Andre Franca's Blog

Politics

Stop Reproducing Lies: A Brief Introduction to Fascism

Using 'fascist' as an insult erases history. Knowing fascism's origins shows how labels replace thinking and enable manipulation.

Politics

Apprentices of Goebbels

Tired of online zealots who replace debate with labels. Dehumanization masquerading as virtue.

Organization

Johnny Decimal System

Trying the Johnny Decimal System showed me what works and what doesn’t. A hybrid of JDS, hierarchy, and creative chaos is what keeps me sane.

Education

As Universades Públicas estão Dominadas por Idiotas

Crítica à ideologização, corrupção e decadência moral nas universidades públicas brasileiras e a urgência por reforma e mérito.

Linux

Linux, Freedom, and Philosophy

Choosing Linux as a commitment to software freedom, user autonomy, and rejecting closed, corporate-controlled technology.

CMS

Migrating from WriteFreely to Ghost CMS

Migration from WriteFreely to Ghost driven by better ActivityPub features, despite unexpected manual work and theme adjustments.

Blogging

A Quick Word on F1 2025 Championship Battle

McLaren’s mistakes keep Max Verstappen in title contention, making the F1 finale thrilling and preserving championship suspense.

Blogging

Black Friday

Black Friday’s frenzy manipulates desires; even I fell for a rare Proton Unlimited deal, showing the tension between need, impulse, and real value.

Blogging

Thanksgiving Reflection

This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for the small corners of the web where real dialogue thrives, proving you don’t need millions of followers to matter.

Blogging Featured

Why 90s Movies Feel More Alive Than Anything on Netflix

80s and 90s films feel alive, with rich characters and risks; modern movies favor style, streaming metrics, and algorithms over depth.

Blogging

Femismo e Autofagismo

Juca Kfouri criticado ao sugerir cobertura feminina gerou show de autofagia ideológica; femismo militante devora aliados, exagera e ignora dados.

Blogging

RE: Why Do You Need Big Tech for Your SSG?

Cloudflare’s outage shows centralization risks. Self-hosting gives control; managed platforms give ease. Know the trade-offs.

Blogging

Why I Write in Public

I write in public despite fear. Every post is a mix of courage and risk, but sharing messy, half-formed ideas can connect and grow us all.

Blogging Featured

The Fragile Web We Built

Cloudflare went down today, and I felt the fragility of the web: a single config file taking out sites worldwide reminds us centralization is risky.

Blogging

Fatherhood in the Age of Screens

Reflecting on fatherhood in the digital age: balancing screen use with presence, teaching kids real connection over constant distraction.

Blogging

Minimalismo Digital

Exploro minimalismo digital: limpar apps, redes e notificações para proteger atenção, focar no que importa e viver com mais clareza.

Blogging Featured

Small Web, Big Voice

Why maintain a blog in 2025? Independent spaces let you write freely, without algorithms, likes, or virality metrics.

Blogging

When Technology Serves (Not Controls)

Choose tech that serves you, not controls you. Stop scrolling, disable notifications, use tools intentionally - regain attention and autonomy.

Blogging

COP 30: Um Vexame Global

COP 30 em Belém mostra hipocrisia: luxo, superfaturamento e eventos grandiosos ofuscam ciência e deixam população e Amazônia à margem.

Technology

Thoughts on Webapps

Webapps run in browsers, offering privacy, cross-platform consistency, and safety - safer than native apps that can spy, persist, or misuse data.

Blogging Featured

Curating the Web

Maintaining a blogroll today is digital gardening: curating links by choice, not algorithms, valuing quality, connection, and intentional discovery.

Blogging

When Activism Excludes...

Modern activism risks moral authoritarianism - demanding conformity, silencing dissent, and excluding under the guise of inclusion and justice.

Blogging

Same Blog, New Domain

Moved my blog from abf.li to afranca.com.br - a step reflecting growth, identity, and Brazil roots. Old links work; updates soon.

Blogging

Por Que Precisamos de Mais Operações Contra o Terror das Facções?

Polícia enfrenta facções armadas no RJ: operação letal é necessária para retomar território e proteger civis contra exércitos paralelos.

Blogging

A President's Moral Collapse

Lula calls drug traffickers 'victims,' exposing moral collapse and political failure amid Brazil's escalating crime crisis.