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May 26, 2010

Good blogging desktop client for mac (osx)

When i think about my mind’s typical excuses not to write on this blog, the one that pops up the fastest is usually the lack of a good blogging desktop client for mac.

I know, i know, i should just shut the hell up, use WordPress’ web admin interface, (…)
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April 27, 2010

Seal skin? Really, Crowne Plaza?!?

This is my fourth time in Amsterdam since i started working remotely. Obviously, once i moved back to Portugal i took all my belongings there and gave up my house in Holland so, every time i come to Amsterdam i have to stay at an hotel in the city. (…)
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April 19, 2010

Reddit’s RSS only shows article titles

Am i the only one who is pissed off by this? Aren’t RSS feeds supposed to be the awesome way of consuming information? And for what? Web page hits? Here’s a newsflash, dudes, your website isn’t that good looking :)

Here’s what i mean: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/.rss

March 31, 2010

Software does not evolve; software degenerates

Today at lunch i felt taken by this concept once again. A long time ago it came to me that software, au contraire of living beings, does not evolve; the best description for it, in my not-so-humble opinion, is of a big tower of LEGOs building blocks: You start (…)
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February 9, 2010

Almost time to return

With less than 20 days until my return to the country where the sun does shine (Portugal), i can’t help but thinking more and more about these 3 years in Holland. With that in mind, i decided to write a really long post on my experiences here in the (…)
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