decadentrebel, 3 months ago

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3e8ffcd7-5bf1-47d1-94ca-b21866860c68.png

1. That’s a good point, but easier said than done with increasingly elaborate salisi methods. Itong ketchup modus nga lang is amateur hour. You can just ignore them when you realize na it’s just a rehash of the “dura” tactic. Yung matindi talaga yung nambabangga kasi mangyayari talaga yun and 99% of the time hindi sya modus.
2. Madali nga makita bulsa o bag mo na nakasukbit sa harap e pero madami pa rin nadadale.
3. Now this is just stupid. Ang mga ninanakaw sayo kadalasan are smartphones or your wallet, and hindi mo pwede iwan yun.

ProximaPrime99992, 3 months ago

Anyone else know about the PhilippinesBad subreddit?

Self-hating your own nationality, countrymen, culture is not a good thing.

cottonmon, 3 months ago

I’ve seen it, it actually does the opposite where they excuse every bad thing that happens here for whatever reason. Frankly, I think that’s worse and it worries me that there’s a trend of people having misplaced nationalism. I’m okay with people pointing out if something wrong is happening, even when it’s exaggerated at times because at it’s core, things could be better.

decadentrebel, 3 months ago

Isn’t that what 60% of r/PH is about anyway? Only in da pelepens lang daw nagiiwan ng pinagkainan, nagcocounterflow, nag-aanak at nangungutang, bumibili ng iPhone for da clout, bumoboto ng hindi abogado, sumisingit sa pila, hindi nagsosoli ng wristbands sa concert, ginagawang palusot mental illness para umabsent, and so on.

I guess that sub revels in the self-hating whilst r/PH still thinks it’s superior to FB?

ProximaPrime99992, 3 months ago

It’s superior to fb (o anumang social media platform)

My ass.

Yung nakakalulungkot tungkol sa r/PH o anumang mga PH subreddit ay naging lugar kung saan mag-ka karma farm ka.

Lumalalaki ng subreddit = bumababa yung content quality nia (even well-moderated ones)

bathalumang_peppa, 3 months ago

I’ve revisited the first fanfiction I ever posted on a website and it sure is cringy af hahaha.

willnever_fadeaway, 3 months ago

it always is… high school cringe fests

decadentrebel, 3 months ago

As someone who has rode an e-jeep many times when I was still commuting, I just want to clear some of the misinformation:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/2e85c227-41df-477a-8229-6e1d441b91cb.png

Jeepney drivers NEED boundary not just because they only make money when they hit the quantifiers, it’s so they could make more. It’s even more imperative that they do once the modernization happens so they could pay for the loan.

I don’t get what OP meant na dapat hindi payagan ng mga pasahero yung ganyan sistema. What does he want us to do, boycott jeeps? Lmao.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4cd13e20-4946-4fc8-b2e0-05ee56a135e7.png

Tell me you don’t ride a jeep without telling me you don’t ride a jeep, lol.

Kung regular ka sa jeep pag umuulan, you would know na may cellophane na trapal yung jeep na pwede ibaba once umulan. It’s virtually impossible to get wet once that’s in place.

The downside is pag tumila na ulan, ang init sa loob. That’s the same problem you have with an e-jeep except it’s 100% of the time. Nakasara bintana kasi may aircon pero yung aircon naman mahina so para kang naka-sauna. It’s literally the reason why I quit working in the office!

heyfrancis, 3 months ago

Umuunlad na pala tayo

philstar.com/…/puvmp-removes-philippines-third-wo…

cottonmon, 3 months ago

The boundary system is what motivates poor driving habits among PUVs. It literally incentivizes them to break laws in order to maximize their income. It should be removed.

decadentrebel, 3 months ago

That’s the thing. They drive “aggressively” (or poorly) because they need to make money. If they’re going to take it away (as well as institute modernization that eats more into those earnings), they need to replace it with a system that guarantees it’s going to make as much.

That’s ultimately the crux as to why they’re against modernization - the government isn’t really doing anything to address those concerns. Willy nilly implementation lang, bahala kayo sa buhay nyo.

cottonmon, 3 months ago

I definitely agree that a sustainable living wage is needed. The person you’re commenting on states that it would be ideal if the modern jeeps were more heavily subsidized, through PPPs or whatever method to lower the cost for the drivers. Though personally, I think it should be nationalized.

willnever_fadeaway, 3 months ago

I never thought that this year would bring someone to me that would so drastically change my outlook in life that I feel as if I can be myself after decades of being forced to fit into something I’m not. I’ve never felt so light, like a massive burden has been taken off my shoulders. These innate connections and natural compatibility, as well as so many other things that I have never felt before in my life. Feelings so intense and overflowing that there seems no end in sight. I can truly be myself around this person and she feels the same way about me too.

This is way better than a dream. I never would have looked for this, or thought it was possible, but here I am. She is real. If there’s something greater than true love, this is it. Everything just feels so natural and so free, there are no walls between us and we can just be ourselves, and the other just gets it. Never felt or seen in others such a wonderful feeling before. I once thought love was something else, but now? There’s no doubt that this is it. It’s definitely her. No doubt at all.

I’ve always had nagging doubts and limits to myself in my past relationships, but this one, there’s none of that. Never have I felt the whole of me react like this to someone before, and neither have I seen others feel this way. She is definitely the one. I’ve never been more sure about anything in my life.

heyfrancis, 3 months ago

Nice to hear testimonies like this. Enjoy sa valentimes. Nood kayo rivermaya concert

willnever_fadeaway, 3 months ago

hopefully we can scrunch up enough for valentines :)

decadentrebel, 4 months ago

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7a44057e-23a7-4907-9cec-1c2bcc119934.jpeg

decadentrebel, 4 months ago

Looks like r/PH has been getting posts about my Evangelion uploads. Thanks to those who have been talking about it!

For the uninitiated, the tagalog dub has been considered lost media for decades! Not only did ABS-CBN air it just once and never again but no uploads exist anywhere and no one has stepped forward with recordings. I myself have never watched it and only learned that a tagalized version aired in the late 90s, thanks to an r/PH thread a few years ago. There was no way I could have recorded it even if I was aware of its existence because it conflicted with Gundam, a series that’s more popular in the family despite being Eva fans as well.

Fortunately, someone replied to my Gundam Wing post correcting me about the actual air date (of GW) and revealing that he has recordings to prove his claim. The conversation led to him saying he has the Evangelion series (all 26 episodes!) as well as a few other rare anime and he sold it to me.

I don’t make any money from the channels, but I think it was well worth it. The wife would probably thump me on the head when she finds out, lmao.

k5nn, 4 months ago

am curious how do said tapes even withstand erosion? and do you mind explaining the restoration process I imagine it ain’t cheap? also gow do you even come accross these tapes

decadentrebel, 4 months ago

am curious how do said tapes even withstand erosion?

Tapes are honestly robust. Not many people know that so they tend to give up on their tapes if they get flooded, dirty, or the ribbon gets cut. Plenty of VHS got discarded during Ondoy when it could still be remedied. Dust, molds, and sticky shed - they can be cleaned. Huge pain in the ass, though! Here’s me cleaning one that’s super dirty.

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and do you mind explaining the restoration process I imagine it ain’t cheap?

When I first started, I just bought a cheap VCR and a digital dongle that’s around 2k all in all. The results are okay, but you run into problems when the tape is in bad shape. I have since learned a lot and upgraded to better equipment.

It’s expensive (due to rarity), but luckily for me, VHS restoration isn’t a thing here so you can buy stuff much cheaper than those in the US. I was able to get an S-VHS player here for 9k when on eBay it runs for 84k++

Digitizing is real time. I copy it losslessly, upscale it a bit to 720p, then compress to mp4. I can’t afford a frame TBC (device used to clean VCR signals that was pricey then and is more pricey and rare now) so sometimes there’s not much I can do with super old and poorly-recorded tapes even if I have 80% of the highly recommended capture setup.

also gow do you even come accross these tapes

Most of it is from the little I was able to save from my own recordings. Used to have like 60 tapes but only set aside 15 when we remodeled the house a long time ago. The rest, I buy off Carousell or FB for dirt cheap because the seller just wants to get rid of it. Some are donations.

I regret getting in the hobby late in the game. Those who own recordings likely disposed of them many years ago. You also have to contend with cartels who buy tapes just so they’re the only ones who have copies of any lost media.

pobautista, 4 months ago

Is it true @decadentrebel that you’re UndustFixation on YouTube?

decadentrebel, 4 months ago

Yes.

But YT’s content ID is annoying so I’m more “active” on the FB page counterpart.