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Tag: rants

  • At 29, Life Hates Me (Self pity)

    Today, I went out with only 12.35 in my pocket. Paid the jeep 7 pesos, went down at Puregold. They have no ATM machines. I walked west to Allied Bank. Machine offline. Walked back east, past Puregold onto Budgetlane. They have no ATM machines. Guard tells me there’s an RCBC further west. I move forward,…

  • A warning to all would-be comment spammers

    I employ a zero tolerance policy against comment spamming. Comment spam is not welcome here. They are fairly easy to detect, and any comment spam will be submitted to Akismet for blocking. I do SEO and I know comment spam when I see one. Comment moderation is disabled on purpose, so that I can catch…

  • Please put a little effort in comment spam

    We all know people like to comment on blogs for SEO purposes. Whenever I read an article that has a comment box in it, I almost automatically think of writing a comment to show some love and get a nice little link back to my website. Of course by default these are NOFOLLOW links, but…

  • Destroying The Web2.0 Look

    While I do not quite agree with the title and with this article, I think it is still worth linking to this article especially since I get my daily dose of Web2.0 wannabes approving and disapproving site submissions at CSS Vault. Like it or not, design trends are here to stay. Just like drop shadows,…

  • The Importance Of Client Feedback

    I have had a couple of clients that are like this: You spend a lot of time working on a system design, a project study, a site map, and a wireframe. You lovingly package your work and present it to them, looking for positive or even negative feedback — something that at least acknowledges your…

  • Black Rose Day

    November 17, 2007 is black rose day. Fine. I’m insensitive, I’m a jerk, I do things on impulse, I’m pushy, and I have mood swings. So I’m not perfect. But that’s me. Do you know what it feels like loving someone that’s in a rush to throw you away. Do you know what it feels…