Monday, April 27, 2009

Test your knowledge, and help feed the hungry.

A2 x A3
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A3
If you're like a lot of people, a math problem like this might make your brain melt into a muddled goo. Well, guess what - this is basic math (pre-algebra). Think back to your school days (some may have to think further than others) and it may all come rushing back to you. At this moment, your brain just got a tad bit more knowledgeable. Now doesn't that feel good?

You know what else feels good? Eating. And some people can't.

But you can help.

"FreeRice" is a website that aims to help people who are hungry for food and your brain, which is hungry to learn. You are quizzed in subjects that cover Art, Chemistry, English, Geography, Foreign Languages, and Math. For each correct answer, 10 grains of rice is donated to the United Nations World Food Program. Now, I know you're thinking, 10 grains of rice doesn't seem like a lot. But remember that while you're playing, thousands of other people are playing at the same time. And together, you're making a difference.

FreeRice has already generated enough rice to feed millions of people since they started in 2007. As such, a lot of people are getting a chance to eat that wouldn't have had the opportunity otherwise. And maybe, just maybe, that weird feeling in your head might just be you getting a little smarter.

Give it a try!
WARNING
This game may make you smarter.
It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance...


(By the way, A2 x A3 = A5)

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Blog Redesign

After quite a bit of work, I've redesigned the blog layout to make it much more functional and a little easier on the eyes.

Changes include:
  • A comment counter on each blog post,
  • links to blogs that I follow,
  • links for numerous RSS feed aggregators,
  • a Feedburner feed,
  • and a lot of CSS changes.
My main motivation behind these changes were to change my attitude towards blogging. I tend to put off blogging if I'm not pleased with the blog's design. Yeah, aesthetics go a long way. Also, I'll be posting random, but elaborated stuff here that I may refer to in Twitter.  Tweets are limited to 140 characters...so I intend to use my blog to "fill in the blanks."

Hope you like it!
 
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