It's been a long while since I post on Hive... but for good reason: my attention during free times goes to my son Oliver (the model of our Christmas card), born last October. It's been indeed an intense

Short reflections on pack opening, ranked rewards and Splinterlands' governance

I'm thrilled that my comeback sharing pictures resulted in the first place in the weekly Deranged Photography Contest with theme "feathered friends" (birds) - here's my entry. So, today I'm sharing

[EN] After a long while, I'm back with an entry for the Deranged Photography Contest, which this week has as theme "Feathered Friends" (AKA birds). My entry is for the amateur tier. The first

The Brighton Pier - Brighton is home to University of Sussex, where I did my PhD Sunset featuring Brighton's West Pier (which was destroyed by a fire decades ago) Rooftop bbq at a friend's flat in Amsterdam

I've been away from Hive lately, but for good reason: my wife Angie is expecting our first baby! She's 16 weeks into the pregnancy, and we already know it's a boy. We are simply thrilled! // Eu estive

[EN] Today we went for a walk in Utrecht in the late afternoon, with an specific purpose: to eat ice cream at the recently opened Tutti Gelati, my new favourite ice cream parlour in town (beating the also

It's been very sunny lately in the Netherlands. March was an exceptional, all sunny month. Then we got a couple of cold, snowy and then rainy weeks, and now the sun is again shining for the past 10 days

Hello, 3speakers! This is my first video on the platform: a timelapse captured from my window in Utrecht. As you'll see, once it gets dark, the glass reflects my living room... Hope you like this test-video!

Speed is distance divided by time

Hello, hivers! Today I'm sharing five macro shots as entries for the amateur tier of Deranged Photography Contest - Theme "Macro Photography". But what's "macro photography" anyway?

Introducing the Summoner Lab platform One of the tournaments I participated last week was the Summoner Lab Launch Party. The Summoner Lab is a platform developed by @muwave that uses Splinterlands' API

In an attempt to post on hive everyday this week, today I'm sharing two photos from sunsets on different days, captured from my window. The bottle capture would be my entry to last week's Deranged Photography

What happened since my last analysis? One month ago, I posted my technical analysis of bitcoin. My set up is based on a Heiken Ashi (modified candlestick) chart, an array of simple moving averages, which

On Saturday, April 9th 2022 took place the 19th rowing race around Utrecht's city centre. As explained in the SSF Utrecht website: The race takes the Roeier from the auction harbor over the Merwede Canal

Ladybug on my finger Busy bee Fly or wasp? Spider web but no spider A few insect-related shots from my archive. From a photography perspective, they have mistakes, but I like those frames. Insects are

Church altar in Portugal enlightened by the sun through the stained glass The Brettos Plaka bar in Athens (Greece) My wonderful wife in front of Centre Pompidou's cube, in Málaga (Spain) While selecting

Some ideas on how to improve Splinterlands' attractiveness and competitiveness

Photos of Ronda, in the South of Spain

I have mixed feelings about zoos. On the one hand, seeing the animals behind bars is horrible. In some zoos - like the one in my hometown Rio de Janeiro - the impression is that the creatures are suffering.