Zen moment of the day!

Hello Marrakesh! The fact that this is roughly a 1h flight from Lisbon never ceases to amaze me.

Aerial view of farmland and fields seen through an airplane window with a clear blue sky and clouds in the distance.

É uma sorte ter o MEF aqui à porta de casa. Este fim de semana aconteceu o Revela, um evento com várias apresentações ao longo deste fim-de-semana, e assim perto é ainda mais fácil. Finalmente consegui ver o bonito “Contra Maré” da Inês Ventura, e deu para rever os meus “companheiros de armas” Ângelo Lucas e Bruno Grilo, um com o seu vasto acervo da Palestina o outro com o trabalho em curso das festas de inverno de Trás-Os-Montes.

Um enorme cumprimento ao Luís (na foto) e à Tânia por estarem sempre a pôr de pé estas e outras coisas.

A speaker presents a slideshow of vintage photographs to an audience in a dimly lit room.

O que é que queijo tem a ver com votar? Tem tudo, quando a tua mesa de voto é mesmo ao lado da Feira do Relógio, e o teu ritual no dia de votação é meter a cruz no boletim e depois ir buscar queijo, legumes e fruta.

A deli display features hanging sausages, a handwritten sign for cheese, and a promotional poster with a van reflected in the glass.A group of people are reflected in the glass of a cheese display, with several wheels of cheese visible alongside their reflection.

Os Delfins são os Nickelback de Portugal!

A TV game show contestant is asked a question about which band Joe Strummer was one of the founders of, with answer options including Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, Ramones, and The Clash, while the social media comments express opinions on the question and the contestant's knowledge.

Vivi para poder dizer que vi um tempo de antena do Candidato Vieira!

The Longest Night

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The longest night of the year, the death of a cycle and the beginning of a new one. Happy Winter Solstice to all, and hope the light is born today lead us out of this strange times.

The Longest Night · Amenra

The possible sunset shot…

A cityscape at sunset with colorful clouds is reflected in a building, accompanied by abstract light streaks that resemble digital code.

Coisas bonitas que chegam na volta do correio!

Numa altura que a minha relação com o universo das viagens está meio que num estado amor/ódio, ser lançado algo que vai no caminho inverso do imediato e do rápido parece-me um raio de luz. Para saborear com calma, devagar.

Longa vida para a revista Primitiva!

A cardboard box labeled Primitiva features abstract geometric designs and text.Four boys dressed in red robes are joyfully gathered around a smartphone while standing outdoors.

How not to love Flickr’s error page?! Has been this one for some time, but it still almost makes me see wanna see it more often!

…Almost.

A young child is playfully pulling on a leash attached to a panda-shaped object, with a multilingual text about resolving an issue overlaying the scene.

If IKEA made laptops!

…No, I’m not doing an unboxing video, it’s a lot of boxes!

#FrameworkLaptop

A cardboard box contains a Framework laptop packaging with a minimalistic design and visible compartments on the side.

I’m still in the sign up process of Surf Social and already liking what I see!

A user interface shows options to minimize posts about politics, news, international news, and Elon Musk, with the last option turned on.

Two days of #OutsystemsOne, plus one more of Champions Summit

Plenty of bells and whistles, and that’s part of the fun of events and keynotes. Plenty of AI, expected with all the buzz nowadays, and the public release of Agent Workbench that I’ve been playing around for some weeks. But also a clearer roadmap, with the consolidation of Outsystems 11 and ODC, and that’s the biggest takeaway for me from these days.

…And also plenty of catchup with familiar faces that I haven’t seen in a while!

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About the next few days… #OutsystemsONE

My photo site (built on Hugo) was taking a lot to deploy after I added all the older content, as the pipeline was always deploying the entire site. Finally took time to look at it, and only upload the changes. I guess I got a slight improvement.

www.joaopedroalmeida.com

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Fun thing about metal shows is when you get bored you can try to identify the bands in the vest of whoever is in front of you.

I love postcards! I try to send them as often as possible when I travel. I love receiving them at home ! This one made it all the way from Albania.

Postcard with a photo of a tall clock tower stands between two buildings with trees casting shadows on their walls.

Dave In Portugal has a neat video about the culture shock of his four years living in Portugal, but cherry on top of it has to be this Quim Barreiros moment! A scenic village view is overlaid with the quote: I put the car in, take the car out whenever I want. what a tight little garage what a sweet woman.

Fartura power! #feiradaluz

A sugar-coated churro is wrapped in a napkin with a bite taken out of it.

I’ve lost track the amount of times I’m going to open the app formerly known as Twitter and end up opening Fujifilm’s app. At least I use Twitter less and less often.

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There goes the weekend…

A bowl contains a colorful mix of roasted peppers and chopped onions with a metal spoon.A plate of food featuring a grilled fish, boiled potatoes, and a colorful mix of fresh tomatoes and vegetables.A collection of snail shells is scattered on a white plate with some liquid and a wooden toothpick.A plate of risotto with chunks of meat and a creamy, brown sauce.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning

A computer screen displays a BIOS update process with the message "Begin Flashing" and a total block count of 4096.

Aqui no bairro os passeios estão carregados de pilaretes, para a malta não estacionar no passeio, excepto junto às passadeiras. Estão a imaginar o que acaba por acontecer, certo? Hoje foi mais óbvio por estar um Lamborghini azulão…

Até sempre cãopanheiro…

Unwinding in Rawalpindi, just before returning home.

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