decadentrebel

decadentrebel, 22 hours ago

iirc Francisco Motors yung nagsabi na gagawa raw sila ng EV na jeeps but sell it at what it’s actually worth instead of the 3m price that the co-ops are foisting.

Edit: Yup, sila nga.

Local manufacturer offers e-jeepney for less than P1-M

decadentrebel, 4 days ago

Mami-miss ko yung taho sa buffet nila. Best taho na hindi galing kay manong.

But yes, their rooms are showing its age so not surprised why they’re closing. And nagugulpi na sila ng better hotels (Conrad) and AirBNBs.

decadentrebel, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago)

I watched this immediately after a non-theatrical release became available. Was honestly disappointed. Not only for having no artistic value or merits as a film whatsoever (not like I expected it to be) but the fact that it wants to be edgy yet pulls their punches.

For example, in the “newborn porn” scene, you don’t actually see anything. It just shows the lead’s reaction to what was heavily implied to be fetus buggering. There’s also a ton of cutaway shots from the violent scenes… like the penis-in-the-eye-socket, from what I remember he was just yanking the guys head towards the direction of his crotch repeatedly and we get a shot from behind of his dick exiting through the skull in cartoonish fashion.

I mean the target market of this movie are gorehounds looking for their next high, so why hold back? August Underground has a similar scene to the newborn porn one.

That being said, you’re not missing anything if you don’t see this. It’s garbage. Some “controversial” films are actually “good” and worth experiencing like Salo, House That Jack Built, Martyrs, or In The Realm of the Senses. This one isn’t.

decadentrebel, 12 days ago (edited 12 days ago)

As usual, fear-mongering na naman sa social media. Corruption this, incompetent that. As if naman mga politician magpapatakbo nung reactor or soviet-era infra gagamitin.

And off the top of my head, anong project ba natin ang natuloy that ended up endangering the lives of people?? Mga corruption scandals natin sa infra usually involve unconstitutionality (such as overpricing, preferred bidders sa ZTE scandal), may mga umaalma na sectors (fisherfolks in Laguna involving the scrapped megadike highway), or just poorly designed but not hazardous (footbridges).

The plant will be handled by scientific experts with modern construction materials and mindsets. Not to mention na micro modular plant gagawin. Pinagsasabi niyo diyan na Chernobyl at Fukushima, lmao.

decadentrebel, 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago)

Hindi naman gagawa ng malaking reactor. Small modular reactors (SMR) yung balak i-deploy ng Meralco kaya mabilis lang and safer kasi less risk. We have scientists sa PNRI who are already managing a reactor na larger in comparison.

That said, feasibility study pa lang naman… which was reported late last year din. It’s completely theoretical. If anything, ang worry natin dapat sa politicians should be that they’re old, ignorant, and resistant. Haharangin nila arbitrarily yung nuclear energy out of fear kasi “meltdown this” or “san ilalagay that” when those aren’t applicable (or grossly overstated with regards) to SMRs. Or worse (way worse!) yung mga lackeys ni Duterte that want the BNPP reopened and reused for this purpose.

Mind you, hindi lang sa mga obvious na bugok sa senado applicable yung worry na yan. Even the lone decent senator we have, Risa Hontiveros, is trumpeting the same BS as most people. Fucking JV Ejercito is actually the sane person regarding this! Surprisingly kasi he’s not pushing for BNNP reopening but to follow PNRI’s lead.

decadentrebel, 13 days ago

I miss DAPs, particularly Zune. I still have mine lying around and working but support for it (e.g. music store, software) is gone now. Smartphones have third-party apps but the Zune UI is much better and a DAP just play distraction-free music.

decadentrebel, 12 days ago

Francine Diaz vs. Orange & Lemons

more tea plz

decadentrebel, 11 days ago

Only reason why I know this is because their subreddit theorized that my upload may be the author of the song, lol.

decadentrebel, 10 days ago

Without checking, I assume the memory here is only 8gb. If so, is it soldered? Soldered ram has always been my problem with these laptops.

decadentrebel, 9 days ago

Nag-renew ako last Dec din. Other than walang card, masaya naman ako marami na satellite centers at zippy ang process. Less than 20mins kayang kaya matapos. Still waiting for my card, though.

Also, I must say, fools gold naman yung 10 yrs expiration. They only give it to license holders who do not have a violation, something that’s nearly impossible if you’re a daily driver in this country na may mga bullshit rules like two way na bigla na lang magiging one way (nadale kuya ko diyan before while venturing in Manila which is why he’s only eligible for 5).

decadentrebel, 4 days ago

Came across a tape that has recordings from the mid-80s. Sanggol pa lang ako when it was recorded so hindi ko pa maalala (or aware) na ganun pala TV during those days. ABS-CBN went by the name BBC-2 kasi binigay yung network nila to some Marcos crony. And I prefer the look of the title cards.

Bilib din ako sa kung sino nag-record nito. Dude literally left his VCR recording the whole time so kuha pati commercials and bumpers. This practice is unheard of kasi we tend to pause during commercials and resume pag start na ulit ng program to save space (mahal kasi tape). Feel ko tuloy the owner has several of these lying around pero most likely napatungan na or nawala.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d3c27b82-becf-4c88-b684-3a837f67e61a.png

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ba46ac36-b0f3-491d-a017-3b37ffd9a383.png

decadentrebel, 4 days ago

But looking at the screen today (heck, kahit nga nung 2016 lang) mapapansin mo kaagad how dated the tech is. The pixel density is so, SO bad. Pero yung UI niya with the artist background and album art pati navigation and UX, hanggang ngayon walang peer — and I’ve cycled through so many modern DAPs from FiiO and Astell & Kern, wala lahat sinabi. Hindi ko tuloy alam kung patented ba ni Microsoft yun or what.

decadentrebel, 3 days ago (edited 2 days ago)

Also just discovered an old interview by Ted Koppel with Ferdinand Marcos from 1982 sandwiched in between some movie recordings. This is the first time I heard Makoy Sr. talk that isn’t on some documentary and here’s a few take aways:

1. Marcos pronounces years as “nineteen-hundred and seventy-two” instead of “nineteen-seventy two”.
2. Kasing-asim niya sina Noynoy at Gloria kung mag-react sa mga criticism/allegations towards his administration. He didn’t like the intro piece that aired before his interview at all, lol.
3. Ted Koppel is a great interviewer. How I wish ganun ako kagaling mag-communicate with others. He’s so inoffensive and articulate.
4. Marcos talks really really well. Most Presidentiable out of anyone I’ve seen since I was born. At the same time, sa sobrang galing niya magsalita he can easily sway the narrative in his favor when rebutting accusations. Like dumami raw middle class nung panahon niya in response to the inequality between the poor and the rich - bad (bordering on nonsensical) argument but he sells it well.
5. Apparently he was trying to pivot away from strongly supporting the U.S. around this point and doesn’t appreciate the one-sided deals they want.

decadentrebel, 14 days ago

They’re a little harder to get into than most death metal bands. Their sound is harsher, more abrasive. And their look, well, is kinda off-putting.

As opposed to when I see Cannibal Corpse or Pig Destroyer, you can see yourself having a beer and casual chat with them and know underneath all those theatrics they’re regular blokes. Heck, even Glen Benton/Deicide is known to be a chill guy despite all the anti-Christian stuff.

decadentrebel, 15 days ago

So kinda like Blast from the Past? lol

decadentrebel, 18 days ago

Yeah, this comes off as promotion for Paywatch to get more companies to adopt it. Obviously habol lang nila yung kita from the withdrawal fee.

Still, it’s a better option than those app loan sharks na maraming nabubudol.

decadentrebel, 22 hours ago

Using the internet in Australia was quite the eye-opener. I thought I was back in 2005 with how slow it was (I believe it was Telstra that my tita was using at their house) and then you get a lot of dead spots with mobile.

Kind of makes you wonder if the ZTE deal wasn’t rife with corruption.

decadentrebel, 18 days ago

Tapos sasabihin na naman ng mga tao disinformation daw kaya walang bumoboto sa “ThE gOoD gUyS” lol.

Si Samira Gutoc na binibida nila nung 2019, nag-heel turn noong 2022. Si Guanzon na gusto nila tumakbo as senator kasi nagpopost ng mga cool tweetz at nakikipag-bardagulan, trapo pala all along. Kaya excuse me if wala ako tiwala kay Leni with her conservative views, neoliberal policies, and backers na siyempre beholden siya pag nahalal.

decadentrebel, 16 days ago

Tanginang init ito walang sinabi aircon.