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youronlyone

@youronlyone@c.im

Yohan Yuki Xieㆍ사요한・謝雪矢（ゆきや）・謝約翰ㆍיהוחנן

♾️ #ActuallyAutistic #INFP 🐬
✨ Appeared: Sports Seoul; The Daily Report Arirang

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🇵🇭 #Philippines
#Bibliophile #Writer #WebDev

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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

youronlyone,
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@goblin Ahh! Thank you for the inspiration and sharing it. Much appreciated!

@asean @pilipinas @philippines @pinoy

youronlyone, to worldwithoutus
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The most accepted theory about migrations in Southern and Eastern is .

From , to the , and then the rest of , , , , and as far as .

If I'm going to interpret this, the natives of Taiwan survived as the primary people in what we know today as the Philippine archipelago. From the Philippines, they spread everywhere.

In other words, they're all ! ᜑᜑᜑᜑ 😹 (Or, native Taiwanese to be exact.)

Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg

Licensed under 4.0 by Pavljenko.

@pilipinas @philippines

silsinn9821, to threads

user with dotted username (an impossibility in vanilla ) spotted in the wild federating with a instance (namely, Voskey)! So, does this mean Misskey can handle dotted usernames & thus can further do what ?

youronlyone,
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@BeAware

Yep. It looks like a , and forks, issue.

I can't test it from a site though (I just found out today the Pleroma site I had an account, closed down).

@youronlyone @silsinn9821

youronlyone, to Discord
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If you do not like the changes happening on , then it is time for you to finally check . I dare say, you'll never regret it.

=> https://www.guilded.gg

youronlyone, to Philippines
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Today's is 「Could You Be Messiah」 by Gary V. Today, Abib 15, was when He gave His life.

⇒ https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxaWD62m8&si=pVYEUjfYcQ0EQZDm

@ppop

conansysadmin, to linux
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Tavern patrons will demand entertainments even when seated in the back room. https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/multi-bluetooth-speaker.html?s=mc

youronlyone,
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@conansysadmin Thank you for documenting and sharing!

I need this!

youronlyone, to Philippines
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Today, April 2nd, is also “World Autism Day”. But here in the , the entire month of April is “World Autism Acceptance Month”.

@autistics @actuallyautistic

The old, and most popular, Autism symbol.

youronlyone, to Philippines
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Greenbelt (1988) is now officially closed. The last remaining original mall building in Ayala Makati.

The only originals I remember there were: National Bookstore, Jollibee, Wendy's, Tokyo Tokyo, and the decades-closed cinemas.

The mall will be renovated.

@pilipinas @philippines

mima, to Philippines

is WILD man ​:kyou:​

(pero totoo naman, kung "appointed son of god" nga siya edi ipako siya sa krus tulad ni hesukristo lmao ​:kokoro_lmao:​)

@pinoy @philippines @pilipinas

youronlyone,
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@mima Hahahahaha!!!!

True true!

@philippines @pilipinas

youronlyone, to Philippines
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Visiting the or already here? Here's yet another set of tips from !

Topic: Fruits!

Never leave the Philippines without eating these fruits, and taking a bunch with you when you fly home.

Mangosteen

While popular in Southeast Asia, the Mangosteen in the Philippines is the best variant in the world. Mangosteen is plenty and cheap in the country. You can find it anywhere, from wet markets to supermarkets to street stalls.

There are also many other products made from Mangosteen, from coffee to juice to daily supplements, even a candy and cookies!

Banana (local: saging)

Like Mangosteen, Philippine bananas are the best in the world. There was even a joke how a Philippine banana was exported in the West, and a local restaurant bought banana supplies from those countries and used it, hence, their very simple banana dish (that is ₱20 elsewhere) is worth a Big Mac (₱200). Without them realising the banana they imported originated from their neighbour.

Of course it's a joke. Or maybe not. (We did have an incident like this decades ago, for shoes. Marikina-made shoes were exported. Branded. And then that brand sold it here. 🤣)

Trivia: An endemic banana, "abaca", is also used to produce "Manila Hemp", which is expensive.

Mangoes (local: mangga)

Yes, the best in the world too! Some of our Asian neighbours visit the Philippines just to eat Philippine mangoes, because it's very expensive in their country.

Pineapple (local: pinya)

The best? Well, some of those popular foreign pineapple brands actually have farms here in the Philippines because they found that Philippine-produced pineapples are better.

Trivia: Pineapple was brought here during the colonial era. It's not endemic.

Trivia: Pineapple fibres are used to make clothes, and are usually expensive. It's the most common Philippine linen. Filipinos were the first to create clothes from Pineapple fibres. In fact, like the Coconut, Filipinos found use to everything Pineapple, generally, nothing goes to waste.

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@pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone,
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Coconut (local: buko, niyog)

Yes, you guessed it right again! The best coconut in the world. It's also exported as well. Ask a Filipino how to properly eat a coconut. Most foreigners only drink the juice. You should eat the "white" part, that's the actual coconut. Never ever throw it!

After eating, you can use the coconut case for various things. One such is what we call "bunot", it helps shine flat wooden floors after putting floor wax on it.

No part of a coconut goes to waste in the Philippines. It is also used in a lot of Filipino foods!

Durian

No comment on this one. Just look for it. 😉 It's sweet, promise.

Jackfruit (local: langka)

A must! It is also part of the famous "halo-halo" summer crushed ice drink/food. A halo-halo without langka is incomplete.

Papaya

If you haven't tried Papaya, you definitely should. Usually included in dishes to give a dish a different taste, but eating Papaya by itself is better because you'll be able to taste it fully.

Special mention: Calamansi

Usually called Philippine lemon. Calamansi is small. This is endemic as well. According to foreigners, it is better than the regular lemon.

You'll often see this in restaurants. We use this in almost every food, either as part of the ingredients, or as a condiment. For example, combine soy sauce + calamansi and you get an exotic dip for your chicken, pork, fish, and so on.

We use it for pansit (Filipino noodles) like in pancit canton and pancit palabok. Also in goto and lugaw (porridge). Once you've tasted calamansi in various ways, you'll replace your regular lemon, and other ingredients, with it.

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@pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone, to fediverse
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What we have in the today:

  1. Facebook-like (Friendica, Hubzilla, Streams, Social home, Misskey & forks)
  2. Twitter-like (Mastodon & forks, Pleroma & forks, Threads)
  3. Goodreads-like (BookWyrm)
  4. YouTube/Vimeo-like (PeerTube)
  5. Reddit/Quora/Stackexchange-like (Lemmy, Kbin, Mbin, Piefed)
  6. Podcasting
  7. Medium-like (Write freely, Plume)
  8. Instagram/Flickr-like (Pixelfed)
  9. Audio hosting (Funkwhale)
  10. Blogger (WordPress and Drupal via plugin; also GoHugo)

Coming soon!

  1. TikTok-like (Loops by Pixelfed)

Someone working on:

  • Tumblr-like

Skin-based:

  • Forum-like skin that turns a Lemmy instance into a "forums".

What else is the Fediverse network missing?

  • An easy way to pull in data from databases like TMDB, and display it like a widget with necessary information visible (instead of a link-type with only a summary of the description).

  • A way to show what we are currently listening, watching, and reading, everytime we update our, say, BookWyrm or Goodreads profile. Maybe as an info minibar in our profile.

We can also use LibreFM and LastFM for the listening part.

atomicpoet, to random
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Someone on my feed said that more games has failed to bring anyone to Linux.

What the hell are these people even on about?

Steam Deck has done more for Linux adoption than almost any desktop Linux effort. In fact, hands down, Linux is a better gaming platform than Mac—which makes it the best PC gaming platform after Windows.

And Linux gaming is so good, I can see it surpassing Windows quite soon.

youronlyone,
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@atomicpoet Also, in certain cases, Linux WINE is also better for Windows-based games.

The games I play (or used to) were better under Linux than in Windows:

  • Guild Wars 1
  • Guild Wars 2
  • Runes of Magic
  • Tabula Rasa (when it was still online)
  • Ragnarok Online
  • World of Warcraft
  • Uncharted Waters Online (when it was still online)

Some people I know also had the same experience for other WIndows-based games when running under Linux WINE.

Of course, it's much better for games with a native Linux client, even if compared to its native Windows client.

youronlyone, to Netflix
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If you've seen 's “3 Body Problem” adaptation, it's actually based on the Alpha-Centauri system.

At the time the novel was written, it was still unknown if there are any planets. Today, it's confirmed there are 2 planets, one in the “habitable zone”.

youronlyone, to Philippines
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Are you a foreigner visiting the this week, or already here?

Starting tomorrow, Thursday and up to Sunday, it is a holiday in the entire country. It is what and call “Holy Week”.

  • Maundy Thursday
  • Good Friday
  • Black Saturday
  • Easter Sunday

What to expect:

  1. Thursday to Saturday: malls, and most restaurants and fast foods, and other establishments, will be closed.

Some establishments in and around tourist spots may choose to operate, but in a limited capacity, so please be patient.

If you need to buy something, your best bet are convenient stores, as some branches remain open. But more likely with limited hours (and supply).

  1. Train operations will be closed for 3 (sometimes 4) days.

  2. Regular public transportation will be limited.

  3. Buses are fully-booked because of Filipinos travelling back to their provinces.

Don't be surprised if you find a lot of establishments closed and the towns are like ghost towns.

Enjoy your stay!

@pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone, to tv
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I've completely forgotten about Netflix's adaptation of the Chinese novel the Three-body Problem, which premiered last March 21st.

  • Only 8 episodes with a total of 42 minutes according to Trakt.

So, yeah, let's dig in so we can compare it with Tencent's adaptation that aired around the same time a year ago (which was longer and epic).

@tv @scifi

youronlyone, (edited ) to linux
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A game I recently started playing is ToME or Tales of Maj'Eyal. It is a roguelike singleplayer game.

It has been around since 2010, but it goes all the way back if we count its predecessors. It is also an open-source game.

As of this post:

  • There are already 3 expansions.
  • The 4th expansion is set to enter beta testing soon.
  • The 5th expansion is already being developed in parallel.

Give it a try, available in Linux, Windows, and OSX. (Also available via Steam.)

Check the official website for screenshots, videos, and more information!

https://te4.org

A bit of history based on what I was able to find:

  • Originally named: Tales of Middle-Earth: The Fourth Age. Set 122 years after the fall of Sauron.
  • In 2010-11-21, the game setting was changed entirely into a new one. See: https://te4.org/news?page=27
  • Its predecessor was “Tales of Middle Earth”. See: https://www.t-o-m-e.net

@games @gaming

youronlyone,
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@vasus It is!

And apologies, hashtags are important in the fediverse. ^_^

Hmm… what I can do next time is to not use inline hashtags, and just have it in a separate line. Thank you for the feedback!

youronlyone,
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@slazer2au Apologies! In any case, updated and moved the inline tags down.

youronlyone, to Philippines
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Does the really need to allow foreign schools to open branches in the country or own existing institutions? A lot of foreigners are coming here for better education. They wouldn't if our is as bad as supporters of the move paints it to be.

The way I see it, the problem is the half-baked education. It was only the first step. The next step is overhauling the entire curriculum, but they never did that.

@pilipinas @philippines

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youronlyone,
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Other things that we can do ourselves: (1) increase the pay for teachers; (2) standardised classroom rules like how the Koreans and Japanese do (abolish the autonomy of private schools); & (3) overhaul the curriculum.

I want to add: drop the “Senior High School” terminology; it's the source of all the confusion. We should change it to: Kinder (1); Elementary (6); Middle School (3); & High School (3) = .

@pilipinas @philippines
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youronlyone,
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@bookstardust The UK is one. There was a documentary about it a few years back. A UK school sent teachers and students to Korea to observe and learn, and find which parts can be adapted for the UK system and culture.

There was another, earlier, documentary from another country, but this one was about adapting the Japanese education system. I can't remember much about that one. Maybe it was mainland China? Since their current system have more similarities with Japan (at least what was made public).

In any case, Korea is also learning from other countries, and this made them realise that their system (and society) is far too strict. (Was not in the documentary, but it's one major reason why Koreans are choosing to raise their children in the Philippines, to escape the very strict and toxic education system.)

I think the Philippines is in a good position to learn from South Korea and adapt parts of it in our own. Foreigners are coming here to study, which means, we have a good education system that can compete with other nations. The best way to further improve our education system is to adapt parts of the Korean and Japanese systems; not to “sell” our schools to foreigners, or allow foreign institutions to open branches here. I fear that, if we let them do that, especially from Western institutions, they might introduce student loans… which… well…

And if they're learning from Korea and Japan, then we might as well go straight to the source. If we really want to allow foreign institutions to open up locally, or own existing ones, it's much better to invite Koreans and Japanese, than Western schools.

^_^

@pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone,
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Something I just realised today: our current education system was already based on Spanish and American style.

So, if we are really to going to open our schools for foreign ownership, or invite foreign institutions to open a branch here, and they're from the US and Spain (if not North America and Europe entirely) then what new things are they going to add?

It will only end up being a “business”. Since our Constitution requires at least 60% local-Filipino ownership, then the rich are the ones who will benefit from it the most, not the education system, not the students, and definitely not the country.

Again, if this is the path we are going to take, then invite Korean and Japanese institutions. We cannot deny they have superior education system than the West.

But, as I've said previously, what for? We should just go there and learn. Then adapt what will fit in our culture, and then adapt more as needed, avoiding the “toxic” parts.

An example: we should adapt the Japanese requirement for all schools to provide healthy food. If we can standardise it, the better. If the government (or local governments) can fund it, even better!

Let's admit it, overhauling the education system + the curriculum, is not the be-all-end-all. The health (especially brain) of the students is a very important factor.

I grew up in the 80s and 90s education system. I'm fine. So is everyone else in my generation.

It is better to learn from the “best” (if we can call them that) and adapt parts of it, than to open our education institutions to foreign ownership or opening branches here.

@pilipinas @philippines

liaizon, (edited ) to fediverse
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An important distinction is slowly being uncovered about the definition of the term "fediverse." Who is it that gets to decide what this place is? How are we being represented? These are not easy questions to answer and if we don't do a better job describing ourselves, then the job will get done for us by people who don't understand the underlying values we hold.

youronlyone,
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@shekinahcancook That's correct. However, in their instance, they don't want any mention of “Pixelfed”, so there's that. It is no different from all other non-Threads servers/instances where they “fediblock” certain keywords (and accounts) without checking the context.

It still comes down to, “their instance/server, their rules”. As long as they federate, that's good. Any filters or “fediblock” they add for their instance, that's their rules. Just like any other fediverse instance are doing already before Threads came.

Don't get me wrong, I am not defending Threads or Meta. ^_^

jikodesu, to mastodon
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Your Mastodon home feed is populated by:

The people you follow
The boosts of the people you follow
Replies of the people you follow
The hashtags you follow
Replies to the posts of people you follow

Is this correct?

youronlyone,
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@eclectech

Based on what I've noticed:

You do see the reply of the person you are following, let's call that Person A.

Depending on the software you are using (for example, Misskey and forks), you will also see the post Person A replied to.

Replies of external accounts to Person A will also appear, as long as those external accounts are already followed by someone else in your local instance. (I think this also depends on the software itself.)

@Heliograph @jikodesu

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