ebarrera's Blog

Happy Birthday Web! ‪#‎web25‬

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:48:00 -0600

I remember what I felt the first time I used the web. This mixed feeling of accessing information in a remote computer in other part of the world that seemed so easy and allowed me to find what I needed even from an AS400 terminal window… mixed because since that first day I felt the urge to give back to the web and at the same time all the possibilities of what's possible amazed me.

And then Mosaic happened. I think I don't need to explain what I felt the first time I saw an animated GIF (even if my modem at home ran at 2400 bps).

20 years later, I work giving back to the web and I still feel the same emotions I felt in front of that terminal window every time a new technology or a new application is announced.

Happy Birthday Web! ‪#‎web25‬

The Day of the Doctor

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500

#SaveTheDay
Doctor Who - BBC

THE BOOK THIEF

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:03:00 -0500

Based on the beloved bestselling book, THE BOOK THIEF tells the inspirational story of a spirited and courageous young girl who transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany.

The Book Thief comes to theaters November 15th, 2013.

Facebook: http://fb.com/TheBookThiefMovie

Twitter: http://twitter.com/BookThiefMovie

Official Site: http://www.thebookthiefmovie.com/

ALMOST HUMAN - Official Trailer

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:21:00 -0500

This action-packed police drama set 35 years in the future centers around the unlikely partnership between a part-machine cop and a part-human robot.

Subscribe now for more ALMOST HUMAN clips: http://fox.tv/SubscribeFOX

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ALMOST HUMAN - Executive-produced by Emmy Award winner J.J. Abrams ("Fringe," "Lost," the "Star Trek" and "Mission: Impossible" franchises) and creator J.H. Wyman ("Fringe," "The Mexican") and starring Karl Urban ("Star Trek"), Michael Ealy ("Sleeper Cell," "Common Law") and Emmy Award nominee Lili Taylor ("Six Feet Under,"), ALMOST HUMAN is a high-tech, high-stakes action drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely partnership is forged when a part-machine cop (Urban) is forced to pair with a part-human robot (Ealy) as they fight crime and investigate a deeper cover-up in a futuristic new world.

Designed by Apple in California

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:03:00 -0500

This is it.
This is what matters.
The experience of a product.
How it makes someone feel.
When you start by imagining
What that might be like,
You step back.
You think.

Who will this help?
Will it make life better?
Does this deserve to exist?
If you are busy making everything,
How can you perfect anything?

We don't believe in coincidence.
Or dumb luck.
There are a thousand "no's"
For every "yes."
We spend a lot of time
On a few great things.
Until every idea we touch
Enhances each life it touches.

We're engineers and artists.
Craftsmen and inventors.
We sign our work.
You may rarely look at it.
But you'll always feel it.
This is our signature.
And it means everything.

Designed by Apple in California

Meet KUBI

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:27:00 -0500

Meet KUBI from Revolve Robotics on Vimeo.

KUBI is a cloud controlled robotic desktop stand that enables you to look around and interact over video calls. An affordable and practical telepresence solution, KUBI is compatible with most consumer and enterprise video clients, many of which are creatively integrating KUBIs cloud controls into their video feeds.

She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:26:00 -0500

Space Oddity

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

A revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.

Much Ado About Nothing

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:24:00 -0500

Synopsis

Shakespeare's classic comedy is given a contemporary spin in Joss Whedon's film "Much Ado About Nothing." Shot in just 12 days (and using the original text), the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Official Site: http://muchadomovie.com/

Director:Joss Whedon

Cast: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Sean Maher, Reed Diamond, Clark Gregg, Tom Lenk

Run Time: 109 minutes

In theaters: June 7th, 2013

How It Feels [through Glass]

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:07:00 -0600

Want to see how Glass actually feels? It's surprisingly simple. Say "take a picture" to take a picture. Record what you see, hands free. Even share what you see, live.

Directions are right in front of you. Speak to send a message, or translate your voice. Get the notifications that matter most. Ask whatever's on your mind and get answers without having to ask.

All video footage captured through Glass.

Welcome to a world through Glass. See more at http://www.google.com/glass/start

"New Lipstick" by The Kissaway Trail on Google Play - http://goo.gl/v4dUf

Best tweets from last night big game blackout

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Mon, 4 Feb 2013 06:00:00 -0600

Power out? No problem. twitter.com/Oreo/status/29…
— Oreo Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013

OMG BANE!!
— Veronica Belmont (@Veronica) February 4, 2013

Whew. I was worried CBS was in litigation with the power company and ruled CBS Sports could not cover anything that used electricity.
— Tom Merritt (@acedtect) February 4, 2013

The Superdome looks like the Death Star with the lights out.
— Darth Vader (@DepressedDarth) February 4, 2013

That was the sound of millions of women turning the channel to watch Downton Abbey.
— Kenn Bell (@kennbell) February 4, 2013

Super Bowl 47 joins moon landing as fake government TV broadcast.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) February 4, 2013

I think the 49ers still have one blackout remaining.
— Ina Fried (@inafried) February 4, 2013

The #SuperBowl, brought to you by Anonymous.
— Casey McKinnon (@caseymckinnon) February 4, 2013

overheard:N F L stands forNo Friggn Lights
— Debra Joy (@SchuggaJoy) February 4, 2013

This #SuperBowl blackout brought to you by Star Trek Into Darkness, coming to theaters May 2013. #SB47
— Dimplemonkey (@dimplemonkey) February 4, 2013

I don't recall a 34 minute delay after the wardrobe malfunction. #SuperBowl
— Jeff Jacobs (@JeffreyPJacobs) February 4, 2013

That outage lasted longer than active playing time in the average NFL game.
— Evan Hill (@evanchill) February 4, 2013

Play resumes after Superdome power outage halts game for more than 30 minutes cbsn.ws/YvGF7O #superbowl
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 4, 2013

Joe Montana and the blackout at the Super Bowl twitter.com/ebarrera/statu…
— Edgar Barrera (@ebarrera) February 4, 2013

Presentation of the Sauber C32-Ferrari - Sauber F1 Team

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Sat, 2 Feb 2013 07:00:00 -0600

Streamed live on Feb 2, 2013
The Sauber F1 Team has presented the Sauber C32-Ferrari on Saturday, 2nd February 2013. How do you like the new car?

Check out our new website: www.sauberf1team.com

The She-Ancient, in Pt. V

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:13:00 -0600

Art is the magic mirror you make to reflect your invisible dreams in visible pictures. You use a glass mirror to see your face: you use works of art to see your soul. But we who are older use neither glass mirrors nor works of art. We have a direct sense of life. When you gain that you will put aside your mirrors and statues, your toys and your dolls.

George Bernard Shaw

Para este 2013 prometo...

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Tue, 1 Jan 2013 07:00:00 -0600

Dormir mejor
Viajar más frecuentemente fuera del DF
Mejorar mi condición física

¡Feliz año nuevo!

Katherine Jenkins - Se (Cinema Paradiso)

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:04:00 -0600

Se tu fossi nei miei occhi per un giorno
Vedresti la bellezza che piena d'allegria
Io trovo dentro gli occhi tuoi
E nearo se magia o lealta

Se tu fossi nel mio cuore per un giorno
Potreste avere un'idea
Di cio che sento io
Quando m'abbracci forte a te
E petto a petto, noi
Respiriamo insieme

Protagonista del tuo amor
Non so se sia magia o lealta

Se tu fossi nella mia anima un giorno
Sapresti cosa sono in me
Che m'innamorai
Da quell'istante insieme a te
E cio che provo e
Solamente amore

Rewind YouTube Style 2012

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:23:00 -0600

She & Him - Baby, It's Cold Outside

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:09:00 -0600

INeedCoffee

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:17:00 -0600

I have been brewing my own coffee at home for a while now and I even have started to brew at the office. For me, coffee is a passion, a way of seeing thing and, why not, a therapy.

At the university I had a moka pot, a Melitta coffee filter, a traditional drip coffee machine and a Senseo coffee maker. Needless to say that I loved my Senseo; it's been so far the most practical coffee maker I've ever own.

In more recent times, I've opted for a more "manual" way of brewing my coffee: The French Press. I still have a Melitta and a drip machine at home, but the Press Pot is by far my favourite.

A few months ago, a very close friend of mine made me try a new trick: filtering the coffee made with the French press using the Melitta... it's AMAZING! No more sediments in your cup!

Well, I only wanted to share some of the tutorials I've been using to chose my own brewing style and thank Michael Allen Smith for the inspiration and his commitement to coffee.

Coffee Grind Chart

by Chris Arnold

How do I Grind My Coffee? What Equipment do I need? What Grind Level? Sounds like hell for the amateur, and heaven for the Coffee Nerd. Mainly because it means one more quantifiable way of measurement, and one more way to spend cash on yet another gadget.

Read the full article

The Melitta Manual 6-cup Coffee Maker

by David Kilpatrick

Writers need coffee. Since absinthe isn't around any more, it is about as good as we can do in terms of stimulating our synapses. But I digress.

Read the full article

Press Pot Tutorial

by Michael Allen Smith

My favorite method of brewing coffee is using the press pot. The press pot, also known as the French Press, produces an extremely rich cup of coffee. Brewing in the french press is simple and easy. In this article we will go through how the press pot differs from other brewing techniques. I'll also cover how to make an excellent cup of coffee and troubleshoot some of the most common mistakes beginners make.

Read the full article

Stop Zombie Mouth

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:15:00 -0500

Stop Zombie Mouth
Putrid Posse
Ded Jam Records

=============================
We Need Your Help!

This Halloween, the ADA and PopCap Games are redefining what a Halloween "treat" can be... by giving FUN instead of candy. We're giving away Plants vs. Zombies™ download games as a sugar-free alternative, and you can join in the fun.

Ask if your local dentist has the limited-edition, collectible Plants vs. Zombies trading cards with the code for a free Plants vs. Zombies download game. Or, download printable free-game coupons here.

Now go out and give PvZ fun as a Halloween treat to kids of all ages. And thanks for helping Stop Zombie Mouth!

http://www.stopzombiemouth.com/

©2012 Electronic Arts Inc. Plants vs. Zombies and PopCap are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.

Mi manchi - Andrea Bocelli

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:06:00 -0500

Mi manchi
Quando il sole da la mano all'orizzonte
Quando il buio spegne il chiasso
della gente
La stanchezza addosso che non
va più via
Come l'ombra di qualcosa
ancora mia.

Mi manchi
Nei tuoi sguardi
E in quell sorriso un pò incosciente
Nelle scuse di quei tuoi probabilmente
Sei quell nodo in gola
che non scende giù
E tu e tu

Mi manchi mi manchi
Posso far finta di star bene ma mi manchi
Ora capisco che vuol dire
Averti accanto prima di dormire
Mentre cammino a piedi nudi
dentro l'anima

Mi manchi e potrei
Cercarmi un'altra donna
ma m'ingannerci
Sei il mio rimorso senza fine
Il freddo delle mie mattine
Quando mi guardo intorno
E sento che mi manchi

Ora che io posso darti un pò di più
E tu e tu

Mi manchi e potrei
Cercarmi un'altra donna
ma m'ingannerci
Sei il mio rimorso senza fine
Il freddo delle mie mattine
Quando mi guardo intorno
E sento che mi manchi

Noush Skaugen - Run Baby Run

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:55:00 -0500

Official video for "Run Baby Run" by Noush Skaugen. Track features on upcoming album, "Buried In Vegas", out 2013.

Artist - Noush Skaugen
Director - Toby Thomas

Le Corbeau

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Mon, 8 Oct 2012 17:50:00 -0500

Une fois, sur le minuit lugubre, pendant que je méditais, faible et fatigué, sur maint précieux et curieux volume d’une doctrine oubliée, pendant que je donnais de la tête, presque assoupi, soudain il se fit un tapotement, comme de quelqu’un frappant doucement, frappant à la porte de ma chambre. « C’est quelque visiteur, — murmurai-je, — qui frappe à la porte de ma chambre ; ce n’est que cela, et rien de plus. »

Ah ! distinctement je me souviens que c’était dans le glacial décembre, et chaque tison brodait à son tour le plancher du reflet de son agonie. Ardemment je désirais le matin ; en vain m’étais-je efforcé de tirer de mes livres un sursis à ma tristesse, ma tristesse pour ma Lénore perdue, pour la précieuse et rayonnante fille que les anges nomment Lénore, — et qu’ici on ne nommera jamais plus.

Et le soyeux, triste et vague bruissement des rideaux pourprés me pénétrait, me remplissait de terreurs fantastiques, inconnues pour moi jusqu’à ce jour ; si bien qu’enfin, pour apaiser le battement de mon cœur, je me dressai, répétant : « C’est quelque visiteur qui sollicite l’entrée à la porte de ma chambre, quelque visiteur attardé sollicitant l’entrée à la porte de ma chambre ; — c’est cela même, et rien de plus. »

Mon âme en ce moment se sentit plus forte. N’hésitant donc pas plus longtemps : « Monsieur, — dis-je, — ou madame, en vérité j’implore votre pardon ; mais le fait est que je sommeillais, et vous êtes venu frapper si doucement, si faiblement vous êtes venu taper à la porte de ma chambre, qu’à peine étais-je certain de vous avoir entendu. » Et alors j’ouvris la porte toute grande ; — les ténèbres, et rien de plus !

Scrutant profondément ces ténèbres, je me tins longtemps plein d’étonnement, de crainte, de doute, rêvant des rêves qu’aucun mortel n’a jamais osé rêver ; mais le silence ne fut pas troublé, et l’immobilité ne donna aucun signe, et le seul mot proféré fut un nom chuchoté : « Lénore ! » — C’était moi qui le chuchotais, et un écho à son tour murmura ce mot : « Lénore ! » — Purement cela, et rien de plus.

Rentrant dans ma chambre, et sentant en moi toute mon âme incendiée, j’entendis bientôt un coup un peu plus fort que le premier. « Sûrement, — dis-je, — sûrement, il y a quelque chose aux jalousies de ma fenêtre ; voyons donc ce que c’est, et explorons ce mystère. Laissons mon cœur se calmer un instant, et explorons ce mystère ; — c’est le vent, et rien de plus. »

Je poussai alors le volet, et, avec un tumultueux battement d’ailes, entra un majestueux corbeau digne des anciens jours. Il ne fit pas la moindre révérence, il ne s’arrêta pas, il n’hésita pas une minute ; mais, avec la mine d’un lord ou d’une lady, il se percha au-dessus de la porte de ma chambre ; il se percha sur un buste de Pallas juste au-dessus de la porte de ma chambre ; — il se percha, s’installa, et rien de plus.

Alors cet oiseau d’ébène, par la gravité de son maintien et la sévérité de sa physionomie, induisant ma triste imagination à sourire : « Bien que ta tête, — lui dis-je, — soit sans huppe et sans cimier, tu n’es certes pas un poltron, lugubre et ancien corbeau, voyageur parti des rivages de la nuit. Dis-moi quel est ton nom seigneurial aux rivages de la Nuit plutonienne ! » Le corbeau dit : « Jamais plus ! »

Je fus émerveillé que ce disgracieux volatile entendît si facilement la parole, bien que sa réponse n’eût pas un bien grand sens et ne me fût pas d’un grand secours ; car nous devons convenir que jamais il ne fut donné à un homme vivant de voir un oiseau au-dessus de la porte de sa chambre, un oiseau ou une bête sur un buste sculpté au-dessus de la porte de sa chambre, se nommant d’un nom tel que Jamais plus !

Mais le corbeau, perché solitairement sur le buste placide, ne proféra que ce mot unique, comme si dans ce mot unique il répandait toute son âme. Il ne prononça rien de plus ; il ne remua pas une plume, — jusqu’à ce que je me prisse à murmurer faiblement : « D’autres amis se sont déjà envolés loin de moi ; vers le matin, lui aussi, il me quittera comme mes anciennes espérances déjà envolées. » L’oiseau dit alors : « Jamais plus ! »

Tressaillant au bruit de cette réponse jetée avec tant d’à-propos : « Sans doute, — dis-je, — ce qu’il prononce est tout son bagage de savoir, qu’il a pris chez quelque maître infortuné que le Malheur impitoyable a poursuivi ardemment, sans répit, jusqu’à ce que ses chansons n’eussent plus qu’un seul refrain, jusqu’à ce que le De profundis de son Espérance eût pris ce mélancolique refrain : Jamais, jamais plus !

Mais, le corbeau induisant encore toute ma triste âme à sourire, je roulai tout de suite un siège à coussins en face de l’oiseau et du buste et de la porte ; alors, m’enfonçant dans le velours, je m’appliquai à enchaîner les idées aux idées, cherchant ce que cet augural oiseau des anciens jours, ce que ce triste, disgracieux, sinistre, maigre et augural oiseau des anciens jours voulait faire entendre en croassant son Jamais plus !

Je me tenais ainsi, rêvant, conjecturant, mais n’adressant plus une syllabe à l’oiseau, dont les yeux ardents me brûlaient maintenant jusqu’au fond du cœur ; je cherchais à deviner cela, et plus encore, ma tête reposant à l’aise sur le velours du coussin que caressait la lumière de la lampe, ce velours violet caressé par la lumière de la lampe que sa tête, à Elle, ne pressera plus, — ah ! jamais plus !

Alors il me sembla que l’air s’épaississait, parfumé par un encensoir invisible que balançaient des séraphins dont les pas frôlaient le tapis de la chambre. « Infortuné ! — m’écriai-je, — ton Dieu t’a donné par ses anges, il t’a envoyé du répit, du répit et du népenthès dans tes ressouvenirs de Lénore ! Bois, oh ! bois ce bon népenthès, et oublie cette Lénore perdue ! » Le corbeau dit : « Jamais plus ! »

« Prophète ! — dis-je, — être de malheur ! oiseau ou démon, mais toujours prophète ! que tu sois un envoyé du Tentateur, ou que la tempête t’ait simplement échoué, naufragé, mais encore intrépide, sur cette terre déserte, ensorcelée, dans ce logis par l’Horreur hanté, — dis-moi sincèrement, je t’en supplie, existe-t-il, existe-t-il ici un baume de Judée ? Dis, dis, je t’en supplie ! » Le corbeau dit : « Jamais plus ! »

« Prophète ! — dis-je, — être de malheur ! oiseau ou démon ! toujours prophète ! par ce Ciel tendu sur nos têtes, par ce Dieu que tous deux nous adorons, dis à cette âme chargée de douleur si, dans le Paradis lointain, elle pourra embrasser une fille sainte que les anges nomment Lénore, embrasser une précieuse et rayonnante fille que les anges nomment Lénore. » Le corbeau dit : « Jamais plus ! »

« Que cette parole soit le signal de notre séparation, oiseau ou démon ! — hurlai-je en me redressant. — Rentre dans la tempête, retourne au rivage de la Nuit plutonienne ; ne laisse pas ici une seule plume noire comme souvenir du mensonge que ton âme a proféré ; laisse ma solitude inviolée ; quitte ce buste au-dessus de ma porte ; arrache ton bec de mon cœur et précipite ton spectre loin de ma porte ! » Le corbeau dit : « Jamais plus ! »

Et le corbeau, immuable, est toujours installé, toujours installé sur le buste pâle de Pallas, juste au-dessus de la porte de ma chambre ; et ses yeux ont toute la semblance des yeux d’un démon qui rêve ; et la lumière de la lampe, en ruisselant sur lui, projette son ombre sur le plancher ; et mon âme, hors du cercle de cette ombre qui gît flottante sur le plancher, ne pourra plus s’élever, — jamais plus !

Par Edgar Allan Poe

Traduit par Charles Baudelaire

The Head and the Heart - Rivers and Roads

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Sat, 6 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A year from now we'll all be gone
All our friends will move away
And they're goin' to better places
But our friends will be gone away

Nothin' is as it has been
And I miss your face like hell
And I guess it's just as well
But I miss your face like hell

Been talkin' 'bout the way things change
And my family lives in a different state
If you don't know what to make of this
Then we will not relate
So if you don't know what to make of this
Then we will not relate

Rivers and roads
Rivers and roads
Rivers 'til I reach you

Steve Jobs Memorial

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Fri, 5 Oct 2012 06:57:00 -0500

A message from Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.

Steve’s passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us. I hope that today everyone will reﬂect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place.

One of the greatest gifts Steve gave to the world is Apple. No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself. Our values originated from Steve and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. We share the great privilege and responsibility of carrying his legacy into the future.

I’m incredibly proud of the work we are doing, delivering products that our customers love and dreaming up new ones that will delight them down the road. It’s a wonderful tribute to Steve’s memory and everything he stood for.

- Tim

ADELE - Skyfall

noreply@blogger.com ([ebarrera]) — Fri, 5 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Written by ADELE and Paul Epworth.
Skyfall is the official theme song to the James Bond film of the same name.
Video by Nick Chappell.

ADELE http://adele.tv
Buy Skyfall now: http://smarturl.it/AdeleSkyfall

© 2012 XL RECORDINGS & SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.