November 2011
4 posts
1 tag
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Lose-lose-scenario
While driving home:
Spouse: Tanga ka bang talaga o tanga ka lang?
Spouse2: Tanga ka lang.
Simple no?
Mkv to Avi one-liner
Using the latest ffmpeg:
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -target ntsc-vcd output.avi
If your player only reads PAL then swap ntsc- with pal-
August 2011
2 posts
Snobby legal lesson on police incident reports
Got snubbed on the phone by the Binangonan legal office for not waiting for the police to write an incident report in yesterday’s accident (http://ramfree17.net/capsule/2011/08/i-dont-need-this-right-now/).
Moral lessons of the story:
it doesn’t matter if you took pictures and if the police doesn’t arrive after an hour in the incident; you need to wait for them to create the...
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July 2011
1 post
For all those simple questions
I was going to trademark/copyright “Mukha Ba Akong Google?” But somebody beat me. I call dibs on “MBAG?”. :)
March 2011
2 posts
Riddle
“If the sky is high and the carabaos can fly, how many bananas are left?”
A riddle I found from the Inquirer circa 1994. I dedicate this to Babs na Babs, bsMouth and JoyaBongga. ;)
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Remove empty directories using *nix find
find -depth -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;
The -depth parameter tells find to start from the innermost directory first and work its way to the top level.
November 2010
2 posts
Timewaster: Orbox B →
Reminds me of the box-pushing game that frustrated me on the NES. :)
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Timewaster: Dogfight2 →
Simple but addictive dog-fighting game. My wife actually yelled at me for yelling too much whenever my plane crashes. ;)
October 2010
1 post
2 tags
Mencoder snippet for converting for mobile gadgets
mencoder $input_file -ofps 15000/1001 -oac mp3lame -lameopts preset=128 -ovc xvid -vf lavcdeint,scale=400:-3 -noodml -forceidx -ffourcc XVID -xvidencopts turbo:bitrate=500:max_key_interval=250:trellis:max_bframes=1:vhq=3 -of avi -o “$input_file-portable.avi”
August 2010
1 post
Work status
Trabahong di nauubos. Mga taong nauupos.
Mga pinuno’y nagagalit. Dahil kalidad daw ay nawawaglit.
D’yan isa lang ang aking masasabi, ******** ginusto ba? Pagpupunyagi ba ay kulang pa?
March 2010
1 post
2 tags
Sed: reduce multiple spaces to single space
sed ‘s/[ \t]\+/ /g’ input-file
or
echo “Some random text. :) ” | sed ‘s/[ \t]\+/ /g’
You have no idea how often I forget this useful snippet. :D
January 2010
1 post
3 tags
Changing Timezone in Ubuntu via CLI
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Then navigate to your timezone. Handy for Ubuntu systems without XServer.
December 2009
1 post
1 tag
Just finished re-watching Oscar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102603/) which is a very fast paced,comedy movie. I can’t get tired of this film. :)
November 2009
1 post
Special conversion rate for today
US$1:Php5.00
September 2009
1 post
One of the distinctive qualities of man is the opposable thumbs. Does that mean that for a week I am half the man I used to be?
IT HUUUURRRRTTTSSS!!!!
April 2009
1 post
They call it differently
My wife’s nieces are staying with us for a week. While watching TV, an ad was played showing a senator commandering and pedaling a commuter tri-bike in a poverty-stricken area while spouting lines that roughly translate to “I will take care of you”. The 10-year old niece nonchalantly and innocently looked up and asked “Tito, eleksyon na ba?” (“Uncle, is it...
March 2009
2 posts
How come when I am at work I have tons of ideas on what to do when I get home but when I get home I am drawing blanks?
I can’t figure out why people would still unplug an electrical appliance if they have already turned off the mechanical kill-switch on the outlet that it is connected to. Some people are really just sheep.
February 2009
3 posts
hi tumblr
why didn’t i notice before that you can be reached via mail without going through somebody else? :(
Unless its for a gadget, I hate shopping with a passion.
Two steps back
Seeing you again
Dips my heart in grief and pain
I hope you are fine.
September 2008
1 post
“It is the hardest thing of all, the one thing that will show if you have the one...”
– Lord Lucian Tremain - “InSerein”, http://inserein.com/1/1-5-6.htm
July 2008
5 posts
Day 2 mid-day update
All vegetables. Unfortunately only ‘ampalay’ or bitter gourd is available in the cafeteria. I ordered two servings with instruction to minimize the pork amount in the serving. It was expectedly bitter but what the heck, I have to eat.
Hopefully the vegetable viands tomorrow will be better.
ciao!
Half-way through GM Diet Day 1
Way past half and gorging on apples, pineapples, watermelon, turnips and grapes. This isn’t as bad as the first attempt.
I think I will survive…
ciao!
“In a world of dreamers, somebody has to keep their feet planted firmly on the...”
– me, “About work”
6-cell MSI Wind delayed until September 2008
This week has been a series of disappointments. Crunch gear reports that the battery factory fire has hit MSI hard so the 6-cell version won’t be coming out until September. *sigh*
A big whole gaping difference
IT Security is for keeping intruders out. Prison Security is for keeping occupants in. My question is what type of security are we implementing?
June 2008
1 post
Sau daw ako.
Katrina Tan == mapang-matang tao. Porke nasa singapore lang. Sau daw ako. Di ko naman alam kung ano ibig sabihin non.
May 2008
3 posts
First entry to enter the morning rush top ten
Wife just called that my entry for today’s topic (personal mantras) got the top spot. But it probably is for the 6th position since it was read at 7:30am. My entry: the universal truth, shit happens
Attitudes
I am so tired of this “can’t do” attitude without providing an alternative of what we “can do”. I wish they would work with us on creating a solution rather than just telling us our solution will not work or is not allowed to work.
Preferred music player in Windows
Coming from a WinAmp background, the best mp3/ogg/wma player right now for me is XMPlay (http://www.un4seen.com/xmplay.html) which can be used without installation and provides enough features to suit somebody who likes to play some tunes in the background while working. For those not reading between the lines, it means somebody who doesnt really care about the visualization because it meant to be...
April 2008
1 post
Haiku: New Horizon
My brain is melting. Without a clue nor respite. What torture is this?
March 2008
2 posts
Weighted but found lacking
Today I almost became a millionaire. I missed the grand lotto prize by one number. I don’t bet often and I usually get only two numbers at the most. Imagine my suprise when the computer generated numbers missed only one!
SMART Unsubscribe FAQ for SMS ads →
Stop those pesky SMS ads!
February 2008
1 post
The Zone
The Zone is the mental sanctuary wherein feelings are held in an infinite stasis. There is only peace and calm in the Zone. Why don’t I go there often?
January 2008
1 post
There is always a choice.
Leverage on the power of choice. Don’t fret too much on things you left to take its own course as that was your choice.
December 2007
11 posts
Back home
*clicks slippers three times*There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.
Onshore Luck
Inside joke that for every Christmas raffle in the company, it is the resources who are assigned onshore who gets a better chance of winning. I have been with the company for more than 4 years and I haven’t won anything. Until this year. Since I am onshore, Lady Luck must have been drunk since she smiled at my direction. I won a consolation price, a GC for an artistic franchise. There are...
Ayam who ayam...
Sometimes I cannot help being analytical which, tongue-in-cheek, means I am being anal most of those times. Its the drawback of having the following factors: being able to analyze trivial things, having a twisted sense of humor, and lack of necessary tact. Nobody is perfect, but some are more imperfect than others. :) ciao!
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.”
– Max DePree, in The Art of Leadership
State of mind
Everything is a state of mind. Happiness, sadness, anger, love. These can be controlled, or if not at least channeled. Some can even suppress them but that can be dangerous in the long run. My state of mind is not perfect. I can still feel, but I can mask and to some degree dissipate the feelings through rationalization and passiveness. There would be times wherein feelings can overcome the...
Menu
Some of the stuff we ate last night.. Appetizer: Fish balls . Barbequed pork strips in thin skewers. Spring roll dipped in a spicy sauce Soup: Seafood stock with basil and other herbs with two drops of chili oil. Chicken and seafood in green curry with fried beets on the side. Together with scallops with herbs and orchid petals. Braised pork in fresh pumpkin brulee. Pad thai missing the main...
“It is not a question of how well each process works, the question is how well...”
– Lloyd Dobens and Clare Crawford
“When will the hurting stop?”
– Caveman Bill (“Eek the Cat: The Terrible ThunderLizards”)
“So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to...”
– Peter Drucker (filched from iGoogle QotD)
I will not be intimidated.
I just received an email with all the top-dogs in the recipient list. Am I working for an organization that will resort to intimidation to get things done? Reality check, intimidation does not work for me if I have done nothing wrong. It only pisses me off but at the same time I find it funny in some way. I think I should transfer to a kindergarten school. :P
Head hurts like h3ll. Aspirin not yet working. *arggghhhh*