En el Gletschergarten de Lucerna, entre antiguos mapas, maquetas y relieves de los Alpes suizos, encontramos una exposición de Ueli Läuppi, un cartógrafo local que se ha dedicado a dibujar y colorear mapas a mano, usando una proyección particular que destaca una meticulosa representación de las montañas. No contento con eso, Läuppi ha trasladado su… Continue reading Dibujando el mundo a mano
Fitness, diets and the January Panic
This Google Trends chart is very revealing. A lot of us set off to lose some weight after the holidays. Our interest in dieting decreases over the course of the year, reaching an absolute low in December. Come January, we panic again. How long until we have a human behavior model based on our Google… Continue reading Fitness, diets and the January Panic
Dietas y estar en forma, el pánico de Enero
Este gráfico de Google Trends es especialmente revelador. Muchos nos proponemos adelgazar luego de los excesos de las fiestas decembrinas. Nuestro interés por hacer dieta decrece durante el año hasta alcanzar un mÃnimo en Diciembre. En Enero del siguiente año, entramos en pánico de nuevo. ¿Cuánto tiempo falta para que hagamos un modelo del comportamiento… Continue reading Dietas y estar en forma, el pánico de Enero
4 Tools for Working Remotely
Or how to telecommute without disappearing This article belongs to the telecommuting and geographical independence series. If there’s an aspect of the digital revolution that I’m passionate about, is the possibility we have to be omnipresent through technology. Thanks to mobile computing and the drop in telecommunication costs, everyday there’re fewer reasons to work in an… Continue reading 4 Tools for Working Remotely
The Difference: Living Well vs. Doing Well
Rolf Potts, author of the essential Vagabonding, offers some pointers to release yourself from the endless production-consumption cycle and get the time to roam the world. This notion – that material investment is somehow more important to life than personal investment – is exactly what leads so many of us to believe we could never afford… Continue reading The Difference: Living Well vs. Doing Well