I’ve been playing around a lot with Android and my LG Optimus Black recently so I found myself having to recharge often. And of course, it recharges via microUSB with which I’ve had so many problems. Those plugs are so darn flakey! Maybe I don’t take care of my plugs well enough, maybe I just got some shoddy plugs. But comparing microUSB to Lightning, it’s quite clear that Lightning is so much better. Being a standard doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good and Apple thought different and went ahead with Lightning. It’s these little things that makes Apple great.
A small-town hunter accidentally shoots and kills a woman while hunting in the woods. He also finds a big stash of cash in what appeared to be her camp. Soon after, the woman’s companions, who turn out to be hardened criminals, come around the town looking for her. Somehow it reminded me of No Country For Old Men. But that’s where the similarity ends. A Single Shot is the simpler, easier to watch movie. And yet it delivers fleshed-out genuine characters and a believable story.
I finally discontinued my last Globe account. I’ve been a Globe subscriber for over 10 years but I started discontinuing my accounts starting last year. Then there was the terrible experience I had recently. The last straw was a several days ago when my Tattoo Superstick’s data connection went down for a few days. And as usual I got the “there’s no reported problem in your area” line. But I knew it was the area because when I finally got to bring the Superstick elsewhere, it was fine. GG. Goodbye Globe. It was fun while it lasted. Well, not really.
I’ve been having problem with my Globe Tattoo Mobile WiFi for the past few days. I tried everything: reboot, tweaking the settings (with and without tech support), transferring the SIM to different devices, to no avail. So I applied for a 15-day trial of SKYbroadband with the intent to switch if it proves to be good.
This morning, the SKYbroadband team arrived and quickly set up the cable modem. When they left, I went to work and configured my Buffalo AirStation with DD-WRT. I set the router to DHCP and connected the modem. It wouldn’t work! I tried reboots, resets, pre-configuring the TCP/IP settings, downgrading up to two DD-WRT versions back, etc. All to no avail.
Finally, after some research, I found out that there seems to be a bug where the old settings are retained and read. The solution is simple: 30-30-30 aka Hard Reset:
- While the router is powered on, hold down its reset button for 30 seconds
- While still holding down the reset button, unplug the router and hold for an additional 30 seconds
- While still holding down the reset button, plug in the router and hold for 30 more seconds
When the router booted up, it immediately grabbed a WAN IP and I was finally able to able to use my SKYbroadband trial. And can I just say I’m loving it.
If America is was the land of opportunity for the world, then Metro Manila is the land of opportunity for the Philippines. People would go to Metro Manila for the education and work opportunities it presents. This has resulted in a population of 12M, and a daytime population of 14M. This is out of the 97M Philippine population (12.3%!).
Indeed there are lots of opportunities but at the same time there’s a price to pay: high population density, tight living spaces, long commutes, monster malls, high prices, traffic congestion, pollution, … and these often interacting with each other for worse.
It’s way past time for at least some of the 12M to disperse back to the provinces and other cities where there are opportunities thanks to vastly improved trade, commerce, communications, peace, and order. And doing so can create even more opportunities. That is an ingredient for continued and inclusive economic growth.
So as an incentive, maybe the government shouldn’t subsidize MRT fares and just let market forces do their work :P