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I need your help
Hello there.
I need to ask a favor from you. For months I’ve been working on a tool that would allow schools to build their own website. I call it SchoolPad. SchoolPad is nearing completion and I’m optimistic the free version will be available by early March. (Yeah, I know. All programmers are optimists).
I want […]
Why I read only 10 blogs
There was a time when I had 25 subscriptions in my Bloglines account. I bet there are a lot of people out there who read 30 or more blogs a day. I read these blogs because I want to learn more from these passionate bloggers. Aside from that, I’m also afraid I would miss something […]
Is it possible to have free, clean, and constant energy?
One time in my high school Physics class, our teacher showed us a small box with a light bulb on top and a crank on the side. She asked one of my classmate to turn the crank as fast as he could and continue until she says stop. After a few seconds, the light bulb […]
Why your school matters in getting a job
A guy posted a job ad in a mailing list I am a member of. The last requirement reads “Preferably graduates of UP, LaSalle, and Ateneo”. That last requirement pissed-off other members who are obviously graduates of other schools. Some even calling it a racist requirement. Others wondered why there is so much faith on […]
Pinoy discussion groups on usability, design, Ruby on Rails, SEO, and ISV
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Philippine Ruby Users Group
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Life, work, and creativity
How To Be Creative
You are creative (who the %$#@! says you’re not?)
The Four-Day Week Challenge
Gabo’s 1st robot:
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Why be an engineer for life?
“You can be an engineer and become a manager and get rich, or you can be an engineer and stay an engineer and get rich.” — Allen Baum to Steve Wozniak
These words convinced Steve Wozniak to leave HP and start Apple.
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Why do we work for 8 hours?
Who decided that we should should spend 8 hours a day at work? Why not 5 hours only? Is there any research why 8 hours and not 7? How about 10?
Just curious.
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The best leader according to Lao-Tzu
“As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, people fear, and the next, the people hate. When the best leader’s work is done, the people say, “We did it ourselves.”
- Lao-Tzu
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Warning: Information overload is more dangerous than marijuana
People who were bombarded by email and phone calls suffered an IQ drop of 10 points - double the drop in IQ that has been attributed to marijuana.
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