KENNETH PORIO | the blog

Life has been turbulent for me since I went into a hiatus from the church I am in due to family-related issues. (Don't ask why, my family demands me to deem it classified) I still have my two buddies from church who are in my three of four CMSC majors.  They always look for me to help them in their studies. I commend those two: one in the 2nd level of leadership, the other on the 3rd level. Since I was took down from the church leadership, I was like a raft floating in random movement in the open sea. After my leaders told me that I'm back to square-one, nil, zilch, zero in the church, this started a conviction within me that I am being challenged again in this turning point of my life. Why do I have to start again at zero when I began to realize that this Christian life of mine is not always a box of chocolates? If this downturn of my life is caused by my family disapproval after that second academic failure I had, then why would I dare to convict myself of it? That failure...

MATHEMATICIANS hunt elephants by going to Africa, throwing out everything that is not an elephant, and catching one of whatever is left. EXPERIENCED MATHEMATICIANS will attempt to prove the existence of at least one unique elephant before proceeding to step 1 as a subordinate exercise. PROFESSORS OF MATHEMATICS will prove the existence of at least one unique elephant and then leave the detection and capture of an actual elephant as an exercise for their graduate students. COMPUTER SCIENTISTS hunt elephants by exercising Algorithm A: Go to Africa. Start at the Cape of Good Hope. Work northward in an orderly manner, traversing the continent alternately east and west. During each traverse pass, Catch each animal seen. Compare each animal caught to a known elephant. Stop when a match is detected. EXPERIENCED COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS modify Algorithm A by placing a known elephant in Cairo to ensure that the algorithm will terminate. ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMERS prefer to execute Al...

I've been watching CNN International for the past 4 years, and what a beautiful 4 years it has been for the world's leading 24-hour news channel. However, many are still ranting about the slow and painful revamp that this network took into their brains. Come to think of it, the CNN of 2006-2008 has been called by many CNN enthusiasts to be the "golden age" because of its very comprehensive and innovative aesthetics. The images, sets and graphics you see are very linear, clear, bright and fresh, just like any contemporary design of today. The overall look was unobtrusive; it did not distract me from the picture, the video and the anchor .   This is your brain. Anjali Rao is so beautiful here. I wanna glue to the TV all mornin'. As days pass the 2008-2009 look of CNN became too much blue and red. Yes, BLUE and RED. The graphics of the studios became too dark and depressing. Like, would you wake up just to see something gloomy and boring in the morning on C...

I dream... Talking to the camera... Giving the latest headlines around the world... The CNNI Atlanta Studio (from CNNFan.org) Testing... testing... "On cue at 3...2...1... ...Go!" "Hello everyone I'm /* insert my name here */ , and here are the headlines for this hour..." Regular headlines, breaking news, just in, happening now... The fast pace of news. Yes. I'll continue making people glue to the news when I feel I wanna make them informed. Hopefully. But news has become a product rather than a service. It lost its essence. It has become a venue of entertainment rather than information. Sorry big channels. You made news too sensational. You grab feelings but not thoughts. Where are you now, headlines? When will you come back... in the top of the hour? KENNETH

Welcome to the alternative reading of my CMSC 199 paper, " The Advancements of Graphics in Mobile Applications Using the Java Micro Edition Platform. " Here I share with you how you can enhance the power of Java to produce high-quality, rich and interactive graphics into your mobile phone, which has great applications in gaming, engineering, e-commerce and information systems. Would it be great that in the future you can hold a "virtual world" in your hand? Java has a lot to offer via its newly developed (and still developing) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that uses the same constructs as what is on your PC. One such API is the OpenGL for Embedded Systems or OpenGL ES, a Java API based on desktop OpenGL that features high-quality 3D graphics for use such as mobile gaming. However, many issues still remain in developing mobile graphics. One, the limitations of most mobile devices such as battery capacity, memory and display resolution hamper the per...

Psalm 145 (MSG) David's Praise   1 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I'll bless your name into eternity.   2 I'll bless you every day,       and keep it up from now to eternity.   3 God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough.       There are no boundaries to his greatness.   4 Generation after generation stands in awe of your work;       each one tells stories of your mighty acts.   5 Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking;       I compose songs on your wonders.   6 Your marvelous doings are headline news;       I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.   7 The fame of your goodness spreads across the country;       your righteousness is on everyone's lips.   8 God is all mercy and grace—  ...

This year, Father's Day will fall on the 20th of June. This month, I want to share some cake decoration ideas that you may try to impress your Dad, Daddy, Papa, Pops, Papi, Bubba, Ama, Itay, Tatay on this special day. A college student who runs a little site went through my site and enjoyed it, and he wants to make me share these ideas for Father's Day. His idea on cake decoration for Father's Day is on nothing but TIES. Yes, neckties, ties, kurbata . His love is on these formally pretty ties that men on the executive, corporate side wear much. Just skim through these great ideas that I got from his site. Blue collar shirt & a yellow tie. Stairstep design tie Powder blue polo & a orange-stripe tie Is your Dad a doctor? Why not give him this one? White suit, red tie, polka dots. Simple yet contemporary. Thinking BIG & TALL? Here's for the BIG & TALL Dad! A Three-layer cake! I want to greet my great Papa who was there for ...