January 2011
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Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It... →
These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it’s organizing on Facebook or spreading the word through Twitter. And as we’ve seen in Egypt, that means that your Internet connection can be the first to go. Whether you’re trying to check in with your family, contact your friends, or simply spread the word, here are a few ways to build...
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Weekend movie line-up...
Agnes and I raided the video shops for new movies and old DVDs last Saturday. Nope, it wasn’t the anti-piracy kind of a raid, but one which had the intention of getting Oscars-nominated movies which we have not watched. Or at least those that were already out.
We later downed a couple which we both have been wanting to see. First up was The King’s Speech.
Being a fan of the power...
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“The right for peaceful demonstration is an absolute right for every Egyptian;...”
– Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency & Nobel Laureate MOHAMMED ELBARADEI, arriving in Egypt to join anti-government protesters; He has expressed interest in possibly running for president.
(via NBC News)
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Egypt protests: Mubarak to appoint new government →
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is due to appoint a new government after firing his previous administration amid a wave of protests against his rule.
The guy really doesn’t seem to get what the protests are all about…
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Help The Egyptian People →
nwbtcw:
Sometimes we see things in the media and wonder how we can really help. Right now, the Egyptian government is periodically blocking Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, which are critical tools for organizing protests. But with all of our help, Egyptians and others in the region can jump their government’s firewall and anonymoulsy access these online communications platforms which are...
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It brings me great hope that when people are being...
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Blowing their cover →
iwriteasiwrite:
With the testimony yesterday of Lieutenant Colonel Rabusa, a former member of the AFP comptroller group, we’re finally getting a picture of the chain of corruption that pervades our military. As he pointedly said, this system is nothing new, he (they) inherited from the previous commands. Which, should come as no surprise to anyone who has watched the military and government...
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An ideal power mix...
iwriteasiwrite:
ellobofilipino:
100 Percent Renewable Energy Is Possible By 2030
At the risk of beating a dead horse, or getting pedantic, I still cannot believe that a country like ours, overly blessed in renewable natural resources, is approving and building antiquated coal burning power plants. Especially when the only major coal is produced in Semirara. It is such a prime example of the...
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“If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any...”
– Abraham Lincoln (via thenewfilo)
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WatchA thought from Egypt…
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“It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities...”
– Elie Wiesel (via mohandasgandhi)
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Questioning the perpetrators...
iwriteasiwrite:
ellobofilipino:
I must say that @iwriteasiwrite’s words ring true in these times of fear and confusion in the Capital. It seems that in one violent move, the populace is huddled in fear inside their homes and fearing for their lives.
And just this morning, some text messages about bomb threats and planned attacks in some of Manila’s main thoroughfares started spreading. The...
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What is one goal you’d like to accomplish during...
Whoah! The great Tine Sabillo! Honored to have been asked a question by you :) Honestly it’s difficult when I am asked only for one goal since I have several goals in life. But since you asked only for one, it would have to be one with a motherhood statement yet very difficult to achieve: To become a better person than I am now. By becoming a better person I would like to become a better...
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Thanks!
iwriteasiwrite:
ellobofilipino:
I am done with the article! [insert celebratory video here] Woohoooo!
Cuz this song needs to be here today. Go @ellobofilipino!
Thank you sir! Yep, I needed that old tune from an old favorite! Brings me back to high school though :)
thenoobyorker replied to your video:I am done with the article! [insert celebratory…
i loveeeeeeeeeeee this group
A...
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Zoning out...
I need to get an article done today so I would just be lurking for a few hours. I need to tackle Castells, Wallerstein, Amin, Mamdani and Sitas for a while. It seems that these guys certainly have different thoughts on how globalization affects us all and how we should deal with it.
Later guys…
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insanelypsychotic-deactivated20 asked: I'd just like to ask if you'd know if there was a surge in our crime rate since the Manila bus crisis last Aug 2010? We're currently watching the bus incident on TV and had this thought that the "incompetence" of our police force during the bus crisis is a link to all these crimes surfacing on the news.
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“Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to...”
– Albert Einstein
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Boom
iwriteasiwrite:
Early and later reports (and major headlines to boot) have pegged the bus incident yesterday along EDSA as a bombing, with 5 now reported. Reports now indicate that an 81mm mortar shell, remotely detonated by a cell phone, was used.
Conspiracy theorists, and most everyone actually, have been making a big to do that it occurred on the birthday of President Corazon Aquino, which...
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"There is no money in teaching"
elisesninja:
ellobofilipino:
If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child - become a teacher. Your country needs you.
-President Barack Obama on his State of the Union Address, 2011
“Walang pera sa pagti-titser,” (there is no money in teaching) was probably one of the most annoying things I have heard in my life. And I...