youronlyone

youronlyone, 2 months ago

@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, 2 months ago

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

youronlyone, 2 months ago

If they do want foreign ownership/branches here, then we should invite the Korean institutions. Why? Even Western universities are coming to Korea to learn from their educational system.

It would be foolish to invite Western institutions who themselves are learning from the Korean #education system. We should go directly to the source if we're going to invite foreign schools.

#Philippines @pilipinas @philippines
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youronlyone, 2 months ago

But, that itself is ironic. Koreans are coming to the #Philippines to study, and get away from the very toxic Korean education system. So, in the end, why invite foreign institutions to open a branch in the country, or to own existing ones?

What we should do, like what the West is doing, is go to Korea to observe, participate, and learn from them. Bring that home ourselves, adapt it to our existing #education system and #culture.

@pilipinas @philippines
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youronlyone, 2 months ago

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) = #K12.

#Philippines #Education @pilipinas @philippines
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youronlyone, 2 months ago

@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, 2 months ago

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.

#Philippies #Education

@pilipinas @philippines

youronlyone, 2 months ago

@liaizon @evan @Gargron @chrismessina @eudaimon @youronlyone Yep, it was him.

It was first uploaded, AFAIK, in Wiki Commons by Eukobos (I think it's Eudaimon too), dedicated to the #PublicDomain through #CC0 #CCzero.

It was June 2018.

No one submitted other proposals so it became the accepted logo of the #Fediverse. Variations from other users based on the same logo also came out later.

See: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg

#History

youronlyone, 2 months ago

@liaizon Personally, and the way the term was used, since it was first coined, was any software with #OStatus support (later #ActivityPub).

When there were discussions of having a new name, I ran suggestion threads and polls about it, and one suggestion/choice was mycelial, mycelium. I like it so I started using it myself.

By definition:

• A mycelium is a single network.
• A mycelial is a collection of various mycelium.

Adopting it to #SocialWeb:

• The "Fediverse" is one mycelium network.o, based on ActivityPub
• "The Federation" / #diaspora* is another mycelium network.
• #Matrix is a mycelium network.
• #ATproto is another mycelium network.
• #XMPP / #Jabber is a mycelium network.

Together, they are called Mycelial Web. A collection of "decentralised, distributed, federated, and open, network". A subset of the Social Web.

A "sister", if you will, of the Mycelial Web is IRC and e-mail, as examples.

So:
I. Web
A. Social Web

1. IRC
2. E-mail
3. Mycelial Web

• Fediverse/ActivityPub
• ATproto
• diaspora
• Matrix
• XMPP

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youronlyone, 2 months ago

@shekinahcancook Federated universe.

Also, the star symbol was dedicated to the Public Domain through CC0.

See: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fediverse_logo_proposal.svg

youronlyone, 2 months ago

@shekinahcancook

By definition, ActivityPub is a protocol to add interoperability, in a social network way, to disconnected platforms. So, as long as they federate using AP, then it's fine. Consider the non-accessible content as "private".

There are #fediverse software with a "This instance/server only" feature. I think every fork of Mastodon software have that feature, only the mainline Mastodon doesn't have it. Other Fediverse software like Hubzilla, Friendica, the Misskey forks, the Pleroma forks, I think even Pixelfed, all have it.

Think of Threads content not viewable as "This instance only" type of post.

If it is wrong for Threads to do that, then one could argue that it is also wrong for other Fediverse software and forks to have an instance-only privacy feature.

For me, that's fine. As long as they federate. Maybe a third or two of their userbase will turn the feature on. That's good enough. 😉

youronlyone, 2 months ago

@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. ^_^

youronlyone, 2 months ago

@jikodesu Yes! That's a very good point!

Stores in the country rarely accept other bills, even if it is a USD. And sari-sari stores rarely have a change for bigger bills.

@pilipinas

youronlyone, 2 months ago

@JeremyMallin If you like #DragonLance #AnsalonMUD is still online and kicking (since 1996).

There is also #DarkAndShatteredLands (DSL), a MUD that originally started as a mix of DragonLance and #ForgottenRealms and is now very customised.

youronlyone, 3 months ago

@m0xEE Yep. It has always been an issue, I'm actually surprised it is being pushed and “advertised” in shows and films.