#learning
25 posts
2026 - April
1 post2017 - June
2 posts2016 - November
1 post2015 - December
1 post2015 - November
1 post2014 - December
1 post2014 - May
1 post2013 - June
1 post2013 - May
1 post2012 - May
2 posts2010 - January
1 post2009 - September
1 post2009 - July
3 posts2009 - April
1 post2008 - September
1 post2008 - July
1 post2008 - January
1 post2007 - August
1 post2007 - April
1 post2007 - March
1 post2006 - April
1 post2026 - April
1 postHow DriveClub and shadPS4 Almost Defeated AI and Me: How to Learn
After 31 phases and 44 commits, I found DriveClub’s nighttime blackout in shadPS4 came from unsynchronized GPU→CPU feedback. `readbacks_mode: 2` fixed the bug, but the investigation taught me the path.
2017 - June
2 postsStarting with Blender
My guide to getting started with Blender covers initial settings like Cycles, Filmic, and CUDA, then moves into photography, composition, and PBR materials. Learning takes study, practice, and shortcuts.
[Off-Topic] Talent Is Highly Overrated: Humanizing Einstein and Killing Gods
The piece questions the myth of natural talent and humanizes Einstein by highlighting deliberate practice, chance, and complex systems. Success has no recipe. It depends on effort and circumstances.
2016 - November
1 post[Off-Topic] Learning Statistics
While studying statistics with R and Daniel Navarro’s book, the author uses Simpson’s paradox to show how aggregated data can hide patterns and why statistics demands care.
2015 - December
1 postErlang's Ping Pong (tut15) in Clojure and Elixir
A Ping Pong exercise brings Erlang, Clojure, and Elixir together, highlighting pattern matching, macros, and the BEAM’s AST. The author sees power in all three, but still prefers Erlang to Lisp parentheses.
2015 - November
1 postMy first week learning Elixir
In one week and roughly 42 hours, I learned Elixir fundamentals, processes, and OTP, though I still didn’t feel fully comfortable. My path covers Programming Elixir, Elixir Sips, and exercises before Phoenix.
2014 - December
1 post[Off-Topic] Talking with a University Professor
In response to a professor, the author argues for selective UML, Design Patterns as reference material, XP, and multiple paradigms. Java remains useful, but universities should prioritize fundamentals.
2014 - May
1 post[Off-Topic] Career in Programming — Coding Isn't Programming
Programming is not just building websites with frameworks. The author argues for studying English, Computer Science, and fundamentals such as algebra, statistics, algorithms, and compilers to create valuable solutions.
2013 - June
1 postWhat Does It Mean to Be a Manager?
Henry Mintzberg treats management as a practice, not a science or profession: good managers combine art, craft, technique, and experience to act according to the context.
2013 - May
1 postProcesses and Methodologies Won't Help You
Processes and methodologies don’t create good developers. The text argues for continuous practice and competent professionals first, then techniques and processes that can extend their work.
2012 - May
2 posts[Off-Topic] Great Artists Steal
Starting from Picasso's phrase, the author argues that artists and developers begin by copying techniques, advancing only when practice helps them adapt, refine, and make them their own.
[Off-Topic] Reading with subtitles over Kanjis in Japanese webpages
Rikaichan, Furigana Inserter, HTML Ruby, and Mecab can add hiragana or katakana readings to Japanese webpages. The combination helps reading, but Furigana must be disabled to use Rikaichan.
2010 - January
1 postOff-Topic: Literature for Agile Managers
Reading for Agile managers includes complex systems, chaos, and evolution. The thesis is that Agility requires studying principles and context, not copying recipes from Lean, Scrum, or manufacturing.
2009 - September
1 post[Off-Topic] The Argument from Intimidation
Ayn Rand's translation identifies argument from intimidation as a fallacy that replaces reasons with fear and guilt, defending evidence and carefully examined premises.
2009 - July
3 posts[Translation] What Makes a Good Programmer?
Two translations argue that good programmers prioritize usability, responsibility, collaboration, and delivery. The second adds creative laziness and the humility to ask simple questions while debugging.
[Off-Topic] Bought My First Mac — Now What?
The author offers guidance for first-time Mac owners, covering shortcuts and Finder, apps, security, virtualization, and development. Adapting means leaving Windows habits behind.
[Off-Topic] Reference Books 2008-2009
A reading list on Lean, Agile, management, complexity, and science reveals the path that led the author to connect self-organization, continuous learning, and democratic organizations.
2009 - April
1 postOff-Topic: Should I Go to College?
Fabio concludes that a good college can accelerate learning and shape talent, but does not determine success: disciplined people can learn on their own too.
2008 - September
1 postOff-Topic: The Power of Myth, Redux
Akita criticizes the promise of manufacturing leaders through self-help, certifications, and ready-made methodologies. To him, leadership requires self-teaching, merit, and real challenges, not formulas crediting every success to the method
2008 - July
1 postOff Topic: Why Programmers Should Play Go
The translation relates Go to software development: simple rules conceal enormous complexity, while patterns, principles, and practice help us make better decisions.
2008 - January
1 postChatting with Hal Fulton
Hal Fulton recalls how Ruby won him over with dynamic typing and consistency, discusses The Ruby Way, and recommends playing around and reading code. He also warns that metaprogramming can be misused.
2007 - August
1 postAkitaOnRails, Retrospective 1985-2007
The author revisits his path through computers, languages, and projects before reaching Rails and working for himself, arguing for continuous learning, curiosity, and non-dogmatic decisions.
2007 - April
1 postOff Topic: Be Arrogant!
The author turns “be arrogant” into a demand for competence: saying yes means studying and delivering. His journey with English, movies, audiobooks, podcasts, and feeds shows how he practices it.
2007 - March
1 postOff Topic: A Rant
The author criticizes careers stuck in forms, complaints, and technologies chosen only for salary. His answer is continuous learning, exploring systems, and contributing to open source projects.
2006 - April
1 postWelcome
Brazil’s Ruby on Rails community begins organizing to learn the platform despite the lack of Portuguese material and resistance from the market. The transition from Java will be gradual.