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  • Post-pandemic motivation

    Post-pandemic motivation

    Eight years ago I wrote a short post (very very short) that expressed motivation and psychological health that I have been thinking more about. It’s pretty incredible how much how much the world can change in just a few of years, and how quickly people can adopt, mentally and emotionally. What is it that motivated […]

  • Installed Processing.org v4

    Installed Processing.org v4

    I finally got around to installing Processing 4 on my laptop. I had to look up which processor I had, Apple’s 64-bit or Silicon? Apparently my Macbook Pro, 6-Core Intel Core i7 is 64-bit. good to know. I was excited to run a sketch from 2015 from compatible with Processing v1 and my fears came […]

  • The Cookie Thief by Valerie Cox

    The Cookie Thief by Valerie Cox

    I read a couple of articles that use this poem as an analogy. I think it’s worth sharing. A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She […]

  • Oscar’s blog is back!

    Oscar’s blog is back!

    My blog has been down for a while, mainly because my hosting company did some crazy refactoring of their system which left this blog in the dark. After trying to figure out how to get it back up, for around 30 minutes, I gave up. I did not get back to it (was super busy) […]

  • Six Paradoxes of Leadership.

    Six Paradoxes of Leadership.

    Six Paradoxes of Leadership. By Blair Sheppard. Cliff Notes: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The world is moving fast, but decisions need to be strategic. Choosing vs Decision The Paradoxes: Tech-Savvy Humanist Technology is impeding on who we are. We need to understand implications of technology’s effect on society. Know/ notice and catch the unintended consequences before it turns […]

  • Tact Filters

    Tact Filters

    While getting my Masters at NYU’s ITP, I had to collaborate with Artists Engineers, Lawyers, Business people, etc. I was trying to find a way to describe why the interactions between some personality-types of people were so awkward and why people got upset so quick, sometimes. I researched the web and found this post from […]

  • Pre-existing Memory

    Pre-existing Memory

    What would it be like to be born with our parent’s memory already engraved in our brain

  • The Art of Product Management.

    I have been researching the trade of Product Management in today’s tech driven world. There are a lot of interesting takes on what this person should do and the role of this person in an organization. And the best description of this “unicorn” comes from Ben Harowitz found at the Stamford’s Leadership of Technology Ventures […]

  • Art / Design

    A friend recently asked, what is the difference between art and design? It’s been a long time since I had to articulate what art is and what design is. The two are essentially the same thing and the simple difference between them is that design is communication based. Art in the other hand is everything […]

  • Why I get up in the morning.

    There is a lot of work to be done! “It’s like a man riding a lion. People think, ‘This guy’s brave.’ And he’s thinking, ‘How the hell did I get on a lion, and how do I keep from getting eaten?” I read this interesting article about the psychological price of entrepreneurship that I though […]

  • How The Arctic Vortex Influences Me

    The arctic vortex landed in nyc today, it’s fun to think about post apocalyptic survival strategies, although I bet they would not be fun at all. It is days like today that the environment really wakes up my subconscious’ primal instincts. I feel prepared for the hunt. Ready to go out and slay a beast […]

  • Calling all innovators: Don't miss the #LATISM Hackathon!

    With the excitement of our conference this year, and all the great things that we’ve prepared for all of you, we couldn’t be happier to announce our first ever Hackathon (¡¿un jaka-qué?! you are probably asking). A Hackathon is an event that engages computer programmers, designers and entrepreneurs to collaborate and create projects that positively […]

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