Just wanted to let everyone know that I’m still alive, done a terrible job lately of posting. I’m sure I and other bloggers ’round the world make this type of post at least twice a year. I don’t want to write without a purpose so I leave you with some words that I’ve learned lately.
Weblebrity - Celebrity who’s pretty much only famous online.
FreeRice is a sister site of the world poverty site, Poverty.com.
FreeRice has two goals:
Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
This is made possible by the sponsors who advertise on this site.
Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your vocabulary can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself.
Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped provide. Thank you.
Enjoy Vector Art? I know I do. Ok, honestly … I’ve never touched vector art, but it is amazing. It’s very web2.0. Very crisp clean lines, smooth (non pixelated) gradients … all together it really is a beautiful thing.
This past weekend I was in an Air Houston Competition. Programmers (me) build NPO (non profit organization) websites in one day. Very nerve racking but lots of fun, and overall it’s just nice because you’re giving back to the community.
We build highly-accessible sites. Visit knowbility.org for more information on how internet is for everyone.
Below is a picture of Katie expressing her feelings towards the Air Houston Competition.
In case you haven’t heard. Microsoft just payed 240 million to own 1.6 percent of Facebook stock. Facebook is currently worth 15 billion. Microsoft pays 250 million to own 1.6 percent, this gives you a really good idea about what 15 billion dollars actually is. I hate Mark Zuckerberg, 23 .. Ok, I don’t … I’m just really really jealous. http://www.bangkokpost.com/gadget/gadget.php?id=237
On that note I’m also jealous of Brian, he’s a fellow programmer here at Schipul and he wrote a Facebook song. Don’t ask me why he stuck his Facebook song on MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/thebrianleblancexperience
Another transition; There’s a MySpace Song by Gym Class Heroes, it’s cool.
This is still my favorite Gym Class Hereos Song/Video though.
Stare at the image and tell me if you see it going clock-wise or counter clock-wise. It’s suppose to tell you if you’re a logical thinker or more of a “feely” kind of person. I’m freaking out, I can see both of them. I’m scared.
If you’re a giver check out Kiva.org Kiva allows you to give loans on a one-on-one basis. You search through a list of entreprenuers where you’ll find out details about where they live, their names, what they would like the loan for, and when they need to repay you.
An interesting twist on donating to a ’cause that takes out the ambiguity of where your money actually ends up. Kiva allows you to easily keep up with your family and find out exactly where your money is being used. Kiva does not take any of your loan for their own cause, but does allow you to donate in case you’d like to support Kiva. The members of the Kiva community can also keep journals which allows you to learn more about your contributions and the life style your new found friend.
