Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
Facebook has done an amazing job getting Billions of users. But that same success (and the users themselves) have helped create a closed Web. I totally get it. Facebook has made it so easy and convenient to create your digital presence, and one that can be easily monetized, that it’s easy to understand why the … Read more
Dichosa eres Huracán María, dichosa eres, dandole tan duro a Puerto Rico y sus islas vecinas. No tenías que partir a Puerto Rico por el mismo medio, pero lo hiciste. Y destrucción dejaste. ¿Porque no pudiste ser mas dulce con nosotros, María? Pero no nos derrotas. Seguimos fuerte. Y seguimos para adelante! /CEO
“There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.” — Albert Einstein The interactions and flows between “two bodies” or between “n bodies” (or attractors or systems) bring or creates chaos within … Read more
Let’s not forget… Fifteen years ago, it was a Tuesday morning. The year was 2001. The attack came, in the form of airplanes and souls. Let’s not forget those who perished. Let’s not forget what was at the center of that horrible act. People and complete generations are quick to forget –even about the worst … Read more
Another occurrence of AI gone bad. Earlier this year it was Microsoft’s Chatbot going racist. Now, Facebook’s automation software was trending fake news; keep in mind that, per the article, Facebook is a news source for 44% of US adults. Even if biased, today there is nothing more accurate than the human touch. It is … Read more
Mobile adoption is still growing. A good example is Facebook with 1 Billion+ users and around 56% of its user-base being mobile-only users as of July 2016 (see source). Mobile adoption has matured — apps are not dying. Instead when you have the “late majority” / “laggards” part of the adoption curve adopting mobile as … Read more
What is new in Android N? Lots of new changes: APIs, power management, related to notifications, new multi-window UI, permissions, Graphics APIs, other… 1. Android 7.0 -> API Level 24. 2. API differences: https://developer.android.com/sdk/api_diff/24/changes.html 3. Behavioral differences: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/nougat/android-7.0-changes.html 4. General overview: https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/ 5. Developer overview: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/nougat/android-7.0.html ceo
I haven’t played with Pokémon Go (PG) yet. But I have to say that I’ve never seen an app (in general) as sticky as the PG app. I mean, wow. I’m totally impressed by its adoption. For example, a few evenings ago while at the Domain in Austin, literally, 8 out of 10 people were … Read more
Every year I like to take a snapshot of the Android platforms adoption. It is great to compare Year-to-Year numbers for historical purposes. Keeping track of platform adoption is important as it directly impacts what developers should be focusing on vs. what should be deprecating or end-of-life. Below is the Android platform comparison 2016 vs. … Read more
An intelligent personal assistant is a software agent that can perform tasks or services for an individual. Below are some quicklinks to @Amazon #Echo #Alexa developer resources: Creating Voice Experiences Using Alexa Skills Kit (Recorded Session) Voice Design 101 (Recorded Session) Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) Alexa Developer Forums Other: Amazon Echo (Wikipedia)