Mar 25, 20080
Problem
He’s finally found his problem. It’ll take him a while to solve it but he will get there. But the most important part is he’s found the problem.
Mar 24, 20082
Kertong’s post on ‘SF snobs’
I Left My Heart in San Francisco’s SmugCloud – by Kertong.
Having been to San Francisco a few times, wow, anyone would love to live there but one thing about the city. They have people that are known as ‘SF snobs’ who possess this air of superiority and think that their shit doesn’t smell as bad as yours. And that’s very true. I’ll admit—I did think about how great would it be to live in SF but like Kertong said, you’d pay more rent for a smallish space, crowded parking space and deal with city traffic the minute you insert the key in. Reading his post made me realize how fortunate I am now. I live in a nice apartment that’s not too high in rent, get to work under a half hour and ofc, Fry’s store is only a few miles from here. I’d much rather to invest the extra $$$ into traveling and getting out on adventures. :-)
Mar 23, 20080
WordPress loop in its simplest form
while (have_posts()) : the_post();
the_content();
endwhile;
To control the posts, use query_posts() function like query_posts(‘page_id=7’) before the loop code.
Mar 17, 20080
New Five Dollar Bill
My fave president received a facelift.
More U.S. currency circulates in the world than any other currency. About $770 billion circulates worldwide. With this large volume of U.S. currency in circulation, the public education and awareness program has proven vital when introducing past newly designed currency. Similar efforts are being conducted for the new $5 bill to inform stakeholders and the general public about the new changes and how to utilize the security features to authenticate paper money.
Continue using the old $5 design: You won’t have to exchange your old $5 bills for the new ones. Your old money will always be good. In fact, every U.S. banknote issued since 1861 is still redeemable today at full face value and will continue to be legal currency. In addition, there will be no recall or devaluation of any U.S. bills as the United States has never devalued its currency and will not do so now.
Mar 7, 20085
Something weird is happening…
I don’t know what it is but I feel like something is happening to me. It’s hard to explain but I think I feel like the guy, Charly, from the book, Flowers for Algernon. It’s strange how I can remember things. And another thing is I’m starting to use my left hand more, like it actually feels more comfortable to me. Well, I’ve been left-handed, I shoot basketball left-handed and throw a baseball with my left hand but always write with my right hand. I can flip a pen with my left hand, not my right hand and I’m starting to learn how to write with my left hand now. I’m also using a mouse left-handed. I guess I am slowly becoming into a completely left-handed person now. Weird.
Mar 5, 20080
Ask.com Scales Back in Makeover
from SFGate
In a dramatic about-face, Ask.com is abandoning its effort to outshine Internet search leader Google Inc. and will instead focus on a narrower market consisting of married women looking for help managing their lives.
As part of the new direction outlined Tuesday, Ask will lay off about 40 employees, or 8 percent of its work force.
Sorry to hear…
Mar 5, 20080
I’m an uncle!
Got an email from my sis, 수빈, that she now has a baby girl! 5 months old.
Learning some 한글 must have worked. All the more reason to go visit Korea soon and study 한글 every night. :-)
나 종ì¼
Mar 5, 20080
Tony Pierce
http://www.tonypierce.com/blog/bloggy.htm
if theres one trend that i despise it’s the rise of the Make Money Blogging blogs.
im going to be headed to austin for sxsw in about 10 days and i know im gonna run into people who are either gonna ask me for tips on how to make money blogging or introduce me to some of these make money bloggers and im just gonna take another sip of beer and head back to the bbq. (lol)
theres a word for people who try to make real money blogging.
its the same word they have for people who try to make real money fucking. (haha!)
lost.
Mar 4, 20080
한글 lesson
From http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=hangul
Hangul is the Korean alphabet. It was devised by King Sejong sometime around 1446, when he realized that Chinese was simply too complex for the average joe to learn. Its brilliance is only apparent when you study Korean: it’s 100% phonetic (*) , the characters themselves are simple to write. Indeed, one of the initial criticisms of Hangul (1) was that it was too simple to learn – REAL men learned Chinese ideograms. For this reason, widespread use of Hangul did not come about until the 20th century, as a result of national pride.
Hangul is, as another noder put it, easy to learn, given the proper attitude. The first step is to execute that anal-retentive English teacher that lives in your forebrain as Korean is nothing like English. If you want to learn Korean, the first step is to throw out any English grammar you’ve learned.
The second step is to remember, you are learning an alphabet; by themselves, these are not individual words or any of that crazy Japanese stuff
Mar 4, 20081
한글 desktop wallpaper
I’ve just made a desktop wallpaper in 한글 so it’d be easy for me to look at the wallpaper and study.
Link is available here for downloading.
Mar 3, 20080
Nonverbal communication
from Wikipedia.
Interesting read!
Nonverbal communication (NVC) is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. Such messages can be communicated through gesture; body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact; object communication such as clothing, hairstyles or even architecture; symbols and infographics. Speech may also contain nonverbal elements known as paralanguage, including voice quality, emotion and speaking style, as well as prosodic features such as rhythm, intonation and stress. Likewise, written texts have nonverbal elements such as handwriting style, spatial arrangement of words, or the use of emoticons.
No verbal communication? no problem. :-)
Mar 3, 20080
Actively seeking a certified interpreter around Austin, TX
I’ve registered for the SXSW conference, purchased plane tickets and reserved a hotel room. Now I need an interpreter.
Information as follows:
What: Google Party
Where: Light Bar
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
Date: Saturday, March 8th
Purpose: acquaintances, networking and social
Capacity: 300 to 400 people
Billing will be taken care of by Director of Deaf Interpreting Services in Palo Alto. More details will be given after a successful confirmation. If interested, please email to nkester |at| gmail dot com. Also, there will be further interpreting opportunities to follow.
Thanks and look forward to meet you!
