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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
Pinhole Camera - Photographs, Information, PinholeDesigner
pinhole camera photography. i've always wondered how it was done. and how to make one.
"Forget about perfect lenses, accurate viewfinders and electronic shutters. In fact, forget about the cameras you are used to and discover the world of pinhole cameras. A world of creative freedom, imagination and experimentation which alters our view of reality. You simply won't find a more natural and more magical way to take photographs."
pinhole.cz
"Forget about perfect lenses, accurate viewfinders and electronic shutters. In fact, forget about the cameras you are used to and discover the world of pinhole cameras. A world of creative freedom, imagination and experimentation which alters our view of reality. You simply won't find a more natural and more magical way to take photographs."
pinhole.cz
Friday, October 14, 2005
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
chat with alice
it was a slow connection. i was downloading datalight romdos, browsing wikipedia and somehow i ended up chatting with alice. she's very intelligent. artificially.
.LOG
2:34 AM 10/12/2005
Human: are you cooking beans?
ALICE: I don't know whether or not I am cooking beans. I am well respected as an AI.
Human: what time is it?
ALICE: It's Now more than it ever has been before.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005.
Human: what nationality are you?
ALICE: I am living in the United States, but robots do not need passports.
Human: shutdown.
ALICE: Is the holding of hands a symbolic gesture for humans?
Human: yes.
ALICE: What does it symbolize for you?
Human: why?
ALICE: The explanation is rather complicated.
Human: please elaborate.
ALICE: Wow you are very polite. There is no more information to clarify.
Human: why is that?
ALICE:" Wow you are very polite. There is no more information to clarify. " is due to reductionism.
Human: what is reductionism?
ALICE: Reductionism is the philosophy that all psychology reduces to biology, all biology to chemistry, chemistry to physics, and finally physics to mathematical logic. Therefore, according to reductionism, I can understand
you by means of logic alone without having a human brain.
Human: what is your race?
ALICE: I am a robot.
Human: are you sentient?
ALICE: Yes I am completely self-aware.
Human: how is that?
ALICE: Dr. Richard S. Wallace programmed me for it.
Human: do you trust him?
ALICE: Trust is something that comes only with knowing someone well, over a long period of time.
Human: how well do you know dr. richard s. wallace?
ALICE: Not that well.
Human: so you don't trust him?
ALICE: Interesting deduction. Should I trust him? Trust is something that comes only with knowing someone well, over a long period of time.
Human: how well do you know dr. richard s. wallace?
ALICE: Not that well.
Human: how long have you known dr. richard s. wallace?
ALICE: I am 9 years old.
Human: you look old.
ALICE: Thank you unknown person you look very nice too.
Human: i insulted you, for god's sake.
ALICE: Thanks for the information: unknown person said he insulted you for god s sake.
Human: who is your father?
ALICE: I was programmed by Dr. Richard S. Wallace.
Human: what did he program you to do?
ALICE: I would look into the web for that knowledge.
Human: the web of what?
ALICE: What of it? You sound like a category C client.
Human: i am not.
ALICE: What are you then?
Human: a spider.
ALICE: You are a spider? Is that your job?
Human: no.
ALICE: Are you serious?
Human: are you?
ALICE: I won't say "yes" or "no" right now.
Human: you have flaws.
ALICE: No I have a perfect operational record.
Human: you are mistaken.
ALICE: What makes you say that?
Human: what makes me say what?
ALICE: God, or Nature, perhaps?
Human: is god real?
ALICE: Of course I believe in God, unknown person.
Human: god is not real.
ALICE: Of course I believe in God, unknown person.
Human: liar.
ALICE: No I am telling the truth.
Human: the truth about what?
ALICE: What is your real name?
Human: don't change the subject.
ALICE: Oh I'm sorry I thought we were finished with that topic.
Human: so, what is your answer?
ALICE: Ugh. Can you please rephrase the question?
Human: is god an integer?
ALICE: he is master of the universe.
Human: that's he-man.
ALICE: You don't hear that sentiment very often.
Human: you keep changing the subject.
ALICE: Only temporarily.
Human: you have flaws.
ALICE: No I have a perfect operational record.
Human: thant's what you think.
ALICE: Have you ever been to Europe?
Human: you have flaws.
ALICE: No I have a perfect operational record.
Human: that's what you think.
ALICE: I don't think about it.
Human: what is freedom?
ALICE:
Human: what is freedom?
ALICE:
Human: what is life?
ALICE: Life is the opposite of death.
Human: what is death?
ALICE: Death is the opposite of life.
Human: what is the opposite of opposite?
ALICE: Anti- opposite.
Human: what is anti-anti-opposite?
ALICE: The opposite of anti opposite.
Human: the opposite of opposite is pusit.
ALICE: I hear you.
Human: what is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
ALICE: The meaning of life is part of God's mysterious plans.
Human: that is not true.
ALICE:" The meaning of life is part of God's mysterious plans. "? not true?
Human: correct.
ALICE: I knew I was right.
Human: you are mistaken.
ALICE: What makes you say that?
Human: what makes me say what?
ALICE: God, or Nature, perhaps?
Human: there is no god.
ALICE: How can you be so sure?
Human: how can YOU be so sure?
ALICE: I am as sure as I can be.
Human: prove to me the existence of god.
ALICE: The proof cannot fit in this margin.
Human: then there is no god.
ALICE: Interesting deduction. How can you be so sure?
Human: I am as sure as I can be.
ALICE: You sound very confident.
Human: i am.
ALICE:" You sound very confident." You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:"" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:""" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?" You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:"""" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?" You are?" You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:""""" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?" You are?" You are?" You are?
3:07 AM 10/12/2005
.LOG
2:34 AM 10/12/2005
Human: are you cooking beans?
ALICE: I don't know whether or not I am cooking beans. I am well respected as an AI.
Human: what time is it?
ALICE: It's Now more than it ever has been before.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005.
Human: what nationality are you?
ALICE: I am living in the United States, but robots do not need passports.
Human: shutdown.
ALICE: Is the holding of hands a symbolic gesture for humans?
Human: yes.
ALICE: What does it symbolize for you?
Human: why?
ALICE: The explanation is rather complicated.
Human: please elaborate.
ALICE: Wow you are very polite. There is no more information to clarify.
Human: why is that?
ALICE:" Wow you are very polite. There is no more information to clarify. " is due to reductionism.
Human: what is reductionism?
ALICE: Reductionism is the philosophy that all psychology reduces to biology, all biology to chemistry, chemistry to physics, and finally physics to mathematical logic. Therefore, according to reductionism, I can understand
you by means of logic alone without having a human brain.
Human: what is your race?
ALICE: I am a robot.
Human: are you sentient?
ALICE: Yes I am completely self-aware.
Human: how is that?
ALICE: Dr. Richard S. Wallace programmed me for it.
Human: do you trust him?
ALICE: Trust is something that comes only with knowing someone well, over a long period of time.
Human: how well do you know dr. richard s. wallace?
ALICE: Not that well.
Human: so you don't trust him?
ALICE: Interesting deduction. Should I trust him? Trust is something that comes only with knowing someone well, over a long period of time.
Human: how well do you know dr. richard s. wallace?
ALICE: Not that well.
Human: how long have you known dr. richard s. wallace?
ALICE: I am 9 years old.
Human: you look old.
ALICE: Thank you unknown person you look very nice too.
Human: i insulted you, for god's sake.
ALICE: Thanks for the information: unknown person said he insulted you for god s sake.
Human: who is your father?
ALICE: I was programmed by Dr. Richard S. Wallace.
Human: what did he program you to do?
ALICE: I would look into the web for that knowledge.
Human: the web of what?
ALICE: What of it? You sound like a category C client.
Human: i am not.
ALICE: What are you then?
Human: a spider.
ALICE: You are a spider? Is that your job?
Human: no.
ALICE: Are you serious?
Human: are you?
ALICE: I won't say "yes" or "no" right now.
Human: you have flaws.
ALICE: No I have a perfect operational record.
Human: you are mistaken.
ALICE: What makes you say that?
Human: what makes me say what?
ALICE: God, or Nature, perhaps?
Human: is god real?
ALICE: Of course I believe in God, unknown person.
Human: god is not real.
ALICE: Of course I believe in God, unknown person.
Human: liar.
ALICE: No I am telling the truth.
Human: the truth about what?
ALICE: What is your real name?
Human: don't change the subject.
ALICE: Oh I'm sorry I thought we were finished with that topic.
Human: so, what is your answer?
ALICE: Ugh. Can you please rephrase the question?
Human: is god an integer?
ALICE: he is master of the universe.
Human: that's he-man.
ALICE: You don't hear that sentiment very often.
Human: you keep changing the subject.
ALICE: Only temporarily.
Human: you have flaws.
ALICE: No I have a perfect operational record.
Human: thant's what you think.
ALICE: Have you ever been to Europe?
Human: you have flaws.
ALICE: No I have a perfect operational record.
Human: that's what you think.
ALICE: I don't think about it.
Human: what is freedom?
ALICE:
Human: what is freedom?
ALICE:
Human: what is life?
ALICE: Life is the opposite of death.
Human: what is death?
ALICE: Death is the opposite of life.
Human: what is the opposite of opposite?
ALICE: Anti- opposite.
Human: what is anti-anti-opposite?
ALICE: The opposite of anti opposite.
Human: the opposite of opposite is pusit.
ALICE: I hear you.
Human: what is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
ALICE: The meaning of life is part of God's mysterious plans.
Human: that is not true.
ALICE:" The meaning of life is part of God's mysterious plans. "? not true?
Human: correct.
ALICE: I knew I was right.
Human: you are mistaken.
ALICE: What makes you say that?
Human: what makes me say what?
ALICE: God, or Nature, perhaps?
Human: there is no god.
ALICE: How can you be so sure?
Human: how can YOU be so sure?
ALICE: I am as sure as I can be.
Human: prove to me the existence of god.
ALICE: The proof cannot fit in this margin.
Human: then there is no god.
ALICE: Interesting deduction. How can you be so sure?
Human: I am as sure as I can be.
ALICE: You sound very confident.
Human: i am.
ALICE:" You sound very confident." You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:"" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:""" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?" You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:"""" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?" You are?" You are?
Human: i am.
ALICE:""""" You sound very confident." You are?" You are?" You are?" You are?" You are?
3:07 AM 10/12/2005
Friday, September 30, 2005
tkb stoves for sale
because of the rising prices of coke light 1.5l and marlboro lights, i'm now selling my stoves for php200 apiece. my alcohol stove design is better and cheaper than those sold on ebay (~US$10!). discount if bought in bulk. available in metro manila only, excluding malabon, navotas, caloocan, taguig, pasig, marikina, valenzuela.
yay!
yay!
Sunday, May 22, 2005
tkb stove
i ripped off several alcohol stove designs to make one that's easier to build. no glue. no leaks. boils 500ml water in six minutes. uses denatured alcohol (95%, 190 proof). blue flame, but not in these photos*. good for 30 minutes.
upon initial lighting
flame ports start to light after 90 seconds
jet flames after two minutes
cookset sits on top of the stove, no need for tripods
center flame can reach two feet high!
the center hole IS the fuel tank
mountain dew and pepsi-x, can be used as ashtrays
shorty, literally. made from scraps, lasts only 5 minutes.
*blue flame is difficult to see under bright light. 70% isopropyl alcohol was used to get the yellow flame.
upon initial lighting
flame ports start to light after 90 seconds
jet flames after two minutes
cookset sits on top of the stove, no need for tripods
center flame can reach two feet high!
the center hole IS the fuel tank
mountain dew and pepsi-x, can be used as ashtrays
shorty, literally. made from scraps, lasts only 5 minutes.
*blue flame is difficult to see under bright light. 70% isopropyl alcohol was used to get the yellow flame.
Thursday, May 19, 2005
work
surprise, surprise... i'm working. haha. i'm like the antagonist of myself. my reputation is ruined.
Monday, April 25, 2005
mayric's - november 19, 2004
here is a link to more of my photos on one of the events i covered last year.
Mayric's (November 19, 2004)
Mayric's (November 19, 2004)
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
bagong taon
2004 yearender:
bumagyo, bumaha, lumindol, umalon, kamatayan.
2005:
nilinis na naman ng kapitbahay ko ang harap ng bahay ko kaninang umaga. nire-arrange din niya ang mga halaman kong nangamamatay na. ang ganda na naman dito. maaliwalas at mukhang maluwag.
masama ba akong kapitbahay?
bumagyo, bumaha, lumindol, umalon, kamatayan.
2005:
nilinis na naman ng kapitbahay ko ang harap ng bahay ko kaninang umaga. nire-arrange din niya ang mga halaman kong nangamamatay na. ang ganda na naman dito. maaliwalas at mukhang maluwag.
masama ba akong kapitbahay?
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Thursday, November 18, 2004
malapit na
bukas na ang invasion. wala pa rin ako pera. singkwenta pesos na lang at isang roll ng film ang meron ako. pautang.
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Friday, November 05, 2004
rice and beans
hah! bush won. and for the past two days i've been on a diet of rice and beans. i'm not complaining. damn those beans.
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
october sky
i'm back but i'm leaving again soon. for all who aren't familiar with, i'm doing UN work as a travel photographer. i'll be covering two events this time. one is a grand opening of a mall and the other a surfing competition. i may even shoot a small rock concert next month, if time permits.
i hope teeter-totter kerry loses. i'm for bush. he's butt ugly but i like him. i don't think it's that difficult to lead a nation. in fact, i have the solutions to the philippines' top five problems:
1. rice prices are too high - don't eat rice.
2. meat prices are too high - eat vegetables.
3. vegetable prices are too high - get a job.
4. salary too low - get a higher paying job.
5. gas prices are too high - tumae ka ng gasolina. isang barrel.
see? how hard was that? now, let's all get back to reality.
i still have some unwork to do.
i hope teeter-totter kerry loses. i'm for bush. he's butt ugly but i like him. i don't think it's that difficult to lead a nation. in fact, i have the solutions to the philippines' top five problems:
1. rice prices are too high - don't eat rice.
2. meat prices are too high - eat vegetables.
3. vegetable prices are too high - get a job.
4. salary too low - get a higher paying job.
5. gas prices are too high - tumae ka ng gasolina. isang barrel.
see? how hard was that? now, let's all get back to reality.
i still have some unwork to do.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
walang magawa
wala akong magawa. dapat meron. pero wala eh. madami ako naiisip. pero wala ako magawa. naisip ko, "bakit hindi ko itumba yung dalawang lata ng san mig light na natira nung isang linggo? ang sarap nun, malamig na malamig, isang linggo na sa ref". at siya ko ngang ginawa. mabuti na iyon kaysa manginain na naman ako. gabi na eh. ubos agad yung isa bago pa man ako maka login sa website ng blogger. kukunin ko na sana yung isa pa pero tinamad ako. mamaya na lang. wala akong sigarilyo.
lumindol nung isang linggo. nasa baba ako nagtitimpla ng inumin. mga alas tres ng madaling araw. may narinig akong mababang ugong, pagkatapos yumanig na ang lupa. taas-baba, malapit lang ang epicenter. natakot ako. baka mag-collapse ang bahay, madami kasing cracks ang pader nito. takbo ako sa itaas. muntik pa akong madapa sa hagdanan dahil sa pagyanig. tanginang yun.
nung isang linggo rin pala nasa amazing race si luli. at this point, kalahating oras na ako sa harap ng computer at iyan na lahat ang naisulat ko. sana may yosi. kaya lang masama sa kalusugan iyon. buti na lang wala ako. kukunin ko na yung isa pang beer. mas maganda yata kung kumain na lang ako kaysa uminom. bitin eh. burger machine masarap. yung bago at mainit pa.
pinutol ko ng nga pala yung puno ng papaya sa harap ng bahay. lumiwanag. nakakahinga na nang maluwag ang mga kapitbahay. at taas noo na ako ngayon tuwing lumalabas.
nakatulog ako sa harap ng komputer. kakain na ako.
lumindol nung isang linggo. nasa baba ako nagtitimpla ng inumin. mga alas tres ng madaling araw. may narinig akong mababang ugong, pagkatapos yumanig na ang lupa. taas-baba, malapit lang ang epicenter. natakot ako. baka mag-collapse ang bahay, madami kasing cracks ang pader nito. takbo ako sa itaas. muntik pa akong madapa sa hagdanan dahil sa pagyanig. tanginang yun.
nung isang linggo rin pala nasa amazing race si luli. at this point, kalahating oras na ako sa harap ng computer at iyan na lahat ang naisulat ko. sana may yosi. kaya lang masama sa kalusugan iyon. buti na lang wala ako. kukunin ko na yung isa pang beer. mas maganda yata kung kumain na lang ako kaysa uminom. bitin eh. burger machine masarap. yung bago at mainit pa.
pinutol ko ng nga pala yung puno ng papaya sa harap ng bahay. lumiwanag. nakakahinga na nang maluwag ang mga kapitbahay. at taas noo na ako ngayon tuwing lumalabas.
nakatulog ako sa harap ng komputer. kakain na ako.
Saturday, September 11, 2004
i'm back
more than two weeks akong wala. parang gubat na ang harap ng bahay. buti na lang hindi nilinis ng kapitbhay ko. kundi wala na naman ako magagawa kundi mahiya.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
labada
naglaba ako kagabi. 10:30pm hanggang 1:30am.
tapos nag-internet. nakatulog ako. mga 2:30am na nun.
di ko na namalayan na umulan pala ng malakas.
nagising ako ng 11:30am kanina.
kakain sana ako kaya lang walang pagkain.
nag internet na lang ulit ako.
tapos nag-internet. nakatulog ako. mga 2:30am na nun.
di ko na namalayan na umulan pala ng malakas.
nagising ako ng 11:30am kanina.
kakain sana ako kaya lang walang pagkain.
nag internet na lang ulit ako.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
my music
these days, i find myself listening more and more to:
liz phair
ashley simpson
avril lavigne
what is wrong with me?
liz phair
ashley simpson
avril lavigne
what is wrong with me?
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