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Back-sighting the history of Surveying

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Last November 28- December 2, 2011, I had the chance to participate in a course for GPS data analysis and modelling (GDAM) for scientific and practical application workshop held at the National Engineering Center of UP Diliman. Part of the itinerary is a day of field trip to the major research agencies that uses Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the modelling and analysis of crustal movements for their respective scientific applications. The agencies that we have visited are the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS),  Manila Observatory and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA). At PHIVOLCS we get a peek on how the GPS data from continuous and campaign sites have been archived, processed and delivered. These data will then be used further for the analysis of crustal movements specifically along the Philippune Fault as well as the deformation and movements on active volcanoes in the Philippines such as Mayon and Kanlaon. Having bee

Woah! Win up to $1M by hacking Google Chrome!

It was of great awe that I discover this morning how Google Chrome developers have just been so confident of the security of their product that they really got some pretty great awards for those who could break in their security. Hack Chrome! Get Rewards! Nice nice! This year again CanSecWest is offering up to ONE MILLION DOLLAR reward for geeks who could crack the Google Chrome codes and bring themselves to the pedestal of their dreams. Yeah, who knows? It might just be another entrepot for such hidden talents that really ought to be brought out of the underground dark. So here are the compelling prizes to drool so much about: $60,000 - “Full Chrome exploit”: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using only bugs in Chrome itself.  $40,000 - “Partial Chrome exploit”: Chrome / Win7 local OS user account persistence using at least one bug in Chrome itself, plus other bugs. For example, a WebKit bug combined with a Windows sandbox bug. $20,000 - “Consolation rewar