Category Archives: General Discussion

Has Akismet Really Been Smart?

I don’t know about you but at least in the last six months I received comments obviously are spam past through Akismet anti-spam filters. Even the akismet stats, I don’t think they’re telling the truth about how many spam they missed –the—

Obeertime: New Look, Old Price

Our favorite Friday hangout appears to have undergone a major overhaul in terms of look: The name “Obeertime” is a play on the words “Overtime” and “Beer Time”, which could translate to “after office beer hangout”.

Adobong Manok: Deuts’ Style

I figured out, I need to cook my own food, especially during these tough times. Here goes Deuts’ style of adobong manok:

Bullet Points: Island Reef Job, White Whining, Email Encryption, Youtube and PS3, Air Travel Tip

The Best Job In The World An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls “the best job in the world” — earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months. The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars—

An Inspirational Talk by Nick Vujicic

Nick Vujicic teaches how to get back up after one falls down. Now, this should make you start crying.

Sigabong Clash 21: Defiance of the Nameless

UP HAMILI BROTHERHOOD AND UP HAMILIA SISTERHOOD PRESENT SIGABONG CLASH 21 DEFIANCE OF THE NAMELESS AUDITION METAL MANIA ROCK BAR AND GRILL ILOILO CITY 01-31-09 5:00 PM Registration is open for all bands. For more information, please contact us at 09183473917, 09106818626—

Chess As Part of the School Curriculum

Inquirer.net reports that the DepEd in a memo dated January 8 of this year, chess will form part of the curriculum of Elementary and High School students. “Global studies have shown that chess is a game that improves individual organizational and analytical—

Deuts.NET Upgraded to WordPress 2.7

Upgraded, and am loving the backend. It’s just so awesome and sleek, the fresh look and everything. I have always been excited with this release. I did the upgrade from WordPress 2.6.5 to WordPress 2.7 using the WordPress Autumatic Upgrade plugin. For—

NBA 2K9 for PC; NBA Live 09 is Not

UPDATE: I DON’T MAKE COPIES OF THIS GAME. I’M NOT AUTHORIZED AND I DON’T HAVE THE DVD WITH ME ANYMORE. GET YOURSELF A COPY FROM YOUR FAVORITE BOOTLEG STORES LIKE IN MAKATI SQUARE OR IN QUIAPO. IF YOU ARE TOO LAZY TO—

For Sale: Nikon D70 DSLR, Two Lenses and a Flash

UPDATE: NEW DEALS CHECK THIS OUT: “2 Nikon and a Sigma (Nikon Mount) Lenses for Sale“ UPDATE: These items are already SOLD! For those who might be interested, the following, second hand all in mint condition, are for sale: Nikon D70 AF-S—

Leave It On The Line

Just like as seasons come and go, as summer turns to autumn, we must persevere to strive no matter the place and the shadows around. Photo: Dennis Words: Bodeck

Forbes: Forty Richest Filipinos 2008

Update: Check out the “The 40 Richest Filipinos of 2010“. Update: Check out the “The 40 Richest Filipinos of 2009“. No, it’s not the NBA Fantasy League, that teams/people are sliding back and forth. I once posted about the earlier list of—

The University of the Philippines System

Continuing with the celebration of the University of the Philippines’ 100-year anniversary, an article about the UP System appeared in the Manila Bulletin (MB). The article actually “used” to be available online, and I should have linked to that instead. But for—

Bullet Points: Site Layout, Music 21, Revocation of Independence

Site Layout Adjustments Due to insistent public demand, I changed the layout of the current Deuts.NET theme to be more “user-friendly” (as one of my critics pointed out). It has always been my wish to push forward my content instead of just—

The Grocery that Google Bought

Well, actually, not that much. But at least there’s some….:D

The Back-End Story

It has been a gruelling experience. Deuts.NET even has been down for sometimes. I hate that Hotlink Protection feature in Bluehost’s cpanel. It almost drove me crazy figuring out how can I salvage all my posts and files in the webserver. I—