What is a ASKard? 

ASKard (noun): A non-screen production credit also knowed by "minhas calinadas" verbal's that is usual on the end accompanie by the finger sometimes in my conversations with my friends or at some point to provoque a silence or a awkward one or a mindblowing usualy no more than half a minute at the end of the same. Named because sometimes the conversations are pure bullshit and no non-profit participatory participant even in the increase of our own vocabulary. The constantly use may provoque lonelyness looks of contempt and disdain.

• WIP • As winter descends upon Europe: 

Embrace the irony. Layer up, shiver outside, and then pay to heat the street. The 'Modern Comfort' special: 23∘F (−5∘C) outside, 77∘F (25∘C) inside.

The winter ritual is a masterpiece of counter-productive logistics. We spend months romanticizing cozy nights, wool coats, and the promise of warmth. The internet fills up with Social media posts of blankets on sofas and fluffy socks, fireplaces emphasizing a cozy, romanticized image that is nothing more than aesthetic hypocrisy. We embrace the Hygge aesthetic and light decorative candles, while our primary act of "survival" is the escape from thermal reality.

This performance is nowhere clearer than with the fireplace. We invest in the perfect stack of logs, yet only fire it up on Christmas Eve—not for actual heat, but to look good for a photograph, to elicit envy, or to silently scream "I'm better than you" in a perfect shot, or simply to live up to a romanticized movie scene. We prioritize the visual comfort over the actual energy efficiency, treating the hearth as a prop for social validation rather than a source of sustained warmth.

And here lies the paradox: we retreat into our heated cocoons—true domestic greenhouses—and, with a sigh of relief, crank the thermostat to tropical levels, often with poorly insulated windows practically "sweating." We indulge in artificially paid-for warmth, burning energy to maintain a private microclimate that has nothing to do with the weather outside.

The real kicker? This constant, violent swing from cold to tropical and back again repeatedly compromises our health, leading to weeks of sniffles, coughs, and the mandatory pharmacy run for Aspirin and Vitamin C. We not only foot the exorbitant energy bill but also the secondary costs of illness, paying twice for a self-inflicted thermal shock.

It is a grand act of thermal hypocrisy. We complain about rising energy costs and the climate crisis (which manifests in erratic winters), yet we contribute to global warming by pumping heat outwards and keeping our interiors uncomfortably hot. In the end, we aren't so much enjoying winter as we are fighting to redefine it, one utility bill, one pharmacy receipt, and one pumpkin spice latte at a time.

If this is human intelligence, perhaps the cold has simply left us all a bit frost-bitten.

• WIP • With four decades of following the evolutionary progress of technology, I witness a subtle yet significant transformation that few notice or simply care to acknowledge: the disappearance of 'Portuguese' as our mother tongue. When I see 'Portuguese' and 'Portuguese (Portugal)' in new language options or during new installation setups, I feel that our origin has been diluted. In truth, the language we took around the world should be the default 'Portuguese' reference, with the Brazilian variant being 'Portuguese (Brazil)'. I'd be willing to bet you hadn't even noticed... But this is just my humble opinion, which I have written about in the past in the 🍬 braincandy column, along with countless other things.

• WIP • I view technology as a body that grew too fast for the human soul to keep up. Technology gave us the tools to communicate instantly, but it didn't teach us to be more empathetic. It gave us access to all information, but it didn't teach us to be wiser. We continue to operate with the same primitive instincts as always, just with more sophisticated toys. The disparity between technological evolution and our own social and emotional evolution is, perhaps, the greatest challenge of our era.

• WIP •  It's obvious to almost everyone that we've lost control, even over something as basic as our logins. Whether access is tied into Windows or the browser, the surveillance is pervasive. A VPN might offer a little privacy for 'surfing,' but the core control mechanisms remain, simply shifting from one form to another. I believe users have forfeited fundamental rights that are unlikely ever to be recovered. The only thing more disturbing than the loss of these rights is the public's eagerness to surrender them, a complacency I refuse to share. I have the right to my own privacy everywhere, and that right doesn't diminish just because others are willing to give theirs up. 

#25243 My code doesn't have bugs, it has 'undocumented features' that even the Borrow Checker can't forgive.

#25244 Navigating the web without a mask on the very network built for freedom when i saw'it get born has become an invitation for local 'hackarus'; they hide behind blogs and sites, some the same owners and worker's, firing off pings and netcaps to fish for real IPs under the guise of 'evolution'—and if they or any competent entity need proof of their own tracks, I’d be more than happy to provide it. ;)

Call me old-fashioned or outdated, I don't care, although I prefer 🦖

#25245 JPEG XL didn't just survive the purge; it evolved in 🦀Rust to prove that true performance isn't just about speed—it's about being memory-safe, unstoppable, and technically superior to anything that tried to kill it. (Is a huge win for the open web)

— And may you be one of the first of many to choose🦀Rust! 😉

#25246 We consistently underestimate the sovereign force of nature. I often ask myself why—perhaps we are so consumed by the illusion of control that we’ve forgotten how to respect the wild.

#25247 Throughout the entire history of humankind, the world consumes the victory; it has no memory for the bill. To win is to be absolved of the cost. 

#25248 The last time I felt this hype was with The Matrix and the 2012 apocalypse. Greenland 2 is my new obsession, but don't count on me going to the Algarve just for the premiere, Vigo is much closer...

my patience has geographical limits! 😂

#25249 Calma e doce... exatamente como eu gosto. Fica com isto; deve manter-te entretida e a pensar em mim por uns tempos. 🍦😏 

#25250 Repara, enquanto outros passam, eu continuo aqui. E não tenho pressa nenhuma de ir a lado nenhum... No meu código pessoal, és a constante que define toda a estrutura. 🔒 

#25251 In 2016 #!R4E, happiness didn't need filters; these three moments were enough to define an entire mindblowing year. Powered by Festival Core. Till the end ml.

#25252 They can say I'm in a deadlock, but in reality I'm just an independent process with maximum priority and zero external dependencies. 🎵~That's the way I like it, aha, aha! 🌅 

#25253 País de brandos costumes, mas de convicções fortes. Nas presidenciais, celebramos a liberdade com a serenidade de quem sabe escolher. 

#25254 Isso é que é levar o espírito das eleições a sério, nada como uma hidratação presidencial para manter o equilíbrio. Ou isso foi só tudo sede de mudança? 😂Mas esta tudo seguro.

#25255 The most elegant code is not that which solves the problem, but that which becomes invisible, allowing the light of human experience to shine through without interference. 

#25256 Chaos is not the absence of order, but an order too complex for our current vision; the true master doesn't seek to tame the storm, but learns to program while it dances. 

#25257 In absolute silence, the mind stops searching for answers and finally begins to hear the questions that truly matter. 

#25258 You say you use C++ because you like freedom? I call that 'masochism with memory leaks'. 

#25259 If you think your ego is big, try compiling Rust for the first time. You'll discover your code has less of a future than a string without an ownership. 

#25260 We spent trillions to conquer the sky, only to turn it into a high-speed graveyard in less than 70 hours. <Ref>

#25261 Some people fear the clock; you just use it to prove that true beauty isn't a moment in time, it's a lifelong momentum.

# Against facts there are no arguments. Ohhh, I’ve got the full database. 

# Talk to each other's, pretend it's the 90s.

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