Sunday, May 20, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
STAY FOCUS, KEEP HACKING is Hacker Way ! ...$ 38.37 closing !
STAY FOCUS, KEEP HACKING is Hacker Way ! ...$ 38.37 closing ! ;.. Facebook (FB) finally went public, closing at $38.37, barely a Lamborghini above its offering price of $38. Most of the 2,000 or so employees here had spent the night at a "hackathon," coding some future Facebook app or feature. Philz, the in-house coffee shop, opened at 5 a.m. for the bleary-eyed. The employees wore special gray T-shirts made just for the day. Emblazoning the T-shirts: STAY FOCUSED AND KEEP HACKING,
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Philippines feels the economic cost of standing up to China - CSMonitor.com
Philippines feels the economic cost of standing up to China - CSMonitor.com ;.. Philippine economy, which is dependent on a steady Chinese demand for its products.
The two countries have been locked in a tense standoff since April 10, when a Philippine naval ship attempted to arrest Chinese fishermen working off what is known internationally as the Scarborough Shoal. The Philippines claims the territory is within its exclusive economic zone, but China claims sovereignty over it, and Chinese ships blocked the arrest, ordering the Philippine ship to leave.
Friday, May 11, 2012
China issues warnings on Philippines - Yahoo! News Singapore
China issues warnings on Philippines - Yahoo! News Singapore ;.. The Philippines, which admits to having an extremely weak military, has repeatedly said it wants to solve the stand-off over the shoal through diplomatic means.
But it has also said it secured a pledge from the United States, its main military ally, to protect the Philippines from attacks in the South China Sea.
A coalition of Filipino activist groups is planning to hold rallies at Chinese embassies around the world on Friday to support the Philippines in the dispute.
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