Buzzard: “Emo” is a misspelled bird

Emo. I have noticed in a few blogs (college students from UP, Christ, the humanity!) the use of emo to describe the state of angst. Emo, as a word (disputed as clipped form of “emotional” or “emotionally-driven hardcore punk”), came from its...

Critical discourse analysis and blogging

Hmm… Why have I not thought about it? Okay. I have graduate with a BA in English Studies: Language from UP focusing on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as an attempt to specialization. A few professors thought (I hope they still think) that my undergraduate...

Yahoo! is still bringing it on with Mail Beta

I seldom use my Yahoo! Mail due to my Gmail advocacy. Two days after typhoon Milenyo ravaged the Metro and a day after power got restored, I finally got to boot my PC and use some Net time. Lo and behold when I check my Yahoo Mail! They have got Beta. Seems like they...

Lasers and silicone chips

Just came in from INQ7.net. Intel has recently developed a breakthrough chip that would use lasers instead of wires to transfer data. According to Intel, this would enable them to produce cheap but powerful processors in the future. Wow. I have been observing the...

Stepover nutmeg

When I was still active playing football, I really loved using stepover nutmegs to get past defender. That and rocastles. In any case, nutmegs usually provide the most effective results. Either I succeed in fake them or they miss tackles and clip me instead. Free...