Politics: Acquisition of Authority and Power

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln

One definition given for politics is “social relations involving authority or power”. Call me a cynic but in the Philippine context I would have to say that politics is social relations involving [...]

Paypal in the Philippines

This is welcome news which is very much overdue.
For those like me who drool over items being sold on eBay which can only be purchased via PayPal, the long wait is over. We can now buy stuff and use PayPal as a payment option – all you need is a valid credit card. The only [...]

Liveplasma

I’ve recently bookmarked an excellent music recommendation site: LivePlasma. Unlike some engines which are way off target, LivePlasma has been pretty smart in intuiting what I might like. Recommendations on related artists are displayed in a very cool animated solar system graphic. The site also has a fairly comprehensive database of mainstream movies which be [...]