I met with Clint and Hung from the Amerasian Childfind Network tonight. Clint visits Vietnam a couple times a year to help Vietnam Veterans find their long lost Amerasian children. We still do not know the exact number of Amerasians left in Vietnam, but it could be as high as 7,000 based on some leads. We just do not know. Clint helped me form the Amerasian Foundation … [Read more...] about How to continue to help Filipino and Vietnamese Amerasians
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Use nv, not nvidia drivers -> Save the headache
As the majority of BSD/Linux users, I use X.org for my X Window System. I have a preference to edit my own xorg.conf to ensure that X runs properly on any of my system. To this date, I have never failed to get X configured. It is actually not that difficult. Today, distros such as Debian Lenny, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Sabayon, to name a few, can automatically create a working … [Read more...] about Use nv, not nvidia drivers -> Save the headache
Google DevFest 2008 – Saigon
Just a reminder, the Google DevFest will take place on Tuesday, November 4th, at the University of Technology. Below is the address of the venue: 268 Ly Thuong Kiet, Building A5 Auditorium, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City. See you all there. … [Read more...] about Google DevFest 2008 – Saigon
Saigon – One of the Most Beautiful Cities in the World
I have lived in many cities and towns around the world. Istanbul, Turkey, with all of it's historical cathedrals and mosques is one of my favorites. Almaty, Kazakhstan, a city I really wanted to call home at one time, is of of my other favorites. Both Almaty and Istanbul are very beautiful cities but in the end, though, it's Saigon that I would call home. Saigon is one of … [Read more...] about Saigon – One of the Most Beautiful Cities in the World
SUV got stuck in Saigon
Not sure what this guy was thinking. One of my student called me over to show me the brown SUV. The poor guy was trying to squeeze in between a pile of construction soil and a van. He just kind of just stayed there with everyone looking. Eventually another driver helped the SUV maneuver out. (Onlookers watching the stuck SUV) … [Read more...] about SUV got stuck in Saigon