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Hace poco que he formateado mi Ubuntu y al volver a instalar todo, no he podido encontrar fácilmente la maquina virtual de Java. Intenté instalarlo con el nombre jdk, pero me decía que el paquete hacia referencia a otro y que probablemente estaba obsoleto. ¿Que hice después, irme a la página de Oracle desde donde descargué el último JDK, pero a la hora de asociarlo con mi Ubuntu, tampoco funcionaba. Total, que después de un buen rato buscando en Internet, estoy viendo que ha cambiado de nombre y no es JDK, sino que es, sorpresa!!, OpenJDK. ...

I’m going to start this blog by dedicating my first post to the so-called MOOCs, or in Spanish, cursos abiertos online y masivos (massive open online courses). Many people reading this article probably already know what they are, but for those who don’t, here’s a reference to wikipedia. Why talk about MOOCs? Because in recent months, I’ve noticed that more and more of these platforms are emerging (I’ll list them below). So much so that just a week ago, I found and enrolled in an Android course on the MiriadaX platform, which is essentially a Spanish-language MOOC portal. ...

Due to a meeting at the European Commission for the review of a European research project I worked on (SMEPP), I had the opportunity to briefly visit Brussels, Belgium. I stayed at a hotel in Brussels’ financial district. Its location was quite convenient, being close to Gare du Nord station and within a pleasant walking distance of the historic city center and the Grand Place. A Glimpse of Life in Brussels During this visit and the meeting, which was held at the European Commission offices, I got a taste of life in Brussels. Just like in most of Central Europe, lunch takes place at noon, and it’s very common for people to have a sandwich with salad or soup—often eaten in the nearest park if the sun is out. ...