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youronlyone, 6 days ago to Philippines

The hashtag #BanTikTok has started to gain momentum in the #Philippines because of the recent muting/silencing of a renowned journalist's coverage of the West Philippine Sea issue. Which in turn also revealed that a music video / campaign of a local celebrity regarding WPS was also muted earlier.

See: https://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet/status/1797805477339820287

Hopefully, this is the spark we are waiting for to get this Communist China-controlled service banned in the country.

Unfortunately, one user shared a photo of a news report on how the DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) said that we should be careful with banning apps as these are simply technologies, and small businesses are using it.

See: https://twitter.com/MulatTayo/status/1797852740254937400

> ANC: The DICT asserts it needs to be careful in supporting a ban on social media apps, esp. since they benefit small businesses.
>
> DICT: Let's not single out a particular app. This is just tech. There are evils in it, but there are also good things in it.

It was a poor attempt to deflect the question. Why? The topic was not about the technology, it was about banning [highly questionable] social media apps. There is a huge difference between technologies and services.

The public is not asking to ban the technologies behind “short form videos”. The people of the Philippines are demanding to ban a service.

#Pilipinas #TikTok #ByteDance #Pilipinas @pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone, 7 days ago to gaming

Good news! #Exult, the open-source #UltimaVII engine, is now in the #Lutris database.

https://lutris.net/games/exult/

You can now track your Exult game time through Lutris. Thank you Lutris team for approving the submission!

#gaming #games #FLOSS #FOSS #Ultima7 #Ultima

youronlyone, 8 days ago to fediverse

The first, original, and true, account portability, #NomadicIdentity, is coming to #ActivityPub!

@news explained it in an easy to understand way, so be sure to read this article.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/activitypub-nomadic-identity/

#Fediverse #MycelialWeb #SocialWeb #SNS #Streams #Hubzilla #Zot #Nomadic #DDFON #ActivityPub2

youronlyone, 11 days ago to Philippines

#AskingForHelp

Is there a color “Cable No.” conversion table or online tool available?

I've been checking sites and search engines but I cannot any. Maybe someone have a bookmark or something.

I need to convert the following:

• Cable No. 80173
• Cable No. 80108
• Cable No. 80068

The confusing thing is that Wikipedia and various flag websites provide different RGB Hex codes:

• 0038A8 vs 0032A0
• CE1126 vs BF0D3E
• FCD116 vs FED141

Which is more accurate, Wikipedia or the flag websites?

O_O

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Legal code: https://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-8491.php

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Philippines

Sample flag website: https://www.flagcolorcodes.com/philippines

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Tags: #Philippines #Pilipinas #Color #Colour #Flag #webdev #HTML #CSS

@pilipinas @philippines @pinoy

youronlyone, 11 days ago to music

A self-hosted scrobble software that could be good for ActivityPub support: Maloja.

https://github.com/krateng/maloja

Sample instance: https://maloja.krateng.ch

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Tags: #Music #Tracker #Scrobbling #Scrobble #ActivityPub #Maloja #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

youronlyone, 13 days ago to keyboard

Uploaded four (4) #keyboard layout files over at #WikiCommons.

• SVG format
  ** text and path methods
• CC By-SA 4.0 International License

Here are the links:

1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keyboard-layout-blank-text_(keycodes_only).svg

2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keyboard-layout-blank-text_(keycodes_and_labels).svg

3. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keyboard-layout-blank-path_(keycodes_only).svg

4. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keyboard-layout-blank-path_(keycodes_and_labels).svg

PS

• ‹text› method allows anyone to change the font as well as to translate the text.
• ‹path› method is “embedded” (if you will), and thus, not translatable and the font design is fixed.

It's licensed under #CreativeCommons #BySA 4.0 because the source file, in PNG format, is under the same license. I actually prefer to release it under CC0/CCzero (a.k.a. Public Domain). Although in some jurisdictions, it can only be Public Domain because there's nothing artistic about an ISO-based keyboard layout.

The changes I made:

1. Converted the PNG source to SVG.
2. Removed the labels of non-basic keys.
3. Updated the name of some keys
4. Changed some of the symbols
5. Used Noto Sans, Noto Symbols, and Noto Symbols 2.

Enjoy!

#SVG

youronlyone, 13 days ago to Philippines

Taguig City should rename #Lawton Ave to #Gerónimo Ave.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ware_Lawton#Philippine%E2%80%93American_War

1. Lawton fought against Filipinos
2. “Attacked” Emilio Aguinaldo multiple times
3. General Gerónimo was the Filipino sharpshooter who shot him

Unless they want to honor him as the:

1. only US general to be killed during the Philippine–American War

2. highest ranking American officer to fall in battle in either the Spanish–American or Philippine–American Wars

3. first US general killed in overseas action

#Philippines #Taguig #Pilipinas #FortBonifacio @pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone, 24 days ago to Philippines

> China urges the #Philippines to stop spreading false narratives, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, said at a press briefing on Friday. Following the #US' deployment of medium-range ballistic missiles, #China also urges the Philippines not to serve as a pawn and a tool of hegemony, Zhang said.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202405/1312517.shtml

Let's correct it.

“Filipinos urge #China to stop spreading false narratives.”

Much better.

@pilipinas @philippines

#Pilipinas #Philippines #China #WestPhilippineSea #SouthChinaSea

youronlyone, 27 days ago to Signal

#WhatsApp uses the open-source #Signal protocol… However, encryption isn’t the whole story… WhatsApp and, by extension, all #Meta organizations know you sent something, when you sent it, and who you sent it to…

https://proton.me/blog/whatsapp-safe-private-photos

#Privacy #Security

youronlyone, 27 days ago to random

A weird thing about the global #Naver #Whale browser is they forgot to include Naver search in the search engine selection. ^^ It doesn't have to be the default, but at least include it. ^~

Read my review here: https://im.youronly.one/techmagus/kb/internet/naver-whale-browser-2022209/

youronlyone, 27 days ago to Philippines

1. I found a way to write the #Filipino leading sound /ŋ/ (Ng̃) in #Hangeul by “reviving” an obsolete Jamo.

(NOTE: the samples below are using the Pilipino Hangeul [work-in-progress] adaption/rules.)

Ex:

• ᅌᅡ욘 (nga·yon) = EN: today
• ᅌᅵ삔 (ngi·pin) = EN: tooth

2. I also separated (R) and (L), like how they did in the #Ciacia language.

Same character: ᄙ

Ex:

• 빠다ᄙᅡᆺ닷 (pa·ta·las·tas) = EN: commercial
• ᄙᅡ밧 (la·bas) = EN: outside; go out (depending on usage)

3. I was thinking of using another obsolete Jamo (ᅏ) for the /t͡s/ (Ts) sound, but ㅊ /t͡ɕʰ/ (Ch) can fulfill that role as well.

Ex:

• 차차 (cha·cha) = short form of “charter change”; or the dance chacha.
• 초꼬라데 (tso·ko·la·te) = EN: chocolate
• 차아 (tsa·a) = EN: tea

4. Ññ (enye) is, for now, transliterate.

5. For the Kr sound, like in “krus”, maybe we can use ㅋ since we don't have a /kʰ/ (Kh) sound in Filipino.

6. Vowels like Filipino “Ee” which can be either /ɛ/ (ae) or /e/ (e).

This one is tricky because the Filipino “Ee” sound can change depending on, for example, a person want to deliver a word with endearment, but the meaning never changes. So an /e/ sound can become an /ɛ/ sound, while retaining its meaning.

I actually had no idea about this “Ee” /e/ (e) vs /ɛ/ (ae). The way Filipino vowels are taught in school is simply, well, /e/ (e). But the more I read online resources, the more I learn that we do make an /ɛ/ (ae) sound for the same vowel! How crazy is that?!

Anyway…

See: https://sheet.zohopublic.com/sheet/published/l99bm2e24906e3db84e69bb509d5a4cbfb4ec

What do you think?

#Wika #Language #Philippines #Pilipinas #Jamo #Pilipino

@pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone, 29 days ago to Philippines

Trending in the #Philippines : Most confusing mall.

a. SM North / SM West
b. Trinoma
c. Alabang Town Center (a.k.a. ATC)
d. Glorietta
e. Robinson's Galleria (a.k.a. Galle)
f. Robinson's Place Manila/Ermita

Within my own circles, we agree that the most confusing are Trinoma > ATC > Robinson's Galleria > Robinson's Place Manila, in that order.

SM Malls, at least those they designed directly (not bought), are mostly generic. (Note: SM Mall of Asia, still the largest mall in the Philippines & 6th in the world, is currently confusing because of the major on-going overhaul.)

Ironically, Ayala-owned malls are generally confusing, with the exception of Glorietta (the layout is like a spiderweb). Trinoma and ATC are both Ayala-owned.

How about you? What do you think is the most confusing mall(s) for you?

@pilipinas @philippines @pinoy @pinoy

youronlyone, 30 days ago to Korean

Another unique(?) trope in #Kdrama land is this:

When a character is about to reveal something important, like their true identity, they will be interrupted with either:

1. An emergency.
2. They're summoned by someone higher.

^_^;;

You eventually get used to it, and expect it is going to happen.

@kdrama @kdrama