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Lana, to random
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RFK Jr has literal brainworms. Reality has officially jumped the shark.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/rfk-jr-brain-health-memory-loss.html

ubi,
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@thepoliticalcat @Lana It's a shame that the brainworm passed away. Among all the presidential candidates it was obviously the best one.

rakyat, to random
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“iPhone 受” doesn’t sound quite right in Chinese tbh, but also, the existence of iPhone 受 (bottom/M) strongly implies the existence of iPhone 攻 (top/S).

https://www.threads.net/@ipedro/post/C6pPTr0NFTY/?xmt=AQGzj6tu8nsfqK4hhMEqgpMvOJL8huWqjX4Jqs_wQjmosA

ubi,
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@geraineon @rakyat There's 'Saya sebatang pen' Isekai now?

alexwild, to random
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Portrait of a blow fly, Lucilia cuprina.

ubi,
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@alexwild One of the more pleasant calliphorids.

irfan, to random

This only happens right after I'd be back from said country to even benefit from it.

After I went back from my work trip to Singapore ~last year, QR payment between Malaysia-SG suddenly became compatible. Afterwards I went back from Bali for vacation, QR payment between Malaysia-Indonesia became compatible.

This time I'm set to head to Osaka by the end of this year, Japan's QR payment is set to be compatible with Malaysia's QR payment and other countries the following year in 2025.

The force in this (cashless) chosen one is strong.

RE: https://mstdn.io/users/sohkamyung/statuses/112387076575029681

ubi,
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@irfan thank you for your service.

yoginho, to random
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"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of organization."

Jannie Hofmeyr

ubi,
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@yoginho Biologists will tell you that nature abhors catagories.

Whenever we come up with a nice neat group, there is always an exception.

Munkao, to random
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Hello any TTRPG or Art friends in KL, Malaysia.

I will be boothing at KL illustration Fair 2024 this year. Amongst some other art stuff, I will be selling print versions of "Stirring the Hornet's Nest at Het Thamsya" as well as a preview/early access of my upcoming new adventure module.

Do come if this interests you. :)

ubi,
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@Munkao What is the date?

ubi, to magASEAN
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This deep fried Tofu begedil slathered in extremely spicy sambal was good. Maybe too spicy, but my tastebuds no longer register spiciness very well.

#makanApaToday

rakyat, to apple
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So on iOS 17.5 beta 3, has changed the name for the Pride wallpaper collection to just “Rainbow” and the description to “Inspired by the colors of the rainbow flag” when you change the language to Mainland Simplified Chinese AND Malay.

Strangely, the original name and description is unchanged in Arabic and Russian.

The name & description remains the same if your phone language setting is in English in Malaysia.

Source for China, Russian & Arabic versions:
https://www.threads.net/

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ubi,
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@rakyat In Malay they add black, brown, light blue, pink and white to the colors of the rainbow...

ubi, to magASEAN
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A hot bowl of freshly pulled noodles while the is a crazy heavy rainstorm outside.

Didn't care to take photos, so you'll just have to imagine it.

#makanApaToday

geraineon, to random
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I am gonna buy ingredients for hamburg steak this week damnit because thanks to that video my dear friends from Malaysia sent me, I've been craving

Dear U.S.A, Japanese food is more than ramen, sushi, udon, soba, various rice sets, curry rice, etc.

ubi,
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@geraineon I remember once having a really good Hamburg steak from a Hainanese Chicken Chop place in Kuala Selangor. The old man that cooked it is probably retired by now.

ubi,
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@geraineon probably 2 decades ago by now.

pharsicle, to macrophotography
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I have no idea what this tiny brown insect is. It is no more than 1mm long. It appears to be carrying around some rubbish it collected.

I found it crawling on a container of figs packed in Childers, Qld. It didn’t pose for the photos!

Front view of very small, brown insect with translucent legs, on crimped plastic edge of a clear plastic container.
Side view of very small, brown insect with translucent legs and abdomen, on the edge of a clear plastic container. It appears to be carrying a brown crumb and some white fluffy substance.
Inverted front view of a very small, brown insect with pincers raised, on a rough brown background. It appears to be carrying a brown crumb and some other white material.

ubi,
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@pharsicle The head looks very antlion-like.

rakyat, to random
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Finally, the “be grateful” rhetorics are out 🤭

ubi,
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@rakyat I'm not following the news.What happened?

hishgraphics, to random
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GUYS! GUYS! GUYS! Trillionaire philanthropist Warren Buttfett just emailed me! I'm gonna be rich! Richer than astronauts!

ubi,
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@hishgraphics Wow, that's an achievement. I only managed to get emails from Nigerian princes.

geraineon, to random
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My YouTube has been trained to Raya videos oh no

ubi,
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@geraineon Don't fight it. Just watch them all.

zhang.dianli, to RPG

Are these practical? Or are they just nerdy flex?

I don't care. I find them delightful!

The pill-box keychain filled with pill-sized dice is going to be on my person all the time. And for "formal occasions" (like gaming conventions) the pendant filled with them will be around my neck and ready for action.

Oh. That's its use. It contains a full set of gunmetal RPG dice: d4, d6, d8, d10s (one 00-99, the other 0-9), d12, and d20. These are minuscule, as the tape measure in the photo shows, with average spans of 7-8mm.
A faux-bronze fancy sculpted d20-shaped pendant on a long brass chain. What use is this?
Oh. That's its use. It contains a full set of faux-bronze RPG dice: d4, d6, d8, d10s (one 00-99, the other 0-9), d12, and d20. These are minuscule, as the tape measure in the photo shows, with average spans of 7-8mm.

ubi,
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@zhang.dianli@pixelfed.social I feel like I would accidentally swallow some of those.

nitin, to nature
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Saw this guy walking across our driveway yesterday. Can anyone help identify?

ubi,
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@nitin Looks a bit like an adult antlion

ubi,
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@nitin @ElizabethLeeCo Some antlion species do have dark patterns on the wings.

rakyat, to random
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Today on Malaysian sinophone Threads - ppl from other states dissing on KL food, then ppl from JB insisting that KL food is actually fabulous if compared to JB food (which caters to Singaporean tourists with undistinguished palates)

ubi,
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@rakyat @raytheonrainbowmissile KL has good food, but the good food is in places that offuce workers rarely go.

pierose, to TableTop
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Are there any particular #miniatures #tabletop games that are actually affordable to get into, or preferably even 3D-printer available?

ubi,
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@pierose Battletech is a good choice if you don't want large armies, you can play most games with 10-12 miniatures.

rakyat, to random
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📍The Exchange TRX @ Kuala Lumpur

ubi,
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@rakyat @irfan People back then were plenty cynical and aware of corruption, it was the reformasi era after all.

But then again it's hard to beat the cynicism that you develop when you witness all these reformasi types turn into same thing that they were fighting.

irfan, to random

Whenever I hear the term "web3" or "web2" being thrown around by someone, I immediately flag them as a boomer cos I never understood what shit that is and I've no urgency to want to know what they mean. The web is the web, is the web to me.

ubi,
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@rakyat @irfan I heard those terms used by a lot of academics that were trying to sound up to date.

I don't think I've ever heard anybody under the age of 40 say those words.

youronlyone, to asia
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From 2010 to 2017, there was a thing called that we Aseans started as a grassroots movement. We were all bloggers from across, well, or South-East Asia.

Some of us joined together to produce one of the best multi-authored regional blogs. We talked about our cultures, write about what makes the region awesome. As well as, try to address the oftentimes silly and sometimes heated debates.

It's all gone now. Forgotten. The blogs dead or offline. We all grew up, got busy with our personal lives, and moved on separately. And the important reason? We lost interest in it as we started to see ASEAN was, is, and will never be for the grassroots.

That was the end of what was once a vibrant grassroot ASEAN Citizens effort. We did it all voluntarily. Without a single recognition from the top-down organisation that is ASEAN.

I had friends from , , , , , , , , and yes, even from (). (I'm from the .) It was fun. It was not tiring at all. It was because we saw a bright future for ASEAN, and we believed in it completely.

But today? ASEAN is still a top-down organisation. They kept trying to get the grassroots involved, but they are always failing. Why? Because it is a top-down organisation, as simple as that. They will never understand until they shift their mindset and approach to bottom-up.

Who is ASEAN really for?

(P.S I want to restart this grassroots movement, but I just no longer have the spark. Give me a very good reason why I should give it another chance. Or, at least, guide the new generation.)

@asean @pilipinas @philippines @pinoy

ubi,
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@goblin @youronlyone SEAsians are actually a terminally online people, they form some of the biggest most online demographics. But they tend to spend their time on corporate social media and speak their own languages.

rakyat, to random
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What I think whenever I see people defending killing stray dogs by saying “my cat was killed by some stray dog”….

Stray dogs can’t get to your cat unless your cat has been wandering outside and pooping everywhere.

ubi,
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@geraineon @rakyat My neighbour's cat was shitting next to where I parked my car. I started harvesting dung beetles from the shit. I must have creeped the cat out, because it stopped after that.

It's a pity, but it was a good source of beetles while it lasted.

yoginho, to random
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"It's difficult to judge the quality of someone's work," you tell me, "especially these days when so much is being published every day."

And you're right. Good work in many areas or research is difficult to pick out, obscured by a rising flood of self-promoting bullshit. /1

ubi,
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@egonw @yoginho Open science is often too prohibitively expensive for people in developing countries.

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