It is the Saturday after the President's State of the Nation Address (SONA), which was last July 22. This post is not really about the SONA, but just a time reference.
Ubuntu Edge
I only understood Ubuntu Edge yesterday, after I read the article about it. I thought it was the same as the Ubuntu Phone which is planned for release next year. I realized that it is crowd-funded project exclusively for enthusiasts who are willing to shell out money to get this phone. I was inclined to compare it to Google Glass in terms of prototyping, which will be made available to a few users for its first (not sure if this is the correct word) release, but then realized that just by that description, it is far different.
Ubuntu Edge will really only be given to those who will pledge to contribute money to the development and actual production of the concept phone. Google Glass is really funded by Google, and the first users are there to contribute to its final, commercial-model shape (I think this sentence is constructed poorly, but then again...). After Google's initial release, they get user feedback data, and then modify the Glass to suit the needs of the users. Ubuntu Edge, on the other hand, after that exclusive production, will not be made available to other interested individuals. They have to show their interest upfront.
I am very much interested with this phone: 128 GB storage, 4 GB RAM (at least), quad-core processor, metal body, sapphire crystal screen overlay, dual 4G LTE antennae, low-light (The specs are not yet final, as they may change depending on the available technology when production starts probably late this year.)
I just don't have and can't produce $780 in 25 days.
SONA Technical Report
So the President delivered the State of the Nation Address. Of course, it will have mixed reviews. What I am more interested in is for people to read the SONA Technical Report, the more detailed report behind the SONA speech. Dr. Michael Tan of UP Department of Anthropology wrote the value of the SONA Technical report here.
Things Learned at Work
I posted before that I wanted to post here things or concepts I learned at work. Hopefully, I will have time tomorrow. I want to write about the Philippine power industry.
However, just in case I forget, I will post here the link to the republic act which strengthened the National Electrification Administration, or NEA. NEA is the primary agency tasked with the electrification of the countryside.
Relationships
Just like in my previous post, I said my interest on the topic of relationships and communication has been reawakened. Probably due to personal interest? Probably. But yeah, I got interested again... After watching Hitch again. I hope to post more of that movie's quotes here.
Blog versus Facebook versus Twitter
When Twitter started in about 2009 (not sure, but I was one of the few which adopted Twitter for the College of Arts and Sciences early), I thought it solved my difficulty of having to write a lot before I could publish, which is how blogs work. It does not look good to post a blog article containing only 160 characters.
However, I learned that I missed writing on my blog. The audience is different. Writing for a blog is different (more difficult and integrative) to posting a Twitter status. I will probably write a brief article about that in my (long delayed) future book
Hopefully, I have time. After the SONA Technical Report, I hope to lay out the CAS-UP Manila End of Term Report of Dr. Imperial.
