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aulia, 17 days ago to random

Looking at the names of the kids at my kid’s school, I think there’s a good chance a majority of them would never get profiled due to names that aren’t identifiable as Asian, European, African, American, or otherwise and don’t match their outward appearance 😂😂

Names of late Millennial and gen Z Indonesians are out of this world

aulia, 19 days ago to random

I find it hilarious that there’s a popular Indonesian song for children about excavators https://youtu.be/R3Z-lq_DIOg

aulia, 22 days ago to random

Adam Mosseri further clarifies position about news on Threads

Instagram and Threads Chief Adam Mosseri posted on Threads to clarify what people perceive to be suppression of news on the platform.

I don’t believe the IG team and especially leadership are sneaky or malicious in any way but it’s difficult to see this statement and take it at face value.

http://aulia.me/2024/05/26/adam-mosseri-further-clarifies-position-about-news-on-threads/

aulia, 25 days ago to random

Monopolies aren’t illegal but using monopolistic practices to the detriment of consumers is. Millions are hoping for Live Nation and Ticketmaster to go eat dirt. https://flip.it/YU4kDh

aulia, 1 month ago to random

The UK deserves better than Sunak and Starmer. They can do the funniest thing and vote both of them out in the next election, forcing Labour to find another leader in parliament https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69016719

aulia, 1 month ago to magASEAN

I can’t be the only one who does this

Normal or nah?
#MakanApaToday

aulia, 1 month ago to indonesia

Microsoft’s investment in Indonesia for cloud computing and AI development happens to coincide with DailySocial’s pivot to AI and business consulting.

Microsoft’s AI Odyssey program aims to assist 10,000 AI developers in the country

There are 3.1 million developers from Indonesia on GitHub with a growth of 31% year on year in 2023

AI related projects in the country grew more than 2x in 2023

The wider commitment in AI skills and education programs is expected to impact 840,000 people in the country through various programs and opportunities

It also dwarves Apple’s $100 million investment in four developer academies.

https://news.microsoft.com/apac/2024/04/30/microsoft-announces-us1-7-billion-investment-to-advance-indonesias-cloud-and-ai-ambitions/

#Indonesia #Tech #TootSEA

aulia, 1 month ago to Cat

Why does my cat always sleep like this?

#cat #catsofmastodon

aulia, 1 month ago to indonesia

Indonesia’s customs office has been under fire this past week thanks to a few cases going viral.

First case was someone being charged 3x the value of the shoes he bought online. Customs said because there was a mistake in item value entered into the system by the sender (under invoicing) the recipient is now liable for the $1800 fine.

Second was a toy influencer receiving their self transforming Megatron toy two weeks late, damaged box, opened by customs, and being given a runaround by the customs office. He was supposed to be part of a global unboxing event last week. A special staff to the finance ministry responded on X but he got piled on due to bureaucratic speak and evasive responses. Customs also charged him based on the price for the Grimlock model which is twice as much.

Third one, prototype equipments for a special needs school given by a South Korean company has been held by customs since 2022 because the school hadn’t paid the import tax bill totaling more than $6,000. There’s no price available online because it’s a prototype so the office decided the value on their own. The school got tired of explaining and gave up in January 2023. Finance Minister made a statement on Instagram yesterday on expediting the process and dropping all fees.

All of these cases were resolved only after they went viral on X.

#Indonesia #TootSEA

aulia, 1 month ago to indonesia

Do not underestimate K-pop fans
#Indonesia #SouthKorea #Hyundai #Adaro

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hyundai-motor-ends-indonesia-aluminium-deal-after-climate-campaign-by-k-pop-fans-2024-04-02/

aulia, 1 month ago to random

My cousin is in Kuala Lumpur for a few days and many locals who interact with him (shopkeepers, street vendors, service workers, etc) get visibly upset or annoyed when they have to speak in English to him because he doesn’t understand Malay.

Look, just because we’re of similar ethnicities and we speak Indonesian doesn’t mean we speak or understand Malay easily! Your accents are mostly alien to us especially when you use local terms and speak fast.

You try coming over to Jakarta or Surabaya and listen us speak in our casual street language pattern. Unless you watch Indonesian movies or shows or listen to our songs you’re not gonna understand us easily either. Malay pop culture and language don’t get exposure here outside of Upin Ipin. That’s the extent of Malay culture we know.

And stop thinking we’re also Malays because we are not. Our cultures and languages are not a single circle, it’s a Venn diagram.

You say pusing we give you panadol.

aulia, 1 month ago to random

Apple just casually dropping ketupat themed logo two weeks after Eid for its next product announcement

aulia, 1 month ago to pizza

Why does this mac and cheese #pizza exist? #MakanApaToday

aulia, 1 month ago to accessibility

I’m at an accessibility workshop where they ran audits of the home or main pages of several high profile Indonesian websites and apps including Shopee, RuangGuru Skills Academy, Lapor, MRT Jakarta, and Traveloka.

All were eviscerated for their lack of compliance to WCAG standards across all platforms preventing blind consumers from using them effectively even with assistive technology. Between 40-75% non compliance in major and critical categories.

In most cases they severely lack keyboard support and labels for navigation and no alt text for images or unhelpful/irrelevant alt text in place. Content structure tend to be unusable using screen readers across most sites. Most banking sites don’t tend to implement accessible KYC process which is a blocker for most blind customers trying to create accounts online.

#Accessibility #a11y #Indonesia

aulia, 2 months ago to indonesia

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Indonesia this week, meeting with the President and other government ministers to discuss investment plans, meet with local creators, visit the Apple Developer Academy just outside of Jakarta, and apparently eat sate ayam.

Points from local media coverage and Presidential press conference:

• Indonesia manufactures 50 million smartphones a year, imports 2.8 million.

• Indonesia imports around $2 billion worth of iPhones a year (gives a unit cost of over $800), 85% of all imported phones.

• Apple invests around $100 million to set up and run Developer Academies in the country, 4th site expected to open early next year in Bali. The other two are in Batam and Surabaya.

• The existing three Developer Academy sites have produced around 2,000 graduates.

• Ministers mentioned supply chain manufacturing and adding local share of components (currently 2/360) to the iPhone.

• Apple has met the local content requirement threshold of 35% for smartphones through Developer Academy investments but in 2026 this increases to 40%.

• The Coordinating Minister for Investments has been tasked to oversee all the steps to ensure the country meets Apple’s supply chain, manufacturing, and other investment requirements.

https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/17/apple-manufacturing-in-indonesia/

#Indonesia #Apple #TootSEA

aulia, 2 months ago to random

What do you call a niche publication that caters specifically to the supporters of Donald Trump?

A MAGA Zine

aulia, 2 months ago to random

Ryan Gosling’s #Papyrus NBC #SNL film gets a sequel https://youtu.be/Q8PdffUfoF0?si=WUIdnC3iBE3e-cWJ

aulia, 2 months ago to random

WTF #Musked

https://gizmodo.com/tesla-software-update-traps-woman-in-hot-car-1851407234

aulia, 2 months ago to random

What would it take for these people to wake up to the fact that they’re being played? 😂😂
https://press.coop/@washingtonpost/112255294853196495

aulia, 2 months ago to random

Headline from Detik: Breaking News: Bali airport is full of tourists

NO SHIT, SHERLOCK! That’s any day of any week! How’s that breaking news?

aulia, 2 months ago to magASEAN

I wonder how many subs have Disney lost in Indonesia after they shot their prices up by 4x last October and how popular Netflix’s mobile only subs option has been in the region.

Quite a long piece about streamers cutting back SEA investments and teams but did not actually go into the reasons other than a focus on profitability. No mention about local title performance or consumer behaviors which would have offered actual insights.

So many words to not say much.

https://deadline.com/2024/04/prime-video-disney-plus-netflix-southeast-asia-analysis-1235874698/

#TootSEA

aulia, 2 months ago to random

Eid or Lebaran in Indonesia is a time when you regain all that weight you lost during Ramadan. Eid is a time for a feast. It’s why Muslims eat so much during this period and it’s why Indonesians call it Lebaran, from the word lebar meaning wide. That’s for your body going wide.

I will not take questions. Thank you.

#Eid #Lebaran

aulia, 2 months ago to magASEAN

Government says Eid is most likely going to fall tomorrow across Southeast Asia.

Why is nobody’s getting a net or an impact mattress ready?

#TootSEA #Eid https://news.detik.com/berita/d-7286289/kemenag-prediksi-idulfitri-1-syawal-1445-hijriah-jatuh-pada-10-april-2024

aulia, 2 months ago to magASEAN

Indonesia’ s week-long Eid al-Fitr holiday officially begins. In the Middle East and other parts of the world, marking the end of Ramadan is the minor Eid but in Southeast Asia this is the major Eid, the other being the sacrificial Eid al-Adha.

Malaysia and Singapore only allocate 1-2 days of holiday but Indonesia’s customary homecoming practice means anything less than 5 days won’t ever be sufficient. It’s like our Thanksgiving but for 7-9 days depending on when it falls during the week.

Any effort to contact businesses during this time will be futile unless you’ve already had prior appointment and even then it might be canceled 😂😂😂.

Jakarta’s residents have slowly left the city for the holidays starting last Friday and the holiday exodus typically accelerates until the day before Eid until around half the city is left, leaving it pleasant for everyone else to drive, take buses, go to parks, malls, and other local destinations. Outbound traffic is downright terrible already.

This time next week the inbound traffic to major cities and population centres will be pretty severe as residents return. Often this also means a spike in city population with new people coming looking for work.

#SoutheastAsia #TootSEA #Eid

aulia, 2 months ago to random

Starlink is now available to order in Indonesia as a residential ISP for US$47 a month with a $490 modem/router. People will ignore the fascist racist owner of the company because he brings them high speed internet.

I’m paying about $30-35 a month for 100Mbps. When I lived in Singapore that got me 1Gbps. I don’t think Starlink has too much of an advantage here for home users, their speeds are around 100-150Mbps but for remote areas there’s no competition.

No mobile or nomad plans yet.