Timeline

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

2025, June

Lisbon for the first time

  • NieR: Piano Concert.

2024, July

Germany for the first time

  • But it was for work :(

2024, February

Barcelona for the first time

  • NieR: Orchestra Concert.

2023, April

Madrid for the first time

  • The Formula 1 Exhibition.

2022, November

Rome for the first time

  • First time in Rome: the Colosseum, the Vatican…

ChatGPT launched

  • OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public, based on the GPT-3.5 model, taking the world by storm.

2022, October

Elon Musk buys Twitter

  • After six months of legal back-and-forth, Elon Musk completed the acquisition of Twitter for US$ 44 billion, taking the social network private.

2022, February

Moved to Portugal

  • Destination: the land of francesinhas.

2020, January

Slovakia for the first time

  • Castles and cold.

Austria for the first time

  • Imperial Vienna, snowy Salzburg, and not a single kangaroo.

2020, March

COVID-19 pandemic

  • The World Health Organization officially declared a global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

2019, June

Moved to a different state

  • From one Rio to another.

2018, April

Lula arrested

  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was arrested in Curitiba after a conviction related to Operation Car Wash.

2017, August

Mizumori Kaori concert

  • A night of live enka music — because I’ve been an honorary old man for a while now.

2017, February

NieR:Automata released

  • Action RPG developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix, directed by Yoko Taro.

2016, March

Microsoft launches Tay AI chatbot

  • Microsoft released Tay, an AI chatbot designed to talk like a teenager. It was taken down in under 24 hours after learning offensive content from Twitter users.

2015, December

First successful landing of a reusable rocket by SpaceX

  • SpaceX pulled off the first controlled landing of a Falcon 9 first stage on solid ground — an unprecedented feat that paved the way for reusable rockets.

2015, January

Japan trip — Tokyo

  • The giant Gundam in Odaiba, the views from Skytree and Tokyo Tower, the buzz of Shibuya Scramble, the Akibaranger filming locations, and the chance to see snow for the first time in my life. I also spotted the Emperor of Japan in person and saw Mount Fuji from the Shinkansen window.

Japan trip — Kamakura, Kyoto, Nara & Hiroshima

  • The Great Buddha of Kamakura, Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto, the colossal Todai-ji in Nara, the floating Great Torii of Itsukushima in Miyajima, and the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima.

2014, December

Japan trip — Arrival & Comiket

  • Landed in Japan for the year-end holidays. Visited Comiket for the first time and spent New Year’s Eve in Tokyo .

2011, March

Fukushima earthquake and tsunami

  • A magnitude 9.0 earthquake followed by a tsunami triggered a severe nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan.

2011, September

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango released

  • A major update to Microsoft’s mobile OS, adding multitasking and social integration.

2010, April

NieR Replicant (original version) released

  • Action RPG by Square Enix, the first NieR title, written by Yoko Taro.

2010, January

First job as a software developer

  • Landed my first job as a software developer.

2008, October

Bitcoin created

  • Satoshi Nakamoto published the whitepaper and released the first software for the decentralized cryptocurrency.

2008, September

Android 1.0 launched

  • Google released the open-source mobile OS that would become the most used operating system in the world.

2007, June

First iPhone launched

  • Apple revolutionized the phone market with the original iPhone, combining a phone, iPod, and web browser into a single touchscreen device.

2006, November

First CUDA-enabled GPU

  • NVIDIA launched the CUDA architecture alongside the GeForce 8800 series, enabling general-purpose computing on GPUs.

2004, November

Need for Speed: Underground 2 released

  • Direct sequel to NFSU, expanding the open world and vehicle customization, becoming a cultural landmark in racing games.

Half-Life 2 released

  • Valve’s sequel set new standards for narrative and physics in first-person shooters.

2003, November

Need for Speed: Underground released

  • EA took the franchise into the world of tuning and street racing, revitalizing the series and winning over a new generation of fans.

2002, February

Visual Studio .NET released

  • First version of Microsoft’s IDE with full .NET platform support.

2000, November

Counter-Strike released

  • A Half-Life mod that became one of the biggest multiplayer phenomena in gaming history (initially released as a mod in 1999).

2000, June

C# programming language created

  • Object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft for the .NET platform.

1998, November

Half-Life released

  • Valve’s first-person shooter that revolutionized the genre with integrated storytelling.

1996, February

Pokémon Red and Green released

  • Game Freak titles that kicked off the Pokémon franchise, creating a global phenomenon of collecting, battling, and exploring with creatures.

1995, October

Neon Genesis Evangelion first airs

  • Psychological mecha anime directed by Hideaki Anno that left a deep mark on Japanese animation with its complex and existential narrative.

1994, December

PlayStation launched

  • Sony released its first video game console in Japan, revolutionizing the industry with 3D graphics, CD-ROM, and a strong third-party strategy.

1991, December

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

  • Official dissolution of the USSR, marking the end of the Cold War and the emergence of 15 independent countries.

1991, September

Linux kernel created

  • Linus Torvalds announced and released the first version of the kernel that would become the Linux operating system.

1991, February

Python programming language created

  • Guido van Rossum published the first version of Python (0.9.0) on the alt.sources newsgroup, starting one of the most popular and versatile languages in history.

1989, March

World Wide Web created

  • Tim Berners-Lee proposed the hypertext project at CERN that would give rise to the modern internet.

1989, June

Nothing happened here

  • A normal month in China. Quiet, peaceful squares, soldiers going about their routines.

1989, November

Berlin Wall falls

  • The opening of East Germany’s borders led to the fall of the wall that had divided Berlin since 1961.

1988, April

Patlabor first airs

  • Mecha police anime franchise featuring robots used by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.

1985, November

Windows 1.0 released

  • Microsoft’s first graphical operating system, introducing windows on top of MS-DOS.

1983, July

Nintendo Entertainment System launched

  • Nintendo released the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan, which would revive the video game industry after the 1983 crash and introduce classics like Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt.

1982, October

Macross first airs

  • Anime series combining mecha, music, and interstellar science fiction.

1976, April

First Apple computer (Apple I)

  • Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs launched the Apple I, a computer kit sold to enthusiasts.

1975, April

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger first airs

  • Tokusatsu series that kicked off the long-running franchise of colorful hero teams.

1975, December

First Comiket

  • First edition of Comic Market, the world’s largest doujinshi convention.

1971, April

Kamen Rider first airs

  • Tokusatsu series created by Shotaro Ishinomori about a cyborg fighting evil.

1970, June

Yoko Taro born

  • Japanese game director and writer, best known for the NieR series.

1969, July

First man on the moon

  • NASA’s Apollo 11 landed on the Moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, marking the first time humans walked on another celestial body.

1966, July

Ultraman first airs

  • Tsuburaya’s tokusatsu series about an alien who bonds with a human to fight monsters.

1957, October

Sputnik launched

  • The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite in history, kicking off the space age and the space race with the United States.

1954, November

Gojira first screened

  • Japanese film that introduced the iconic kaiju as a symbol of nuclear horrors.

1906, October

First flight of the 14-bis

  • Alberto Santos Dumont performed the first public and certified airplane flight in Europe.

1822, September

Brazilian Independence

  • Dom Pedro I proclaimed Brazil’s separation from Portugal.

1500, April

Discovery of Brazil

  • Pedro Álvares Cabral’s fleet arrived on the coast of what would become Brazil during the Portuguese expedition to the Indies.

1492, January

The Reconquista

  • The Catholic Monarchs conquered Granada, ending Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

1143, October

Portugal becomes an independent kingdom

  • The Treaty of Zamora formally recognized Portugal’s independence from the Kingdom of León.

660 BC, February

Official founding of Japan

  • According to Japanese tradition recorded in the Nihon Shoki, Emperor Jimmu ascended to the throne on this date, marking the official founding of Japan. The date is celebrated as Kenkoku Kinen no Hi (National Foundation Day).

(Genesis)

Let there be light

  • Biblical reference to the creation of light on the first day of creation.