In the early 1990s, when computers became personal, popular, and mainstream, critics said they would kill jobs and displace workers.

As of today, artificial intelligence (AI for short) has become mainstream. Now what?

Poucas sensações são melhores que a familiaridade. Sentir-se em casa, mesmo quando longe de casa, é inacreditável.

There’s a Brazilian song that says, “🎵 Laranja madura 🎶 na beira da estrada 🎶 tá bichada, Zé 🎶 ou tem marimbondo no pé.🎵” A free translation could be, “Fresh orange next to the road, it’s either rotten or there’s a wasp nest on the tree.”

I’ve just received the best job offer ever!

This article was initially published on International Women’s Day in 2026. That was 8 of March, 2026.

Or was it 19 of Adar I, 5786? Maybe 23 of February, 2026? Perhaps 19 of Ramadan, 1447?

Actually, all of the above!

And also 2026-W10-7.

Do you remember the 2009 movie where Amy Adams played Julie Powell and Meryl Streep played Julia Child? It has nothing to do with this article. Instead, I just wanted to see how Julia would compare to Python in regards to ease of programming and to performance.

In this article I introduce window managers and desktop environments, along with a brief history of user interfaces, and wrap it up with the ultimate recommendation for you on your next computer.