Technology update

2016-09-15 (Jueves/Thursday)

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Hoy en día, aprendí:

Hace 195 años, 1821-09-15, se crearon los Estados Unidos de América Central cuando la colonia española, sobre todo entre los actuales México y Panamá, se declararon independiente de España. Estos son los países de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua, así como Costa Rica. Aunque este último fue incluido en el proceso de independencia, el pueblo costariqueño lo supo al mes siguiente. En aquel tiempo no habia internet!

El artículo de referencia 1, en la continuación, escrito exactamente hace cinco años, explica todos los pasos antes, durante y después de esta declaración.

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Y la foto principal es de Costa Rica. Este es el Volcán Arenal, que es actualmente inactivo después de un perîodo de 42 años de actividad, iniciado en 1968. Ver más información en la referencia 2 en la continuación.

¡Gracias, Carmen, por tu ayuda con el texto!

(The text above in Spanish talks about the 195 years of independence today of 5 Central American countries. The photo shows a volcano in Costa Rica. See also references #1 and 2 below, both in English.)

How about reading one of those very rare, fragile books from centuries ago? Many books have been scanned so far, so that a digital copy can easily be retrieved by anyone wanting to read it, but what if the book is so precious and fragile that the mere handling of the book would jeopardize its entire existence? MIT has the answer, to scan the book while still being closed. The secret lies in using terahertz radiation, see more in reference # 3 below.

… That’s what I learned in school !

Refs.:

1: Celebrate Independence Day in Central America – September 15th!

2: Volcán Arenal

3: MIT uses radiation to read closed books

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2016-08-13 (Lördag/Saturday)

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Idag lärde jag mig, att:

Augusti är den fina månad när man kan njuta av kräftor i Sverige. När jag var barn brukade vi fiska vid Sämsjön, som ju är vida känd för sina kräftor. Men det var på den tiden innan kräftpesten slog ut nästan hela det inhemska beståendet.

Dagens bild härrör därför ifrån just Sämsjön. För precis 10 år sedan, augusti 2006, tog jag ett underbart foto över solnedgången från Ekåsudden utöver Sämsjön. Min vän Cecilia blev förtjust i fotot när jag använde det som min ID-bild på Wordfeud, varför jag sände henne det. Som tack målade hon en tavla inspirerad av motivet och resultatet kan ni se ovan, tjusigt eller hur? Men som den konstnär hon är, så blir hon aldrig riktigt nöjd med resultatet utan filar fortfarande på detaljer. Vem vet en dag blir hon helt klar, till dess får vi nöja oss (!) med denna tavla. Jag tycker inte att något så fint behöver förbättras, men låt oss se! Tack Cecilia för att jag fick ställa ut din tavla på webben!

Last Tuesday, while visiting São Paulo, I had the opportunity to participate in a seminar at the Swedish-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (Swedcham) with the title “Main Tech Trends Shaping the Market and Business Environment”, hosted by Andre Gildin, founder of RKKG Consulting, with many years of experience in leading positions at Ericsson, see also reference #1 below.

According to the abstract for the seminar, “We live in a transition world, where everyone is talking about the digital and connected environment… so what is really driving these changes? Andre Gildin will explore the main technology trends that are shaping the market and its impact on the way companies make business.” And that is exactly what he did. A very interesting status report about the technological changes that are, or will very soon be, affecting our every-day lives. If that sounds as interesting to you as it was to me, I urge you to look at the presentation in reference #2 below. My sincere thanks to Andre for sharing his insights with the world!

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Andre Gildin presenting the proposal from Arcade City on how to replace Uber and offer ride sharing, slide # 46 in his presentation on 2016-08-09.

… Tack för idag, slut för idag! / That’s what I learned in school !

Refs.:

1: Programme for ‘Main Tech Trends Shaping the Market and Business Environment’

2: Minutes from ‘Main Tech Trends Shaping the Market and Business Environment’

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