Bitesize boredom

Too much work

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:14:56 +0800

Last night I dreamt that i had to join a call of another team but the speakerphone won’t get out of mute. I moved to another phone but the volume was too low. Several phones had similar problems that I just stood up, looked for a junior member of my team and bellowed “Log a ticket to replace all defective phones in the project area. ASAP!!! “

I need a break. My bossy side is frequently rearing its ugly head again.

Looking for where I can buy this or something similar locally....

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:44:36 +0800

Looking for where I can buy this or something similar locally. They come in multiple colors and about half to an inch in diameter. Thanks.

that which sustains me will in all likelihood kill me.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:58:31 +0800

that which sustains me will in all likelihood kill me.

Lose-lose-scenario

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:13:39 +0800

While driving home:

Spouse: Tanga ka bang talaga o tanga ka lang?

Spouse2: Tanga ka lang.

Simple no?

Mkv to Avi one-liner

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:16:05 +0800

Using the latest ffmpeg:

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -target ntsc-vcd output.avi

If your player only reads PAL then swap ntsc- with pal-

Snobby legal lesson on police incident reports

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:20:59 +0800

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 incident report if you want something substantial to hold on to.
lacking the above, you can still file an affidavit.
Legal advice cannot be made over the phone. You need something? Then get your butt in the legal office.

Kudos to the Binangonan Office of the Mayor. Their “tawag ka lang” hotline actually works!

Searching for computer table fittings and found these grommets...

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +0800

Searching for computer table fittings and found these grommets in Asian Hardware in MC Home Depot Ortigas.

For all those simple questions

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:11:40 +0800

I was going to trademark/copyright “Mukha Ba Akong Google?” But somebody beat me. I call dibs on “MBAG?”. :)

Riddle

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:58:25 +0800

“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. ;)

Remove empty directories using *nix find

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:32:02 +0800

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.

Timewaster: Orbox B

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:53:05 +0800

Timewaster: Orbox B:

Reminds me of the box-pushing game that frustrated me on the NES. :)

Timewaster: Dogfight2

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:13:00 +0800

Timewaster: Dogfight2:

Simple but addictive dog-fighting game. My wife actually yelled at me for yelling too much whenever my plane crashes. ;)

Mencoder snippet for converting for mobile gadgets

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:30:37 +0800

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”

Work status

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:46:40 +0800

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?

Sed: reduce multiple spaces to single space

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:08:38 +0800

sed ‘s/[ \t]\+/ /g’ input-file

echo “Some random text. :) ” | sed ‘s/[ \t]\+/ /g’

You have no idea how often I forget this useful snippet. :D

Changing Timezone in Ubuntu via CLI

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:31:31 +0800

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Then navigate to your timezone. Handy for Ubuntu systems without XServer.

Just finished re-watching Oscar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102603/) which is a very fast...

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:44:00 +0800

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. :)

Special conversion rate for today

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:54:00 +0800

US$1:Php5.00

One of the distinctive qualities of man is the opposable thumbs. Does that mean that for a week I am...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:36:44 +0800

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!!!!

They call it differently

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:19:00 +0800

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 election time already?”).

And they are passing those ads as what again?