Category: Technology

Some Dude in Chicago Raised Money to Graph the Deliciousness of a Burrito

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Have you ever felt compelled to rate the deliciousness of a burrito? I’m sure you have, so I have good news for you: Some basket case guy in Chicago set up a Kickststarter page to fund The Burrito Graph Project, whose ultimate goal is to rate the deliciousness of a Chipotle burrito and create a graph to express said deliciousness.

The genius behind this very important endeavor is Noboru Bitoy, who assures us he did not receive any support from the Chipotle chain (where the Burrito Graph Project was conducted). Instead, he successfully raised $171, which made possible the completion of the project.

All we have to do now is sit tight and wait until March, which is when the Deliciousness Burrito Graphic is expected to be posted in all its glory.

Via: CNET

I Don’t Know You, but I’ll be Watching #SOTUS with an Accent

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It took me forever to admit this. But I am a sucker for Latinos speaking with an accent. So instead of going for some serious journalistic outlet or other kind of Pulitzer-prize-winning publication, I am going to be watching #SOTUS with the adorably accented Jorge Ramos and occasionally switching to an irreverent Talking Hot Dog (who is now sort of my Twitter buddy.)

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Oh, and did I mention I am NOT a so-called #millennial?

Mexican Cutting Edge Technology

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Forget Google Glass, the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, Microsoft’s ‘smart bra’ and the like. Only in Mexico will you find baseball hats and sunglasses that double as “devices of mobile communication.”

This, my friends, is what the future looks like.

Greetings from … Mexico, land of cutting edge technology and headquarters of this blog until further notice.

This ‘App’ is so Mexican, it Spells ‘Menu’ With an ‘ñ’

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On the hunt for fake Mexican food? There’s an app for that!

Some genius in the applications world has come up with the Mexican Food app, which according to its creators will teach you the ingredients of every burrito and help you navigate to nearby taquerías. Because as everybody knows, Mexican food is all about burritos and tacos.

Judging from some screenshots available (I have better things to do with my $0,99) one can tell the creators of the app went the extra mile to make sure things were properly spelled in Spanish –or at least pretend to know how to spell words in make-believe Spanish, such as “meñu.”

Tonight is ‘Noche Latina’ Over at the Éne-Bé-A [NBA]

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March 1st is the kick off date for this year’s NBA’s Noche Latina, a program launched a few years ago by the NBA, ahem, the éne-bé-a to “celebrate the growing support of NBA fans and players across Latin America and U.S. Hispanic communities.”

What this means basically is that players get to wear super awesome jerseys that say “Los Lakers,” “Los Spurs” or “El Heat,” instead of their boring counterparts: The Lakers, The Spurs, The Heat.

I am not much of a basketball fan but I’d be extremely happy if the éne-bé-a were to send me a medium-sized “Los Knicks” jersey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Quick! Get Your Copy of ‘Gente Latina’ so You’ll Be Able to Shoot Me an Email

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Hispanic print media continues to impress me beyond words.

This time, the June edition of Gente Latina brings readers some super valuable information, such as How to send an email, which is like, super cool, because as everybody knows we Latinos like to communicate with each other using telegrams, postcards, sign language, smoke signals and the like.

You, Too, Can Smuggle Your Own Immigrants!

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Move over, cucaracha-stomping Mariachi: The new onda app right now is Smuggle Truck, an iPhone and iPad app that allows you to drive a truck full of immigrants through the dessert and try not to have them tossed out in the process.

Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration, developed by Owlchemy Labs in Boston, is set for release this month but it’s already raising the ire of immigration advocates who think the game trivializes the seriousness of the crossings.

Really? I thought it was a major attempt by some app-developer coyote to show gringos that their job is no walk in the park!