Lorem Ipsum on a Historical Plaque
A historical plaque displaying the infamous dummy text “Lorem Ipsum” on a wall at the Castle of Salgar in Puerto Colombia, near Barranquilla, was re...
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Imaginaries of Data and Digital Rights among Latin American communities: A podcast series
The project “Imaginaries of data and digital rights” aims to create spaces for generating and promoting conversations about local imaginaries of data...
The Music of the Dinamita Brothers (Hermanos Dinamita) (circa 2002)
Some music projects last for long periods of time, others are just a matter of months or weekends. It is not easy to keep a band of amateur musicians together. ...
The Fragility of Vinyl Records: Sunlight Damage and Repair
In this post I share my experience with a warped record I accidentally damaged by directly exposing it to sunlight, and that I was able to fix (unwarp) using a ...
Archeology of Personal and Collective Web Blogs (2005-2020)
Blogging is one of the media practices and socio-technical systems that has made the world wide web what it is today. As a practice it has democratized writing,...
The Emerging Popular Digital Culture of Bogota’s TransMilenio People
More than 2 million passengers move every day on TransMilenio, the bus-based public transportation system of Bogota. Operating since the year 2000, this Bus Rap...