http://nunonunes.info O iconoclasta! Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:17:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My colleague Leonel Nóbrega just released the first working beta version of metaSketch which is the outcome of several years of work on extending and using the UML and MOF in many domains in particular to support agile interactive application development with essential use-cases, wisdom architecture, canonical abstract prototypes, activity ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=100 After almost a year decided to upgrade the website and start writing again hopefully more frequently than before. Following the somewhat surprisingly popular "Stuff I'm enjoying" posts, here is a list for this summer... Music Sigur Ros - Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Splium Endalaust - the unpronounceable Icelandic wizards are back with a more accessible but still ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=89 I've been busy setting up the joint CMU Professional Master program and failed to update the blog. Of course the lack of time meant less reading and more music... Music The National - Boxer - simply one of the best albums in the last 5 years, these guys have passed Richmond Fontaine ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=75 The Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) at Carnegie Mellon University and the Mathematics and Engineering Department at the University of Madeira now offer a professional Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction. The program, begun at CMU in 1995, will now offered as a double degree with the University of Madeira under ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=69 I was surprised my recommendations got so much attention, I've added a section on Movies and another one on Games. Here it goes just a couple of days before Spring: Music: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - the much antecipated second album for the canadian band. I'm still listening to this one but ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=68 A mindblowing presentation by statistitian Hans Rosling, this is part of his work teaching international health, a great example of how dogma can/must/should be demolished in education. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. Give ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=67 TED is "an event like no other"... more than 1000 thought-leader together once a year to discuss Technology, Entertainment and Design... Altought I've never attended one of the conferences (they are by invitation only and I would need one :-))! Anyway, recently they started posting TEDTalks online, some are simply brilliant ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=65 Well Steve Jobs did it again, Apple just launched the iPhone and AppleTV - two products that clearly make Apple jump into the information appliance arena after the major success of the iPod. And the fact that "Apple Computer Inc." is now "Apple Inc." a confirmation of what HCI research as ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=64 This is a photo of the New Year's evening with some of DME's students... which obviously know how to enjoy one of the most celebrated New Year's Eve in all the world - the amazing Funchal fireworks which got listed in the Guinness book of records. A Happy New Year! http://nunonunes.info/?p=63 A great book from Oxford ethologist and evolutionary scientist Richard Dawkins. Thought provoking, brilliantly written with some great British humor. A great book and a must read wether you are a theist, atheist, an agnostic or simply believe in the flying spaghetti monster. Be advised thought that Richard aims to make ... http://nunonunes.info/?p=61