I once met a man with a PhD in Chemical Engineering. He introduced himself and said, Just call me Bob.That was it. No letters. No performance. Just quiet certainty.And that is when I decided I would never need M.S. after my name. The Question I was asked once why I don’t put M.S. after my name. It was said kindly,
The debate between EPUB and PDF isn’t really about format. It’s about temperament, how much imperfection you’ll tolerate for comfort, and how much control you’ll surrender for beauty. The Reader’s Confession I read on an iPad. Yes, it’s not a Kindle. Don’t judge me. The debate between EPUB and PDF isn’t really about format. It’s about temperament. It’s about how
Sounding “American” does not equate clarity or comprehension. Fluency is not imitation. It is ownership. I Grew Up Speaking in Two Worlds I grew up and spent a big part of my life in the Philippines. Yes, we used English in school. It was the language of instruction, of authority, of announcements shouted through broken speakers that nobody really heard.
“The greatest tragedy of man is that we forget what we’ve already learned.” — Ray Dalio Please don’t judge me with my book choices. I own Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by Ray Dalio. I also watched the animated version on YouTube. Both are impressive and exhausting. They look like enlightenment packaged
I remember the Christmas morning after we lost everything. We had nothing left to give, except the will to smile. That was enough. The Longest Holiday on Earth We Filipinos are Christmas crazy. Always have been. Always will be. The moment September arrives, we start the ritual. The malls explode in red and gold. The parols light up like small
Three books. One message. Humanity keeps building what it cannot control. The rest is just paperwork and code Pre-review, on purpose I have not yet read If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky. I placed it on my shelf for a reason. Its reputation arrived before the book did, and it has already started an argument in my
The Temptation It always begins the same way. You open a browser for something innocent. Maybe to check a reference. Maybe to confirm a version number. Then it appears.A new Esri Press title glowing on your screen like salvation. Getting to Know ArcGIS Enterprise. Ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. Hardcover for one fifty-nine if you hate your wallet enough. You
Data quality is not a feature you turn on. It’s a discipline you build into every edit, every rule, and every record. Introduction For this tutorial, you help the City of White Rock improve the quality of its streetlight inspection data in ArcGIS Pro. Each pole has four inspection tests: hammer, pole, wiring, and panel. Each test is scored from
As Marcos Jr. smiles for the cameras beside his ASEAN counterparts, the region’s leaders once again mistake ceremony for strategy. ASEAN preserved peace by staying silent, but silence is no longer diplomacy, it is surrender. A Table of Smiles As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with his fellow ASEAN leaders for yet another summit filled with handshakes, choreographed smiles, and carefully
Security isn’t what slows the business down. It’s what keeps the business from falling apart while everyone else speeds up. The Language of Risk, Not Firewalls You can tell a lot about an organization by how it talks about security. Some see it as a cost. Some see it as compliance. The smart ones see it as survival. When you