Juan David Campolargo

What I’m Doing Now

Updated June 6, 2026, from Chicago.

The Jailbroken Guide to the University

  • After two years, The Jailbroken Guide to the University will be published soon.
    • I'm excited to share it and let people know about it. This captures the philosophy behind it.
    • Two years. I don't know how it took so long, but getting to the finish line was a struggle. I've received support from a lot of people, and I'm grateful.
    • The marketing of the book will be fun, so I'm looking forward to that. I've found a bunch of weird ways to get it out to people from what I've learned through previous projects. If you have ideas, please let me know!

What else?

  • I just released Apellidazo, a website that lets Venezuelans search their last name and see how popular it is and where it shows up.
    • It's pretty cool. You can see how migration, the economy, and other forces change how and where people move.
    • José is the most common first and middle name in Venezuela. Did you know that? What about the most popular last name?
    • Of course, this is different now because more than 8 million people have left. The country does not look anything like the map anymore, but I suppose it's a timestamp from a past era.
  • The American Bison is the best metaphysical representation of America.
  • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of the best books I've read this year.
  • I joked that I became a monk on LinkedIn, and now something like half a million people think I'm becoming a monk. It was a "modest proposal," and man, LinkedIn does not understand satire, or I'm really bad at satire. The latter is likely true.
  • Before Sunrise and Rushmore are the best movies I've seen this year.
  • Codex is so much fun!!!
  • Summer is here. The World Cup. The Sun. The Future. Ideas... What projects will I work on next???

Ciao

Ciao, ciao, ciao!


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