Author Archives: Alejandro Giacometti
Grecia, el Euro, Ecuador & el Dólar
Coincidencialmente los griegos proclamaron su independencia de los turcos, el mismo año – 1822 – cuando nosotros lo hicimos de los españoles, pero desde entonces la trayectoria fue del todo borrascosa - Patricio Quevedo Terán, El Comercio. Patricio Quevedo escribe sobre la desafortunada situación en Grecia. Además de compartir el año de independencia, existe otro paralelo: Grecia adopto el Euro en [...]
Posted in Comentario Tagged banca, de-reglamentación, deregulation, dolar, dolarizacion, Ecuador, el comercio, euro, eurozona, grecia Leave a comment
El Argumento por el Reformismo
El ambiente político del Ecuador durante la actual presidencia de Rafael Correa podría ser caracterizada como una visceral bronca entre ñaños. Tanto el movimiento gobiernista como la desasociada oposición chillan y patalean por el mas minuto movimiento del otro. En su gran mayoría, los berrinches tienen motivos legítimos. La falta de fiscalización en el actual gobierno [...]
Posted in Comentario Tagged caudillismo, diario hoy, Ecuador, ley de comunicación, ley de medios, medios, mordaza, politica, reforma, revolución Leave a comment
Day of DH
Yesterday I took part of Day in the Life of the Digital Humanities 2010. You can read my entries, or browse the most recent posts. The project is a digital publication that aims to answer the question: What does a digital humanist do? It is an interesting way of taking a snapshot of the community at a specific point in [...]
Presidential Appointment
I will be serving on the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel. This Panel advises The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, whose job is to track and explain $787 billion in recovery stimulus funds: Edward Tufte via Ask E.T.: Edward Tufte Presidential Appointment. Tufte is brilliant at presenting quantitative information in a way that it can be understood [...]
Posted in Blog Leave a comment
Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’
The BBC survey found that 87% of internet users felt internet access should be the “fundamental right of all people”. via BBC News — Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’. This shows fundamental differences in perspective among citizens and politicians. While the majority of users agree that internet access is a right, regulators around the world are attacking [...]
Oldest ‘writing’ found on 60,000-year-old eggshells
Iain Davidson, an Australian rock art specialist at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, has suggested that marking ownership must have come after humans became self-aware. via Oldest ‘writing’ found on 60,000-year-old eggshells — life — 03 March 2010 — New Scientist. Take that communists!
Posted in Blog Tagged eggshells, evolution, human, oldest writing, ownership, text, written language Leave a comment
BBC on using lasers to clean artwork
BBC News — Lasers lift dirt of ages from artworks.
Posted in Blog Leave a comment
Amenaza a la Democracia
The Honduran coup was a threat to democracy in the entire region, as it encouraged other rightwing militaries and their allies to think that they might drag Latin America back to the days when the local elite, with Washington’s help, could overturn the will of the electorate. An organisation without the US and Canada will be [...]
Posted in Comentario Tagged democracia, guardian, honduras, latinoamerica, washington Leave a comment
Salud: Millonario Gasto vs. Resultados
Análisis de Hoy Publicado en Hoy, Enero 29, 2010. HOY recogió testimonios de personas que tienen que esperar hasta cinco horas para acceder a una consulta médica que, en el mejor de los casos, consiste en un fugaz chequeo del enfermo, debido a la urgencia con que atienden los médicos, ante la inmensa lista que deben atender a diario. [...]
Posted in Periodismo Sensacionalista Tagged analisis, diario hoy, gasto publico, hoy, media, salud, sensacionalismo Leave a comment
Radiolab on Digital Humanities