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		<title>Wrong priorities</title>
		<link>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2009/01/wrong-priorities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder why I have to type my e-mail twice (when I can see it) but don&#8217;t have to confirm my password when I can&#8217;t see it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_31" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://blog.andremedeiros.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mac-games-arcade.jpg"><img src="http://blog.andremedeiros.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mac-games-arcade-300x226.jpg" alt="Mac Games Arcade Registration form" title="mac-games-arcade" width="300" height="226" class="size-medium wp-image-31" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mac Games Arcade Registration form</p></div>
<p>I wonder why I have to type my e-mail twice (when I can see it) but don&#8217;t have to confirm my password when I can&#8217;t see it.</p>
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		<title>A note about Puzzle Quest&#8217;s randomness</title>
		<link>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2008/08/a-note-about-puzzle-quests-randomness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first thing you should know about this game is that this game hates you. I don&#8217;t mean that the game is designed to go against you. I mean the game hates you. The designers of this game created the first artificial intelligence system designed to mimic the actual emotion of hate. When you are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The first thing you should know about this game is that this game hates you. I don&#8217;t mean that the game is designed to go against you. I mean the game hates you. The designers of this game created the first artificial intelligence system designed to mimic the actual emotion of hate. When you are sleeping, the game is plotting your downfall with all of your other electronics.  In all seriousness, you will constantly find yourself getting frustrated with the random nature of the game.  <strong>Many times, you will find yourself crying foul and cheating when the game drops a +5 Skull in perfect position for your opponent</strong>. Granted, the randomness will also help you every once in a while, but you will swear that the game cheats for your enemy more than it does for you. There really isn&#8217;t much you can do about this aspect of the game. After all, this is how randomness works.</p></blockquote>
<p>Read it <a href="http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/934598/49968" title="Puzzle Quest Game FAQ">here</a>. Emphasis is mine.</p>
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		<title>When screen shots go bad</title>
		<link>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2008/07/when-screen-shots-go-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Browsing the iTunes App Store today, I found a priceless application that turns your iPhone into a flash light. Needless to say, I went on and checked the screen shots. So, without further ado, here they are: As Marcel Molina puts it, &#8220;I like that there are two screen shots for the Light app&#8220;. Nicely [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Browsing the iTunes App Store today, I found a priceless application that turns your iPhone into a flash light. Needless to say, I went on and checked the screen shots. So, without further ado, here they are:</p>
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<a href='http://blog.andremedeiros.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/itunesscreensnapz001.png'><img src="http://blog.andremedeiros.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/itunesscreensnapz001-300x203.png" alt="" title="Light on iTunes App Store" width="300" height="203" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10" /></a></p>
<p>As Marcel Molina puts it, &#8220;<a href="http://twitter.com/noradio/statuses/857439549">I like that there are two screen shots for the Light app</a>&#8220;. Nicely said.</p>
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		<title>Best of Craigslist: &#8220;What Happened to All the Nice Guys?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2008/06/best-of-craigslist-what-happened-to-all-the-nice-guys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>changelog</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to share with you something that made me laugh so hard today I cried my eyes out. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: So, if you&#8217;re looking for a nice guy, here&#8217;s what you do: Build a time machine. Go back a few years and pull your head out of your ass. Take a look at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just wanted to share with you <a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/483318927.html" target="_blank">something that made me laugh so hard today I cried my eyes out</a>. Here&#8217;s an excerpt:</p>
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<p>So, if you&#8217;re looking for a nice guy, here&#8217;s what you do:</p>
<ol>
<li>Build a time machine.</li>
<li>Go back a few years and pull your head out of your ass.</li>
<li>Take a look at what&#8217;s right in front of you and grab ahold of it.</li>
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<p>It&#8217;s funny how other people&#8217;s &#8220;misery&#8221;, when expressed like this, makes your day a bit better.</p>
<p><b>UPDATE:</b> I also found <a href="http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/550913075.html" target="_blank">this</a>. Although not related, feels like a counter-retort, view from the opposite sex kinda thing. Pure awesomeness.</p>
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		<title>How to build your on-demand video site with PHP</title>
		<link>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2008/06/how-to-build-your-on-demand-video-site-with-php/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2008/06/how-to-build-your-on-demand-video-site-with-php/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cakephp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ibm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Browsing DZone today I found an interesting article from IBM&#8217;s developerWorks site, which supposedly teaches you how to build an on-demand video site with CakePHP. My first thought was that, being Belacena built with the same technology, I could learn one thing or two and make it run 10x as fast (OK, maybe not, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Browsing <a href="http://www.dzone.com/">DZone</a> today I found an interesting article from IBM&#8217;s developerWorks site, which supposedly teaches you how to build an on-demand video site with CakePHP.</p>
<p>My first thought was that, being <a href="http://www.belacena.com/">Belacena</a> built with the same technology, I could learn one thing or two and make it run 10x as fast (OK, maybe not, but you get the point). So, I signed in (AKA got a user and password from <a href="http://www.bugmenot.com/view/ibm.com">BugMeNot</a>), and started reading part 2 (part 1 covers the basics about video optimization for the web, creating the database tables, and extracting CakePHP). Let&#8217;s just say I was disappointed, because I have big expectations on everything that comes from IBM.</p>
<p>So, in sum, their 3 part tutorial teaches how to scaffold in CakePHP, tweak the views a bit, and that&#8217;s pretty much it. You can see the resulting site <a href="http://tv.awesomeville.us/users/login">here</a>. If you feel that article is worth reading, you can start <a href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/os-dw-os-php-ondemvideo1.html?S_TACT=105AGX44&#038;S_CMP=EDU">here</a>.</p>
<p>If you have any suggestions on more advanced topics, let me know, and I&#8217;ll consider writing about it.</p>
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		<title>Digital 9/11&#8230; or so they say</title>
		<link>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2008/05/digital-911-or-so-they-say/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.andremedeiros.info/2008/05/digital-911-or-so-they-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>changelog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[botnet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read the latest press release from the European Network and Information Security Agency alerting about a possible digital 9/11. All I can say is that I&#8217;m shocked on how these people are so narrow-minded. Now, the biggest threats on this matter seem to be botnets, spam and computer viruses. Guys, here&#8217;s a free [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just read the <a href="http://www.enisa.europa.eu/pages/02_01_press_2008_05_27_Bxl.html" target="_blank" title="ENISA: Concerted EU efforts are needed to avoid a ‘digital 9/11’ and combat cyber threats">latest press release from the European Network and Information Security Agency</a> alerting about a possible digital 9/11. All I can say is that I&#8217;m shocked on how these people are so narrow-minded.</p>
<p>Now, the biggest threats on this matter seem to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet" target="_blank" title="Botnet: Wikipedia definition">botnets</a>, spam and computer viruses.</p>
<p>Guys, here&#8217;s a free tip: install <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/" target="_blank" title="Ubuntu Linux">Linux</a> and switch to <a href="http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/var_1c.html" target="_blank" title="Google Apps">Google Apps</a>. Works for me (TM) <img src='http://blog.andremedeiros.info/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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