Alex @ February 28, 2008 | | Internet and Web, Politics and Society | Comments (1)
Probably not Google itself. But check out this AdSense ad posted beside a YouTube video of his speech:
Which means someone is buying keywords so that “Obama” as keyword will generate paid-for links to anti-Christ websites. Crazy people.
Obama for ‘08!
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Google-AdSense, Politics and Society
Alex @ February 23, 2008 | | Computers, Internet and Web | Comments (4)
This week is has been uber bad for me and technology. So PayPal finally gave me back what spare change there is in my PayPal account. But a few more things got screwed up, affecting my efficiency as a tech worker. Two more booboos for the week - 1) my Google Account got disabled and 2) my lappie’s screen hinges are shot.
Not even a week has passed, then it was my Google account that got blocked. Yup. It’s the one where I keep some crucial messages and is linked to some other important online accounts. I don’t know what happened but for some reason I end up getting that “Sorry, your account has been disabled” message. I tried what was written in the help center to no avail. Even after 24 hours of waiting as stated.
Alex @ February 22, 2008 | | Computers, Education | Comments (3)
I met my old boss yesterday just to talk a few things about the state of e-learning here in the Philippines since I’m exploring it as a possible study to do over the next year. While in my old office, I was made aware of this new learning system provider. I was quite puzzled when they told me the website address - www.happyd.edu.ph.
Now that puzzled me because, as far as I know, that edu.ph is only made available to educational institutions and training centers authorized by the state.
Tags: E-learning, Education, Technology, Web, Web-Design
Alex @ February 19, 2008 | | Sports | Comments (3)
I don’t know how this qualifies as a dunk. His hand did not even touch the rim though his jump’s height created that illusion of him dunking the ball. But I have to give him props for showmanship with that cape and “S” on the chest. That’s how you make the crowd go wild. But hey, was that even a dunk? Definition of the dunk shot remains “propelling the ball downwards into the basket.” Grabbing the rim doesn’t seem to be a prerequisite so maybe, just maybe, that was a dunk shot.
Alex @ February 18, 2008 | | Money | Comments (1)
After two sleepless nights of thinking whether my hard-earned money will end up with PayPal, I finally got my answer. They restored my account’s functionality. $715 is worth 3 months’ salary in UP, poor us minimum wage teachers. Now I can try to sleep, finally.
Personally, I hated the experience. By principle I never grovel and I believe in giving a person what the person is due. And a person is always due what is rightfully his, especially if it’s money. I am glad that I got my account back but I think this is a PayPal horror story on its own.
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