Firefly Playground

So I went to twittlis yesterday. Not the very best day for me as I was very tired but nevertheless it was a very cool event.

Some very interesting people there and my guess is that it’s going to get bigger:

@ppinheiro76 - Pedro Pinheiro, @als - Alexandre Solleiro, @jneves - João Neves, @armandoalves - Armando Alves, @dbar - Daniel Barradas, @mca - Luis Amaral, @jnogueira - João Nogueira, @vd - Vitor Domingos, @guillaume7 - Guillaume Riflet, @alexandrariflet - Alexandra Riflet, @olifante - Tiago Henriques, @miguels - Miguel Santos, @bpedro - Bruno Pedro, @rifkind - Nuno and Rita Pedrosa

Amongst many others I had a very nice discussion with Armando Alves and João Nogueira about spheres of influence and the ripples we project amongst each other. Is it true that important people influence more people than you and I? This gap is getting smaller by the minute.

I also got to know a little bit of Pedro Pinheiro’s photography work (loved the ufo series). Two words: Kick Ass! He’s a mean Photoshop master also. Props!

Later I stayed for dinner with Pedro Pinheiro, João Nogueira, Tiago Henriques and Miguel Santos. It was a cool dinner with lots of different discussions that went from Chernobyl to Darwin and Evolution, from Arthur Conan Doyle to human traits. I was astonished to discover how intelligent some of this guys really are (as I only knew them online - its not the same) and I was very much impressed with some of the views and arguments about humanity, survival and evolution. Made me want to put my biology/physics/etc up to date. And if only I could find the time…

All in all it was a very cool evening to repeat in July.

Thanks to @armandoalves for the banner and to @ppinheiro76 for organizing it!