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Adrian Kosmaczewski
Adrian Kosmaczewski is a software expert with over 28 years of experience, currently working as Senior Architect for Red Hat. He is a published author, trainer, and speaker. He has written many books about software development and has shipped cloud, mobile, and desktop apps since 1996. Adrian holds a Master in Information Technology from the University of Liverpool.
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In this short article I’m going to link to some Instagram posts that show how some celebrities become obsessed with Argentina, in particular rock stars who cannot believe the level of energy they see in stadiums there. I’ve already linked to this short segment with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman raving about the...
I’ve mentioned previously my devotion and absolute awe around the figure and memory of the late Luis Alberto Spinetta; this time I’ll expand, focusing in particular on a specific version of one of his earliest songs ever. He composed this gem at the age of 15 (around 1965), and was almost expelled from his school...
So there’s this lady known as Mirtha Legrand; no, that isn’t her real name, but rather her stage name. She is quite the legend down there in Buenos Aires. She’s 98 now, and she hosted the same TV show for… 54 years. Not only that, her career in cinema had actually started in 1941, so literally before my dad was born...
Let’s go from Argentina to Mexico this time. That’s 7'500 Km from Buenos Aires to Ciudad de México, a very long distance that shows the massive size of the Spanish Empire five centuries ago (let’s not forget that California and Patagonia were also parts of said empire). Anyway. You might have seen this Saturday...
After the list of books and movies of 2025, here’s the playlist of the songs I’ve enjoyed the most in 2025, aka the playlist of my life last year, including what Spotify had to say about it. Enjoy! (By the way, here are the playlists of 2022, 2023, and 2024.) Barro Tal Vez by Luis Alberto Spinetta Before We Drown by...
In 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 I published lists of books I enjoyed every year. Then I enumerated those I read from 2014 to 2019, and then the ones of 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Here’s the complete list of books I read and enjoyed in 2025. There’s a lot, and a little bit of everything. You...
I have published the list of shows and movies I watched or re-watched in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Here is the list of 2025. I do not recommend them all; some of it was great, some was utterly forgettable. The Outstanding Anora Before Sunrise El Eternauta Green Book Mulholland Drive The Great A Single Life Chicken Run...
Let me introduce you to a national hero of Argentina. His name is Andy Kusnetsoff. Yes, obvious Russian origins, family name eventually butchered when his ancestors disembarked at the Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María del Buen Ayre. He’s been a reporter and radio host for almost 30 years now....
Here’s a curated collection of reels because I don’t want to work. Astor Piazzolla explaining (in an uncanny level of English) the origins of the Argentine “bandoneón” An allegory of the place I’m currently living in, soon to stop being a mere allegory I’m afraid if things keep going the way they are Contrast: the...
The national drink of Argentina is the “Fernando”, aka Fernet Branca with Coca-Cola: 3 parts Fernet, 7 parts Coke, fill with ice and serve cold. You’re welcome. This is the moment Deadpool and Wolverine discover such drink. I’m pretty sure Noel Gallagher, Ozzy Osbourne, and Will Smith had one and loved it. View this...
Almost exactly 20 years ago I installed and used Linux for the first time. The distro was good old Ubuntu 5.10, code-named “Breezy Badger” back in the day. The hardware was my faithful Apple iBook G3 bought in 2003, with a PowerPC CPU. That iBook was my favorite laptop for a long time, and I ended up giving it a...
I watched the first Star Wars film (aka “Episode 4”) on the big screen of a crappy cinema of Buenos Aires somewhere in 1978 or 1979 (I was 5 or 6 years old). After seeing my eyes watching the movie, my mum bought me my first Star Wars action figure (the now highly sought-after original ones from Kenner) and it was,...
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