racoma.com.phJ. Angelo Racoma on technology, economics, writing, problogging, and getting things done

I often find myself envious of people who have the time and the passion to write thought-provoking articles and editorials. When I originally launched my blog, it was my intention to contribute such content to the world. I wanted to focus on making a point, making a stand, and helping people understand these.

I never realized I would gain a considerable followership (while a humble number, it’s the connections that matter, I must say). But then, one thing turned into another, and I found myself writing—blogging—for a living. And the pressure and constraints took me away from using blogging as a platform for truly expressing ideas and ideals. There have been so many “me too” posts, one-liners and link lists. There’s the pressure to earn. There’s the pressure to stand out.

Racoma.net is, in a way, the contradiction of those “me too,” one liner and link posts, in its every relaunch. You see, everytime racoma.net has been relaunched, it’s often been at a point in my life I’m trying to reach new heights (and that, perhaps because of hitting lows). And it’s a way of recreating and reinventing myself. The last time I relaunched racoma.net, it was in 2006. Now I find myself relaunching once more.

For some time, I have let racoma.net languish in obscurity, ever since I switched to this .com.ph version of my blog. Even with this most recent relaunch, it has been about 10 months since my first post. But now that is changing. I’ve been trying to be more consistent with updating the site with what I hope are thought-provoking, interesting, funny, or at the very least grammatically-correct posts.

And this is a discipline I intend to maintain.

And so, folks, I give you racoma.net. Redesigned. Relaunched. Reloaded. Re-impassioned. Re-infused with goodness and warm, fuzzy feelings.

Feel free to drop by at www.racoma.net. I have, so far, discussed Twitter, social media and, yes, even Rick Astley.

Image credit: flickr/jurvetson

I’m in need of a few bloggers who can fill in several contributor spots in some Splashpress Media blogs. Head over to WordPress.PH for more information.

Let me express my gratitude to everyone who gave support in our time of need. I haven’t found the time to thank each one of you personally (via email, SMS, phone or in person), but we are very grateful, and we will come to that pretty soon. Right now, we are focused on trying to get on with our lives. Things will never be the same, I know. But life has to go on.

So does this mean it’s back to regular programming here on the J Spot? Well, most probably, yes.

Enthropia Inc. / Bloggy Network are in need of programmers. Here are the requirements and the compensation:

• Extremely proficient with PHP/MySQL, and preferrably good with Javascript, specifically AJAX
• Pay is $750 to $1,000 per month, depending on skill and expertise.
• They are guaranteed the position for 1 month, with a very good possibility it will turn into a permanent position.

This is a telecommute / virtual office position, so you can work from anywhere (and it is assumed you have the hardware, software, and connectivity for this). You can send me email via my contact form or send a message directly to jumpbug (at) gmail (dot) com.

Sorry folks if you don’t see your comments on the comment threads. I had to revert to an older version of the blog’s database, and I had to manually re-publish the posts since January 10th. WP 2.10 was giving me headaches so I downgraded!

Actually, I haven’t been able to fix the behavior of the tag archives yet.

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