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Vibe coding is the new way to build software. You talk to the AI and it writes the code for you. It feels like magic. But these tools can get expensive very fast. (Most subscriptions cost 20 dollars a month or more).I believe you do not need a huge budget …

I just finished reading the new 2026 AI Index Report from Stanford. It is a massive document, but it is the best way to see where the world is headed with this technology.Well, here are the most important points for me.AI is not slowing down. Models are now passing PhD-level …

The story of Sid Sijbrandij (the co-founder of GitLab) is all over my feed lately. It is a wild ride. But as someone who geeks out on tech and AI, the most interesting part isn't just that he survived. It is how he used his engineering brain to do it.He …

A recent story circulating in the tech and healthcare communities, which was shared on Reddit's r/ClaudeAI a few days ago, has sparked a vital conversation about the future of medicine. It's the story of a 62-year-old man who lived for 25 years with a constellation of debilitating symptoms: kidney failure, …

The official closure of the Strait of Hormuz today, March 27, 2026, has turned the Philippine Energy Emergency from a warning into a reality. We are no longer "preparing" for a crisis; we are in the middle of one.The Great AsymmetryMany compare this to the COVID-19 era, but the reality …

There have been sustained, multi-source credential stuffing and dictionary attacks against my SSH daemon across 4 consecutive days, as shown in my Fail2Ban logs. Several patterns stand out.77.83.39.153 is the primary threat. This single IP from a Netherlands hosting provider (Serverius) accounts for roughly 60% of all attempts. What makes …

I’ve been coming across a growing number of published journal articles and technical papers that have one thing in common: The AI's "closing suggestions" were left in the final text.From IEEE and Elsevier to niche research journals, we are seeing phrases like "Would you like me to convert this into …

I blocked a list of SSH brute-force attackers on my server's firewall, and the entire network lost Internet access. When I rolled back the rules, connectivity was restored. Here is what the logs revealed, and why one of those IPs almost certainly belongs to a compromised machine inside my ISP's own infrastructure.

The March 2026 conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran has sent shockwaves through the global economy. As Brent crude climbs and semiconductor supply chains tighten due to military prioritization, business leaders are asking: Is a global recession imminent? While the macro-economists debate the percentages, the reality on the ground …

I saw this presentation posted on a page for the #CHEDRAISE event earlier today, and there was a strong push for schools to acquire heavy on-premise AI infrastructure for student learning and research.While the goal of bringing AI to education is highly commendable, as someone who builds and integrates these …

In the ever-accelerating landscape of technology, AI has emerged as the most transformative tool of our generation. It promises unprecedented efficiency, accelerates innovation, and reshapes how we approach problem-solving. But here's the critical distinction I want to make clear: AI isn't a silver bullet; it's a force multiplier.This means that …

IT professionals are prone to highly sedentary work patterns. Research published in the International Journal of Medicine and Public Health notes that while many IT employees have good knowledge of diabetes, they struggle to implement preventive practices due to time constraints and fatigue [2].The 180-Minute Threshold: A study found that …

I have read the latest post from the World Economic Forum website where they presented the answers given by world leaders at Davos 2026 to the question, "how can we unlock new sources of economic growth?" Their answers pose a great challenge especially here in the Philippines.As we navigate the …

The year was 1973. Psychologist David Rosenhan sent perfectly sane individuals into psychiatric hospitals, instructing them to report just one mild symptom: hearing the words "empty," "hollow," "thud." The results were shocking: all were admitted, diagnosed with severe mental illness, and their every normal action was reinterpreted as a symptom. …

If you read the latest EDCOM II Year 3 Report, one statistic likely stopped you cold. It certainly did for me.0.4%.That is the percentage of Grade 12 students in the Philippines who are considered "proficient" in critical competencies. Conversely, this means 99.6% of our graduating senior high school students are …