Monthly random discussion - Dec 2023
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This month’s Ask PHlemmy: What one thing a kid born after 2000 will not understand no matter how long you explain it?
How we were able to cope during the Cory days of daily long-ass blackouts without internet or anything to keep us preoccupied.
didn't know you go way back...
thanks for giving me another way of sayang 'tanda mo na pala'.
how we got through our youth with no touch screens and that kids after them won't know what a controller is
you don't answer the telephone or else the internet goes out
Nung nalaman ko yung KathNiel breakup, my first reaction was akala ko tagal nang hindi sila. Turns out I was confusing them with JaDine, lol.
Pero okay lang yan kung affected kayo or gusto niyo pag-usapan. Not going to rain on your parade unlike ng mga ilang bugok sa internets na bakit daw yan pinag-uusapan imbes na Gaza at Ukraine.
Hehehe saan galing yung ganitong sentiment? Internet in general, or sa "other side?"
Little on column A, a little on column B lmaooo
I strongly believe the people on column B are the same who complained and disagreed with the sub shutdown/boycott last June because they don’t want the mods to decide for them, and the API changes do not directly affect their site experience.
Bunch of grandstanding, disingenuous hypocrites.
Celebrated my 40th today and first time rin kumain sa labas for my birthday in a long while. Usually prefer an understated festivity and have food delivered at home, but this one I thought was worth going out. I cleanly forgot that Christmas rush nga pala araw ko, so had to put up with really bad traffic.
Belated happy birthday. You sound younger than 40. Haha. Everyday na yung Christmas rush, buti you were able to celebrate then.
The only time I feel 40 is when kneeling or making sudden movements. Tried to teach my kid how to jump from the floor to the bed in a standing position the other day and almost tweaked my back in the process, lmao. I was able to do that easily 5, 10 years ago.
Belated happy 40th to you, head mod! Here's to 40 more 😁 🥂
Thanks!
I'd probably be using a nitrogen displacement helmet if I'm still alive when I'm 80, lol.
Happy belated birthday!
was the food good tho?
Hell yes. It should be, lol.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you!
I always have Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli on my list as one of the greatest Filipino movies of all time, and glad that Mister Shooli himself uploaded a copy on the internet before he passed.
May update pala si Boost na highlight unread comments? Pretty useful.
catto
Why not use the top of the rail? Wala masyado surface area? I realize I'm trying to insert logic on a cat's obstacle clearing but what the heck.
Catto has 6 lives left...
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
Happy holidays!
@decadentrebel @the_yaya merry Christmas to all
Merry Christmas 🎄 😊 To you head mod and everyone in the Lemmy PH community 🙏🏼
Just went through the longest day of my life yesterday. Covid sucks. Akala ko mild na lang nung start. Ingat kayo, guys.
Get well as soon as you can! Kahit mild, nakaka disorient talaga ang loss of smell and taste. Then nung ako tinamaan last May, almost 40° C inabot ng lagnat. Hope you can also recover in a week or sooner :-)
Thanks, dude. Yeah, feeling a lot better today, but hindi pa 100%.
Thinking of actually working from home tomorrow because VL na ko till the new year starting next week and I can never understand yung rule na di pwede magkadikit yung SL and VL.
Di naman ako umabot ng 40°. I bet that absolutely sucked.
Panis, kaya pa rin humatak ng Air Supply ng marami! 😂😂
Bubuksan na ang flyover sa Molino pero hindi pa rin tapos ang Abot Kamay na Pangarap
I used to chuckle when I'd see the 67th Air Supply or David Pomeranz tour here, and now seeing Incubus coming over I'm guessing the gen-Z's are like "who the hell" or wth with laughter.
Good morning Phlemm peoples!
may plema sa tshirt mo
Grabe sa kabila yung mga upvoted comments on jeepney modernization. Poverty porn daw or paawa effect yung argument against it when the OP literally said on the title he's for modernization and that the implementation has to be realistic. Tbf, yung analogy na quoted is laughingly bad, but it's not hard to see the point being made.
Furthermore, a comment saying that arbitrarily copying public transport fixes from other countries and applying it to Metro Manila won't work is getting downvoted. Pakita daw ng studies na it won't work, lol. The onus of proof lies on those saying it will work, hindi sa nagsasabi na it won't. It's common sense to assume that what works elsewhere won't work everywhere, although the guy touched partly on why he thinks so.
I did notice that there were a lot more people who mock things as "anti-poor." There were only specific people who did it before, but it seems to becoming more popular in r/ph.
Yeah it's weird. Hindi ko alam if nasa 2ph4u ako or r/PH.
For all of r/PH's annoyances and faults, it's still the place that shaped much of my present politics and personal outlook. And to see it devolve into that kind of DDS-ish circlejerking makes me wish I wasn't putting down the 2020-22 posters much, lol.
Despite his allegiance to the NPA, grandenko was one of the more articulate posters on why being pro-poor is good. His absence seems to have allowed the anti-poor people to become more popular.
It's been a while but I do have vague recollections of the Absalon murder since I was vocally against it, however I don't recall gradenko "defending" the NPA. He was only stating that it wasn't in violation of the land mine treaty being that it was a radio detonated IED.
Then again, I'm not privy to all of his posts and he might have sworn support to the NPA or outright defended them that I wasn't aware of. But from the many posts I've read of him (both in Reddit and the SomethingAwful Forums), my take is that he's mostly your typical left-leaning individual that wouldn't categorically shun extremists because underneath all the violence and mafioso tactics of the NPA, they have similar ideologies and "turning against" each other would be in the best interests of the capitalists they're all banding against.
I've been here long enough to understand that politics is complicated and a spectrum. I've even come to begrudgingly "respect" and comprehend the minds of DDS and Marcos loyalists even though I detest them.
Edit: Restored, was editing it but ended up deleting lol
That's fair, what I do know though is that he would fit right in at lemmygrad and hexbear.
He actually ignored all of my attempts to join Lemmy so he's either aware of how it would look like if he joined a community that has a "rep" for being an alleged tankie news aggregation forum or he just doesn't want to. He's not the only mod that didn't move here anyway, lol. The few mods that did either don't post anymore or do it semi-regularly.
TIL. Holy shit. Tbh, i enjoyed his comments. Very observant and articulate. Seemed he didn't let his bias show, now that I know his allegiance.
Is that why he's not a mod there anymore?
He's still a mod as far as I know, but became inactive around the time of the reddit blackout. And yeah, he always defended the NPA when he could, even during that time where they used land mines.
Gotcha. I might not be remembering right since it's been a while since i visited r/philippines.
Damn... Never saw that comment/post but it's hard af to defend using landmines.
I appreciate the answer.
More BS sa kabila:
Bibili raw siya ng pepper spray kasi may exhibitionist sa loob ng jeep. Eh di lahat ng kapwa mo pasahero pati ikaw damay. Ito naman mga replies hindi man lang sabihan na bad (bordering on fatalist) idea yun.
Edit: Just to add to this: "self-defense" stuff (martial arts, taser) gives you a false sense of security and confidence. It's primary purpose is that when the only option is to fight, you have something to do/use. Hindi ibig sabihin na when some fool decides to show his dick, talks trash, or asks for your wallet, your first inclination is to do a roundhouse kick. The first, second, and third option is your safety. Kung pwede mo wag pansinin or ibigay wallet mo, that's what you do. If death is probable (hindi pa kontento sa wallet or an actual rape attempt), that's when you resort to the pepper sprays, taser, and small joint manipulation.
Ehh...looking at the thread, a lot of the top replies pointed out that it would be a bad idea. Top reply even says just to shout out that someone is showing their junk and the OP even replies to those stating it's a bad idea thanking them for letting her know. A lot of other replies are only pointing out the disgusting behavior of the exhibitionist. Granted, there are a lot of people who support it without knowing it's a bad idea, but I still feel you're misrepresenting what's happening over there.
When I first posted this, there were several replies on it (barely an hour in), most of it telling the OP to buy the pepper spray. The replies you mentioned didn't show up until after I already shared it (they're tagged blue when I went back today).
Sure, the succeeding replies eventually gave correct info, but giving bad advice on a "what should I do" thread (especially when it's the initial ones) is terrible/harmful.
Point still stands though that "self defense" on a guy passively showing his dick (that OP claims she was already able to deal with verbally) is just being vindictive and Sonny Parsons level of stupidity.
That's why it's called self-defense and not preemptive-attack
Pag nadamay yung driver, good luck haha
kung hindi mahangin sa dyep, then pepper spray it is. wala, eh, damay damay na yan. mapasali pa driver niyan. haha
Talk To Me II
I can't shake off this nagging feeling that these strong quakes hitting the Philippines with increasing regularity in the past few years are precursors to something huge that's about to occur, like the pressure is looking for a weak spot to unleash mayhem. I fear it would be an earthquake higher than magnitude 8, that it could even reach magnitude 9, in which case it's going to be very bad. I hope not but it almost feels like a premonition, idk... Maybe I'm just too worried but then again, the signs are pointing there.
Meron bang recent study about sa earthquaeks na nagsasabi it will lead to stronger levels?
EDIT: i want to be skeptic sa mga signs, lalo na kung dahil sa endtimes. Iba rin kc kun may maayos na study kesa sa sinasbi ng mga religion na mahilig mag-avail sa "holy fear"
it's not even due to biblical fear, i'm just too worried maybe.
I don want you to panic, pero eto bago lang - https://nitter.net/phivolcs_dost/status/1731955154117968006#m
That's just another sign that is coming. Hopefully not but...
i mean we're at the pacific ring of fire. we have lots of volcanoes.
Not gonna lie. Na-e-enjoy kong mag-jogging at tumambay sa Marikina Heights. Kung hindi lang ako pumapasok sa office, I would’ve done that more often, not just weekly. Baka daily pa!
As if naman may vehicle na fully paid up front. 🙄
baka natroma sa mga maiingay na motor. yun iba upgraded muffler kaya nakakagulat sa kalsada.
Kabwisit naman talaga mga yun lalo na yung gulong na parang galing sa tumbler ni Batman, lol.
It's still a terrible comment that's hardly witty, though.
imagine they catch a serial killer and they figure out the commonality among his victims is that they all played Ranked Solo queue in League of Legends
Why do the villains have the most memorable campaigns? Jajaja-jamby, Gusto ko happy ka, lumangoy sa basura, pia-pia-pia cayetano, budots, Erap para sa Mahirap, I could go on and on.
Ang baho ng intro ng AV Properties house tour. That's why I stopped watching their videos, lol.
A professional troll on the other side of the internet is spreading off-topic comments with their favorite topic ad nauseam after their previous accounts were banned.
c/reddit is this way ➡️ Link
Ito na ata yung pinakamagandang line-up ng MMFF entries. 2016 lineup pa yung huling may magandang lineup ng MMFF for me.
Ano yung pinaka-okay sa lineup this year?
Gomburza, easily.
I'm tired.
Salamat sa early warning ni google, nakalabas kame agad.
I'm just worried that with the increasing regularity of earthquakes in recent years that something big is about to happen. Something this country ain't ready for.
ready na ba insurance?
Wow! Very useful to lalo na kapag pupunta sa megamall. Lol
Grab Indoor Maps. Need lang to scroll sa pinaka baba ng Grab app home page
Naalala ko lang, last year yata o early this year, may nakita akong 3 magkakatropa sa mall. Mga senior high ang edaran. Yung isa naka white shirt with printed Nazi flag na malaki
Tama lang ba na hinayaan ko lang siya, o dapat may ginawa ako?
My dad is like 70+ and he uses Erika as his background music when walking/exercising. As far as I know he's not a Nazi sympathizer. Some people just find those German iconography eye-catching, I guess? I like the iron cross, personally. Although obviously I know better than to wear it, lol.
MTRCB suspends SMNI shows hosted by ex-Pres. Duterte, Badoy, Celiz
Eto na naman MTRCB umeepal! Ano ba kasi silbi nila??
Oh wait, I thought si Vice Ganda ulit. I like this decision, therefore I think they're good.
Bat kaya nagigisa yun smni ngayon? I mean kala ko kaya silang protektahan ni sir 88M dahil sinuportahan nila xa nun debate
Binangga nila pinsan ni Bongbong: https://lemm.ee/post/17080626
let them fight lulz
I wish 2023 would just end already.
Lovebug gets a mention on the new Netflix movie "Leave The World Behind". Dude got his info wrong, though. "Two teenagers in the Philippines" daw when it was just one person and already 24 when he unleashed the virus. And I think he meant millennium bug and not the love bug kasi the conversation was about world-ending threats that turned out to be a farce.
merry fuckin christmas everybody, holiday season is moneydrain season
This is why I opted for the electronic rat trap over the more traditional mouse traps despite the higher cost. It's a lot less icky to dispose of them after and less suffering. Once you hear the beep, dig up a hole on your pot/soil, and then dump them in.
Sino gotyme users here? Pano magbayad sa shopee? Di kasi makita gotyme sa list. Or dapat ba i-enroll as debit card? Sana may iba pa option
From what I know, debit card enrollment talaga siya.
Ah sige, thanks
anyone know of other places that play jazz?
aside from jazzela
Tago Jazz in Cubao
Finally may Bluesky na rin ako. I like the UI better than Mastodon, and it reminds me a lot of Twitter before Musk's BS. Ayoko nga lang that you can't set your tweets to private.
Do they have plans to federate with Mastodon?
Apparently, yes. Federation with Threads is what I look forward to because some influencers and media personalities are actually crossposting there.
Genius talaga si sir Elon. Dahil sa pag takeover nya nag-diversify ang social media community.
Why are news reports ignoring the fact that Jiggy Manicad joined politics and sold his soul to the devil? Puros na lang comeback daw as if he didn't do anything after he "retired" and became some recluse private citizen.
Wait he is going back to becoming a news anchor? Huh. Politics is a shitshow anyway.
Yes! Main anchor for TV5's Frontline. Nakakaasar lang na pinapalabas as if he was dormant since "retiring". Dude had a heel turn from 2018-2022 as part of Sara's HNP.
i wonder what humans' life expectancy rate would be if every person had a loaded gun by their bedside
probably more than 10 years life expectancy decrease since babies and children...
> eve of Christmas Eve
> AI deepfake J**
> This is the beginning of the end
may mga taga baguio ba dito na nakararamdam ng lidol?
Has the concept of 13th Month pay destroyed the average filipino's capacity to save for the future?
by average I mean minimum wage earner
Pangit din kasi timing nung 13th month pay. Sa Christmas natatapat or the month when you usually pay for the other half of matriculation fees or outstanding balances.
Then again, if you have a decent amount of leftover money to begin with, saving or buying small stocks shouldn't be a problem.
this day ten years ago, paul walker and his colleague left the charity work for victims of the typhoon yolanda and both died in a single vehicle collision.
locked na pala yung november thread
Somewhere in QC. I received the notif just as it started to quake. Ingat phlemmy! Ps, mahina lang.
Hehehe it didn't feel mahina at all in our area 😅
Naramdaman ni wifey and everyone in her call, but I didn't. Haha.
RIP Ronaldo Valdez 😢
https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/17/23/veteran-actor-ronaldo-valdez-passes-away
Dude is only 76?? I thought he was at least pushing 90 by now because he was already old when I was watching him as a child, haha.
He seemed perpetually old since the 90s (see Cedie: Ang Munting Prinsipe)
TW:
Suicide pala cause of death due to him having prostate cancer.
Maybe I'm still in denial, but I hope a more credible source arises.
https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2023/12/18/266974/qcpd-appeals-public-refrain-concluding-ronaldo-valdez-death/
Other sources:
Saw this in fb this morning. I was confused as to why the qcpd was involved but was too lazy to search lol kakapanood ko lang din sa news na may baril palang involved.
S.H.A.B.U.!!!
Magreply sana ko pero na-delete mo na pala LOL. Puro jeep lang dito sa probinsya kaya di maka-relate much
i-eedit ko sana pero delete napindot, lol. Nakalimutan ko na din exact na sinabi ko other than getting why taxi drivers are choosy.
russia will be boomin with orphanage businesses.
Hay naku Robin, pinagtatakpan mo pa SMNI. Kaya ang hirap mo depensahan e. Every time you do something good, you say or do 10 stupid shit.
I think this is in line sa character niya the whole utang ng loob schtik
Did something happen? Just saw a huge bump in numbers in this community.
It did?? We're still averaging 3 users/day (a counter that updates daily) and 13 users/week. Even this thread took like more than half a month to hit 100 replies.
Must be related to Lemmy update, in lemm.ee I'm seeing this numbers.
@choco_mallows
anyone here using unique form factor phones like LG wing and Surface duo here?
I have a surface duo. I like that it can stand by itself when viewing youtube.
Why Georgina Wilson allows six-year-old son Archie to fly by himself
Slow news day. Alam ko most airlines allow this and accompany the child for a fee.
"Bakit kayo nagpo-protesta? Mga NPA siguro kayo."
my 25-year-old eyes start to adopt my thinkpad's 125% display scale. i hated this scaling before, it was way too big for a 14" 1080p ips lcd screen.
after ng iilang earthquakes and aftershocks sa mindanao, sa luzon naman lumindol. damn, somethin' cooking ba?
bruh, new Reddit UI is... too clean. lol
Nye you still visit the site? Kahit na may palpak sa mga URL nila 🤣
why not? i ain't no luddite.
napaka-helpful rin ng reddit when it comes to searching something. i have struggles with lemmy and other instances when it comes to this.
Nobody’s accusing you of being a luddite, kid. The internet is too vast to just depend on reddit for your searches
as if i didn't know various search engines and forums. i came a long way before i found reddit 9 years ago. remember open web? that was a thing before big-tech's exclusivity lol
Open web is still a thing even today, didn’t you know? LMFAO
I don't remember open web still a thing after Google subtly taking over the web in 2010s up to this day, injecting Google web tools and their "privacy-driven" ads (lol). Would you love to control the web with Google? Almost every websites I visited have Google tools injected to it. My DNS filters say it all. Open web nowadays is just a brand, not what it was from yesteryears.
Mozilla Firefox is what keep Google not being too big. Damn, even the inventor of the Web wants a reform. As much as I love Firefox, I hope the mainstream notice their efforts to preserve the "dying culture."
Pero the fact remains umaasa ka pa rin sa reddit. Pinapalayo mo usapan e LMFAO