Growing up programmer
When I was a kid, I was very naive. More so than normal, I think. I also lacked social self-awareness. One incident in high school comes to mind. Act I: In whic...
Category: Non-fiction
Vídeo-cassete
Quando eu tinha uns 10 anos, a moda era vídeo-cassete. Vídeo-cassete de 2 cabeças, 4 cabeças, slow motion, o escambal. Era caro e difícil de comprar, ajustar a ...
An eulogy for my father
My dad passed away about 2 weeks ago. He was 77. It was not a natural death, however; we was hit by a mini-bus when crossing the street. He died in the hospital...
Movies
This is probably hard for people who live in New York (or, to some extent, the United States) to understand, but for me, getting to New York was like stepping i...
A question of protocol
The week I started working at the offices of the company that had hired me in New York, I was pretty sure everybody hated me. My first few moments in the office...
Introduction
When I first got to New York, I rented a small apartment in Brooklyn from a great guy called Ray Jones. The apartment was meant to be temporary, as I was going ...