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Digital rights Law & Freedom

Software Patents and Innovation stimulation

In Mexico, we don’t have software patents and recently, New Zealand has also banned software patents in an effort to get rid of patent trolls. A few days ago while talking with a book author and lawyer, I mentioned my interest in copyright and patent law, as they affect my field of work constantly, even […]

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Photography

Intermoda Trends Runway photos

More photos of the runway events at Intermoda Trends fashion event 2013 in Guadalajara. This event had many more runway activity than the previous one, so expect some more fashion posts because I have many. Since I was unable to get a press pass, getting good shots at this event was hard because all the […]

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Digital rights Law & Freedom GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source

10 apps for privacy and secure communication

With all the recent news about privacy violations, user data requests, gag orders and the like, it is useful to know that there are tools to communicate in safer ways. I can’t say that they are bullet-proof, as I’m not a security analyst, but at least you can add an extra layer of complexity to […]

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Photography

Intermoda Trends 2013 Guadalajara fashion photography

For the second time in the year, the Intermoda Fashion event took place in Guadalajara. This time called IM Trends, had more runway activity than the previous. It featured autumn and winter collections from several designers. I could not miss this opportunity once again to do some runway fashion photography and polish my skills at […]

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Photography

Ballet class

I had the opportunity to photograph a warm-up ballet class for the little girls at the National Dance Contest in Mexico city. This event is done yearly with students of many ages from all around the country from private and public dance schools. In all the years we’ve been together, this was the first time […]

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Photography

Martini recipe: shaken, not stirred

Some shots of a weekend together with my girlfriend making some martinis at home. It was my first time making them so I had to practice a little. We also had some fun while making them. I searched for the martini recipe online and every one I found was in ounces and I don’t have […]