Category: Tech Talk

Miscellany of questions and information tidbits on day-to-day interaction with technology

Mitsubishi Montero mystery: The Case of the Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA)

December 13, 2015December 13, 2015 joeld 19 Comments

First off, the definition of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA), from Wikipedia – is the unintended, unexpected, uncontrolled acceleration of a vehicle, often accompanied by an apparent loss of braking effectiveness. Such problems may be caused by driver error (e.g., pedal misapplication), mechanical or electrical problems, or some combination of these factors. Personally, I feel bad about…

Media, Tech Talk, Technology

Buying and selling cars in the Philippines has never been easier!

December 1, 2015December 2, 2015 GRP Media Services 3 Comments

A car is a special part of our lives. A car is our home during the many hours we spend on the road over our lifetime. We give it almost as much care as we give ourselves. We look to our cars with pride as it glistens in the sun after time spent lovingly washing…

Lifestyle, Tech Talk

Should journalists only tweet ‘news’ and refrain from issuing opinions?

November 3, 2015November 4, 2015 benign0 13 Comments

According to a certain Twitter user who goes by the handle @MGVtrb (formerly using the user ID “@mgviterbo” (now defunct)), journalists should refrain from tweeting their opinions on Twitter and should only tweet “news”. This was in a tweet she issued today… To reporters who use their accounts to tweet news, please be ethical enough…

Civics, Media, Tech Talk

Filipinos welcome Australia’s Telstra like Jesus’s second coming!

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 benign0 29 Comments

I switched my entire household’s telecommunication needs to Telstra back in 2007. Today we enjoy about 300 GB of home internet data piped in by cable (not DSL) that is channeled to all our computing and home entertainment devices using a WiFI router provided as part of the package. We also have several mobile devices…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle, Tech Talk

Alternative Media (Part 13): Supergod

October 12, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

So here I am ladies and gentlemen, doing another alternative media article, this time centering on the comic book Supergod. Now before I continue, let me first say that I have nothing against local comics in the Philippines and I do find some of them, such as a few one-shot gems in Halimaw comics to be quite good actually. Indeed,…

Culture, Media, Politics, Religion, Society, Tech Talk

Why I Believe Conspiracy Theories are Frauds

September 21, 2015January 11, 2016 ChinoF 10 Comments

Conspiracy theories will continue to be among the most hotly debated of topics not only online, but offline as well (where they originated). Many new theories been put forward, such as the secret cabal of the world now including the supposed Skull and Bones fraternity of George Bush and others. The Tianjin explosion in China…

Tech Talk

Getting New Horizons and Pluto at the same spot at the same time 5b km away

July 15, 2015 benign0 8 Comments

The rendezvous of deep space probe New Horizons and Pluto is an achievement few people can grasp. It is like shooting a golf ball in mid air with a rifle from a hundred miles away — only harder! Five billion kilometres over nine and a half years to hit a planetoid a lot smaller than…

Science, Tech Talk

Arnold Schwarzenegger rocks Terminator Genisys!

July 6, 2015July 14, 2015 benign0 11 Comments

It was fun seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger again as the badass Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Series 800 Terminator sent back in time to meet Sarah Connor. This time Connor is played by Emilia Clarke, Mother of Dragons in Game of Thrones now, here, mother of hero John Connor in Terminator Genisys the latest in the machina apocalypse…

Film Review, Science, Tech Talk