Just got 2 new email addresses.
renz_salmingobreakaway at atheistabreakaway dot netbreakaway - email address says it all. Don't have to expound about it, well not yet at least, except that you have to take out some parts to be able to send email to that address. If you really are a person, then recognizing the pattern would not be that too difficult for you (winking smiley here).
renzsalmingo2008takeaway at gmailtakeaway dot comtakeaway - now why would I want a second gmail account? the first one I created was too formal, too "me" -ish. I guess this one would be not. I still open the old ones that I have though.
Anyway, have to continue working now. It's already wayyyy past your bedtime. Go get some sleep.
2.4.08
Gallery Joomla Component....
I am now creating yet another gallery component for joomla.
Unlike most galleries, this one will have built in scoring system where you can schedule when the voting will begin and then keep track of the votes. I did not use Joomla!'s internal poll system since it has some limitations that I cannot breach (as of now).
I hope to be done by Friday this week so I can upload a copy here.
Unlike most galleries, this one will have built in scoring system where you can schedule when the voting will begin and then keep track of the votes. I did not use Joomla!'s internal poll system since it has some limitations that I cannot breach (as of now).
I hope to be done by Friday this week so I can upload a copy here.
29.8.07
Milestone...
MEMORY LEAK
I can't believe that I am now married to the most understanding, most caring and most loving woman in the planet. I really am very happy to be with her, and now committing my life to her. I love you be.
Now that I am married, there are a lot of things that I want to change in my life. First would be my attitude towards work. I will be more diligent, more hardworking than ever before. I will be refraining from overuse of tobacco (one stick per day na lang). And the best of all, I will be more patient, more kind and more loving to her. Of all the rest, the latter will be the one thing I would work on as I had promised her when we took our vows last August 28.
I chills me to the bone that now and till I die, there would be one person that will be with me and that is my be - Salvacion Torres.
She is now here with me, and wherever I go, she wants to be there every minute, every hour of my life. WOW!
Maybe I will post her pic here after I finished all the software that I am working on right now.
Good day blog! its 00:08 on my computer's watch.
I am really tired but I cannot sleep until this two modules are through. So, I hope with a cup of coffee and some inspiration, I will finish this two modules today. Ahhhhhh..... then I can go to sleep
Signing out - but just this once...
I can't believe that I am now married to the most understanding, most caring and most loving woman in the planet. I really am very happy to be with her, and now committing my life to her. I love you be.
Now that I am married, there are a lot of things that I want to change in my life. First would be my attitude towards work. I will be more diligent, more hardworking than ever before. I will be refraining from overuse of tobacco (one stick per day na lang). And the best of all, I will be more patient, more kind and more loving to her. Of all the rest, the latter will be the one thing I would work on as I had promised her when we took our vows last August 28.
I chills me to the bone that now and till I die, there would be one person that will be with me and that is my be - Salvacion Torres.
She is now here with me, and wherever I go, she wants to be there every minute, every hour of my life. WOW!
Maybe I will post her pic here after I finished all the software that I am working on right now.
Good day blog! its 00:08 on my computer's watch.
I am really tired but I cannot sleep until this two modules are through. So, I hope with a cup of coffee and some inspiration, I will finish this two modules today. Ahhhhhh..... then I can go to sleep
Signing out - but just this once...
22.7.07
Driver Making
Memory Leak
I was finally able to configure (correctly) the rt73 usb device on a 2.4 kernel running on an athlon64 machine in 64bit mode.
I will now try to install a 32 bit operating system and try to perform the same act.
RANTS
No rants. Just RELAX....
Check out the other blog though....
I was finally able to configure (correctly) the rt73 usb device on a 2.4 kernel running on an athlon64 machine in 64bit mode.
I will now try to install a 32 bit operating system and try to perform the same act.
RANTS
No rants. Just RELAX....
Check out the other blog though....
14.7.07
Mozilla Firefox Extensions
I am currently working on a mozilla - iax - xmpp combination to work as a front-end for a BPO.
I managed to get the libraries from the following sites
for the mozilla-iax : http://moziax.mozdev.org
and for the xmpp: dev.hyperstruct.net/xmpp4moz
I think I have to rework everything on the front-end using base materials because I have not succeeded in combining the two entities.
Will give update tomorrow.
may the source be with you
I managed to get the libraries from the following sites
for the mozilla-iax : http://moziax.mozdev.org
and for the xmpp: dev.hyperstruct.net/xmpp4moz
I think I have to rework everything on the front-end using base materials because I have not succeeded in combining the two entities.
Will give update tomorrow.
may the source be with you
10.7.07
Hectic Hectic Hectic Days
Hectic may not be enough to describe the amount of work I am logged to do compared to the amount of time that I have.
MEMORY LEAK
There's a lot of things to do, and yet so little time to do them. Darn these tight schedules. Yes, they could be sometimes a pain, but think in the positive side, at least it keeps you alive. At the very least, it gives you reason not to be thinking of killing yourself for the next 24 hours. Seriously though, the amount of work we do most of the times tells us also the amount of time that we spent doing practically nothing.
I just got a copy of Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species. It was a birthday gift from my soon-to-be wife. I really appreciate the book, every piece of it.
What do you know, it's my birthday today! Happy Birthday to me. Thanks to all who greeted me.
Tomorrow, will blog about the problem I'm having connecting jabber(xmpp4moz) / moziax / top dialer
Hopefully, I will be able to resolve the issue early in the morning. Still have to configure vvvvvvvvv in the afternoon.
***'s **** module still need fixing and I am up to my neck with that module...
Still, programming is the way for me. System Administration is not yet my cup of tea. I still want to be able to see something sometimes.
UPTIME
No rants....
/sbin/shutdown -r now
MEMORY LEAK
There's a lot of things to do, and yet so little time to do them. Darn these tight schedules. Yes, they could be sometimes a pain, but think in the positive side, at least it keeps you alive. At the very least, it gives you reason not to be thinking of killing yourself for the next 24 hours. Seriously though, the amount of work we do most of the times tells us also the amount of time that we spent doing practically nothing.
I just got a copy of Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species. It was a birthday gift from my soon-to-be wife. I really appreciate the book, every piece of it.
What do you know, it's my birthday today! Happy Birthday to me. Thanks to all who greeted me.
Tomorrow, will blog about the problem I'm having connecting jabber(xmpp4moz) / moziax / top dialer
Hopefully, I will be able to resolve the issue early in the morning. Still have to configure vvvvvvvvv in the afternoon.
***'s **** module still need fixing and I am up to my neck with that module...
Still, programming is the way for me. System Administration is not yet my cup of tea. I still want to be able to see something sometimes.
UPTIME
No rants....
/sbin/shutdown -r now
29.3.07
I'm Alive...
Memory Leak
Wow! its been ages since I was here. My last edit I think was when I was in Bohol.
What have changed?
1.) I have been to japan (will post pics soon)
2.) I learned a programming language (python)
3.) I learned a new PHP Framework (Symfony)
4.) I bought a nintendo DS and last but not list
5.) I found my wife-to be.
Yes, you read me right. We are now engaged to be wed on the 25th of December this year (unless something really really really important comes up)
There are still lots of things that I want to talk about but that would need more time. I am doing this on my lunch break ;)
RANTS
No rants.
LAST WORDS
I'm Alive...
Wow! its been ages since I was here. My last edit I think was when I was in Bohol.
What have changed?
1.) I have been to japan (will post pics soon)
2.) I learned a programming language (python)
3.) I learned a new PHP Framework (Symfony)
4.) I bought a nintendo DS and last but not list
5.) I found my wife-to be.
Yes, you read me right. We are now engaged to be wed on the 25th of December this year (unless something really really really important comes up)
There are still lots of things that I want to talk about but that would need more time. I am doing this on my lunch break ;)
RANTS
No rants.
LAST WORDS
I'm Alive...
8.8.05
Talk with a secular humanist :)
Unadulterated... please don't mind
jimspeiser: I am from Phoenix. Oh, please don't mind the photo.
arkanedaemon7: its alright
arkanedaemon7: :))
arkanedaemon7: that's in arizona right?
arkanedaemon7: Have you ever seen the movie "The God Who Wasn't There"
jimspeiser: that's more like it. No, I haven't.
arkanedaemon7: nice
arkanedaemon7: ok ... did it even make it to the theaters there?
jimspeiser: OK, Brian Fleming, 2005....um...
arkanedaemon7: because I am sooooo intrigued about the movie
jimspeiser: Looks like a documentary.
jimspeiser: Starring Richard Dawkins, no less!
arkanedaemon7: oh yeah!!
arkanedaemon7: it will never make it to this part of the world though...
arkanedaemon7: being an atheist in the philippines is really tough!
jimspeiser: Looks like it was just released in NYC a couple of months ago.
jimspeiser: Gets a VERY high rating on the IMDB, 8.5
arkanedaemon7: nice
jimspeiser: Do you not get "skeptical" movies in the Phillipines?
arkanedaemon7: no we don't!
jimspeiser: Is it official censorship, or there's so few atheists there?
arkanedaemon7: they are censored without questions asked
arkanedaemon7: we have an atheist group the site is http://www.philippineatheists.org
arkanedaemon7: we are just a few bunch because most atheist pinoys are afraid to come out of the open
arkanedaemon7: I was almost disowned by my mother when I revealed my beliefs to her
jimspeiser: "pinoys"? Forgive me, I am a typical stupid American who knows very little about your country.
arkanedaemon7: pinoys are slang for Filipinos
arkanedaemon7: hehehehe
jimspeiser: OK, I thought so.
jimspeiser: Roman Catholic is the dominant religion there, yes?
arkanedaemon7: Yes
arkanedaemon7: and even if they said otherwise, they have great political influence
jimspeiser: As they do worldwide.
jimspeiser: But is it very fundamentalist? Do most people believe in Adam & Eve, for instance?
arkanedaemon7: yes
arkanedaemon7: most cathylick schools here still does not approve to teach evolution
arkanedaemon7: only some parts of it
jimspeiser: "only some parts of it" - like that's possible.
jimspeiser: Like being "sort of pregnant."
arkanedaemon7: :))
jimspeiser: Is there a fight between your science teachers and your clerics, as there is here?
arkanedaemon7: no
jimspeiser: So they still teach real science in public schools? (You do have public schools?_
arkanedaemon7: in public schools they teach some science
arkanedaemon7: some kind of science where God Exists
arkanedaemon7: hmmm....
jimspeiser: In this country, there is a huge battle coming between religion and secular forces.
arkanedaemon7: I really hope we are bold enough to try that...
jimspeiser: The one thing we have going for us is the wall between church and state. Do you have any such protection in your laws?
arkanedaemon7: like the one that Marci Hamilton discussed in her book?
jimspeiser: Sorry, I don't know that one.
arkanedaemon7: the book God vs. the Gavel
arkanedaemon7: yeah we have such walls because the constitution is "bible-based"
arkanedaemon7: or should I say "bible-biased"...
jimspeiser: So your constitution mentions God and/or the Bible?
arkanedaemon7: yeah in the preable you can see this phrase "aided my the divine providence"
arkanedaemon7: we even have bishops represented in the creation of the constitution of 1987
jimspeiser: OK. Well, that sounds more like the Generic Deist God, like in our Declaration of Independence.
jimspeiser: "Nature, and Nature's God"
jimspeiser: Are you in College there?
arkanedaemon7: I finished some college
jimspeiser: Do you have a secular humanist movement there?
arkanedaemon7: i don't think we have it here
jimspeiser: Are you familiar with the term?
arkanedaemon7: yeah
arkanedaemon7: of course
jimspeiser: OK. Good. I think secular humanism has a greater chance of success than pure atheism, because it has something positive to offer.
arkanedaemon7: well our group is more into positive atheism
jimspeiser: How do they define that?
jimspeiser: :-/
arkanedaemon7: http://www.positiveatheism.org
jimspeiser: OK, "discussing the history of atheism promotes liberty, peace of mind," etc....
arkanedaemon7: yeah...
jimspeiser: Sounds pretty good, but that "A" word scares people off.
arkanedaemon7: most specially here where people thinks of Atheists as demon-worshippers
arkanedaemon7: :))
arkanedaemon7: how naive
jimspeiser: Exactly. But when it comes to movements, perception is everything.
arkanedaemon7: how is that?
jimspeiser: You can laugh at the fact that they think of you as demon-worshippers, but how do you overcome that? How many people are "closet" atheists who might join you group, but don't want to be seen as social outcasts?
jimspeiser: That is why I like to call myself a "secular humanist." It says that I am doing something positive, without retreating into religion.
jimspeiser: And it doesn't have the negative connotation of atheist.
arkanedaemon7: as for me, I just say to myself that they are just brainwashed and they do not know the real thing. Our group simply tells people what atheism really is and being branded as demon-worshipper does not affect me because i do not believe in demons too
arkanedaemon7: some friends really think its "cool" that way...
arkanedaemon7: :)
jimspeiser: There are two kinds of atheist groups in this country...
jimspeiser: The first kind is sort of a "safe haven" for atheists to just sit around and grumble about religion, but they are resigned to being "second-class citizens" forever....
arkanedaemon7: :)
jimspeiser: The second kind is more activist, and beleives that the atheist position should be put forth more publicly, and the public should be educated on religious issues.
arkanedaemon7: we only have the first kind
jimspeiser: That's what I'm getting at.
jimspeiser: I think if you started a secular humanist movement, it might be more successful. (Not that it's real successful in this country, but I think its a better "blueprint" for success.)
arkanedaemon7: ok...
jimspeiser: Here's a link to check out... http://humaniststudies.org/index.html
arkanedaemon7: ok ... i will take your suggestions in the highest priority
jimspeiser: Thank you! I think you will see that Atheism tells people what you don't believe, whereas secular humanism tells people what you DO believe.
arkanedaemon7: can i save this conversation so that I can talk about this to the guys...
jimspeiser: Absolutely.
arkanedaemon7: :)
jimspeiser: Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with "Positive Atheism," in fact, that's really what secular humanism is, it's just that "A" word. In this country, an atheist ranks just above a child-molester.
arkanedaemon7: ok
jimspeiser: Hope I've been of help/
arkanedaemon7: yeah you've been a lot of help
arkanedaemon7: I should be the one thanking you :)
jimspeiser: No problem. Glad to have the opportunity.
jimspeiser: I am from Phoenix. Oh, please don't mind the photo.
arkanedaemon7: its alright
arkanedaemon7: :))
arkanedaemon7: that's in arizona right?
arkanedaemon7: Have you ever seen the movie "The God Who Wasn't There"
jimspeiser:
arkanedaemon7: nice
arkanedaemon7: ok ... did it even make it to the theaters there?
jimspeiser: OK, Brian Fleming, 2005....um...
arkanedaemon7: because I am sooooo intrigued about the movie
jimspeiser: Looks like a documentary.
jimspeiser: Starring Richard Dawkins, no less!
arkanedaemon7: oh yeah!!
arkanedaemon7: it will never make it to this part of the world though...
arkanedaemon7: being an atheist in the philippines is really tough!
jimspeiser: Looks like it was just released in NYC a couple of months ago.
jimspeiser: Gets a VERY high rating on the IMDB, 8.5
arkanedaemon7: nice
jimspeiser: Do you not get "skeptical" movies in the Phillipines?
arkanedaemon7: no we don't!
jimspeiser: Is it official censorship, or there's so few atheists there?
arkanedaemon7: they are censored without questions asked
arkanedaemon7: we have an atheist group the site is http://www.philippineatheists.org
arkanedaemon7: we are just a few bunch because most atheist pinoys are afraid to come out of the open
arkanedaemon7: I was almost disowned by my mother when I revealed my beliefs to her
jimspeiser: "pinoys"? Forgive me, I am a typical stupid American who knows very little about your country.
arkanedaemon7: pinoys are slang for Filipinos
arkanedaemon7: hehehehe
jimspeiser: OK, I thought so.
jimspeiser: Roman Catholic is the dominant religion there, yes?
arkanedaemon7: Yes
arkanedaemon7: and even if they said otherwise, they have great political influence
jimspeiser: As they do worldwide.
jimspeiser: But is it very fundamentalist? Do most people believe in Adam & Eve, for instance?
arkanedaemon7: yes
arkanedaemon7: most cathylick schools here still does not approve to teach evolution
arkanedaemon7: only some parts of it
jimspeiser: "only some parts of it" - like that's possible.
jimspeiser: Like being "sort of pregnant."
arkanedaemon7: :))
jimspeiser: Is there a fight between your science teachers and your clerics, as there is here?
arkanedaemon7: no
jimspeiser: So they still teach real science in public schools? (You do have public schools?_
arkanedaemon7: in public schools they teach some science
arkanedaemon7: some kind of science where God Exists
arkanedaemon7: hmmm....
jimspeiser: In this country, there is a huge battle coming between religion and secular forces.
arkanedaemon7: I really hope we are bold enough to try that...
jimspeiser: The one thing we have going for us is the wall between church and state. Do you have any such protection in your laws?
arkanedaemon7: like the one that Marci Hamilton discussed in her book?
jimspeiser: Sorry, I don't know that one.
arkanedaemon7: the book God vs. the Gavel
arkanedaemon7: yeah we have such walls because the constitution is "bible-based"
arkanedaemon7: or should I say "bible-biased"...
jimspeiser: So your constitution mentions God and/or the Bible?
arkanedaemon7: yeah in the preable you can see this phrase "aided my the divine providence"
arkanedaemon7: we even have bishops represented in the creation of the constitution of 1987
jimspeiser: OK. Well, that sounds more like the Generic Deist God, like in our Declaration of Independence.
jimspeiser: "Nature, and Nature's God"
jimspeiser: Are you in College there?
arkanedaemon7: I finished some college
jimspeiser: Do you have a secular humanist movement there?
arkanedaemon7: i don't think we have it here
jimspeiser: Are you familiar with the term?
arkanedaemon7: yeah
arkanedaemon7: of course
jimspeiser: OK. Good. I think secular humanism has a greater chance of success than pure atheism, because it has something positive to offer.
arkanedaemon7: well our group is more into positive atheism
jimspeiser: How do they define that?
jimspeiser: :-/
arkanedaemon7: http://www.positiveatheism.org
jimspeiser: OK, "discussing the history of atheism promotes liberty, peace of mind," etc....
arkanedaemon7: yeah...
jimspeiser: Sounds pretty good, but that "A" word scares people off.
arkanedaemon7: most specially here where people thinks of Atheists as demon-worshippers
arkanedaemon7: :))
arkanedaemon7: how naive
jimspeiser: Exactly. But when it comes to movements, perception is everything.
arkanedaemon7: how is that?
jimspeiser: You can laugh at the fact that they think of you as demon-worshippers, but how do you overcome that? How many people are "closet" atheists who might join you group, but don't want to be seen as social outcasts?
jimspeiser: That is why I like to call myself a "secular humanist." It says that I am doing something positive, without retreating into religion.
jimspeiser: And it doesn't have the negative connotation of atheist.
arkanedaemon7: as for me, I just say to myself that they are just brainwashed and they do not know the real thing. Our group simply tells people what atheism really is and being branded as demon-worshipper does not affect me because i do not believe in demons too
arkanedaemon7: some friends really think its "cool" that way...
arkanedaemon7: :)
jimspeiser: There are two kinds of atheist groups in this country...
jimspeiser: The first kind is sort of a "safe haven" for atheists to just sit around and grumble about religion, but they are resigned to being "second-class citizens" forever....
arkanedaemon7: :)
jimspeiser: The second kind is more activist, and beleives that the atheist position should be put forth more publicly, and the public should be educated on religious issues.
arkanedaemon7: we only have the first kind
jimspeiser: That's what I'm getting at.
jimspeiser: I think if you started a secular humanist movement, it might be more successful. (Not that it's real successful in this country, but I think its a better "blueprint" for success.)
arkanedaemon7: ok...
jimspeiser: Here's a link to check out... http://humaniststudies.org/index.html
arkanedaemon7: ok ... i will take your suggestions in the highest priority
jimspeiser: Thank you! I think you will see that Atheism tells people what you don't believe, whereas secular humanism tells people what you DO believe.
arkanedaemon7: can i save this conversation so that I can talk about this to the guys...
jimspeiser: Absolutely.
arkanedaemon7: :)
jimspeiser: Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with "Positive Atheism," in fact, that's really what secular humanism is, it's just that "A" word. In this country, an atheist ranks just above a child-molester.
arkanedaemon7: ok
jimspeiser: Hope I've been of help/
arkanedaemon7: yeah you've been a lot of help
arkanedaemon7: I should be the one thanking you :)
jimspeiser: No problem. Glad to have the opportunity.
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