Guy arrested for Twitting his frustration. DATA from StarTrek did this?

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Mdia

When an autist sees a sign where is written ‘ don’t step on the grass’ he or she wold understand it as ‘ do not step in all grass in the whole world at all times’. That is because they understand the message literally. We, “normal” people, would interpret the message and understand that [...]

The web2.0 suicide machine

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Mdia

Everyone should have the right to disconnect. Seamless connectivity and rich social experience offered by web2.0 companies are the very antithesis of human freedom. Users are entrapped in a high resolution panoptic prison without walls, accessible from anywhere in the world. Everyone should have the right to quit her 2.0-ified life. Facebook and Co. are [...]

Celebrating the new ‘in english’ area of my blog, Monty Python embed

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Mdia

“We’re letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there! But we want something in return. None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at being ripped off all these years.”

Livro em rede

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Mdia

(english underneath)
Durou dois anos e o ‘ Livro em Rede’ http://networkedbook.org/ está aí, aberto a comentários, revisões e traduções. O público pode tambem submeter um capítulo, que, depois de consideração, pode ser adicionado ao livro. “Networked” , o ‘livro em rede’, parte do princípio de que a história e a crítica de [...]