http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:35:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rationell Variera+LED lights+car bateries=christmas in Rossio An installation in Lisbon´s Rossio square designed by Teresa Otto and Diogo Aguiar using plastic bags dispensers from IKEA. One of the seven light installations commissioned by the Lisbon City Hall to celebrate the ... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2012/01/03/christmas-lights-in-times-of-crisis-ikea-hack-in-lisbon/ Highlights from the 3rd TEDxEdges event on October, 1st 2011 in the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisboa. See the full gallery on Posterous Leonor Beleza talking about the new Centre for the ... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/10/08/tedxedges-2011/   No tempo em eu que roubava folhas de letras de decalcar decadry do meu pai para identificar os meus cadernos, percebi que não era fácil encontrar o espaçamento adequado entre duas letras. Mesmo usando uma régua não conseguia produzir o mesmo resultado da minha percepção da distância certa: o "i" ... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/10/08/kern-type-the-kerning-game/ Although the European tech job market is different from the American, this infographic gives a good overview of the needs of 3 big tech companies. Important recomendation: pick the right area of study. Created by: Masters Degree http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/10/03/the-job-scenes-at-google-facebook-and-apple/ A recent Schumpeter column in "The Economist" referred the report "Opportunities for Efficiency and Innovation: A Primer on How to Cut College Costs,” by Vance Fried of Oklahoma State University. Is it possible to provide a first-class undergraduate education for $6,700 a year rather than the $25,900 charged by public research ... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/09/08/how-to-make-college-cheaper/ Google transferred to HTC a collection of patents originally from Palm and Motorola. The patents were added to a suit that HTC filed against Apple. http://paidcontent.org/article/419-htc-sues-apple-using-mobile-patents-obtained-from-google/ http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/09/08/patent-war-continues-empowered-with-new-weapons-htc-strikes-back/ Resposta a uma questão sobre a qualidade do ensino em Portugal. Com o ensino superior é diferente?  Todos os meus filhos foram e irão para a Universidade portuguesa. O ensino superior português é de elevadíssima qualidade. As nossas escolas de engenharia são das melhores do mundo. O Instituto Superior Técnico é uma ... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/09/02/peter-villax-hovione-em-entrevista-ao-jornal-i/ I am not so sure about getting way from the computer and about singing in the shower, but I am certain about making lists and breaking rules. And, of course, *always* carry a notebook... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/07/26/29-ways-to-stay-creative/ Amazing article by Kim Zetter in wired magazine, with a detailed report on the discovery of the world’s first real cyberweapon. A computer in a boot loop due to a virus led to the explanation of why a previously secret Iranian nuclear enrichment plant needed to replace between 1,000 and 2,000 ... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/07/21/stuxnet-a-real-xxi-century-spy-story/ A video produced for the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2011 that includes work and interviews with researchers of the LIREC project. The importance of the face in human-to-human communication and how can we use this knowledge in the design of robots that have to work and interact with humans. More about this exhibit ... http://www.luiscaldasdeoliveira.com/2011/07/06/faces-facial-expressions-and-social-robots/