and the on-site ticket office requests FOR THE FUCKING CONFIRMATION EMAIL PRINTED !!!!
So, technology is nothing without smart procedures and people... that remains me of this clip:
tons of things change and I am just not able to keep up my literary initiatives with my real-life-adventures (which is cool... it means that I do more stuff than just comment shit)
Anyways... now I'm back in good old Latin America, no horror or shock involved... just the acknowledge of big differences between our reality and the US.
So today I will complain about the assholes on the ticket sales systems in my country (Chile). If you are able to buy a ticket for a entertainment show on the internet, cool... you live in one our of the 90% of countries which does (sorry Cuba). But how good is to have an internet charging system if you cannot order them to be sent to your home ?? no willcall either and the on-site ticket office requests FOR THE FUCKING CONFIRMATION EMAIL PRINTED !!!!
So, technology is nothing without smart procedures and people... that remains me of this clip:
01 July, 2010
HAAHahaHA I ran into this...
Looking for other people's experience regarding to finish working for your company, I found a forum site with only complains about one company: DELL
There, I found a thread that almost made me piss my pants... enjoy:
Dear Co-Workers and Managers,
As many of you probably know, today is my last day. But before I leave, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know what a great and distinct pleasure it has been to type "Today is my last day." For nearly as long as I've worked here, I've hoped that I might one day leave this company. And now that this dream has become a reality, please know that I could not have reached this goal without your unending lack of support. Words cannot express my gratitude for the words of gratitude you did not express.
I would especially like to thank all of my managers both past and present but with the exception of the wonderful Mr. ABC: in an age where miscommunication is all too common, you consistently impressed and inspired me with the sheer magnitude of your misinformation, ignorance and intolerance for true talent. It takes a strong man to admit his mistake - it takes a stronger man to attribute his mistake to me.
Over the past seven years, you have taught me more than I could ever ask for and, in most cases, ever did ask for. I have been fortunate enough to work with some absolutely interchangeable supervisors on a wide variety of seemingly identical projects - an invaluable lesson in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium.
Your demands were high and your patience short, but I take great solace knowing that my work was, as stated on my annual review, "meets expectation." That is the type of praise that sends a man home happy after a 10 hour day, smiling his way through half a bottle of meets-expectation-scotch with a meets-expectation-cigar. Thanks [ ]!
And to most of my peers: even though we barely acknowledged each other within these office walls, I hope that in the future, should we pass on the street, you will regard me the same way as I regard you: sans eye contact.
But to those few souls with whom I've actually interacted, here are my personalized notes of farewell:
To [ ], I will not miss hearing you cry over absolutely nothing while laying blame on me and my coworkers. Your racial comments about [ ] were truly offensive and I hope that one day you might gain the strength to apologize to him.
To [ ] whom is long gone, I hope you find a manager that treats you as poorly as you have treated us. I worked harder for you then any manager in my career and I regret every ounce of it. Watching you take credit for my work was truly demoralizing.
To [ ], you should learn how to keep your mouth shut sweet heart. Bad mouthing the innocent is a negative thing, especially when you’re talking about someone who knows your disgusting secrets.
To [ ], well, I wish you had more of a back bone. You threw me to the wolves with that witch B and I learned all too much from it. I still can't believe that after following your instructions, I ended up getting written up, wow. Thanks for the experience buddy, lesson learned.
[ ], I'm happy that you were let go in the same manner that you have handed down to my dedicated coworkers. Hearing you on the phone last year brag about how great bonuses were going to be for you fellas in upper management because all of the lay offs made me nearly vomit. I never expected to see management benefit financially from the suffering of scores of people but then again, with this company's rooted history in the slave trade it only makes sense.
To all of the executives of this company, [ ] and such. Despite working through countless managers that practiced unethical behavior, racism, sexism, jealousy and cronyism, I have benefited tremendously by working here and I truly thank you for that. There was once a time where hard work was rewarded and acknowledged, it's a pity that all of our positive output now falls on deaf ears and passes blind eyes. My advice for you is to place yourself closer to the pulse of this company and enjoy the effort and dedication of us "faceless little people" more. There are many great people that are being over worked and mistreated but yet are still loyal not to those who abuse them but to the greater mission of providing excellent customer support. Find them and embrace them as they will help battle the cancerous plague that is ravishing the moral of this company.
So, in parting, if I could pass on any word of advice to the lower salary recipient ("because it's good for the company") in India or Tampa who will soon be filling my position, it would be to cherish this experience because a job opportunity like this comes along only once in a lifetime.
Meaning: if I had to work here again in this lifetime, I would sooner kill myself.
To those who I have held a great relationship with, I will miss being your co-worker and will cherish our history together.
Please don't bother responding as at this very moment I am most likely in my car doing 85 with the windows down.
One!
There, I found a thread that almost made me piss my pants... enjoy:
Dear Co-Workers and Managers,
As many of you probably know, today is my last day. But before I leave, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know what a great and distinct pleasure it has been to type "Today is my last day." For nearly as long as I've worked here, I've hoped that I might one day leave this company. And now that this dream has become a reality, please know that I could not have reached this goal without your unending lack of support. Words cannot express my gratitude for the words of gratitude you did not express.
I would especially like to thank all of my managers both past and present but with the exception of the wonderful Mr. ABC: in an age where miscommunication is all too common, you consistently impressed and inspired me with the sheer magnitude of your misinformation, ignorance and intolerance for true talent. It takes a strong man to admit his mistake - it takes a stronger man to attribute his mistake to me.
Over the past seven years, you have taught me more than I could ever ask for and, in most cases, ever did ask for. I have been fortunate enough to work with some absolutely interchangeable supervisors on a wide variety of seemingly identical projects - an invaluable lesson in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium.
Your demands were high and your patience short, but I take great solace knowing that my work was, as stated on my annual review, "meets expectation." That is the type of praise that sends a man home happy after a 10 hour day, smiling his way through half a bottle of meets-expectation-scotch with a meets-expectation-cigar. Thanks [ ]!
And to most of my peers: even though we barely acknowledged each other within these office walls, I hope that in the future, should we pass on the street, you will regard me the same way as I regard you: sans eye contact.
But to those few souls with whom I've actually interacted, here are my personalized notes of farewell:
To [ ], I will not miss hearing you cry over absolutely nothing while laying blame on me and my coworkers. Your racial comments about [ ] were truly offensive and I hope that one day you might gain the strength to apologize to him.
To [ ] whom is long gone, I hope you find a manager that treats you as poorly as you have treated us. I worked harder for you then any manager in my career and I regret every ounce of it. Watching you take credit for my work was truly demoralizing.
To [ ], you should learn how to keep your mouth shut sweet heart. Bad mouthing the innocent is a negative thing, especially when you’re talking about someone who knows your disgusting secrets.
To [ ], well, I wish you had more of a back bone. You threw me to the wolves with that witch B and I learned all too much from it. I still can't believe that after following your instructions, I ended up getting written up, wow. Thanks for the experience buddy, lesson learned.
[ ], I'm happy that you were let go in the same manner that you have handed down to my dedicated coworkers. Hearing you on the phone last year brag about how great bonuses were going to be for you fellas in upper management because all of the lay offs made me nearly vomit. I never expected to see management benefit financially from the suffering of scores of people but then again, with this company's rooted history in the slave trade it only makes sense.
To all of the executives of this company, [ ] and such. Despite working through countless managers that practiced unethical behavior, racism, sexism, jealousy and cronyism, I have benefited tremendously by working here and I truly thank you for that. There was once a time where hard work was rewarded and acknowledged, it's a pity that all of our positive output now falls on deaf ears and passes blind eyes. My advice for you is to place yourself closer to the pulse of this company and enjoy the effort and dedication of us "faceless little people" more. There are many great people that are being over worked and mistreated but yet are still loyal not to those who abuse them but to the greater mission of providing excellent customer support. Find them and embrace them as they will help battle the cancerous plague that is ravishing the moral of this company.
So, in parting, if I could pass on any word of advice to the lower salary recipient ("because it's good for the company") in India or Tampa who will soon be filling my position, it would be to cherish this experience because a job opportunity like this comes along only once in a lifetime.
Meaning: if I had to work here again in this lifetime, I would sooner kill myself.
To those who I have held a great relationship with, I will miss being your co-worker and will cherish our history together.
Please don't bother responding as at this very moment I am most likely in my car doing 85 with the windows down.
One!
27 June, 2010
WC WC WC !!!!
I just cannot think of a better month than the World Cup month... I assume that the 4 years frequency adds more anxiety to everybody who likes to watch soccer.
But in the US the sport it's still not as big as it should... we need timeouts, beer and popcorn instead of coffee, peanuts and bad calls by the refs ?
It's just a cultural difference, maybe... maybe the always-increasing latin population will push the sport as they have done with religion and consumer tendencies....
Soccer is and will be one of the most passionate, emotional and complete experiences and that's why no superbowl or playoff will ever match it. There is a Chilean journalist which comments at ESPN in spanish, he always starts the games saying something like: "welcome to 90 minutes of the most beautiful sport in the world" ... ditto
But in the US the sport it's still not as big as it should... we need timeouts, beer and popcorn instead of coffee, peanuts and bad calls by the refs ?
It's just a cultural difference, maybe... maybe the always-increasing latin population will push the sport as they have done with religion and consumer tendencies....
Soccer is and will be one of the most passionate, emotional and complete experiences and that's why no superbowl or playoff will ever match it. There is a Chilean journalist which comments at ESPN in spanish, he always starts the games saying something like: "welcome to 90 minutes of the most beautiful sport in the world" ... ditto
18 May, 2010
Stuck with postgres 8.4
I am setting up my old PS3 with ubuntu in order to be my PPC server for my entrepreneurial adventures.
After upgrading from 9.04 to the always annoying karmic koala ( :P ) , I could not find the postgis modules I need so after a few drinks and a late night of playing around I ended up with postgres 8.3 and 8.4 in my server....
I almost set up the server again because I could not remove the postgres 8.4 packages due to some manual removal of files (I know I'm dumb, you don't have to remind me). Lucky shot, I found this thread over the ubuntu forums where another asshole did something similar hahahahaha
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1415362
enjoy
After upgrading from 9.04 to the always annoying karmic koala ( :P ) , I could not find the postgis modules I need so after a few drinks and a late night of playing around I ended up with postgres 8.3 and 8.4 in my server....
I almost set up the server again because I could not remove the postgres 8.4 packages due to some manual removal of files (I know I'm dumb, you don't have to remind me). Lucky shot, I found this thread over the ubuntu forums where another asshole did something similar hahahahaha
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1415362
enjoy
Decision Engine ?
I just check the new ad the guys from Microsoft made to promote Bing (their search engine) and I cannot deny that is catchy...
It is not a search engine... it's a decision engine... Huge difference and attacks directly google's over flooding their users with worthless links and corrupted page-rank values based on dummy websites.
On my view, perception + user needs are going to be the most important things to predict in order to provide the best searching experience (let's not forget the valuable and highly traceable info that we generate...)
Summary, do not search for hardcore porn with your logged account !!!! ahahahaha
It is not a search engine... it's a decision engine... Huge difference and attacks directly google's over flooding their users with worthless links and corrupted page-rank values based on dummy websites.
On my view, perception + user needs are going to be the most important things to predict in order to provide the best searching experience (let's not forget the valuable and highly traceable info that we generate...)
Summary, do not search for hardcore porn with your logged account !!!! ahahahaha
07 April, 2010
WOW
estaba twitteando un mensaje para una iniciativa paralela y me encontre con la siguiente imagen.... demas que estan buscando soluciones para sus bases de datos...
06 April, 2010
The best universal remote control
I am strugglin' with too many electronic appliances and gadgets... to me that's a blessing. Nevertheless, for regular human beings, to have to control more than 1 or 2 remote controls is so complicated that they rather stick to the books.... what a shame.
So I have been looking for a good universal remote control which allows me to control at least the following devices.:
So there are some high end alternatives, but since I am cheap and poor (bad combination) I am not willing to spend more than what I have to for this...
With all the pain in my wallet, I thought about getting a logitech harmony 1100, which has an extra device which allows you to control the PS3 (overall ~360 USD) .
Suddently I realized that the best way to have all of this control in my hands, I needed a device with 'native' bluetooth and InfraRed support... that's when the idea came... my old and faithful Palm Zire 72. I just finished charging it after a year and a half of no use.... this is the beginning of this DIY task !
Nerd power !
So I have been looking for a good universal remote control which allows me to control at least the following devices.:
- My brand new (thanks to castroooooo !!! ) Ps3
- Yamaha 5.1 receiver
- Motorola / Comcast cable box
- Philips LCD
So there are some high end alternatives, but since I am cheap and poor (bad combination) I am not willing to spend more than what I have to for this...
With all the pain in my wallet, I thought about getting a logitech harmony 1100, which has an extra device which allows you to control the PS3 (overall ~360 USD) .
Suddently I realized that the best way to have all of this control in my hands, I needed a device with 'native' bluetooth and InfraRed support... that's when the idea came... my old and faithful Palm Zire 72. I just finished charging it after a year and a half of no use.... this is the beginning of this DIY task !
Nerd power !
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