education
A Case of Legal Drone Intrusion
Creep stalks woman with drone — legally ‘…The mysterious drone operator may be perfectly right. Legislation on new technologies can often take some time to catch up with the technologies themselves, and it’s perfectly possible he was technically operating within the law. ‘As the Atlantic notes, talking to a Harvard public policy expert, there would […]
The Dark Side of US Home Schooling
America’s Christian right tried to train up ‘culture warriors’ So this is both an educational and political issue ‘When he was growing up in California, Ryan Lee Stollar was a stellar home schooling student. His oratory skills at got him invited to home schooling conferences around the country, where he debated public policy and spread […]
A Googler’s Nightmare
When Google banned me from AdSense without explanation, I thought it was a severe case of dictatorship. But I recently learned not to expect explanations from Busy FREE services. Google can suspend your accounts without notice and explanation. When that happened to Tienlon Ho, he tried asking friends who work at Google for help but […]
Why Hospitals Deliberately Make Your Health Worse
Preventable mistakes in surgery earn $30K more This makes me proud of Philippine hospitals and surgeons. I have never heard an infamous case of deliberate patient mishandling. ‘Hospitals make money from their own mistakes because insurers pay them for the longer stays and extra care that patients need to treat surgical complications that could have […]
A Better Option for Smart Vehicles
Smart car auto-door-lock, auto-window-lock, locking gas pedal — those are some features that have caused smart vehicle accidents. 2 FBI agents were massacred by gangsters when their smart SUV deployed auto-open-door. Here’s a better option Plug-In Device Turns Older Vehicles Into Smart Cars ‘A simple device from Audiovox called ‘Car Connection‘ plugs into a vehicle’s […]
Surprising Origins of Punctuation Marks
Update on UP Manila Suicide Alcuin Papa’s message on UP Presscon I attended today’s presscon of UP to ask a question and to deliver the petition to UP officials. I tried to ask a question during the open forum but was shooed away from the mic by Prof. Popoy De Vera of NCPAG because I […]
What is Symbolics?
It’s the first domain name ever registered (Symbolics.com) and which turned 28 yesterday. It was registered in 1985 ’1985—the same year Bill Watterson published his first Calvin and Hobbes strip, Mike Tyson debuted as a pro boxer, and Mark Zuckerberg was born to pair of lonely Cray-2 supercomputers. In Internet years, Symbolics is ancient, a […]
Adopt US Kids
Adopting foreign children is probably a good idea. These children will tend to behave right if they see themselves as ‘visitors’ We’re here to help you whether you’re just starting the process to foster or adopt, waiting for a placement, or looking for post-adoption resources. From step-by-step information to photolistings around the country, we’re here […]
Suicide Over Unpaid Tuition
UP Manila student kills self over unpaid tuition What is happening at the University of the Philippines reflects what is happening in Philippines itself; at least before this Aquino admin. It used to be that scholars of UP were not rich enough to bring their own cars to UP. During the early years of Martial […]
Why Hackers are Targeting Hollywood
How Digital Insurgents Are Disrupting Film Aaron Swartz‘s ‘fundamental opponents were the perverse influences behind today’s copyright laws.’ ‘…Hollywood, the principal patron behind SOPA/PIPA, was first formed more than a century ago because a few rogue artists wanted to get as far away as possible from the constraining influence of Edison’s patents. Dearest Hollywood, the […]
