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About ctapang

I am a Software Design Engineer. I have just abandoned the huge army organized to make .Net programming the one dominant programming system. I now program in Typescript which (surprise) is also from Microsoft. Aside from my day job as a programmer, I am also involved in a movement (http://correctphilippines.org) to correct the Philippine constitution. It's an ambitious undertaking in itself, and there's no guarantee that improving our constitution will improve things. However, one thing is certain: if we don't establish a rational constitution, we will continue on our path of self-destruction. What kind of government is best? For me the best government is that which governs the least. We need the government not because it can provide for us but because it keeps us from running into each other. The proper function of government is that of a traffic light: it prevents us from bumping each other, but it does not tell us where to go.

A Critique of the Revised Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL)

Posted on July 26, 2017

The new BBL reminds me of an old optical illusion that demonstrates very well how human minds work: Do you see the old lady or the young woman? A lot of people can only see one or the other. There … Continue reading →

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Asperger’s Syndrome

Posted on April 5, 2017

I have just discovered something about myself. Somebody had suggested it some years ago, but I ignored it. Today, after taking a couple of simple online tests, the results indicate that I may have Asperger’s Syndrome, a mild form of Autism. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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How Free Speech Prevents a Mindless War of Bullets and Bombs

Posted on September 5, 2016

At parties, I often end up talking politics with my friends. (Ideologically my politics is nearest to Libertarians, but I have consistently voted Republican.) On the one hand, I am glad that, even without Trump (and at times, especially if … Continue reading →

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Why I am for Duterte

Posted on April 10, 2016

I am for Duterte because he’s the only candidate who has indicated agreement (one time or another) with each one of  the three goals of the CoRRECT Philippines movement in reforming the constitution: Establishment of a Free Market in the Philippines; Start … Continue reading →

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The Power of Passwords

Posted on December 16, 2015

Encryption technology has just become a political battleground. It should have been obvious that, like powerful weapons, it can be used to do bad as well as good. Here is the stark reality of this technology. One of the two radical … Continue reading →

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Communism, Islam, and Political Correctness

Posted on October 29, 2015

What is Religion? Let’s first clarify what is religion. Religion should be personal. It is a set of personal beliefs about why we are here in this world, where we are going, and how we should behave with respect to … Continue reading →

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What is Missing from the HyperLoop

Posted on October 17, 2015

Travelling in a semi-vacuum tube offers two very significant advantages: speed that is several multiples of jet-plane speed, and low energy required per kilometer travelled, per kilogram of transported mass. However, the HyperLoop as currently envisioned does not take advantage … Continue reading →

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