Telechronics (Ademar Days of opinion): scheduled obsolescence, social networks and online gestures.
obsolescence. I had heard this word? Do Not?! But you will easily understand.
The planned obsolescence affects products from various sectors, are textiles, appliances or smartphones, a few years after being acquired start to malfunction.
Second Benito Muros, president of the Energy Foundation and Sustainable Innovation without Obsolescence Program “absolutely all mobile phone manufacturers do this at this time”.
Surely you noticed that the life of a phone today is two years, after that there are the problems and the repairs that cost, normally, to 40% than it would cost to buy a new.
But Benito Muros goes further and says that even “if there were no planned obsolescence, a cell phone would have a lifespan of 12 a 15 year old”.
Surprised? Another example?
The washing machine of our parents would last “20 or 30 years and now last just over seven”, Alodia point Pérez, responsible for Natural Resources and Waste Friends of the Earth organization.
I know what you're thinking: it is a market strategy in order to continue to sell and lack laws that penalize planned obsolescence.
According the University of Pennsylvania, reduce the daily time use of social networks for just 30 minutes can have a significant impact on the well-being of people.
The study was published in the December issue of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology and proved the existence of a cause-effect relationship between social networks and the mental health of users.
The researchers explain that devote less time scrolling of photos of friends can reduce the chances of depression and loneliness.
On the other hand, also noted improvements in feelings of social support, self esteem, autonomy and acceptance. The indices of anxiety and fear of exclusion also declined.
That is to say: least half an hour a day, You do not know what good that would do him.
Now a ranking. Facebook is the application with more downloads of all time on Google Play and the App Store.
According to a report by App Annie, provider of market data applications, the first ranking positions are dominated by social networks.
The Facebook over 500 billion downloads, then come WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Skype.
The table also reveals an absence, o Twitter, who left the most sought after apps list.
On the other hand, The ranking presents lesser known names around here, but entering the top by the great popularity they have in Eastern Market. Are the QQ cases, the most popular free chat China, Tik Tok back or back WeChat.
Porto Editora launched, recently, under the National Day of Portuguese Sign Language and through the Portal Infopédia, "The only Portuguese sign language dictionary" available online.
Through the site, users can search for words and phrases that, then, trigger a video that explains how these "translate" in sign language.
The dictionary, free and intuitive, it is “an essential tool for the community over 100 thousand deaf in Portugal”, ensures label.
Porto Editora had edited, in 2010, the only Portuguese sign language dictionary (LGP).
In this online dictionary Portuguese sign language, It can now be found at https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-gestual
No cinema, national halls receive, from this Thursday, 22 November, the film "A Personal War" (“A Private War†no tÃtulo original).
This film is performed by Matthew Heineman and features the actress Rosamund Pike in the lead role, a cast which still stand out the names of Tom Hollander or Jamie Dornan.
This drama tells the story of Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike), one of the most famous war correspondents of our time, in a world where journalism is under attack. Fearless and with a rebellious spirit, Colvin goes through the front lines of conflict around the world, giving voice to those who have no way to be heard. After being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka, she starts using a flap on the eye, They are so comfortable in the parties of the London elite as to confront dictators.
You can see the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v = YEW–z3qHjU
