Opinions and Writings
You disappoint me, PLDT MyDSL
I now officially join the great number of people dissatisfied with PLDT's DSL service. I've been on PLDT MyDSL for over two years now and I guess my frustration has reached critical mass. I used to think that I'm getting an okay service, getting an actual download...
Crap for cheap
When I started out this blog, I searched the cheapest web hosting package available. Like most newbies on a budget, I was led to Philhosting who claims to be the number 1 hosting company in the country or something. I didn't bother with that since everyone claims that...
High school and open parties: Condemning the coños
Last week, the blogosphere had a blast discussing the jologs incident at the UP Fair. I wonder though, what will happen to this issue about an Ateneo high sophomore allegedly being mauled in an open party. This issue, I think, isn't getting enough mileage from the...
Ready… Set… Write!
As of today, I am embarking on the second longest writing work of my life - my graduate thesis. My undergraduate thesis was a critical discourse analysis of the Inquirer's representations of Fernando Poe Jr. in its editorials. It was a fun topic to write about. Nearly...
Google is broken! All search results flagged as harmful
UPDATE: And they fixed it in a matter of minutes. Read Google's official statement on the matter. (Thanks, Tina!) All of a sudden all search results are flagged as harmful, even Google's own! Hah, run around and do a Chicken Little! The world is ending folks! The...
Focus on basic education
Our educational system needs a revamp and fixing it by adding another year to college education is not the way to go. Writing as a person who has taught college freshman courses, I can readily tell that the problem is not with college education but with the 10 years...
Will you still have a job tomorrow?
It's quite scary when you hear about the thousands of lost jobs these days. It makes you think about the stability of any job position in whichever industry. I have previously posed a question of whether the the economic crunch will have IT freelancers turning their...
Asus A8Jr hinge woes… again
Whenever my tool of the trade isn't in fully functional condition, I get depressed. Attribute that to my OCD and AR perhaps. Bottom line is that my Asus A8Jr workhorse's Achilles heel surfaced yet again - the dreaded hinge problem is back. It has been the design flaw...
Should the local IT freelance pool turn its sights inward?
Oh, we've had quite a lot of news about how the US recession (if not depression) and the worldwide economic crunch will hit us all hard by next year. That makes many a Filipino wonder what kinds of preparations we need to stave off whatever effects that might have on...