April 2008
Top 10 Paying Technology Majors →
When you get news that the degree you’re taking up now is the highest paid in your field, that’s when you know you’ve made more or less the right decision to switch degrees. ICTM FTW (via pocky)
Smarter ladies have worse sex →
Anyone care to argue with the findings? Looking at some of the comments in the Digg article it was posted on, I have to agree with some of them. If women are busy trying to get ahead of men in life (careerwomen) then they do spend less time with the opposite sex and thus spend less time having sex. However, stupid women also tend to cheat(maybe because they’re more horny? think of sex more...
Scenarios: If Microsoft goes fully hostile on... →
A short analysis on what could happen between Microsoft and Yahoo!. It also includes other relevant info such as on the laws and other constraints. Very interesting info also on the world of hostile takeovers.
Dual Class Shares
I learned something interesting today. It’s on dual-class shares. Dual-class shares are shares that give founding managers or investors a different kind of stock that allows voting control even though they don’t own a majority of the total shares. Most in the tech industry do not use this type of share, however, Google does. Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt use their share to...
My Own Web Analytics
Today is the day I’m assigned to do web analytics. It’s akin to Google Analytics. My plan of action: 1. Install Piwik. It’s an open source web analytics suite made with PHP. However, I’m only going to use the javascript code supplied and the server to capture user data. I won’t be using their analytical front end. 2. Hook the javascript to some website and start...
Greenpeace founder says there is no proof humans... →
Way to go Greenpeace. The big question now is: why should we keep up with this global warming nonsense when we could focus on issues that have high short term benefits and low long term costs?
One month is equivalent to 3 weeks
Me: Kailan trip mo to Singapore?
Nino: June 2 to 22
Me: One month ka pala dun...
Nino: Actually, 3 weeks lang
Me: Dba you only have 20 working days in a month?
Nino: Onga noh..
Me: Hahahaha
Hikaru Dorodango aka. Shiny Mud Balls →
A Japanese professor started the trend and is now being done all over Japan.
Faildogs: Where dogs fail →
Timebombs & Humanity's Lifespan
The complex global capitalist and free trade system is taking it’s toll on everyone especially the poor. This results in what “experts” would call timebombs. The rise in population, shift to biofuels and export bans all contribute to the most popular timebomb this year: food crisis. Second timebomb waiting to go off: US recession. While some argue that the US is already in a...
2nd Gen iPhone with 3G and GPS. w00t! →
Never Say Retire! →
More reason for me to start my own business. Awesome read. Excerpt: Fears come in separate packages. You get your choice of packages. Package 1: Fear of failure Fear of embarrassment Fear of losing money Fear of work Fear of...
Say Goodbye to Dual SIM Mobile Phones; Say Hello... →
Latest hack to come out of Africa.
Looking for a startup job? Go to HotStartupJobs →
Natalie Berezina PHOTOGRAPHY →
This site is sweeeet. fbspin: beauty, portaits, fashion. All that. You’ll like the site.
Hooray for Startups!
Earlier I posted about civilization going into an age wherein people have to have a variety of skillsets. During the industrial revolution and after that which is the industrial age, people had to have few skills hence the quote: “Jack of all trades, master of none.” In other words, if you knew too many skills during the industrial era, you wouldn’t succeed. However, the...
“No other company has proven as adept at giving customers what they want before...”
– How Apple Got Everything Right by Doing Everything Wrong, an interesting read in Wired (via dihard)
How to Turn that IT Internship into an IT Job →
Footloose
(Jester and I looking at his right leg and shoes)
Me: Ang loose ng shoes mo ah...
Jester: Footloose yan eh...
Me: Patapon...
Me and Jester: HAHAHAHAHA...
Tumblr to launch pro service, intelligent group... →
First Day @ OJT
Today was my first day at OJT. The day started out with an review of Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Knowledge Process Outsourcing and it lasted until lunch time. Jester and I had lunch with Nino who told us about his experiences with FutureProof Asia. He told us that he learned a lot about running a small company from the perspective of the president and CEO (who is also the majority...
My Take on The Forbidden Kingdom
I just watched the highly anticipated movie, The Forbidden Kingdom. It stars martial arts superstars Jackie Chan (Rush Hour series) and Jet Li (Fearless). The movie was fairly light considering it was very action-oriented. The fight sequences weren’t as heavy (just bruises on the actors) so it wasn’t that intense. The story is pretty much straightfoward, but the charisma of the actors...
Web Dev Project Update: Pulungmasle United...
What can I say. What a name (“Pulungmasle”). But nevermind that. I’ve completed the design and the WordPress set up. Minor tweaking will follow. Visit the website here.
“Money may not bring happiness, but it brings such a good imitation that it is...”
– William Feather (publisher & author)
Cabos
Cabos is a Gnutella file-sharing program originally based on Limewire and Acquisition. If you envied Acquisition for the Mac (ease of use and iTunes integration) because you haven’t found anything close to it other than Limewire, give Cabos a try. No crapware included. Guaranteed satisfaction. Download here.
Will you kick ass for us? →
For most PR agencies, clients ask them this question: “How many accounts do you work on?” Most do not know how to answer this. Read on to find out how you can apply this when dealing with clients as a freelancer. ;)
Best practices when moving your website →
Offshoring.com: profit over country [Philippine... →
Web Dev Project Update: Elektra Productions
The official name of the website is The Gentleman’s Forum. Go check it out. Gallery coming soon but will only be viewable by a select group of people. I know, it sucks.
The Coolest Geekiest Way to Propose →
Trust me on this one. I know how to program and this made me think. =)
Why There Aren't More Googles →
Paul Graham’s (Y Combinator) take on the startup scene and a little advice he’s been giving to Venture Capitalists (VCs) recently.
Neverending thesis.... ftw
Alain: sana before june matpos namin thesis
Alain: para more or less polishing na lng by june and tests
Me: hehe same here. pero wala pa rin progress
Alain: same no progress. bwahahaha
Me: =))
Me: hahahaha
Me: uber patapon natin
Fave Up: A Design Inspiration Gallery →
An awesome site that offers design inspirations on logos, flash websites, css websites and business cards!
The Top 10 Made Up Words of Web 3.0 →
I think the 4th one, Emotrics, is the most plausible. If our brains can be hooked up to machines and analyzed, analyzing emotions on the computer shouldn’t be too hard or far off either. Read on.
Gossip Girl Blog Philippine Edition: Chikatime →
The latest and greatest Philippine gossip blog! It’s based in California and basically renders them untouchable to Philippine laws! Long live Chikatime! LOL
Move Over Ptolemaios - Here Comes the Millenium... →
I recently finished watching the first half Gundam 00 and I found the sort of mothership in the series the Ptolemaios (or Ptolemy) to be really cool as toy plastic model. But when I found this recently unveiled Millenium Falcon… you can bet everyone becomes a Star Wars fanboy/fangirl with this awesome plastic model. Click for the pics!
