liztai

remoquete, 2 days ago to random

Reading comments about documentation on Hacker News is generally depressing, especially when the only answer is bringing up the same framework all the time. Diataxis has become the "have you tried turning it off and on again" of docs.

GeriAQuin, 2 days ago to Cat

#Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Dog #Dogs #dogsofmastodon

sohkamyung, 4 days ago to Japan

"Tourists to Japan from Singapore and seven other Asian countries will soon find it easier to pay for their purchases using their local QR code wallets under a new joint payment scheme.
[...]
The countries are Singapore (SGQR), Malaysia (DuitNow QR), Indonesia (QRIS), the Philippines (QRPh), Thailand (Thai QR Payment), Cambodia (KHQR), Vietnam (VietQR) and India (BharatQR)."

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-aims-to-launch-joint-qr-code-payment-system-with-asian-countries-including-s-pore-by-april-2025

#QRCodes #PaymentSystems #Japan #Singapore #Malaysia #SEAsia #India

liztai, 5 days ago to random

Will be eternally tickled that Malaysians are called 大马人 (big horse people). 🐎

AnnaAnthro, 12 days ago to random

I watched both the Tencent & the Netflix versions and agree with the critiques in this blog post

‘3 Body Problem by Netflix is a bit of a problem’ – post by Elizabeth Tai @liztai

https://elizabethtai.com/2024/04/26/3-body-problem-is-a-bit-of-a-problem/

Sollenbum, 18 days ago to random

Have just begun watching “The Spirealm” with Huang Junjie and Xia Zhiguang 🌸 It’s not my usual genre, but since it is perhaps a Chinese BL or danmei, it is rather remarkable that is is airing at all. The idea is that people are drawn into a computer game where they can die in the real world if they die in the game. There is suspense and a delicate chemistry between the leads.

#Cdrama #TheSpirealm #Danmei

liztai, 24 days ago to languagelearning

Am continuing my practice of typing out Chinese words and using them in proper sentences. I suspect I'm able to do this only because I have a foundation in Mandarin, and have intermediate listening skills. So a lot of my sentences are based on instinct not on remembering grammatical rules. I plug what I write in ChatGPT/Copilot to check if they're right.
They keep saying I am.
I am feeling suss lol.
Anyway #Mandarin folks, do we say 风很大 ? (It's windy) It feels odd.

#LanguageLearning #Chinese

RadioAzureus, 25 days ago to Netflix

The #enshittification of #online #services #Uber #netflix #amazon
This guy #Mrwhosetheboss is nailing the way we are treated by these services

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVYG1mu8Lg8

gd, 27 days ago to random

I'm just getting around to watching the Chinese version of Three-Body and I gotta say it's much better than the Netflix version. Minus the intro beat-down it's very closely following the books.

#ThreeBody

CultureDesk, 27 days ago to television

The reaction on Chinese social media to Netflix's adaptation of "The Three-Body Problem" has been mixed, but Vox's Aja Romano argues that depictions of nationalistic outrage are probably exaggerations. She unpacks the response to this adaptation, the book trilogy, and Tencent's "Three Body," and says this time around, the problem is Netflix, not Chinese viewers.

https://flip.it/LwLAQp

#Television #Netflix #Tencent #ThreeBodyProblem #ThreeBody #China #Culture #Books @bookstodon

whybird, 28 days ago to Dogs

“Attack by a pack of wild dogs” 🤩😍🥰
#Dogs #Dogstodon #dogsofmastodon #puppies #cuteanimals https://mastodon.social/@CAPETOK/112254731754675502

Beeks, 1 month ago to random

I finished #3BodyProblem last night. It's dogshit. 0/10 I hate it. If you're a fan of the books watch #ThreeBody on Prime instead. It's a very good representation of the books. If you just like random Game of Thrones actors doing their best with a god awful script that is tangentially related to the books, I guess sure check out 3BP, I'm not your dad.

AnnaAnthro, 1 month ago to random

I’m finding the Legend of Shen Li a bit hard to get into despite great acting of the leads.

However, one big plus is that unlike other recent #xianxia #cdrama offerings, the cgi is Star-Wars-level good.

There’s gods racing amidst floating mountains to a rather hilarious phoenix-chicken avatar of titular Shen Li, a pompous lord of War.

rakyat, 1 month ago to random

On Threads, one argument I keep seeing Taiwanese people make regarding their perceived “overreaction” to China is “we’re not the one with all the power to annihilate the other side & keep making threats to actually do so”.

Feels like this argument could apply to Malaysian racial politics as well. Tired of seeing people using both-side-isms when one side has all the political power and can freely make threats of violence while everyone else has to grovel and try not to “overreact”.

altlife, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

#Bloomscrolling #DogsofMastodon #SilentSunday #love #nature #photography

Sollenbum, 1 month ago to books Danish

Have just written a review for the fourth volume of Meng Xi Shi's "Thousand Autumns" 🌸

#Danmei #Reading #Books "ThousandAutumns

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6018000075

NoelJPenaflor, 1 month ago to ilaughed

#photo #Photography #photos #Photomonday #Photographie #photografie #photograf
#foto #fotos #fotograf #fotografie #fotograph #fotographie #pic #pics #picture #pictures
#cat #cats #caturday #catsofmastodon
#animal #animals

neuronakaya, 1 month ago to magASEAN

Here in Southeast Asia, we are burning. #tootSEA

msiapublictransport, 1 month ago to disability

Persons with #disabilities (#OKU) will get to ride the #Penang #Ferry service for free from April 8

Those eligible would have to pre-register at counters in Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda on the island or Pangkalan Sultan Abdul Halim on the mainland with their #MyKad and OKU cards issued by the #SocialWelfare Department

When registered, #pedestrian, #cyclist & #motorcyclist will have the #fare waived by using their MyKad

Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/01/free-rides-for-all-oku-on-penang-ferry-from-april-8

#disability #PenangFerry #freeride #OKUcard

rakyat, 1 month ago to threads

See? I told you #Threads is HUGE in Taiwan.

“The success of Threads in Taiwan shows that politics is still one of the main reasons people come to a text-based social network, but it also highlights Meta’s uncomfortable relationship with political content on its platforms.”

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/02/1090518/threads-taiwan-election-politics-popular/

dsilverman, 1 month ago to random

The Bizarre Chinese Murder Plot Behind Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/world/asia/china-three-body-problem-murder.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU0.roI1.eRXpVHd6A6D5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=u

chungliwen, 1 month ago to random

@liztai I procrastinated as much as I could, but I eventually got around to finishing the last 20% of this #Kagi article I started 2 months ago.

https://chungliwen.com/kagi-search-rediscovering-the-web/

rakyat, 1 month ago to random

Please don’t go wish people Happy Qing Ming!
(Yes that happens)

MarvinFreeman, 1 month ago to random

ElizabethTaiBlog: Why a lot of my content is now gated
https://elizabethtai.com/2024/03/31/why-a-lot-of-my-content-is-now-gated/

#ElizabethTai #OfInterest @liztai

BigJesusTrashcan, 1 month ago to Dogs

#Dogs #Dogsofmastodon #MemeAtMeBro #meme