I’m an activist, Left-leaning and both a history and science geek so the books I’d be mentioning would be quite heavy or boring for some, especially the light and fiction readers. So in no particular oder…
George Orwell’s “The Animal Farm†I was hands down to George’s imagination and story telling talent. It made me understand why my rich schoolmates treated me as such; human when you’re in front of them, but inferior when they are grouped by themselves.
Karl Marx’s “Das Kapitalâ€. It was given to me by my grandfather when I was in grade 6. I barely understood the first chapters that’s why I spent the next pre-highschool summer break to read it over again with a thesaurus and dictionary at hand. I entered highschool a changed teenager; idealistic.
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I’ve grown fond of Steve and his unconventional approach to exploring wildlife which I found not only very educational but also entertaining. Watching his show “The Crocodile Hunter” in the National Geographic Channel further inspired me to study Biology and even dream of becoming a naturalist like himself.
In the wake of this tragedy, my prayers and condolences goes out to his family and I grieve along with the many fans he has worldwide. Indeed, the world has lost a great naturalist and agent of wildlife protectionism.
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Because of the huge number of PCs in the world, volunteer computing can (and does) supply more computing power to science than does any other type of computing. This computing power enables scientific research that could not be done otherwise.
This advantage will increase over time, because the laws of economics dictate that consumer electronics (PCs and game consoles) will advance faster than more specialized products, and that there will simply be more of them.
Volunteer computing power can’t be bought; it must be earned. A research project that has limited funding but large public appeal (such as SETI@home) can get huge computing power. In contrast, traditional supercomputers are extremely expensive, and are available only for applications that can afford them (for example, nuclear weapon design and espionage).
Volunteer computing encourages public interest in science, and provides the public with voice in determining the directions of scientific research.
Three modern-day bands that really know how to work the crowd, breathing new life to three grand classics of Pinoy music created by three legends of Pilipino music all in this one video.
I only have three words: “Pinoy music rocks!!!” \m/
Long live the APO, long live Pilipino Music, and may they continue to inspire other Pinoy artists to come up with their own oringal stuf.
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You get into a shop, (not Starbucks or any other A-class place), tell the person in charge you just want to use a pc for internet service because of number 8 above or you don’t have a pc at home. You’re given the unit number, you go look for it and OFMG! It’s right in the middle of two users playing online games. You take your chances, log in to your accounts, your blog included and as you type along (you’re quite in a hurry because the rate’s quite high) and every now and then you would feel and notice that the users flanking you take occassional peeks at your monitor screen and even spends a few seconds to actually read what you’re working on. It’s enough to make you borrow some of Garci’s infamous lines, “right to privacy!â€
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