Armando Alves
@armandoalves.com
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📈 Growing brands online since 2000
🧐 Behavioral | Web | Analytics | Liberalism
🕺Hobbies: dances, roller skating, fujix, surf
🗣 Posts in Portuguese and English
📈 Growing brands online since 2000
🧐 Behavioral | Web | Analytics | Liberalism
🕺Hobbies: dances, roller skating, fujix, surf
🗣 Posts in Portuguese and English
Impressed with the new Dynamic View feature on Gemini.
The impact on education will be huge.
The impact on education will be huge.
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Impressed with the new Dynamic View feature on Gemini.
The impact on education will be huge.
The impact on education will be huge.
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
LUX is such a great album, that earthquakes are happening near Rosalia ...
🌏 Earthquake Event
Magnitude: 5.7
Location: Santa Rosalía, Mexico
Depth: 10 km
Perceived Severity: 🟧Moderate
Time: 21 minutes ago
#earthquake #quake
More Info
Magnitude: 5.7
Location: Santa Rosalía, Mexico
Depth: 10 km
Perceived Severity: 🟧Moderate
Time: 21 minutes ago
#earthquake #quake
More Info
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
LUX is such a great album, that earthquakes are happening near Rosalia ...
ECJ Eases rules for sharing data used in AI and analytics, with new #GDPR standard: Pseudonymised data is only personal data if the recipient can reasonably reidentify.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/in-a-landmark-decision-eu-court-7439040/
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/in-a-landmark-decision-eu-court-7439040/
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
ECJ Eases rules for sharing data used in AI and analytics, with new #GDPR standard: Pseudonymised data is only personal data if the recipient can reasonably reidentify.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/in-a-landmark-decision-eu-court-7439040/
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/in-a-landmark-decision-eu-court-7439040/
Helpful way of improving LLM output: Verbalized Sampling
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.01171
"generate a set of N possible responses, each
within a separate tag. Responses should each
include a and a numeric ."
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.01171
"generate a set of N possible responses, each
within a separate
include a
October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Helpful way of improving LLM output: Verbalized Sampling
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.01171
"generate a set of N possible responses, each
within a separate tag. Responses should each
include a and a numeric ."
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.01171
"generate a set of N possible responses, each
within a separate
include a
My growing take on populism is that it's a massive tantrum by narcissistic Big Children! 👶 #Populism #BigChildren #PoliticalTantrum
October 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
My growing take on populism is that it's a massive tantrum by narcissistic Big Children! 👶 #Populism #BigChildren #PoliticalTantrum
Media induced moral panic.
October 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Media induced moral panic.
Já vou para aí no décimo scroll aqui no Bluesky, e ainda não vi um skeet a saudar a robusta vitória de Carlos Moedas.
Talvez seja por causa das bolhas como a que constroem aqui que depois são surpreendidos nas urnas.
Talvez seja por causa das bolhas como a que constroem aqui que depois são surpreendidos nas urnas.
October 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Já vou para aí no décimo scroll aqui no Bluesky, e ainda não vi um skeet a saudar a robusta vitória de Carlos Moedas.
Talvez seja por causa das bolhas como a que constroem aqui que depois são surpreendidos nas urnas.
Talvez seja por causa das bolhas como a que constroem aqui que depois são surpreendidos nas urnas.
Never thought of using AI for mental and emotional well being, but here I am: experimenting with Gemini and TTS to create a guided meditation.
youtu.be/io1loyCOX3A
youtu.be/io1loyCOX3A
10 Minute Guided Meditation - Ocean Anchor Mindfulness
YouTube video by Armando Alves
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Never thought of using AI for mental and emotional well being, but here I am: experimenting with Gemini and TTS to create a guided meditation.
youtu.be/io1loyCOX3A
youtu.be/io1loyCOX3A
Something to keep in mind when Google is trying to force the use of Play Store as the single source of app distribution on Android.
so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Something to keep in mind when Google is trying to force the use of Play Store as the single source of app distribution on Android.
Note to self: avoid travelling to the U.S.
About to cancel my MeasureCamp Chicago trip. Provided my stay details on ESTA and to the lodge, yet still getting threats — ‘you won’t get in.’ Now the airline is blasting ‘DO IT NOW or you WON’T,’ which feels like a pretty off way to talk to customers. Exhausted by this one-way Simon Says game.
September 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Note to self: avoid travelling to the U.S.
How to become an Obsidian power user: write a book.
August 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
How to become an Obsidian power user: write a book.
Mais bairrismo, menos nacionalismo.
May 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Mais bairrismo, menos nacionalismo.
Os extremos políticos usam populismo para manipular eleitores, explorando medos e instintos com desinformação e retórica que nos divide.
Para proteger a democracia liberal precisamos de conhecer como estes extremos nos manipulam:
www.armandoalves.com/2025/05/15/e...
Para proteger a democracia liberal precisamos de conhecer como estes extremos nos manipulam:
www.armandoalves.com/2025/05/15/e...
Extremamente Manipulável
Os extremos políticos, tanto à esquerda quanto à direita, têm recorrido a estratégias populistas que exploram as fragilidades e os instintos mais básicos do eleitorado. Muitos cidadãos, alheios às maq...
www.armandoalves.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Os extremos políticos usam populismo para manipular eleitores, explorando medos e instintos com desinformação e retórica que nos divide.
Para proteger a democracia liberal precisamos de conhecer como estes extremos nos manipulam:
www.armandoalves.com/2025/05/15/e...
Para proteger a democracia liberal precisamos de conhecer como estes extremos nos manipulam:
www.armandoalves.com/2025/05/15/e...
On World Book Day, while browsing a few computer books on a book store, I realized that there are none on how do do GenAI or prompt engineering.
Learning about Artificial Intelligence faces Real Time Obsolescence.
Learning about Artificial Intelligence faces Real Time Obsolescence.
April 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
On World Book Day, while browsing a few computer books on a book store, I realized that there are none on how do do GenAI or prompt engineering.
Learning about Artificial Intelligence faces Real Time Obsolescence.
Learning about Artificial Intelligence faces Real Time Obsolescence.
Idiocracy.
Made in the USA.
Made in the USA.
Job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold
https://go.nature.com/449INfr
https://go.nature.com/449INfr
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
go.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Idiocracy.
Made in the USA.
Made in the USA.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/17/a-great-shock-julianne-moores-childrens-book-under-review-by-trump-administration
Banning children's books instead if solving actual problems.
The far-right battle against "wokeness" is increasingly becoming very unfunny joke. 📕➡️🤡 #AntiWokeBadJoke
Banning children's books instead if solving actual problems.
The far-right battle against "wokeness" is increasingly becoming very unfunny joke. 📕➡️🤡 #AntiWokeBadJoke
April 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/17/a-great-shock-julianne-moores-childrens-book-under-review-by-trump-administration
Banning children's books instead if solving actual problems.
The far-right battle against "wokeness" is increasingly becoming very unfunny joke. 📕➡️🤡 #AntiWokeBadJoke
Banning children's books instead if solving actual problems.
The far-right battle against "wokeness" is increasingly becoming very unfunny joke. 📕➡️🤡 #AntiWokeBadJoke
Black Mirror material.
It seems Tesla is detecting vehicles that may have problems, and artificially running their odometers faster so the warranty expires before they have to do any service
Just incredible grift
Just incredible grift
April 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Black Mirror material.
Today as in 1930, it's time for economists to massively make a statement against the deranged tariffs proposed by the orange populist.
April 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Today as in 1930, it's time for economists to massively make a statement against the deranged tariffs proposed by the orange populist.
It's the conspiracies, stupid.
We know that economic anxiety & conspiracy beliefs are related. Often this is used to argue that it is key to fix economic conditions to avoid widespread conspiracy beliefs.
But a new study shows that causality runs the other way. The conspiracy beliefs drive the anxiety: doi.org/10.1111/pops...
But a new study shows that causality runs the other way. The conspiracy beliefs drive the anxiety: doi.org/10.1111/pops...
March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's the conspiracies, stupid.
It’s 2025 and I’m ripping audio CDs like it’s 2005.
March 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It’s 2025 and I’m ripping audio CDs like it’s 2005.
Dear brands and CRM managers, if you are sending Father's Day or Mother's Day emails, please set up your systems to let you know that my Dad or Mom are no longer alive.
RIP. Recipients In Peace.
RIP. Recipients In Peace.
March 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Dear brands and CRM managers, if you are sending Father's Day or Mother's Day emails, please set up your systems to let you know that my Dad or Mom are no longer alive.
RIP. Recipients In Peace.
RIP. Recipients In Peace.
I wonder if Tesla shareholders started asking Musk to report on 5 things he did last week that caused a dip in share price.
February 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I wonder if Tesla shareholders started asking Musk to report on 5 things he did last week that caused a dip in share price.