Do geese see God?

Rubik's cube

2007-10-20T08:54:00.000-07:00

asar 2 minutes ko lang nasosolve yung cube...

Competitions and record times

Many speedcubing competitions have been held to determine who can solve the Rubik's Cube in the shortest time. The number of contests are going up every year; there were 72 official competitions from 2003-2006, of which 33 were in 2006 alone.

The first world championship organized by the Guinness Book of World Records was held in Munich on March 13, 1981. All cubes were moved 40 times and rubbed with petroleum jelly. Official winner with a record of 38 seconds was Jury Froeschl, born in Munich.

The first international world championship was held in Budapest on June 5, 1982 and was won by Minh Thai, a Vietnamese student from Los Angeles, with a time of 22.93 seconds.

Since 2003, competitions are decided by the best average (middle three of 5 attempts); but the single best time of all tries is also recorded. The World Cube Association maintains a history of world records. In 2004, the WCA made it mandatory to use a special timing device called a Stackmat timer.

The current world records for both average and single timings were set in 2007:

Average time: Yu Jeong-Min of Korea set an average of 11.76 seconds, on January 7, 2007, at the KCRC Championship in Seoul, South Korea, a significant gain on the earlier record of 13.22 seconds by Anssi Vanhala of Finland in Svekub 2006 (March).

Single time: Erik Akkersdijk of The Netherlads set the best time of 9.77 seconds in the finals of the Dutch Open 2007 held on October 13/14, overtaking the previous best time of 9.86 seconds set by Thibaut Jacquinot of France set at the Spanish Open a few months earlier. Interestingly, in the final of the Dutch Open, Erik was edged out by Joël van Noort by 1.11 seconds on average time, though he still has the Dutch average record of 13.17 seconds average set at Czech Open 2007.

Many individuals have recorded shorter times, but these records are not accepted due to possible lack of compliance with standards.

Fall Out Boy Jokes

2007-10-20T07:42:00.000-07:00

Jokes para sa mga lalaking nahuhulog palabas. :)

Kinakain ba ang bandang to?
malamang, kaya nga Apple Out Boy e.
Pwede ba silang maglaro ng basket ball?
Hindi, Foul Out Boy kasi e.
Anu kaya paboritong pagkain nila?
edi Waffle Out Boy, duh.
Asintado kaya sila?
Duh... Sapol Out Boy...
Malay ko sa yo.

May post na ulit ako

2007-10-20T07:33:00.000-07:00

astig may post na naman ako! tingnan nyo!

Vizards

2007-10-20T07:01:00.000-07:00

The vizard are a group of rogue shinigami in the anime and manga series Bleach who have illegally acquired hollow powers.

While the term vizard is spelled in the manga using kanji meaning masked troops (仮面の軍勢, kamen no gunzei), it is pronounced as the English vizard (ヴァイザード, vaizādo), an archaic word for a mask worn to disguise the face.

The vizard are the antithesis to the arrancar; they are shinigami who have obtained hollow powers and whose shinigami powers remain dominant (although they do have to undergo a process and maintain their dominance over their hollow), while the arrancar are hollows that have obtained shinigami powers and whose hollow powers remain dominant. Having begun as shinigami, the vizard appear entirely human. Unlike the arrancar, they do not have holes or partial masks (common traits of transformed hollows) anywhere on their body, though they can produce masks on demand, and they carry zanpakutō like normal shinigami. When using their hollow powers, a vizard's appearance does not change except for the mask on their face and the color of their eyes, with the whites of their eyes turning black and the irises gold. This process of donning one's hollow mask is referred to as "Hollowification" (虚化, horō-ka).^[2]^[3]

The existence of shinigami/hollow hybrids was first hinted fairly early in the manga. When Ichigo Kurosaki was training with Kisuke Urahara, Urahara severed Ichigo's Chain of Fate in order to force him to regain his lost shinigami power. Ichigo was able to recover his shinigami powers when his body began the process of turning into a hollow. Ichigo's transformation happened out of sequence, his mask forming first instead of his body breaking apart and reforming, a sign of his resistance. When he emerged as a shinigami, he was also wearing a hollow's mask, which he broke off. After he arrived in Soul Society, the hollow mask reappeared on him several occasions, even though he repeatedly discarded it. In the fight against Byakuya Kuchiki, Ichigo's hollow form resurfaced and his mask started to reform around his face. However, before he completely transformed, Ichigo was able to regain control and tear off the mask once again. Whether this process is uniform for all vizard or merely unique to Ichigo is unclear, though the later symptoms are hinted at being common.

Ichigo later discovers that there are other shinigami who have acquired hollow powers besides himself. Shinji Hirako, a boy carrying a zanpakutō and a hollow mask, reveals that these renegade shinigami call themselves the vizard. Shinji tries to convince Ichigo to join their group, saying that only he can teach Ichigo how to control his "hollow within" and keep it from taking over and destroying everything Ichigo cares about. Ichigo initially refuses Shinji's offer, but relents after realizing he can't control his inner hollow on his own. Ichigo insists that he's merely using them to learn how to control his inner hollow.

It is unclear what the motives of the vizard are. It is known, however, that vizard are considered criminals by Soul Society for committing the ultimate taboo of acquiring hollow powers. Hollows would also never accept a vizard, due to their former status as shinigami. It is because of this that it can be presumed that the only side the vizard are on is their own. Regardless, they seem to be valuable allies-to-be in the battle against Sōsuke Aizen's army of arrancar, as Kisuke Urahara mentioned.^[4]

Unlike in Soul Society, where the rank is given accordingly to shinigami within a division, or in Hueco Mundo, where a number is assigned to each arrancar reflecting their strength, the vizard have not yet revealed a structure based on hierarchy. However, Shinji Hirako does appear to be in some sort of leadership role.

In battle, the vizard use their hollow powers to augment their shinigami abilities, granting them massive increases in speed, stamina, and strength. They also gain access to some of the common hollow abilities, such as cero blasts. Bodily harm can seemingly be ignored while wearing their masks, as demonstrated by Ichigo's hollow during his unwilling transformations.

Vizard zanpakutō seem to function in the same manner as those of standard shinigami; however, none of them have explicitly used their releases in combat yet, excluding Ichigo and Kensei. The vizard seem to prefer their mask-given powers to their shinigami abilities. The vizard remain in complete control while wearing their masks, unlike Ichigo's early unstable transformations. As suggested by Aizen, the fusion of the two spiritual entities allows these shinigami to reach levels of power far surpassing that of either side.

Death Note

2007-10-18T04:35:00.000-07:00

Plot

Light Yagami is an extremely intelligent young man who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground in the year 2003. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the Death Note's authenticity, believing it is just a prank. However, after experimenting with it and killing two criminals, Light is forced to admit that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the new world" by passing his judgment on criminals.

Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "Killer"), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.

Rules of the Death Note

Written rules

Before releasing his Death Note into the human world, Ryuk wrote some of the more basic rules on the first page in English, because he believed that English was the most popular language in the world. The rules written by Ryuk are the following:

The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
This note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.
If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the subject's name, it will happen.
If the cause of death is not specified, the subject will simply die of a heart attack.
After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

Each volume of the manga has a page containing new rules or possible uses for the Death Note. In the anime series, each eyecatch contains a different rule written in both English and Japanese, similar to how they were revealed in the Japanese manga. Two new rules are revealed in almost every episode.

False rules

In addition to these original rules, Light persuaded Ryuk to add a set of fake rules to mislead L and company. The reason behind this was to remove all suspicion of him and Misa being Kira and the Second Kira and preventing L from destroying the Death Note.

If the owner of the Death Note does not kill within 13 days of the last entry, he or she will die.
If the Death Note is burnt, destroyed, or otherwise damaged in any way, all those who have touched that Death Note will die.

Ano ba talaga?

2007-10-17T02:18:00.000-07:00

Ewan.

Di ko maintindihan...

2007-10-17T02:06:00.000-07:00

Ewan ko.

ESPADA- The Ten Blades

2007-10-09T18:30:00.000-07:00

The arrancar under Aizen's command are arranged into various ranks based on their strength. Not all of the existing arrancar are under Aizen's command, mostly through lack of interest on Aizen's part.

The Espada ( ten swords; the sword in Spanish) are the top-ranked arrancar in Aizen's army. The Espada at the time of the group's introduction into the series consists of nine males and one female. Each Espada member is chosen for their superior combat ability and then assigned a number from 1 to 10 that indicates their rank and relative power level, which is tattooed somewhere on their body. The Espada are given control over the Números. The Espada are regarded as the strongest arrancar in existence, and their strength far surpasses the average Número, similar to the power gap between captains and lieutenants in the Gotei 13.

Yammy (ヤミー Yamī)- 10th Espada

Yammy is the 10th Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's army. Yammy is a giant, dark-skinned arrancar. What remains of his hollow mask is the jawbone, which rests on his chin. A tattoo of the number ten, signifying Yammy's rank and level of power amongst the Espada, is on his left shoulder. He relies on his brute strength in battle, taking little interest in using his sword until he is overpowered. In addition to his strength, he makes use of cero and bala blasts, like many other high-class hollows and arrancar. He relies on his superior, Ulquiorra Schiffer, to explain things and give him orders while in battle. Aside from his fighting abilities, Yammy can suck the souls from living humans en masse using gonzui. It affects a wide area, but people with even slight spiritual power are able to resist it.

Yammy initially appears in Karakura Town along with Ulquiorra as the first team of arrancar to scout out the human world. Yammy injures Yasutora Sado and Orihime Inoue, but is stopped by Ichigo before he can kill them. Ichigo quickly slices off Yammy's arm, in revenge for injuring Sado. In the end, he is fended off by Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihouin, who make sport of him. Sometime after retreating to Hueco Mundo, an arrancar medic re-attaches his severed arm. To test the arm's strength, he strikes the medic's head and instantly kills her.^[25] The only regret he expresses after doing so is that she didn't split in half. He then returns to Karakura Town on a second assault, only to be toyed with by Kisuke Urahara again before having to retreat with the rest of his group.

Aaroniero Arleri (アーロニーロ・アルルエリ, Āronīro Arurueri) - 9th Espada

Aaroniero Arleri is the 9th Espada in Sōsuke Aizen's arrancar army. Aaroniero was a gillian, the weakest class of menos, before becoming an arrancar. His unique ability to absorb other hollows and gain their power, something he has done to 33,650 hollows, is what earned him his position. He usually covers his face with a white mask covered in holes while in the light. In place of a normal head, he has a large, glass capsule filled with red liquid and two floating heads. The two heads tend to talk in tandem when revealed, giving the effect of two people speaking at once.

Aaroniero has the ability to completely absorb other hollows, merging the sum total of their power with his own. Once a hollow is absorbed in this fashion, Aaroniero can manifest any aspect of them at will, including their physical form. Through an unusual series of events, he also absorbs the shinigami abilities of Kaien Shiba by eating Metastacia, a hollow able to merge its body and mind with other spiritual beings. Though Aaroniero can manifest any power he has absorbed at will, he can only do so one at a time unless he unseals his zanpakutō. The weakness of this power is sunlight, which nullifies it on contact and reveals Aaroniero's true form. Aaroniero also has the ability to broadcast information of whatever he is currently seeing or experiencing to other arrancar.

Aaroniero encounters Rukia Kuchiki in Las Noches, playing tricks with her by assuming Kaien's identity. Rukia kills him in combat, but not before being mortally wounded herself.

Aaroniero's zanpakutō is Glotonería (喰虚, lit. eating hollow, Spanish for gluttony). It is activated by the command "devour" (喰い尽くせ, kuitsukuse). When sealed, Aaroniero can manifest any power he has absorbed through his zanpakutō, morphing it into a perfect approximation of the one he absorbed, as he does with Kaien's Nejibana. His absorption ability also allows him to perfectly mimic the accompanying battle styles of those powers. When released, it turns Aaroniero into a huge, blob-like mass resembling an incredibly bloated cartoonish octopus, with dozens of stubby tentacles, giving him access to the full range of his absorbed abilities. He can still manifest the powers of those he has absorbed in this form, but has no limit to the total number.

Szayel Aporro Grant
Szayel is the Octava Espada, making him the eighth strongest arrancar in Aizen's army.[11] By his own admission, Szayel's skills lean more towards science and analysis than combat, which he uses to make up for the latter through his inventions that manipulate spiritual power. Szayel is manipulative in his battles, planning them out well in advance to improve his odds of winning. In his battle with Renji and Uryū, he uses data gathered from their previously defeated opponents to design devices that negate their powers in addition to the regenerative factor in his own followers he can access by eating them.
The name of Szayel's zanpakutō is Fornicarás (邪淫妃, Fornicarás? lit. lewd concubine, but read as the Spanish future indicative of fornicate).[12] When sealed, it has an unusual guard consisting of a series of orbs attached to one-another in a sphere formation. The sheath is fixed to his sash with a vine-like rope. The edge is down like a tachi instead of up like a katana. The release command for his zanpakutō is "sip" (啜れ, susure?).[13]
Szayel releases his zanpakutō by swallowing it. His body then swells to enormous proportions and explodes, revealing Szayel's released form. Szayel's released form grows a pair of wing-shaped structures from his back while his lower body transforms into a flock of long tentacles, which can recede into Szayel's clothing to allow him free movement.[14] The shape of his glasses also changes and a strange tattoo consisting of four vertical "dripping" lines appears around his left eye. Blood-like liquid drips from his clothes, fingertips, and wings in this state.
In his released state, Szayel can expel massive amounts of liquid from his back, spraying it into the air so it will rain down on his opponents. Each drop that touches his opponent then grows into a clone of that person. It is unknown if the liquid littering Szayel's attire holds the same properties as the sap used for this technique, or if it is merely for cosmetic value. Due to the amount of liquid he releases, this ends up creating almost half a dozen clones for each opponent. The clones retain the appearance and abilities of their source, but are distinguishable by an "X" tattoo appearing on their pupil-less eyes. Szayel can also alter the appearance of his clones if he wishes. The clones imitate the actions of their source in combat. Szayel can also make the clones dissolve by snapping his fingers.
By wrapping his opponents in his wings, Szayel can create voodoo dolls of them. Like the myth, damage done to the dolls is reflected on the original, although it seems that they can be taken apart without harm and are limited to damage to the internal organs, which are represented in the doll as removable parts labeled with the appropriate Spanish term. He can also use his wings as a defensive mechanism, shielding himself from attacks of considerable force. For example, he withstands an entire ceiling caving in with no sign of injury.

Yes!!!

2007-09-04T01:20:00.000-07:00

Yehey kinausap na niya ko!! Kahit sandali lang yon ayus lang!!! Kala ko malas ang araw na ito dahil paos ako, pero tinawanan nya ang pagkapaos ko!! Dahil dyan.... bagong EMO jokes para lang sa inyo!!!!

Anong EMO ang nangongontrol??? Edi, rEMOte control!!!
Anong EMO ang gamot??? Edi, EMOdium!!!
Anong EMO ang tanga??? Edi EMOtil!!!
Anong EMO ang nangangagat??? Edi, EMOsquito!!!
Anong EMO ang masama??? Edi, dEMOnyo!!!

Anu ba naman Yan!!!!!

2007-09-03T02:00:00.001-07:00

Nakakainis talaga!!! Ang barbero nung president namin!!!! Gutom na gutom pa naman ako nun!!! sabi ba naman in five minutes dadating na raw si sir!! Magbabayad siya!!!!

Comp. Sci.

2007-08-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

The Evolution of Programming Languages

First Generation
The first generation of Programming languages is machine language, which required the use of binary symbols (0s and 1s). Because this is the language of the CPU, text file that are translated into binary sets can be read by almost every computer system platform.

Second Generation
Developers of programming languages attempted to overcome some of the difficulties inherent in machine language by replacing the binary digits with symbols that programmers could more easily understand. These second-generation languages use codes like A for add, MCV for move, and so on. Another term for these languages in assembly language, which comes from the programs(called assemblers) used to translate it into machine code. Systems software programs such as OSs and utility programs are often written in an assembly languages.

Third Generation
With third-generation and higher-level programming languages, each statement in the languages translates into several instruction in machine language. A special software program called a compiler converts the programmers' s source code into the machine-languages instructions consisting of binary digits. A compiler creates a two-stage process for program execution. First, it translates the program into a machine language; second, the CPU executes that program. Another approach is to use an interpreter, which is a language translator that converts each statement in a programming language into machine language and executes the statement, one at a time. An interpreter does not produce a complete machine-language program. After the statement executes, the machine-language statement is discarded, the process continues for the next statement, and so on.

Fourth Generation
Fourth-generation programming languages emphasize what output results are desired rather than how programming statements are to be written. As a result ,many managers and executives with little or no training in computers and programming are using fourth-generation languages(4GLs). Languages for accessing information in a database are often fourth-generation languages. Prime examples include PowerBuilder, Delphi, Essbase, Forte, Focus, Powerhouse, SAS, and many other. Natural is a 4GL that can be used with Windows, UNIX, or Linux. Another popular fourth-generation languages is called Structured Query Language(SQL), which is often used to perform database queries and manipulations.

Overview of Programming Pardigms

Imperative Programming Language
The hardware implementation of almost all computers is imperative; nearly all computer hardware is designed to execute machine code, which is native to the computer, written in the imperative style. From this low-level perspective, the program state is defined by the contents of memory, and the statements are instructions in the native machine language of the computer. Higher-level imperative languages use variables and more complex statements, but still follow the same paradigm. Recipes and process checklists, while not computer programs, are also familiar concepts that are similar in style to imperative programming; each step is an instruction, and the physical world holds the state. Since the basic ideas of imperative programming are both conceptually familiar and directly embodied in the hardware, most computer languages are in the imperative style.
Assignment statements, in general, perform an operation on information located in memory and store the results in memory for later use. High-level imperative languages, in addition, permit the evaluation of complex expressions, which may consist of a combination of arithmetic operations and function evaluations, and the assignment of the resulting value to memory. Looping statements allow a sequence of statements to be executed multiple times. Loops can either execute the statements they contain a predefined number of times, or they can execute them repeatedly until some condition changes. Conditional branching statements allow a block of statements to be executed only if some condition is met. Otherwise, the statements are skipped and the execution sequence continues from the statement following the block. Unconditional branching statements allow the execution sequence to be transferred to some other part of the program. These include the jump, called "goto" in many languages, and the subprogram, or procedure, call.

Functional Programming Language
Functional programming is very different from imperative programming. The most significant differences stem from the fact that functional programming avoids side effects, which are used in imperative programming to implement state and I/O. Pure functional programming disallows side effects completely. Disallowing side effects provides for referential transparency, which makes it easier to verify, optimize, and parallelize programs, and easier to write automated tools to perform those tasks.
Higher order functions are rarely used in older imperative programming. Where a traditional imperative program might use a loop to traverse a list, a functional style would often use a higher-order function, map, that takes as arguments a function and a list, applies the function to each element of the list, and returns a list of the results.

Logic Programming
The programmer is responsible, not only for ensuring the truth of programs, but also for ensuring their efficiency. In many cases, to achieve efficiency, the programmer needs to be aware of and to exploit the problem-solving behavior of the theorem-prover. In this respect, logic programming is like conventional imperative programming, using programs to control the behaviour of a program executor. However, unlike imperative programs, which have only a procedural interpretation, logic programs also have a declarative, logical interpretation, which helps to ensure their correctness. Moreover, such programs, being declarative, are at a higher conceptual level than purely imperative programs; and their program executers, being theorem-provers, operate at a higher conceptual level than conventional compilers and interpreters.

OOP
Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that uses "objects" and their interactions to design applications and computer programs. It is based on several techniques, including inheritance, modularity, polymorphism, and encapsulation. It was not commonly used in mainstream software application development until the early 1990s. Many modern programming languages now support OOP.

Concurrent
Concurrent computing is the concurrent (simultaneous) execution of multiple interacting computational tasks. These tasks may be implemented as separate programs, or as a set of processes or threads created by a single program. The tasks may also be executing on a single processor, several processors in close proximity, or distributed across a network. Concurrent computing is related to parallel computing, but focuses more on the interactions between tasks. Correct sequencing of the interactions or communications between different tasks, and the coordination of access to resources that are shared between tasks, are key concerns during the design of concurrent computing systems.

EMO!!

2007-08-28T02:26:00.000-07:00

Gusto nya ba ng mga JOKES na EMO?? Well, heto na!!!

Ano ang pinaka gusto kainin ng mga EMO??? Edi, Cream-o!!!!
Ano ang pinakagustong prutas ng mga EMO??? Edi LEMON!!!
Ano ang ginagawa ng digestive system sa mga EMO??? Edi, Emolsify!!!
Ano ang tawag sa mga EMO na kalbo??? Edi, EMOnk!!!
Ano ang halimaw na EMO??? Edi, EMOnster!!!
Ano ang araw ng mga EMO??? Edi, Emonday!!!

What You Need When PlayingTable Tennis...

2007-08-26T07:58:00.000-07:00

You need a Paddle or a Bat. Sa Tagalog, kailangan mo ng pansagwan at pamalo. Joke lang!Of course, how will you play or fight without your weapon. Analogy: Halimbawa, nasa isa kang geraang mga kalaban mo ay may mga bazooka, syempre kailangan mo ng shield at ng machine gun. You must also take care of your bat in return so it will not be the cause of your defeat. Parang pagisa kang soccer player. Dapat linisin mo at ayusin mo ang mga sapatos mo para hindi ka matapiloksa gitna ng laban.
Kailangan mo ng bola. In short, kailangan mong bolahin ang kalaban mo na sumuko na siya dahil marami ka nang napaiyak sa pag-drive mo. O di ba, asteeg. Syempre kung may baril ka nasan ang bala? You need the ball to determine who is the winner.
You need an enemy. Kailngan mo ng kalaban. Pano magkakaroon ng kalaban? Suntukin ang katabi para maging magka-away.:) Kailangan mong ng isang practice partner para maggain ka ng experience at mas lalo ka pang gumaling.

Gardening

2007-08-25T09:17:00.001-07:00

Para sa mga oti at mga walang magawa sa buhay ang picture na ito. Sa mga may hilhilig sa gardening, para sa inyo ito.

"Ulan"

2007-08-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

(bow)

Kapag ang kapaligiran ay madilim o makulimlim,
Ay may isang napakalakas na ulang paparating.
Itong unos na ito ay sumisimbulo ng aking pag-iyak,
Ang dahilan ay ang aking pagbagsak. :(

Kung ito'y nakakatulong sa mga magsasaka,
Para sa akin, ito ay pinagmumulan ng aking pagkabahala.
Ayoko na! Ayoko na! Tama na!!!!!
Nakakatakot na MATH 4, tumigil ka na!!