Procrastination, Dissected, Theorized

February 17, 2007 · 12 comments

I’ve been putting off writing this, but I know I have to at one point simply to protest some of the things I’ve read in procrastination-related articles.

First things first: yes, I’m a procrastinator. A crammer, to be precise. One day I found myself cramming a major project for Christian Living. That was probably the first time I stayed up way past my bedtime. I was in sixth grade then.

I don’t remember know how late it was. Late is relative now—lately I sleep through the afternoon, wake up at night, and stay up until morning. Sometimes it’s the opposite. It’s not really consistent anymore.

Now, why do we procrastinate?

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Project Grow

February 10, 2007 · 4 comments

Teddy Hwang’s proposal is simple: he’ll create websites for you, for free. No cash (though donations are welcome), just acknowledgment that he did it for you. Project Grow has three phases, so check out which one you’re eligible for.

It’s not everyday I find someone politely asking people to have work thrown one’s way, much less for free. He says it’s to better himself, perhaps having found the most amazing CSS tip ever.

Good luck, Teddy! I’ve never met you, nor have I seen your site until now, but there’s nothing wrong with blogging about it, right?

PTB vs. PWiT: Philippine Crab Mentality Online

February 5, 2007 · 8 comments

Okay, I don’t understand why people have to create something out of nothing, i.e., pit Pinoy Tech Blog against PWiT.

(Backtrack: Pinoy Tech Blog is the Philippines’ Premier Technology Blog while PWiT stands for Philippine Week in Tech: Current News, Views and Reviews. A mere parroting of their taglines? I’m avoiding any subjective descriptions here. An added note though—PWiT is obviously a play on TWiT, which stands for This Week in Tech, a netcast turned network of netcasts headed by Leo Laporte. It is also a play on the Filipino word for “ass”.)

The trouble with PWiT is that is reads like a mainstream media blog, like say Engadget. Or CNET. The writers are from mainstream media – just check the blogroll which links to a mix of personal blogs and MSM websites. So, why is the PWiT crew writing for this blog and not for their own publications? Some have blogs of their own, such as Hinge Inquirer and Summit Media?

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Firefox Slowdowns With Memory Leaks and Browser Juggling

February 3, 2007 · 4 comments

If you’re all too familiar with the foxy browser (turned DCS mascot), you should also be aware that it’s all too prone to memory leaks. It’s the primary suspect when people complain about its hang-ups and slowdowns after extended periods of usage. I’m an unhappy victimcustomer, too.

Firefox Leak Monitor Alert

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WordPress 2.1 Incompatibilities on Stellify and Qwerky

January 27, 2007 · 6 comments

WordPress 2.1 Incompatible!

Like tiptoeing down an old flight of stairs. This is how I treat Stellify‘s WordPress backend. Sometimes the creaks are soft; sometimes they are loud. Sometimes I find my leg caught through a hole in the wooden steps, but for situations such as upgrades, I’d rather be cautious.

I’ve upgraded most of the WordPress installations on this domain to the latest version, codename “Ella”, before which the latest 2.0.x releases had whizzed by too quickly, but I stopped short of upgrading this site (and Qwerky). Why?

Plugin Problems

For starters, here are the plugins on these two sites that could possibly be incompatible with WordPress 2.1:

“Iffy”

  • Category Visibility
  • Custom Posts Per Page
  • Ultimate Tag Warrior

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The Multi-Touch Screen by Perceptive Pixel: Jeff Han Takes User Experience to the Next Level

January 21, 2007 · 5 comments

Jefferson Han‘s multi-touch screen system requires not too many words to describe it, only a few videos (represented here in thumbnails, though):

Multi-Touch Sensing through FTIR

Multi-Touch Sensing through Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR)

The main idea behind the technology: the prototype is able to handle multiple touch inputs at the same time, even varying degrees of pressure, based on the FTIR concept used in fingerprint scanners. [mirror] (paper at ACM UIST 2005: Low-Cost Multi-Touch Sensing through Frustrated Total Internal Reflection)

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Join the DCS Blog Network! (Tara Na, CS Tayo!)

January 20, 2007 · 1 comment

DCS Blog Network

The DCS Blog Network has officially launched! Here’s a snippet of the hear ye! hear ye! we distributed last night:

Calling all members of the UP Diliman Department of Computer Science community: students, alumni, and faculty alike! You are cordially invited to join the DCS Blog Network, a site that brings together all blogs from its DCS members. The purpose of the DCS Blog Network is to bring together everyone who is, has, and will be part of the Department, and what better way to do that than through the Internet?

You can read the full details at Sir Feria’s blog. He suggested we (Phillip, Sir Rom, and I) set this up in preparation for the Alumni Homecoming.

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The Z-List Meme

January 18, 2007 · 8 comments

Z-List Blogger

Rather than passing around surveys and quizzes, electronic chain letters and wishmakers that are all self-centered and petty, I found a great meme that will benefit those who deserve it. And it’s up to you to decide who gets the hat tip(s). The Viral Garden calls it the Revenge of the Z-Lister.

It’s some sort of a whine against how the A-listers (are you one?) are getting all the link love. Time to turn the tables on them. This is The Long Tail at work here, people! Rather than have a select few pick what they think is good, how about we do the picking? It was our year, after all; now, more than ever, do we have the greatest freedom to decide.

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