Strategy, development and knowledge
It is time to establish some etiquette rules for teleconferences, one of the most frustrating forms of interaction, whose use—and the frustration they cause—has expanded in the context of lockdown (I am writing this post amid the great pandemic of 2020).
This has been a turbulent year for Mexico City, a year of governmental transition, of changes—some good, others rather bad—and of growing social discontent expressed in various demonstrations, rallies, street blockades, and marches by different groups.
I have been planning this post for years. The first time Nydia and I visited Mexico City was in April 2011. It was not really the first time, because we had already visited the city as children, and Reino Aventura had made the greatest impression on both of us…
While on holiday, I was walking through the courtyard of the Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca when I ran into maestro Francisco Toledo. I told him, “Maestro, it is an honour to greet you,” and, being himself, he turned around and…
Carbrain: a person whose only means of transportation is a private car and who feels offended, threatened, and aggrieved by the use of other, alternative means of transportation, especially non-motorized ones.
When I was a child, I played with small pieces of cardboard, drawing screens and keyboards on them; they were minicomputers, imaginary machines the size of my hand. I dreamed that in the distant future, long after I had died, people might have powerful computers that fit in their pockets.
Yesterday the legend of the United States died: the land of freedom, the champions of democracy. Yesterday the people of what had been the most powerful country of the past century handed the presidency to its greatest enemy of the past seventy years, Russia.
I am not a security expert, but I have considerable experience developing WordPress sites, and from the beginning I realized that security is one of the most important things to learn. WordPress is a robust and very comprehensive platform whose popularity…
The other day, while walking my dogs, something occurred to me: life would be more bearable if we thought of it as a game. The idea came to me because, when I walk my dogs along several wide median strips in front of my apartment, I let them reach the edge of the median…
Every four years, we have the opportunity to watch the world come together for a sporting event that represents and reflects the noblest part of the human spirit: overcoming obstacles.
The following article is about a personal experience. I am not a nutritionist, a fitness trainer, or an expert on health. I simply want to share a few things that have worked for me in shedding some extra kilos.
How hard it is to sell real, concrete things; how hard it is to avoid selling false promises, magic wands, dreams, and illusions. Sadly, people want to buy the latter. There is a reason miracle products continue to sell in great quantities...