Category: 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

Can Iron-fisted Leadership Turn the Philippines into a Major World Power?

November 8, 2015 zaxx 86 Comments

Flipping through the pages of world history, we can in fascination observe how the great empires of the past have in their heydays taken turns standing on the world’s pedestal, with the fall of one succeeded by the rise of another: from the ancient times with Egypt, Babylon (Iraq), Persia (Iran), Greece, & Rome, and…

Development, Government, Politics, Society, Technology

Road Trains: Another Band-Aid Solution for the Country’s Skull Fracture

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 Grimwald 32 Comments

Well, there’s no denying the fact that traffic has become one of the major problems this country faces. If one were to consider the roads of cities as the blood vessels of the Philippine anatomy, one can say that the Philippines is screwed quite royally. So no President Aquino, congested roads in major cities are…

Development, Economy, Government, Technology

My Social Media “Friend” Is Gone

June 24, 2015 Gogs 5 Comments

“Like the setting sun, you turn around its gone.” – Bryan Adams Tuesday morning I found out that Darryl Hamilton died. He was a former Major League Baseball player. I immediately felt this sadness. Retired athletes die all the time , what makes Darryl Hamilton special to an adult (presumed) living in the…

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Does the United States need to become more Scandinavian to be more egalitarian?

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 benign0 51 Comments

I don’t necessarily subscribe to liberal views and populist rhetoric, but there is some truth in what United States Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, Vermont) is pointing out — that America’s middle class is progressively being eroded, presumably by (1) advances in technology that progressively and intelligently automate work done by white collar workers, and (2)…

Development, Economy, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Society, Technology

So-called peace advocates Ferrer and Deles betrayed Filipinos by supporting a violent rebel group

April 12, 2015January 23, 2019 Ilda 28 Comments

Government chief peace negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles are doing more harm than good in promoting the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) – the so-called “peace” deal between the Philippine government and the Muslim rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front. This is evident…

Crime, Development, Government, Technology

Untold Stories And Forgotten Values

January 26, 2015 Grimwald 6 Comments

I was born in the 80’s and I grew up in the 90’s. When I was very young, my mother always told me stories before I went to sleep or before I ate lunch or dinner. Some of the stories I never forgot were the one about the Hare and the Tortoise, the Ant and…

Civics, Education, Lifestyle, Society, Technology

Facebook etiquette fail: Are Singaporeans getting fed up with Filipino guest workers?

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 benign0 23 Comments

So while the French are stuck with 5 million Muslims, Singaporeans are stuck with almost 200,000 Filipinos. France, of course, has bigger problems. The Muslim population there is proportionately bigger at 7.5 percent of the population. Filipinos “guests” in Singapore, on the other hand, make up less than 4 percent. Many French Muslims are citizens….

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