Epixtar Doesn’t Like Bloggers

Epixtar Doesn't Like BloggersSome new developments on this silly Epixtar thing. But before that, a backgrounder: Like I said in post last January 10, Migs made a post about how the local Epixtar’s callcenter might be in for a rough ride after how their offices in Florida, US filed for bankruptcy. There was a reference to an alleged phone cramming situation, indicating this might be the reason for said bankruptcy.

At any rate, on January 12 someone named “Karl” made a very long comment with a list of names and their salaries, looking like it was lifted directly from a spreadsheet. This happened with Migs as well, although in his case the poster was “Gary” (definitely not me).

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I wanna see DLSU play

i wanna see dlsu playI’ll tell you what. Inasmuch as I completely despise the (alleged) cheating situation at DLSU, and the ensuing investigation that left more questions than answers, I gotta say that La Salle’s leave of absense from the UAAP is not the right step to alleviate the situation.

Sure DLSU deserves to get punished. And I promise you, that says a lot coming from me, who has followed the UAAP and DLSU long enough for me to be embarrassed to admit it. (which is a big no-no since on my blog, I am forever young.)

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Microsoft system engineers work for the Borg!

microsoft system engineers work for the borgViruses can do some strange and wonderful things. Of these the windows metafile situation is by far the most amazing. Consider for instance, that you are viewing a webpage with your favorite internet browser on your favorite operating system. You reach a website with an embedded .wmf file, and voila!

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of what magic is this?

spam blockedOnstance January 7 installation, various anti-virus tweakeths taken upon myself to enhanced postfix main.cf file on client mailserver has accrueth positive consequences. Whereas previously bedeviled by spam, has heretofore since reports indicative of spam rejected! Viruses are thus flung onto fields of the dreaded dev/null and the internet beyond!

Wittnesseth thee maillog!

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Epixtar must be a fun place to work

migs pisses epixtar offThe chief pointed out a post he made recently wherein he seemed to have ruffled a few callcenter feathers.

Upon learning of Epixtar Corp.’s ongoing Chapter 11 registration both in Miami US and locally, the chief wondered aloud whether a callcenter career in Epixtar House Eastwood would still count as a viable career.

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Now Blogging – The U.P. Portia Sorority!

portia sorority launchThe University of the Philippine’s Portia Sorority has been around for 72 years, counting such luminaries as Justice Cecilia Munoz Palma and Haydee Yorac as sisters, and so it’s just righteous that they find a suitable place on the web.

Henceforth – the Portia Blog! Rising in all its blue and white (yes blue and white. gasp.) glory, from the efforts of Jill, and myself.

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