To say Brazil has a problem with piracy would be an understatement. With one exception (that I’ll get to) I haven’t seen a single legal movie, album or piece of software for sale since arriving here. Mostly the bootlegs are sold by shady-looking street vendors, but you can also pick up a copy of Windows […]
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The Audacity of Grope
July 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Brazil, Travel
I’m getting towards the end of my travels now, and I’m starting to feel a time conflict between actually going out and doing or seeing things and blogging about them. Apologies if my posts are shorter, less frequent, and generally crappier. I have a lot of stuff that probably should be written about and I’ll […]
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Dedicated to Bernoulli and Newton
July 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Brazil, Photos, Travel
A great man once wrote, “There is an art, it says, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, it suggests, and try it. The first part is easy.” On Monday, I decided to take that advice to heart. […]
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