Monthly Archives: October 2009

Global warming scepticism and academic intolerance

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Jorge Aranda

Someone very dear to me told me, a few weeks ago, that he had noticed I was becoming more and more intolerant with several positions and people —among them, climate change deniers. He felt it wasn’t fitting for a scientist, … Continue reading →

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Workshop on Software Research on Climate Change

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Jorge Aranda

Today was (still is, at the time of writing) the 1st Workshop on Software Research on Climate Change, down in Florida. Jon Pipitone and I planned to attend remotely, skype-ing in, but never got around to make it work satisfactorily: … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Activism, Software development | 1 Comment

This is an advertisement

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Jorge Aranda

The company my brother works for has just released a website called This is an Advertisement: This is an Advertisement is a site where the ads are the content. It’s as simple (and counterintuitive) as that. We believe ads are … Continue reading →

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