BTW I’m writing in Spanish too, now
I started writing in English because this language was a large part of my life, I wanted to improve my writing and I liked the idea of being seen as someone who communicates in English. I have a feeling that lots of people reach my blog through my LinkedIn profile, so it's also a bit of a competitive advantage in Spain, where most people have big difficulties to speak English.
http://danibarca.com/2026/02/17/btw-im-writing-in-spanish-too-now/
No compres para cumplir objetivos
En la vorágine consumista en la que nos encontramos, es muy habitual que se nos presenten productos o servicios como una solución a una carencia personal. Nos autoexigimos: no conseguimos leer un libro por semana, o entrenar 4 veces por semana, o estudiar tanto como deberíamos, tomar notas, escribir un diario, llevar una dieta equilibrada... Para todas estas cosas el mercado nos promete soluciones rápidas y efectivas.
http://danibarca.com/2026/02/16/no-compres-para-cumplir-objetivos/
Dyson: you’re next
During the last decade, iRobot watched as Chinese companies took away the business they had led for a long time. iRobot was not just a leader in their sector, they were years ahead of the competition in technology and enjoyed the benefits of being embedded in the public's mind as a synonym with home vacuum robots. Amongst other things, we can point at a lack of focus from iRobot as the main reason of their downfall.
Google Photos Takeout uselessness can only be attributed to malice
Yesterday I was reminded of how impressively useless Google Photos is. During the last few years I've become increasingly aware of the importance of choosing services that take their own disappearance into account, or the fact that I may want to stop using them. For software services, I try to go for open source alternatives, regardless of wether they are free or not.
http://danibarca.com/2025/12/29/google-photos-takeout-uselessness-can-only-be-attributed-to-malice/
I still want to do this
My grandmother was absolutely ahead of her time. Unlike most older people in Spain, she was able to remain current with the latest technologies. When I was approximately 12, around 2004, blogging was still a long way off from becoming mainstream, at least in Spain. My grandmother, who had barely learnt to use a computer through a course for senior citizens, showed me something that would completely change the way I saw the Internet: she didn't…
Callbacks vs async code for events
I've never been totally convinced about callbacks. They are extremely powerful but kinda mess everything up. Whenever I deal with code that uses them, it never feels like the "right" thing to use for the task. Once you've set up a callback, the class that contains the callback method loses control of when it is called. Yes, we've supposedly configured an event that is called once something specific happens, but we rely on some other…
http://danibarca.com/2025/05/02/callbacks-vs-async-code-for-events/
How internet search is changing forever
Google used to be great. At any time, you were just a few taps away from the answer to any question you can imagine. For the last few years, though, Google has become increasingly enshittified. Trying to solve a problem using Google leads to a collection of bullshit articles written automatically by bots and AI. When I started interacting with those sites, I thought Google would very shortly bury them in the search results.
http://danibarca.com/2024/12/21/how-internet-search-is-changing-forever/
A month on Semaglutide (Wegovy)
NOTE for readers: I am not a health professional. Everything I write here are the experiences of a normal human being, and shouldn't be taken seriously as suggestions or diagnostics without consulting with your doctor. Being overweight has always been one of my main life struggles. I've never been severely obese, but its shadow has followed me since my teenage years.
http://danibarca.com/2024/11/25/a-month-on-semaglutide-wegovy/
