Some people wanted to know whether this strange word exist: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon is supposed to be the longest word in the English dictionary. I ventured out on my own to for some little research to see if this is listed in known online dictionaries. No, this word is NOT listed in any of those dictionaries.

This word looks like something that is coined out in the medicine-related professions, which may be why those general-purpose dictionaries did not list down this word. I tried looking into the some well-established medical dictionaries online and got the same results – their search engines turned up nothing.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon is noun that’s supposed to mean a lung disease that was caused by breathing in fine particles of siliceous volcanic dust. The same word is also spelled as pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. I am unable to find out further if this is indeed true, as there are no reliable online resources that back up this definition. Someone mentioned that this was featured on a TV show, but this isn’t listed even in some news sites.

I heard that this was coined by someone named Everett Smith in 1935 just for the fun of investing a new longest word in his time.

If anybody had found an established online dictionary that lists down this word with its formal definition, let me know.

I found an ebook search engine today: eBook Search Queen. The site is straightforward: any visitor seeing that page will be able to do three things: use the search feature for a particular eBook, or delve into those last keyword searches on from the list or just browse through the material by country.

Those eBooks is not limited to using the PDF format – type in some keywords to search pdf, TXT, PPT, DOC and RTF eBooks that are available on the site.

Since I am into WordPress themes I was happy to see links to WordPress-related eBooks. I was able to visit some of those links and grab a number of useful eBooks right now. The site isn’t limited to a particular topic or niche – you can actually search for anything that satisfies your interest.

If you are a keen observer, there’s this little button at the upper right hand corner of the page that says “add to search engine list”. For some reason that little button is not working yet. It looked like the button is a recent addition to the site. I hope this gets to be implemented soon so it would be convenient to interested users.

This eBook Search Queen search engine is another a decent addition to my list of eBook resources.

In just more than a decade of working with various employers, never did it occur to me that my next job is to be a full time freelancer. During college I was more interested in finishing the degree that I’ve chosen and be successful in that field. I’ve discovered my talent way back in high school but I kept ignoring the fact that I love to work with computers more than building electronic circuits.
Anyway, I ended up working in both fields. I gained four years experience as an IT specialist, and the three years in a semiconductor firm just in time when the awful global financial crisis started. After that stint I became a freelancer.

I didn’t have a plan

Before I quit the last job, I was offered a huge freelance project from a potential client. I was looking forward to working on that after I had submitted my resignation. My plan was to earn income from that and use the funds in some business venture that I like.

That plan A failed – the project did not push through. I did not have a plan B. I was running out of money. I just decided to edit my old dusty resume from my aging hard disk and apply to some job openings in my location. Not long, I got some interviews from big established companies. One of them even gave me a lusty job offer which I eventually declined because I have that gut feeling that there seemed to be something bigger than grabbing that opportunity.

After that, there was silence. I did not new interviews from other companies that I’ve applied to anymore. At one time I regretted making the decision not to accept that job offer. For a while it seemed that I am on a crossroad: I was unable to decide where to go and what to do and how I was going to support myself and my kid. Read the rest of this entry

Is LimeWire really illegal?

This isn’t a new question that’s been asked around. LimeWire is definitely 100% legal; however, putting copyright protected material without the permission of the copyright holder is entirely illegal. Thus, downloading and uploading copyrighted work should not be done by the users.
LimeWire is no different to other peer to peer software such as BitTorrent and Bearshare. These peer to peer clients simply make it possible for users to share their files over the web. Since these are called peer to peer, there is no centralized server where downloadable content are stored. Instead, content can be downloaded from other LimeWire users.

As you download a song or a video using this client, you may be downloading several bits and pieces of that media from several LimeWire users like you.

I had been using LimeWire myself and I had seen all sorts of downloadable stuff - yes, even copyright protected work and offending material can be found indiscriminately within that little piece of software. Since this software isn’t illegal, I have the impression that the user should be the one responsible in sharing content over these networks.

If you want to try out LimeWire for yourself, visit LimeWire website.
If you are interested in the legalities of LimeWire then it is best to take a peek on their copyright and safety pages:

• Using P2P safely
• LimeWire copyright page

The image below of a glass frog is actually one of the interesting species discovered in a recent Ecuador expedition in the forests. Glass frogs are not new to science, but this particular one is among the endangered species list. These frogs are endangered not because of the humans: the chytrid fungus that inhabits their home kills these amphibians.

As you can see, this particular see through frog has a translucent skin and you can easily see its internal organs. Its scientific name is Hyalinobatrachium pellucidum.

This glass frog is among the twelve new species which were found in the expedition. The salamander which looked like an E.T. was also another one of the expedition’s interesting discovery.

see images of the animals discovered in the expedition here