It’s a Blogger’s World

The recent outrage over Malu Fernandez’s articles in two publications found a convenient yet very effective medium of expression in cyberspace: the blog and forums. The former is even more effective as it enables the writer to put his or her thoughts without the restrictions commonly associated with forums where other people have a degree [...]

A Closer Look at Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) can oftentimes be seen in discussions among several spheres of knowledge and domestic and international bodies. In the aftermath of the 1997 Asian Fiscal Crisis for instance, free trade agreements (FTAs) and economic partnership agreements (EPAs) have been characterized by the tight implementation of intellectual properties along with easier market access [...]

Cows and Cars Re-engineering vs. Global Warming

 

Just one of the things I had to endure in a yuppie’s life this past week. After two dry months of what supposedly should have started the rainy season, (June and July,) it just won’t stop raining these days. After concerns of the dams’ water levels going critical, we now get urban flashfloods for almost [...]

On Social Scents

Just before I went home yesterday, my officemate shared a link to a blog entry ranting about a certain Malu Fernandez. Her article from People Asia Magazine has earned the ire of a lot of filipinos because of how Malu wrote about having to spend a flight with overseas filipino workers (OFW’s.)
Much has been commented [...]

How Nerd Are You II

It might be a little OC on my part but I needed to know how much a new laptop and inkjet printer would affect my Nerd score a long time ago. Instinctively it should go up but by how much, I just found the time to find out yesterday.
It was 34 previously but after a [...]

Blogs of the Day: Biosingularity and The Leaky Brain

It’s been a while since I’ve featured Blog of the Day so I guess it’s about time I featured some spots elsewhere from the blogsphere.
The first would be Biosingularity as it featured a health tidbit regarding the benefits of green tea in the fight against the Big C. Sure it might sound like one of [...]

The Risk Called Office Printers

Yup the title’s right. If the BBC article towards the end of the previous month’s to be believed:
The humble office laser printer can damage lungs in much the same way as smoke particles from cigarettes.
Read more on the said finding of a group of scientists from The Queensland University of Technology.
[08/18/07 Update] – For a [...]

Notes/Domino-Stuff Elsewhere

I’ve been working with Notes and Domino for more than 4 years now. I’ve worked with R5, 6, 6.5 and 7 and in the course of going around with the Lotus technology, I’ve encountered some things from different Notes and Domino experts elsewhere.
One common limitation in starting out with Domino web development is the lack [...]