A Elegância da Ciência

Muitas vezes, quando estamos fazendo um balanço de nossas vidas até aquele momento, deparamos com a seguinte dúvida: "será que fizemos a escolha certa" ?

Certa vez, me perguntaram se eu poderia resumir a minha profissão com poucas palavras, ou melhor se eu seria capaz de sintetizar todo o conhecimento da minha área de atuação ?

Bem, rapidamente veio a minha mente uma forma elegante de responder a isto:

Bem, é isto.

Ai me perguntaram: "mas só isto ?"

Foi quando eu respondi:  "A natureza Divina é simples, nos é que somos complicados".

Conseguiu adivinhar minha profissão ?

Cheers to Maxwell!

 

Engineering profession - President Hoover

“Engineering ... it is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege.”

Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, was a civil engineer before taking a seat in the White House.

DuckDuckGo - Privacidade em suas buscas para se livrar da tirania do PRISM

Depois das notícias sobre a espionagem que o Governo dos EUA com seu programa de espionagem chamado PRISM, o motor de busca, DuckDuckGo que é um sistema que permite buscas de forma confidencial passou a registra um crescimento de 50% em seu tráfego.

Mesmo nunca tendo ouvido falar deste motor de busca, o DuckDuckGo.com está se tornando opção para muitos internautas.

Este serviço, ao contrário do que é práticado pelos mais conhecidos, privilegia a privacidade dos usuários.

O "The Guardian", Gabriel Weinberg notou que o tráfego estava começou a aumentar no dia seis de junho de 2013, logo após as primeiras revelações sobre o programa de espionagem PRISM. Poucos dias depois as busca já estavam acima do normal, atingindo mais de 50% registrado anteriormente.

A razão?

Ao contrário do que acontece com os "buscadores", o DuckDuckGo não efetua qualquer monitorização sobre os seus usuários, ou seja, não usa a técnica de guardar cookies, não armazena o endereço de IP do utilizador, não oferece log-ins ou recorre a ligações criptografadas para efetuar pesquisas.

Se quiser experimentar o serviço, pode inserir o endereço DuckDuckGo.com no browser.

Mesmo sabendo de tudo isto, eu pessoalmente, compreendo que os buscadores que invadem a nossa privacidade digital, fazem isto por não haver legislação adequada para governar a questão internacionalmente e que são forma de implementar planos de negócio, de forma a manter gratuito o serviço prestado.  Parece contraditório a minha afirmação, mas geralmente o leigo não sabe os custos que estão por traz de uma organização do tipo do Google ou do Yahoo, ou outro buscador.

Como diz o ditado: "não existe almoço de graça" -  (tradução de “Theres's no free lunch”).

Intel(R) 536EP Modem driver that worked with Windows 7 ultimate x64

After a long search on every blog and forum I now, using google, yahoo and duckduckgo engines, for many days I finally found a Intel(R) 536EP Modem driver that worked with Windows 7 ultimate x64.

http://www.sweex.com/en/assortiment/internet-networking/modems/CA000010/drivers_firmware/

ftp://ftp.sweex.com/CA000010/Drivers/

Not very stable, but it installed strait foward and all my native FAX applications were recognized it correctly.

But, I suggest to leave it disabled when you are not using your FAX/Modem to avoid BSOD at shutdown of win7, which happend random with me, since I still am trying to identify the reason.



Cheers!

Delete the "hiberfil.sys" to recover HDD space in windows 7

Critical detail: Right-click Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator"

So follow the step-by-step instructions:

1) Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories
2) Right-click Command Prompt
3) Select Run as administrator
4) Grant admin permisssion to change system settings
5) In this "privileged" command prompt window,

   enter the command prompt:  powercfg -h off

That's it!  Now "hiberfil.sys"  is gone -- instantly!

Cheers!

How To Remove Saved Usernames and Passwords from Firefox

Have you ever wanted to remove a wrong username you typed in a webmail login screen with your Mozilla/Firefox browser or just what to remove it from your friends browser you just used ?

Unfortunately, only usernames that actually have a saved password show in the "saved password" option menu.

So this is a quick "how to" delete a username from a login screen when using Firefox:

1. Go to the website that has the username that you wish to delete.

2. Type de first letter of the username

3. When you see it pop up in the dropdown menu under the username field (as seen in the first image on this page), simply make sure the username that you wish is highlighted by rolling over with your mouse

4. With the name selected highlighted let the mouse rest and hit the SHIFT+DELETE

it's that simple.

Cheers!

Secret Millionaires Club for kids

To commemorate Financial Literacy month, Yahoo! Finance is proud to bring you a Q&A about financial education for kids with famed investor Warren Buffett.

 

One of the world’s richest men, Buffett is also the voice of a new animated series entitled “Secret Millionaires Club,” which offers kids tips on investing and basic business concepts.

 

Warren Buffett discusses why he decided to take to the small screen — in cartoon form — to bring financial education to kids in his animated show “The Secret Millionaires Club.”

The right age to teach kids about money: “It’s never too early. Whether it’s teaching kids the value of a dollar, the difference between needs and wants, or the value of saving. These are all concepts that kids encounter at a very early age, so best to help them to understand it.”

The importance of early influence: “So many adults get into financial trouble, in business and in their personal lives, because of bad decisions. We hope to influence kids at an early age so they learn to think about their actions, and the consequences of making bad decisions. It doesn’t just influence success in business, it influences your family life as well.”

The importance of parent viewers: “We created Secret Millionaire Club for kids, knowing it would also help parents. And it has. It provides stories that kids can relate to which help them understand different situations in business and in life, and hopefully help them develop the skills to make good decisions their whole life.”

Next I have made a quick list of goals you need to follow to be member of the Kids Millionaires Club:

1) “The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself.”

2) “The more you learn, the more you’ll earn.”

3) “Learn from your mistakes, and the mistakes of others.”

4) "Learn as much as you can, around you and all the time, so you can develop the skills to make good decisions your whole life.

5) “Great partnerships make any job easier.”

6) “Fail to plan, plan to fail.”

7) “With business as in life, get to know people before you judge them.”

8) “It’s not just the outside that counts, it’s the whole package."

9) "Learning not to spend more than you have."

10) "Like a spare tire, always save for the unexpected moments in life."

11) "Don't borrow money unless you have a very good plan to pay it back fast. And, just for sure, have a 'B' plan too."

Cheers!