The Political Compass is an interesting test, designed to try and measure your political inclinations and classify them in Left vs. Right and Authoritarian vs. Libertarian.
Not surprisingly, it tagged me as a Libertarian. While close friends may be surprised I didn’t end up being an Authoritarian, they should keep in mind that I’m only […]
It’s tough to follow up a brilliant film. It’s almost inescapable fact that a sequel it won’t be able to reach the grandeur of the first one, certainly will dissatisfy a lot of people, and probably will end up trashing anything that was good about the original.
Still, I tend to be hopeful.
One of the most used keywords by which people get to this site is precisely Omnia Mutantur. I’ve seen it used in two phrases, but can’t provide the original sources for neither. Both I’ve seen attributed to Ovid’s Metamorphoses, but I’ve also read several sources refuting it.
Omnia Mutantur, Nihil Inherit: everything changes, nothing […]
There are some news that you just don’t give over electronic means of conversation. Sure, you can notify a friend over e-mail that one of his relatives died, or phone in to a girlfriend and break up, but doing it leaves a bad aftertaste that simply spending a couple of bucks in a cab […]
Given the recent photo by Sonny, my guess is that you must be getting sick and tired of seeing my ugly mug around. That didn’t stop me from adding a new photo, however, this time a self portrait with experimenting with my new digital camera (yes, I was unable to resist).
The Jefferson Muzzles are intended to commemorate instances of people, companies or governments trampling freedom of speech, in the hope of reminding the general public of Thomas Jefferson’s exhortation that freedom of speech “cannot be limited without being lost.” They’re an award in pretty much the same way that the Darwin Awards are, […]
I like Anime. I really do. I enjoy being surprised by the liberties that anime allows creators with imagination, how they can bend reality in ways that look much more natural than film, where you would notice the break between special effects and movie universe. Unfortunately, anime of the human character of a […]
I just realized that other than some caricatures by Vargas and some photos where I’m a washed out blur, there are actually no effigies of me on the site. Here’s a recent photo of lil’ old me, taken just last Wednesday by a friend.
Boo!