Techy

  • I just wanted to stop sounding awkward in English, then…

    I believe in a world where communication flows effortlessly, where words can heal, connect, and inspire. But let’s face it, not all barriers are visible. They appear in misunderstandings, cultural divides, and language struggles.

    Even the toughest walls can crack, and in those cracks, there’s a chance for empathy to grow and real connections to form. Whether it’s walls between people, cultures, or even borders between nations, I believe we’re better when we work to break them down instead of building them higher.


    If your organization is focused on breaking barriers, helping people express themselves, fostering inclusion, or bridging divides, we would love to partner with you. We’re offering Smart Keys for free to organizations and their communities to make communication easier, smoother, and more inclusive.

    Let’s build something meaningful together. 🌟

  • STEM needs more role models

    STEM could use more diverse voices, and I’ve found stories of people breaking barriers and inspiring change:

    • Dr. Jessica Esquivel – A physicist and co-founder of Oyanova Enterprises, she’s reshaping STEAM education by focusing on culture and community.
    • Markemia Peterson – An Enterprise Technical Specialist Consultant at Microsoft, proving you can bring your full self to STEM and succeed.
    • Jocelyn Mata – A geophysics and computer science student aiming to work for NASA.

    STEM isn’t just for one type of person, it’s for anyone willing to take up space and make a difference. These stories are proof.

  • Tech for Good?

    Friday Morning Hope:
    See more products that put us back in touch with ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Thanks Humane team, for being persistent and rethinking Human-Computer Interaction.

    Friday Evening Pessimism:
    I don’t think their first product (ai pin*) will take off. 🙁

    *In Brazil, Aipim means Cassava Root. I used to plant on my front yard, I miss that.

  • Experiments by Linus Lee

    I’ve just found one more amazing AI experiment created by Linus Lee. Costructure is a pair of interface experiments that explore ways to enable nonlinear reading, where we read a document by first scanning for key ideas, then dive deeper on the more interesting sections.

  • Is my brain LLM-based?

    When I’m asked to check a box to confirm I’m not a robot, I don’t give it a second thought, of course I’m not a robot.

    On the other hand, when my keyboard guesses the next word I’m about to text, I start to doubt myself.

    Just thinking out loud about building something to help me typing with more confidence and sound natural.

    Food for thought: https://fortune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/fortune.com/2023/06/13/chatgpt-like-human-language-robots-linguistics-artificial-intelligence/amp