Thoughts on systems, engineering, AI, technology and life.
“You wanted obedience, Cullin — now you have it. You climbed a long way up by forcing human beings to behave like machines. But you were wrong in one respect; no human can ever be forced to behave exactly like a machine, and no machine can ever be constructed that will behave exactly like a … Read more
The current debacle with Facebook has been brewing for a while now, and it is very sad. For me it started last year, when I got tired of constant fake news and privacy concerns. Since then I’ve had next to zero activity on the platform. It’s sad as it is a great way to remain … Read more
This SXSW 2018 I want to pay tribute to Carlo Longino (@caaarlo): Austinite, mobile pioneer, visionary and supporter, Mobile Monday Austin co-organizer, who passed away last October 2017. He was only 39 years old. At the time I was working in Puerto Rico, a bit disconnected. When I read the sad news in my Twitter … Read more
Back in school we learned that “Garbage in” leads to “Garbage out” – also referred to as GIGO. Today we see GIGO all over social media. We’ve been watching the erosion of information quality and its effects on society — the use of misinformation (fake news) and impersonations (fake accounts and bots) versus facts to … Read more
“After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: all I’m offering is the truth.” What pill do … Read more
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
Happy New Year, my dear Friends… Let 2016 be an awesome year, full of health and prosperity… Truly yours, C. Enrique Ortiz (CEO) Attributions: See image source.