Author: Jayvee Fernandez
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Dinosaur Comics: Being and Metaphysics
Bored as I was three years ago, I had been a contributor to Dinosaur Comics, an excellent web comic with a huge twist. Unlike other comics, Dinosaur Comics uses a static series of panel art throughout its three and so years of existence. I remember how one person compared DC to the formula behind poetry…
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Tagged: Top 10 Movies of All Time
Oh wow, I haven’t been tagged for something in ages. In the spirit of the Holy Week movie marathons here in the Philippines, my TOP 10 Movies of All Time in no particular order: 1. Misery (starring Cathy Bates) 2. Oscar (with Sylvester Stallone — he was fricken’ awesome) 3. Dead Alive / Braindead (directed…
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Toshiba Portege R400: Are Tablet PC’s still attractive?
I never really understood the desire behind buying a tablet PC. The niche for these types of laptops is very small – thanks to the whopping price tag. The words “tablet PC” and “cheap” definitely don’t go together. It is usually marketed to doctors and CEO’s for more “effective note taking” but between P160,000 and…
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Some… wait. MORE realizations about Audiobooks, DRM and Neil Gaiman
There’s something bugging me. When I started subscribing to Audible three months ago, I noticed that my search field for books greatly diminishes when I’m logged in. For instance, when I do a search for Neil Gaiman on Audible without signing in, I get a good size of his past works including Anansi Boys, Neverwhere,…
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Broadway-oke Night: Release your inner Jean Valjean 🙂
So Rockeoke and Popeoke Nights featured a live band. With Broadway-oke, there will be a live pianist on stage! Gabe says the pianist can sight read so you can even bring your own sound of sheet music. When: March 18, 2008 at 10:00pm Where: mag:net Bonifacio High Street Bring your friends! Entrance is free after…
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Updated: OLPC to pilot in Don Bosco Technical School?
UPDATE: It seems that the OLPC deal is still nearing agreement with Don Bosco. I just find it odd that an announcement was made to all the members of the OLPC Facebook page. Charles Chen made an announcement over the OLPC Facebook page that they have become successful in partnering with PBSP (Philippine Business for…
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New Manny Pacquiao Nike TV Commercial
According to Nike Philippines, this is the very first globally produced television commercial for Nike and Manny. The ad has elicited some comments on production value vis a vis being globally produced. Honestly I may have expected more, but this is a commercial that I’ve grown to love watching it over and over again –…
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The Blog Bank Ad Network: Now accepting Blog Donations in the Philippines
Thank you to everyone who came! I’ve basically condensed the formalities over here if you want to know more about what we do – especially concerning our Blog Donor VIP card. Huge congratulations to Anton, Kiven and Jehz for being our pioneer top earners for the first month! Many thanks to Paolo and Red Box…
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Jayvee Fernandez on Malu Fernandez’s latest on blogging
Malu Fernandez, the writer who has spurred the wrath of the OFW blogosphere has written an article on blogging. I wrote my fairly fair coverage of that event and now I’m going to ride on the search engine stream of sharing her last name with my own thoughts on her article:
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MicroMinds: Miniature gifts for your geeky significant other (or for yourself!)
How small the world is. Mia, one of my friends from college sent me a link to MicroMinds by Jaycie and Honey. If you’re at a loss for a gift to give your geeky friend, then look no more. These miniatures merge the very best between geekiness and fashion accessories. The necklaces are around P550.00…
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