Can you solve these calculus problems for Pi Day?
March 14, or 3.14 in the U.S., marks Pi Day, an annual celebration of one of the world’s most famous icons of nerd culture: the irrational number pi. Founded in …
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Miscellany of questions and information tidbits on day-to-day interaction with technology
Unless social media changes, it will continue to make people dumber instead of smarter
Social media is proving to be less and less effective at delivering across important messages in an increasingly complex world. The trend towards more digestible but, as a consequence, less …
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Time for Globe and Smart to stop giving Filipinos unlimited Facebook access
It’s time. Many Filipinos and their “thought leaders” have been criticising the role social media giant Facebook had supposedly been playing in skewing political chatter. Many argue that it had …
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A nice Artificial Intelligence project: ASKLENI.COM or LENIBOT.COM
I realised recently that the domains AskLeni.com and LeniBot.com are available for the taking as of this writing. There’s an idea right there for an interesting project or thesis for …
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Jeepneys remain a constant reminder of how backward and fundamentally WEAK the Philippines is
It is the 21st Century. Yet the most iconic symbol of the Philippines remains the jeepney. Once hailed a triumph of “Filipino ingenuity”, it now persists as a stark reminder …
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On Continuous Publication, Updating Articles and SEO
In February 2019, the Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation arrested the CEO of Rappler, Maria Ressa, over a cyber-libel case filed against her by businessman Wilfredo Keng. Ressa’s camp argued …
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The Philippine Government should shut down Facebook and make Maria Ressa happy
If we take the time to sift through what some personalities in the “journalism” and corporate “news” media communities have been screeching about, it would seem that Facebook is increasingly …
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Whatever Bong Go is doing, it seems to be working
Surveys are showing that senatorial candidate Bong Go is ramping up as a force to reckon with in the race for a seat in the Philippine Senate in this year’s …
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