Wo shi wo de gong zuo.

I am my own work.

Dennison Uy
November 2007

A follow-up to The Perfect Job: A Philosophical Discourse

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If I could be reborn with all the power of the Internet by my side, I wonder what that would have made me out to be? Humans are such awesome creatures. We just keep getting better and better.

Dennison Uy
November, 2007

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I don’t like putting other people down, especially Filipinos. Even if their hobby is to rip other people off. But when Rico sent me this link, I was furious. It’s one thing to rip other people’s work but to actually steal a template that costs $3,000 and enter your site into the Philippine Web Awards? Now that should set the record for an all-time low.

A side-by-side comparison Einstein Gan’s award-winning website Einsteinarts.com with 24-7 Media’s “OS Template” tells it all:

OS Template by 24-7 Media:

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Einseinarts.com by Einstein Gan:

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Funny how Samuel labels his list as “Absolute Nos” and then contradicts himself in a disclaimer on the second paragraph that goes “… here are ten questions I nearly always answer “No” to”.

I guess people would say anything to come up with a catchy headline. Why don’t they be like Fox News and put a question mark after a headline they could never present as a fact, just like I did?

Anyway, it’s still a good list that made me chuckle for a bit. I definitely agree with #1 being there and it being the highest in the list — there is nothing worse than unpaid labor. Although this list is aimed primarily at freelancers, those who belong to the corporate world should also pick up a thing or two.

Below is the list in brief, along with some of my rebuttals/comments:
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ModalBox is a JavaScript technique for creating modern (Web 2.0-style) modal dialogs or even wizards (sequences of dialogs) without using conventional popups and page reloads. Anyone who has used a Mac OS X should be familiar with the style of animation used here.
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