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200 years of George Boole
02
Nov
Born November 2, 1815, Algebra which created was instrumental in
the birth of digital logic (0 and 1, or F=false and V=True), and later at MIT, Vannevar Bush suggested to Claude Shannon who was to become one of the foundations of modern digital computing .
The development of Boole became one of the important mathematical schools, which would influence the philosopher Bertrand Russerl, who wrote; “Pure mathematics was discovered by Boole in his work ‘Laws of Thought’ ‘which was published in 1850.
Although this is a mistake, because the thought does not move for binary laws, Yes and No, as there is perhaps the power and an endless variety of possibilities, Boole later did important work called invariant (or calculus of variations) , which influenced the Theory of Relativity of Albert Einstein.
In 1838, he published a pamphlet called The Mathematical Analysis of Logic, which influenced De Morgan who made a number of simplifications to make the laws of Algebra Boole more simple and easy to be “adopted” in mechanical, electromechanical processes (relays that have emerged more afternoon) and all digital devices that have emerged from these “laws”.
Although it has already died with great respect, it was Whitehead and Russell work Principia Mathematica (1910-1913) who convinced mathematicians that symbolic logic should receive your serious attention.
5 myths about technology
19
May
While technology may have dangers, this is not unique to it, all means that man uses can cause deviant behavior, 
addictions and consumerism, but almost everything we use is kind, from clothes, books and food, mobile phones, tablets and computers.
Information online as Infomoney and Olhar Digital released its myths, only one I repeat here, the idea that mobile phone use causes brain cancer, there is no evidence of this, just coincidences of people who have used very mobile and had cancer, which It is different from proving that this is the cause.
The other 4 important are: the computer usage difficult to read, in fact make a different reading on the computer, it is a little tiring continuously read on the computer, but whole pages should be avoided, but the reading of e-books is practice many readers, but there are also those who prefer books and those who use them.
Another myth is that young people would be less going to libraries because the digital world, did a post with Pew Research Internet Project site data showing that this is false.
The fourth myth is that through the virtual world is opposed to the real, that unfortunately even sociologists and serious thinkers spread, first this is a logical error because the virtual is not opposed to real, not unreal, but only “potential” towards possible, with a lack of knowledge of the meaning of the word that comes from virtus, which is the same rais of virtue.
The fifth myth is that technology somehow opposes the construction of the human being, or even of humanism or anything positive for man, that is unaware that throughout human history technology has always sought to help the man, of course there are instruments of war, the atomic bomb etc, that is destructive technology, but beware of generalizations, almost everything we use clothing to work instruments, almost everything suffers and suffers constant technological change in order to improve the instrument.
The fifth is a philosophical myth of the West, the idea that everything is object is negligible and should not prevent direct human relationship, now just think of things from day to day: clothes, objects of our home, our work, books and of course their own money and technological objects, they are “impregnated” of humanity because they are part of our relationship Others, of course can be used positively or not, but this decision is up to man
Personalities and Mother’s Day
08
May
Several people tell the story of his life as a possibility and thank the choice of their mothers they have chosen 
the life of their children, if not they would not have been born, of course there are millions of anonymous mothers choices, poor and suffering who decided to give birth to her children often without any condition or in disrepair.
One of these illustrious stories that came to all is the extraordinary actor Jack Nicholson, born in 1936, says that his mother was a teenager when she became pregnant and offered her the opportunity to abort it, but she opted for his life, grew up believing that her grandmother was his mother, and his real mother his brother, only in 1974 discovered the truth.
The singer Andrea Bocelli also tells his story his mother was pregnant and was hospitalized for a “simple attack of appendicitis,” but to examine the baby because she was pregnant, and seeing that treatment could have affected the child suggested you abort him as born with disabilities, but the mother decided to have it, blindness come at a football game at 12, and he says in a video his “little story” as the flame.
Edgar Morin says in his book My demons (published in 1997 by Bertrand of Brazil) account that was born under the sign of death, your mother should abort it came to trying it but they survived, wrote: “I should die for her to live, she had to die for me to live (…) I was born in death and was snatched from death, “the mother still live up to 9 years of the French educator.
My parents had 12 children, had a pact of love that receive the children that God might give them, I am grateful for my family, 11 are alive, love them each, Happy Mothers Day to all these courageous creatures, specially to my … really special was my mother.
The MWC happens in Spain
04
Mar
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) hosts releases and announcements from the world of mobile devices, and beyond the usual release smatphones, the highlight of the fair were the smart watches, held in Barcelona, the day 02-05 March.
Other wearable devices such as smart bracelets and virtual reality goggles are some product categories vying for attention next to traditional phones.
Were presented new models of LG brands, Samsung, Sony, Huawei, with the Galaxy S6 Samsung, which promises new design, one of the biggest rumors of the event.
The fair was held at the Fira Gran Via known flag, with the presence beyond the companies in the sector, analysts and the press.
Gradually the other big news, go into the daily lives of people, there is still technophobes who do not cease to demonize the devices, but while using them.
Greek tragedy, the choir and networks
19
Feb
The tragedy in the sense of classical antiquity has a different meaning than we use on a daily basis, meaning something serious with many deaths and pains which diverts an event to the downside, but for tragikós Greeks was when he did something great, according to Aristotle was “an imitative representation of a serious action, concrete, in a magnitude, represented, and not narrated by actors in elegant language, using a different style for each party, and that through compassion and horror causes releasing trigger such emotions. “
For the Greeks of the particular tragedy of goals, and the work of art should always cause Katarsis, greek catharsis, that is the purgation of the emotions of the audience, and the Marxist playwright Bertolt Brecht created the idea of the distance, which is not cause catharsis but the reflection preventing elements of “emotions” and other theoretical Theatre Rosenfeld says about it: “The teaching order requires the elimination of the illusion, the magical impact of bourgeois theater” (Rosenfeld), that is nothing but eliminate subjectivity.
Criticism of networks is always this, that cause illusion and virtuality would be something far from the real universe in this way would cause “real illusions.”
Illusionists of all kinds of magical politics, propaganda techniques used to try to cause illusion, and although this has something theater and can be virtual, the illusion does not consist in the fact that the used medium, radio, TV and the cinema and various forms of art were used for this, the essence of illusion is deceiving to “shut up” the crowd, so much tragedy as any other genre of art and “communication” can be misleading.
The essential, who drew attention to this, curiously was Nietzsche, is that the choir is not excluded, blamed Euripides by this exclusion, it is written in “The Birth of Tragedy or Hellenism and pessimism.”
Networks are a possible way to choir outside the manipulation of the masses and the media
Birdman and Greek tragedy
16
Feb
I have been watching the movies, and the big screen does not lose its charms, I saw something
different than what was seen in interactive small screen, in part classical tragedy and partly something new, if tragedy is the ending of something sad, Birdman impressive.
I saw in the dialogue in which the daughter Lesley (Naomi Watts) with his father Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), references to new media, questioning the father who does not know the influence of videos, blogs and facebook in public opinion, had realized is course, but the tone seemed more dramatic and a reinterpretation of their meanings.
The meaning is deeper if we understand the concern about the critical Tabitha Dickinson (Lindsay Duncan) who writes in the New York Times and the unexpected success of a Riggan’s video on Youtube.
But in the end the tragedy also features a new, should normally end with a sad ending, and is and is not, as the film manages this? surprise that is in the air.
After all this, the fact Birdman also be a reference to major superheroes like Batman productions (which itself did Michael Keaton), Superman and other extra-mans, the film shows a tragedy of very human issues: greed , vanities, contests, anger, betrayal, etc.
After all, the link between the Fenix symbol (in Greek mythology, a bird that rises from the ashes dead), a reading of “Ash Wednesday” is possible in a non-theological version, so “you can change your life” (the book), would say Peter Sloterdijck.
Oscar 2015 keeps favorites
16
Jan
Birdman and Boyhood as said above contains critical to holliwoodian heroes (Batman, Superman, etc) and fame at any price, and could be out, but maybe got too explicit conservatism of the Academy, also appear in Alejandro González Iñárritu smooth (“Birdman”), Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”) which appears as best director Bennett Miller (“Foxcatcher: a story that shocked the world”) and best actor Steve Carell, but got out for best picture.
With “American Sniper”, this is the fifth time that a production it is nominated for best film, the Academy shows his veneration by Clint Eastwood.
“Whiplash” is not entirely a surprise, since he had won the Sundance Film Festival award in 2014 and is well regarded by critics, tells the career story of a young drummer who dreams of being the best of his generation and brand your name in American music as did Buddy Rich, his biggest idol in the battery, but it becomes an obsession.
The documentary “The salt of the earth” scholar Wim Wenders making a biopic of the Brazilian photo-graph Sebastião Salgado, was nominated, directed also by the Brazilian Juliano Salgado, son of Sebastian (see photo above).
The film about Alain Turing
15
Jan
The film “The Imitation Game” announced, including probably competing for the Oscar (the list comes out today), is about the life of Alan Turing, considered a” father of computing “and who committed suicide at age 42, after being sentenced to castration chemistry, for being gay.
Turing is played by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and work are focused on their work, important to the Allied victory in the conflict, it unveiled the Enigma machine that was codification of German messages as well as their contribution to the history of computing.
But the film also shows the problems faced by scientist for being gay.
His conviction was in 1952 and his suicide in 1954, under the penalty for “indecency” and the drugs made him impotent and caused him to develop breasts, which may have contributed to his death.
It was only in 2013 that he received a posthumous pardon of Queen Elizabeth II, after a long campaign to clear his honor, because in 2009 there was a petition that has made the Prime Minister Gordon Brown to publish a public apology for the terrible persecution.
The work was adapted from the book’s biography “Alan Turing: The Enigma” (Enigma was the Nazi machine that Turing deciphered), written by Andrew Hodges.
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The premiere in Brazil is scheduled for February 5 and the list of 10 films nominated for an Oscar out today.
See the winners of the Golden Globes
13
Jan
The 2015 Golden Globe awards were presented this Sunday, January 11, some already expected as Birdman (see our post), a
s best musical comedy actor (Michael Keaton) and best screenplay, best film Boyhood – From Childhood to Youth , best director Richard Linklater and best supporting actress Patricia Arquette.
The award made by the Foreign Press Association in Hollywood had several references to North Korea and the attacks in France, with some actors including “Je Suis Charlie” in his speeches, see the other awards:
Best Actor – Drama
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Best Actress – Drama
Julianne Moore (Forever Alice)
Best Motion Picture – Comedy / Musical
The Grand Hotel Budapest
Best Actress – Comedy / Musical
Amy Adams (Big Eyes)
Best Supporting Actor
JK Simmons (Whiplash – Perfection In Search)
Best Animation Film
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best Foreign Film
Leviathan (Russia)
Best Soundtrack
The Theory of Everything
Best Original Song
Glory (Selma, John Legend and Common)
Best Series – Drama
The Affair
Best Actor – Drama Series
Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
Best Actress – Drama Series
Ruth Wilson (The Affair)
Best Series – Comedy / Musical
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Best Actor – Comedy Series / Musical
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
Best Actress – Comedy Series / Musical
Gina Rodriguez (Jane The Virgin)
Best Miniseries / TV-Movie
Fargo
Best Actor – Miniseries / TV-Movie
Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo)
Best Actress – Miniseries / TV-Movie
Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honourable Woman)
Best Supporting Actor – Series / Miniseries / TV-Movie
Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart)
Best Supporting Actress – Series / Miniseries / TV-Movie
Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey)
Cecil B. DeMille Award
George Clooney
