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Yes, I know I haven’t written on this blog as much as I’d like to, but things are starting to normalize. Having a little newborn baby at home and trying to finish my house, along with a very intense work schedule, did not contribute to my free time at all. My personal projects have been […]

I’m on my Alfa Pendular train, heading to the Parque das Nações in Lisboa, for the Codebits V! If you’re there, do look me up on the premises! 🙂

Ever since I was a kid I’ve wanted to send a probe of mine into near space. When I grew up and learned a bit more about the laws the govern the universe (at least the ones we can come up with nowadays), I realized it was not an easy task. But I didn’t want […]

O estado dá um incentivo na compra de painéis solares para aquecimento de água de uma habitação. Parece-me boa ideia. Aliás, tão boa que equipei a minha casa nova com um sistema solar poderoso, apoiado por uma caldeira a lenha. Um sistema com um ciclo de carbono perfeito em termos de consumos. No entanto, o […]

You know when you’re playing this great action game that has you doing some amazing stuff, but you have limited time to accomplish your mission? Once in a while, you come against these beautiful clocks just floating there in the air… up for grabs. You pick one up and presto! There you go! Another 2 […]

I’ve been using the Arduino platform as a means to develop some of the devices I’ve been needing, from the most simple (my daughter’s color-changing nightlight) to the most complex (a stand-alone, fault-tolerant, inexpensive telemetrics system). Somewhere along the way, the Ethernet shield come into the picture. To be a part of my designs, I […]

… and leapy and croacky! Codebits is amazing!

I’m aboard an Alpha Pendular train, heading for the Pavilhão Atlântico, to attend Codebits! I’m taking some clothing, some retro gear, my laptop and a lot of will to learn, teach and have fun! All this while listening to “Riding the Stream” from Bjorn Linne. It’s from one of my favourite games of the time: […]

Some years ago, when I went to University, I preached to anyone that would listen about Java’s greatest virtues. I was a true Java evangelist, but people mocked me and said I was nuts. I can still hear myself back then: “But it’s an object oriented language, WORA! The platform is one of it’s strenghs, […]

Aí vem ela! Os anos passados nunca consegui estar na Codebits os três dias (por limitações de trabalho), mas este ano não vou deixar que isso aconteça; vou mesmo do início ao fim! Desde que comecei e ir às Minho Campus Party que fiquei com o bichinho destes eventos. Achei a MCP bastante orientada aos […]