Bicycles and Networks

Grassroots Creativity and Adverstising: A GPS drawing in a Smartphone TV Ad

Some weeks ago I wrote an entry in this blog about the aesthetic quality of GPS traces and shared a couple of expressive GPS drawings I found at OpenStreetMap. As I explained, the GPS traces shared by the OpenStreetMap community are not explicitly drawings, but they can certainly be appreciated as such. However, searching [...]

Cyclist and Jaywalker Crash

After more than 30 years riding bicycles, I had my first collision with a pedestrian last Wednesday in a street at the UT-Austin campus. The crash was hard, and although no major injuries were reported, I am still feeling some pains in my neck, my left hip, my back, and my left shoulder. I was [...]

The Circuit of Culture of the GPS Personal Navigation Device (Part 1)

The first time I heard about GPS enabled navigation devices was during the Persian Gulf War when television reporters highlighted the use of GPS technology by the USA and the allied forces. Enhanced navigation helped not only the soldiers on the ground, sea, and air, but also provided a very advanced degree of control for [...]

The Isla Grande at The National Park Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo

One of the highlights of my recent trip to Colombia was the visit to the National Park Corales del Rosario and San Bernardo. A natural reservation of choral reefs in the warm waters of the Caribbean and a collection of little islands with beautiful beaches, lagoons, and vegetation. We stayed in one of these islands, [...]

A Bicycle Ride in Texas

Last summer i started to ride long distances and really enjoyed the experience of discovering new landscapes and spending a lot of physical energy on locomotion. I did several rides across massachusetts using the red basket bicycle that i got in the acetarium. It was a japanese bike from the 70s in pretty good shape [...]