Fixing broken earphone plugs on Apr 4, 2013 in Brain Dumps Hardware DIY repair What do I do if I want to buy in-ear headphones that won’t break? Seriously these things always break down after 6-12 months of use. @ramio — Rico Sta. Cruz (@rstacruz) March 31, 2013 Rico’s tweet a couple of days ago reminded me of...
I am not a “Blogger” on Mar 24, 2013 in Brain Dumps Memetics blogging drama I’ve been recently getting emails from various sources grouping me with the local blogging community. I usually just ignore them, giving a passing glance at those that may contain usable information. Last night, however, I received a message th...
Pessimism Porn on Feb 5, 2013 in Brain Dumps Memetics bloggers Pessimist political blogs. You’ve probably seen their articles posted and shared on Facebook, Twitter, or whatever social network you’re using. The theme is always the same: it’s about how the Philippines suck and there’s noth...
How to Fix “Your Conference Presentation” on Jan 25, 2013 in Brain Dumps Training public talk A few days ago, a PHD Comics cartoon appeared on the Startup PH Facebook group: While it’s not there anymore (possibly because it deals with academic conferences and not tech/startup conferences and therefore not relevant to the group), I had a...
Programming Joke on Jan 1, 2013 in Brain Dumps Software Development Software Engineering joke pet peeves programming A wife asks her husband, a programmer, “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have eggs, get 6?” A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk and his wife asks, “Why did you buy 6 carton...
Unofficial Solutions to DevCon C-Cup 2012 Problems on Dec 10, 2012 in Brain Dumps Software Engineering Training DevCon PH programming challenge Two weekends ago, DevCon held its Code Challenge Cup (C-Cup) at Xavier School Greenhills. Now while I am the current VP for Technology of the said group and spent 6 hours painstakingly checking a good chunk of the submissions, I wasn’t involved...
How to Vote in the Global Startup Battle (because the site sucks) on Nov 25, 2012 in Follow-Up Global Startup Battle My Startup Academy From our testing and based on the large discrepancy between the number of likes and the number of votes on the entries, we’ve concluded that the Global Startup Battle’s voting site’s usability sucks. The correct way to vote would be...
My Startup Academy – Global Startup Battle entry on Nov 21, 2012 in Site News Global Startup Battle Startup Weekend Please vote for our entry in the Global Startup Battle! http://bit.ly/RR8apT (You may have to like the page, though =/)...
Project Araro – Bigas Hackathon on Nov 15, 2012 in Brain Dumps Gaming Software Development hackathon IRRI Project Araro In a C-Cup meeting the week before the IRRI/Smart Bigas Hackathon, MRTtrackr‘s Michie suggested I do a Farmville type game for the event. I originally didn’t want to do it, instead favoring more relevant apps for IRRI. However, two things...
Tayo’y Maglaro: Towns v0.60a on Oct 6, 2012 in Brain Dumps Gaming review Tayo'y Maglaro Towns (game) Been busy for the past few weeks. Took a break from work to record a 1-hour Tagalog Let’s Play of a beta indie game I’ve been playing for the past few months, Towns. (best viewed in HD) Apologies for not lowering the game sound channel. I...
