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Learning Outside the Curriculum: Why Students Fall Behind After Graduation
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Learning Outside the Curriculum: Why Students Fall Behind After Graduation

Jasmyn Japag2026-01-29T05:29:48+00:00

Learning outside the curriculum is rarely discussed when students are first told to follow the syllabus, finish their requirements, and trust that everything will fall into place. If you attend your classes, submit your work on time, and get decent grades, you’re doing what you’re supposed to do. On paper, that should be enough. However for a lot of students, especially as graduation gets closer, there’s this anxiety where things you see in the job don't match how things look academically. You might understand the material well enough to pass exams, yet still feel unsure about how any of it [...]

Learning Outside the Curriculum: Why Students Fall Behind After GraduationJasmyn Japag2026-01-29T05:29:48+00:00

The AI Risks Hiding in Plain Sight: OWASP’s Top 10 for LLMs
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The AI Risks Hiding in Plain Sight: OWASP’s Top 10 for LLMs

Ian Vergara2026-01-27T18:52:57+00:00

Large language models (LLMs) are transforming tech, but they also bring new security headaches. The OWASP Top 10 for LLMs highlights the biggest AI risks we should know about. In this guide, we explain each risk in simple terms, give everyday examples, and share quick safety tips. Whether you’re a developer or a casual tech user, this walkthrough will help you understand and avoid the most common AI pitfalls. Prompt Injection What it is: Prompt Injection happens when someone sneaks special instructions into an AI’s input so the model does something unintended. In other words, a user’s query tricks the AI [...]

The AI Risks Hiding in Plain Sight: OWASP’s Top 10 for LLMsIan Vergara2026-01-27T18:52:57+00:00

What to Do After Passing a Cloud Certification: A 60-day Guide
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What to Do After Passing a Cloud Certification: A 60-day Guide

Jasmyn Japag2026-01-26T04:02:59+00:00

What to do after passing a cloud certification is a common question for many learners who expect the exam to feel like a turning point. Weeks or months of study finally lead to a passing score, the exam closes, and the pressure lifts. For a brief moment, it feels like progress has been made in a very real way. Then reality sets in, nothing immediately changes. There are no sudden job offers, no clear roadmap for what comes next, and no obvious signal that the certification has moved your career forward. This moment is common, yet rarely discussed. Many people [...]

What to Do After Passing a Cloud Certification: A 60-day GuideJasmyn Japag2026-01-26T04:02:59+00:00

Tech Burnout: Is It Really Inevitable?
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Tech Burnout: Is It Really Inevitable?

Cristieneil Ceballos2025-10-17T12:05:51+00:00

What if the dream job, the one you've always been dreaming of and manifesting ever since, is quietly draining the life out of you? This exhaustion is a known feeling in the tech industry, where the relentless pressure forces professionals and students to push until they hit a wall. This struggle is intensified in cultures that value sheer willpower and "diskarte" (resourcefulness), where admitting this profound fatigue feels like a personal, silent failure. We've all seen this cycle, or been trapped in it ourselves. This article is inspired by Mayuko’s (2020) video, “Why is Burnout So Common in Tech? Let’s [...]

Tech Burnout: Is It Really Inevitable?Cristieneil Ceballos2025-10-17T12:05:51+00:00

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