Category: Tech Talk

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

Could hiring practice biased towards women and minorities doom Silicon Valley?

June 2, 2015 benign0 6 Comments

According to a Huffington Post report there is “a diversity problem vexing the entire technology industry” because there are not enough women, black, and Hispanic people employed by Silicon Valley technology companies. Search giant Google, for its part, is seemingly under pressure to hire more people from those groups. It has mounted “a concerted effort…

Economy, Education, Lifestyle, Society, Tech Talk

Alternative Media (Part 8): Questioning Outdated Traditions

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 Grimwald 3 Comments

Okay, here’s another Alternative Media article for all those out there who are interested! Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Well, I’m sure that a lot of you are probably wondering why there’s another Warhammer 40,000 article here since I’ve already written at least two, if I remember correctly. Well, you see, Space Marine is one of many spin-off video-games that…

Civics, Culture, Economy, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Society, Tech Talk

Alternative Media (Part 7): Dishonored

May 19, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

Before I continue with my Deep series, I’d like to recommend another work of fiction that is a decent alternative to some of the more common media we encounter on a regular basis. Before you play your next round of Candy Crush or make another attack on your friends in Clash of Clans, I’d like you to take…

Crime, Culture, Development, Economy, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Religion, Science, Tech Talk

#Uber ‘legalisation’ in the Philippines: Seeing through the Silicon Valley hype

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 benign0 5 Comments

Of course, Silicon Valley would be rejoicing. One of their own, ride sharing network operator Uber, has recently been granted legal status in the Philippines. This development offers a ray of hope for embattled Uber which has been subject to strong pushback across Asia thanks to public transport operators, specifically taxi fleet operators, who feel…

Development, Lifestyle, Tech Talk

Josie Rizal and Her Detractors: Another Case of Pinoy Stupidity

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 Grimwald 38 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I have always been big on video games. I’ve played a lot of games over the years and I’m about as hardcore as you can get when it comes to being a gamer. I play all day, all night and in between. Right now, I’m currently playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and…

Culture, Media, Society, Tech Talk

Josie Rizal delivers Pinoy arnis on Tekken!

March 31, 2015 Kate Natividad 27 Comments

Fine, come up with a Pinoy Tekken character and name her “Josie Rizal”. What I don’t get is the part where she cries whenever she wins a fight. What’s up with that?? It’s easy to see that Josie is a caricature of Filipino culture. So you get to wondering if the whole crying bit is…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

Videogames And Children: A Bad Combination?

February 1, 2015 Grimwald 10 Comments

With the inexorable advance of technology comes the inexorable advance to seek entertainment. When computers were first introduced to the public, they were still quite primitive and much of their performance could be easily compared to something just a little more advanced than your scientific calculator. Just a few years since their creation, the idea of…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society, Tech Talk

The Dangers of Social Networking

January 20, 2015 Grimwald 5 Comments

It’s common knowledge by now that Filipinos are one of the top users of social networking. Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, you name it, there will probably never be less than a few million Filipinos using it. When once, people simply traded messages on email, people today display pictures, play music, show videos, notify people of their…

Lifestyle, Media, Society, Tech Talk