Well of Illusions!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Ever wondered doing things fast? Not just fast, but really really really really really really really really fast?! You can go to your destination by a blink of an aye and escape traffic jam… I WISH that happens (so that I won’t be late for school! haha) really, ever wished things like that happens? (like stopping time…

I will be blogging about hypertime, because I just saw my favorite movie, “CLOCK STOPPERS”. The movie is not about stopping time but going to hypertime, and stop the bad guys.. haha !!

“There isn’t just one dimension of time,” says Itzhak Bars of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. “There are two. One whole dimension has until now gone entirely unnoticed by us.” Well, maybe this is why scientists are eager to create a technology to stop time. Sounds crazy right? But who can tell? Time just goes by and boom, another technology is invented (maybe that’s why hypertime came to picture, because time just passes by and some people just can’t stand it). Every morning when I’m getting late for my class, I really wish there’s this ting called hypertime so that I could just escape the @%&#* traffic jam (haha!)… Doing a report and finishing it by one second (wow!)…

For me, with hypertime or not, im just glad to live in a world that has surprises everyday… we don’t know what inventions and technologies will surprise us tomorrow, the next day, or the next…

Labels: hypertime, neo, rivera, week3

neo rivera updated @ 3:10 AM

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

FIREWALL? hmmmm...well it literally means "collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system." (that's from wikipedia...+_+)

But im here not to discuss what firewall literally means but the movie entitled firewall starring Harrison Ford (i think?).

Here it goes, the movie is full of drama, suspense and action, it also has really cool stuff in it (like the use of biometrics, GPS system, hacking files [i just remembered "hatching" haha, miss kath] using IDs as keys,and ofcourse computer systems and firewall).

Jack (Harrison Ford) designed a computer system and firewall to protect his employer and bank from fraud... bla bla bla (just watch the movie) I really loved the scene where jack said their dog has a GPS system installed in the it's collar ! really loved it !! nice thinking...

Ill just make this short. Overall, the movie is rated two thumbs up! not just with the story but also the information you can learn and maybe use in real life... (i know i would. i want to try the GPS for my dog! haha !!)

Labels: firewall, the wall is on fire, week3

neo rivera updated @ 3:15 AM

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Well, basically artificial intelligence is also called "the intelligence of machines", or as kids would call it, ROBOTS... Bunch of metals put together to look exactly like humans, and also try to think like humans (i wish).

People like us are called homosapiens which means "intelligent humans". We think before we do certain things and consider consequences... Lets say these intelligent machines works and has the ability to walk the walk and talk the talk, what are they called? homo... homo... homo... aaaaahhhhh !! i can't think of a thing...

maybe HOMOFICTION? i dont know ...

So far the most successful "humanoid robot" today is named ASIMO (powered by honda), but according to the makers and scientists who designed asimo, the robot uses sensors and algorithms to overcome obstacles and navigate stairs...

No one can tell if robots can think like humans (or better) in the future and make human race extinct and robots will rule the earth... But let's not forget, the one and only creator who made all things around us and will be there millions and millions of years from now, God. :)

Labels: artificial, intelligence, neo, rivera, week2

neo rivera updated @ 2:16 AM

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

“What's your passion, or what do you want to do years from now?” our professor asked me, I answered, “I want to own and manage an advertising agency”. But that’s not the only thing I want, actually I really want to do many things in life. Starting with finishing college, because I really believe, finishing college is just the beginning of the REAL journey… a journey to success.

Back then if people ask me what do I want to be when I grow up, I tell them, I want to be the next Juan Luna, because till now, I’m really passionate about arts (drawing, painting). But when high school came, I got into theater and performing on stage (singing and dancing), then people said I should enter showbiz…

I really want to do all of these things!!! But if God will give me the chance to have ability to all of these, I will surely grab it! But for now, my goal is to finish my studies… If opportunities will come my way, hmmm… yeah ill go for it, but still, studies first! :)

Labels: neo, rivera, way, week2, which

neo rivera updated @ 9:19 PM

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Friday, November 7, 2008

Well, today we had an alternative class for compsci...We attended a seminar on how to be a good and successful entrepreneur.

The title of the seminar is Saan Ka Ba: Empleyo o Negosyo?

I think, the goal of the seminar is mainly to let us students know that being an entrepreneur is not that difficult as long as you put your mind, body, and heart into it.

The speaker gave examples of very succesful entrepreneurs of our time like:

Tony Tan Caktiong

the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Philippine fast food chain JOLLIBEE

Socorro Ramos

Founder of NATIONAL BOOKSTORE

and the one and only

Henry Sy

the founder and chairman of SM Prime Holdings

These are just some of the successful entrepreneurs mentioned by the speaker. The speaker also discussed the 3 effective primary ingredients to success.

1. Interest with the business. The speaker quoted it as "gusto mo ba ginagawa mo?"
2. Knowledge about the business. Or "alam mo ba ginagawa mo?"
3. People must choose your product. Or "bibili ba ang mga tao sayo?"

According to studies, if a person will answer YES to all of these questions then that person is a good entrepreneur. The speaker also conducted a test in finding your EQ (Entrepreneurial Quotient). The test can't predict a person’s success. It just gives an idea whether a person has a head start or a handicap with which to work.

Below are the complete set of questions which you can answer, choose between YES or NO (just write your answers on a piece of paper). Don’t look at the answers located at the bottom part. GO!

1. Did your parents emigrate from another place? 2. Were you a good/top student?
3. Did you enjoy team sports or joining clubs?
4. Did you prefer to be alone as a youngster?
5. Did you start to pretend or actual small enterprises during your childhood?
6. Were you a stubborn child?
7. Were you cautious as a child?
8. Were you also daring or adventuresome?
9. Do opinions of others matter a lot to you?
10. Would changing your daily routine be an important motivation for starting your own enterprise?
11. Yes, you may really enjoy work. But are you willing to work overnight?
12. Are you willing to work "as long as it takes" with little or no sleep to finish a job?
13. When you complete a project successfully, do you immediately start another?
14. Are you willing to commit your savings to start a business?
15. Would you also be willing to borrow from others?
16. If businesses should fail, would you immediately work on starting another?
17. Or, would you immediately start looking for a job with a regular paycheck?
18. Do you believe being an entrepreneur is "risky"?
19. Do you put your long-term and short-term goals in writing?
20. Are you easily bored?
22. Are you an optimist?

We didn't finish the seminar because we have to go to class, but i learned a lot ... :)
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Here are the answers...

1. yes
2. no
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. yes
7. no
8. yes
9. no
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. yes
14. yes
15. yes
16. yes
17. no
18. no
19. yes
20. yes
21. yes
22. yes

(if your score is 16-22, then your a born entrepreneur. If your score is 10 below, then you need to work really hard. But if you score is between 11-15 then your not hard to train to be an effective entrepreneur)

Labels: BA week, compsci, effective entrepreneur, entrepreneur, neo, rivera, week1

neo rivera updated @ 8:50 AM

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Last night, my cousin went to our house with his macbook... He was a windows user but he switched to mac years ago... I used his macbook, to make the assignment in compsci and i was dumfounded and i dont know where to go, i dont know where to type and make a powerpoint presentation. I really dont know where to go... >:(

Then a question just popped in my head, why cant they make just one operating system, rather than having different types? Cuz they are all the same, they just differ in style and name and prices.

I think windows is the most user friendly of all the operating systems i know, yeah people say its a host of many viruses, but hello, there are tons of anti virus applications that you can buy or even download... windows rules !! :)

Labels: apple, neo, rivera, week1, windows

neo rivera updated @ 4:31 AM

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

neo rivera updated @ 10:38 PM

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