En Brisingr, Paolini se disculpaba por haber convertido lo que estaba concebido con trilogía en una saga de cuatro libros. El último, El Legado, se hizo esperar, en mi caso han pasado cuatro años y el propósito de intentar acabar las múltiples sagas que tengo empezadas aunque en su mayoría están inacabadas por el autor.Sigue leyendo «El legado»
Archivo del autor: Sylvia García
Canción de hielo y fuego 5 – Danza de dragones
Es lo que tienen las sagas…que una vez las empiezas te enganchas y tienes que seguir. Danza de dragones lo han dividido en dos tomos y teniendo en cuenta que el cuarto (festín de cuervos) me lo leí en Mayo de 2010, me ha costado casi el tomo primero entero, volver a ponerme al díaSigue leyendo «Canción de hielo y fuego 5 – Danza de dragones»
La comunera
Novela histórica de una de las época más fascinantes de la historia española. La polémica sucesión de los Reyes Católicos levantó en armas a Castilla que lucho por defender sus fueros y sus derechos contra un monarca extranjero, ajeno a las necesidades de su pueblo. Castilla hoy sigue siendo comunera. La calidad literaria deja queSigue leyendo «La comunera»
Graywater – Grow with the flow
As many regions’ water costs rise, more people are asking if the water that flows down their drains after bathing and washing—known as graywater—can be used to water gardens. Increasingly, state permitting authorities are saying yes—with conditions. In Arizona and New Mexico, homeowners can drain graywater right onto their lawns and landscapes. In states whereSigue leyendo «Graywater – Grow with the flow»
Free Water
Harvesting water in our community might be the difference between survival and financial-resources death. Brad Lancaster, an expert in rain harvesting and water management, offers a solution to harvest over 378.000 liters of rainwater per year, reducing environmental and financial costs in our community. For more information about his projects: + rainwater harvesting
Where is the Green ?
NOA satellite gives us a detail insight of where the vegetation grows. We can now see to an amazing degree of detail which parts of the planet is covered in green and which are bare. + go to interactive map
From bare dirt to abundance
You can start in minute 1.20 to avoid a freaky alien
Is the Government Trying to Kill Digital Currency?
Last week, Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), held a press conference to discuss about some concerns related to virtual currencies. FinCEN is a bureau of the US Treasury Department, and reports to the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. You can read her speech here and draw your ownSigue leyendo «Is the Government Trying to Kill Digital Currency?»
Our left carbon budget
We’re now in the black-bar phase, eating up our available «carbon budget» before we hit dangerous levels of temperature rise. If we go beyond the ‘safe limits’ we won’t be able to reverse the sea level rise, ocean acidification, sea ice reduction, agricultural yields, hurricane destructiveness, … the destruction of our own habitat.
Startup Engineering course by Standford
Again something from Coursera, a free 10 weeks course to learn some basic programming skills on how to build an Internet-mobile startup (by Standford University) Course Syllabus The syllabus is optimized to enable students to iterate on their final projects as soon as possible, with technical material in the first half of the class andSigue leyendo «Startup Engineering course by Standford»
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