Episode 555 of This American Life has a very cool story about a study on how a group of canvassers were able to influence people who were against gay marriage to change their mind: Curious, but kinda logically, people appeared to change their mind once the canvasser, a member of the LGBT community, told their… Continue reading The incredible rarity of falsifying data about changing your mind
Category: Lifestyle
How to travel with your phone without paying for roaming charges
The majority of globalized phone companies don’t pay a dime for cellphone roaming connections. They shouldn’t charge for it, but continue to do. Roaming charges are an insolent vestige of the past. It’s a way for phone companies to steal our money. So the only way we have to avoid these charges –save from leaving… Continue reading How to travel with your phone without paying for roaming charges
Software tools to avoid Repetitive Strain Injury
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) can be defined as a painful condition linked to performing a repetitive activity for long periods of time. If your work depends on that you sit all day at a computer –like mine– it’s crucial that you find a way to take periodic breaks to do some stretching exercises. But… Continue reading Software tools to avoid Repetitive Strain Injury
Two Dropbox alternatives
Like everyone else, I’ve run out of space in my Dropbox and my Google Drive. Besides, I’m low on space in my hard drive, so I’ve been looking for a solution that enables me to do manual backups, to have some mp3 and video files in an off-site and relatively safe place. So, I’ve been… Continue reading Two Dropbox alternatives
The stories behind Halt And Catch Fire
Like every other geek, I’m watching AMC’s Halt And Catch Fire and profiting of all the buzz surrounding it. Over at The Internet History Podcast there was a really cool interview with Rod Canion, one of the co-founders of Compaq, one of the guys who did in real life what the actors in Halt And… Continue reading The stories behind Halt And Catch Fire