[Lo and High] Tech

I have two pieces of technology that I love, the first it's a Lo-tech piece, my bicycle. My father got it in a raffle, on his work, around 15 years ago, It's an old old old bicycle, but, because I only start to use it 7 years ago, It's in shape, the paint still is where it's suppose, and the rims, spokes and the frame are fine. I use it when I go to the park, with my dog, also when I have to pay the bills near my home.

I like my bicycle because It's green...greenyellow, with a lot of small lines. Also I like it because the quality, 15 years, and still works, the manufacturer is Cinelli, an Italian brand, and I love all his works.


The second piece, now a little Hi-tech, is my computer, don't ask... I just love computers [and I know you love them too], but, maybe because I understand this world (computers-world).
I don't got a computer for myself until I got to University, and then, I don't let it go. Now I have a new computer, one year old (it's a baby), and I use it for everything, playing, University, work, and for keep in contact with my girlfriend, because we live far far away (PuenteAlto-Quilicura).

Also I think I like computers because Internet, yeah, the same internet that you use to read this post, and the same internet that allow you to see what’s going on everywhere, the same internet that let you see [thanks google earth] everyplace in the world, and also, the same internet that’s [and this is the most important thing] open to you a infinitum universe of knowledge.

I think that tech is as good as we are.

Myth: Guns don't kill people, people do.
Fact: Both guns and people kill; guns make it easier.

ID skills

I always thought that industrial design could be studied by anyone and (here's a think that I love about this career) because I have classmates that have very different ways to think or to solve problems, also I have found that this career can, if you want, take the best of you, and improve your personal skills. Maybe this is because in Industrial Design there is a lots of paths to develop a project, and also, it works with a cross approach.

Anyway, maybe some fundamental skills that you have to earn across the career (from my point of view) can be put in a few groups.

The firs group may be related with representation and communication, specially when you try to make understandable your ideas/concepts.

The second group can be all the knowledge that you gain through 5 year (or maybe more if you wish)

A third group may be related with values, and professional attitudes.

Now I don´t remember more thing, but always I see one upon every other skill, and this is about the ability to learn to learn.

Learn to learn is a attitude that allows you to be an inversion inside any company, or if want to work freelance, the learn to learn attitude, allows you to expand your knowledge in any area.

Many people don go ahead in her business, because they say that they can make something. They are wrong.

In a way, our university prepare us in this aspe

cts, but is a fact that if you don't want to learn something you won´t learn it.

And about the future, yes I think that I'm prepared to do some kinds of work, but specially, I'm prepared to learn how to solve situations.

Mocha Island

Mocha Island is located near the coast of Arauco province, at BioBio Region, Chile, at 34,2 kilometers of Tirua city. The island has 48 square kilometers with a litle mountain at the center; this mountain also has a native forest and it is a protected wild area.

The people at the island are almost all fishermans.

In this island you can find forest, beach, mountain, and if you have time, a little lake.

The only way to get to the island is by an airplane, it cost about $15000, and only one hotel is avaible, but you can stay on a island house, or camp.

A very interesting history it's about a big and dangerous white sperm whale who lives around the island at the begining of XIX century; the hitory says that sperm whale defeat more than 100 hunting attempts.

It was so famous that Herman Melville use as inspiration for his famous novel: Mobi-Dick.

Even today, this sperm whale is famous, all because Herman Melville great-grandson, Richard Melville Hall, also know as Moby.

Back to the island, I can only show you pictures, and you have to make a opinion.

And for the records, I doesn't know the island in person, I'm trying to get some money, and time to visit it, but it's the only place that I really love.

Core77 / Designboom /

I can´t choose one...
Core 77 is a magazine style website about Industrial design and related topics, in here you can found articles from experts, photos, books, information about design schools, discussions and in a personal view, 3 special sections:

• Jobs & Portafolio /

  This section get us to COROFLOT, here you can create a portfolio, share it, and find a employment (with a Job alert option).

• Design Firms /

  A simple database of international design firms (I only can found 15 chilean Industrial Design firms :()

• Store /

  It's a store (core77 products and other collaborations)

This is a great site, always with new sections, info, and a great web design.

Designboom, a blog style website, about Design (Industrial, Graphic, Experience, Weeb, etc), Architecture, Art and other related topics. Here you can find similar sections, but the specials are:

• Design-Aerobics /

  Courses, and trainings.

• Competitions /

  Interntational Competitions and Designboom's competitions (in forums, you can find one great contest: Designboom's One Hour dDesign Challenge)
  

I use to visit this sites quite often, because as in any area, you have to be up to date, and this mean spend a lot of hours uin fron of the computer and read a lot of books.

BBC learning english

This really is a great web page to learn english, You can find anything you want, even games! [I'm triying to get more than 25 points :(].
I like this page, because you don´t have to pay for a good english lesson, you only have to know the basics, so you can improve your skils.

A good section is "Funky Phrasals", you have many situation and you can listen the audio and read the conversation. They talk about New home, school days, and other topics, oh!, they also talk about party, very important!.

Also I like the "How to..." section, I always think in "how can I say...?", and here is the answer!.

I think, if some day I go to England, I know I have to understand English, but, even more importatn, I have to understand their English. As the same way if yo go to any places on the globe.

In BBC learning english page, the also have a section whit pronunciation and grammar tips, and inside this section they have another called "keep our english up to date", I suppose, as in Spanish, they have new words every year, because the language change.

Looking on the web, I also found a site, not like BBC's site, but maybe it can be useful, an Spanish man site, who talks about his learning of English in London, and the things that could be useful for any Spanish traveler.

Here is the link: http://www.unmundoperplejo.com/ingles-util-e-informal-para-el-dia-a-dia/

It´s really hard to choose my favourite movie... Lets seem, I love animation movies, Pixar in particular.
So if I have to choose one and only one I have to choos a short film: Geri's Game.
I saw it at the first time when I give a birthday present to my girlfriend, It was a dvd with all the pixar shorts [the name also is "Pixar Shorts"], and we spend all daylong seeing it in her house.
And we ussually see it when we remember that we can.

Here is the picture of the main character, Geri... or maybe the main characters...



Don´t you love this little old man, yust seeing him.
I can´t tell you more, because is a short film, but don´t be afraid, we have a magical friend call internet and he [or maybe she] can bring to us his short film whiout pay anything!

so, enjoy it


Geri's Game - Pixar Short Animation Movie - The funniest bloopers are right here

PD: remember, Pixar also have a lot of others shorts, so, if you can, search for it on the web, or even better buy it. Sattisfaction guarantee.

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Update:

@Yorch said...
i love this guy, i lought all time, pixar
animation are so funny, there was one of
birds but i cant remember the name :\

The name of this short film is: For the birds / ["Pajaritos"] and you can see it here:


For the Birds - The best bloopers are here

Best Car Ad Ever

The best commercial... it´s hard to say, there is a lot of good commercials, I cant´remember one, but searching on Youtube.com I findone special...a car advertising



that's what happend if you bought this car, or maybe any really good car. Or maybe this only happened if the couple can share their things. What do you think?

Anyway, I found another Ad, about language training.... [please don't see it if you can understand english xD].



I think it could encourages people to buy the product [in this case, the training], but... can this things happen? I mean, a family listen that music whitout knowing the meaning?
This remember me a song... Hotel california- The Eagles, my mother use to dance it.... a long time ago, but she didn´t now what this mean really.
Here is the lyric. Can you understand the song meaning?

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'this could be heaven or this could be hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the hotel california
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the hotel california
Any time of year, you can find it here

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

So I called up the captain,
'please bring me my wine'
He said, 'we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...

Welcome to the hotel california
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the hotel california
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'we are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'relax', said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
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