Just because it's quite...on topic, today.
Going to be making a classic #Filipino breakfast that I haven't had in a long while. Spam, eggs, and garlic fried rice, while I click away on these reports. 😂
We have 🇵🇭 #Tagalog language now on https://main.elk.zone and I’d like to invite #Filipino friends to try and give feedback so we can improve the translation for the community 🙏
Settings -> Language, then choose “Tagalog” as your Display Language
yet another instance (just migrated from epicure.social), so yet another #introduction:
while i do my regular social whatsits else-server, i felt it'd be fun to have an account dedicated to #food as i'm a passionate af #foodie. i can talk about about its very prep, #cooking and serving forfuckingever and, honestly, have since supplanted small talk with it. to say nothing of the place food occupies within communities and civilization... it's #SoGood!
i'm a #HomeCook with no formal training (but with ample experience hosting events of no small scale) and have been serious about #cookery since '98.
Whenever I see negative feedback about the #fediverse, it is about:
being lonely
lacks discoverability
reach is poor
support for this and that is lacking
not welcoming for other people
All of the above, it has to do with what I've described in this quoted post, #ObservableFediverse. Meaning, one was only exposed to a very small part of the fediverse from that person's vantage point.
Let's take for example the #5 item. Is the fediverse not welcoming for certain groups of people, the minorities, the marginalised, those with disabilities, and often discriminated based on origin?
Have you seen those? More likely not. Why? “Observable fediverse.”
In #astronomy, an #ObservableUniverse is the part of the huge universe that we can observe from Earth. It is how far our current technology can reach.
It is the same in “observable fediverse”. What you see, what you are interacting with, is only what you currently have access to. Your “observable fediverse” relies on these factors:
The users in your instance.
The remote users and other servers your instance is aware of.
The people you are following (which include groups).
That is your “observable fediverse”.
Since you are not following a user who is following a Filipino, or is a member of an autistic group, there is very little chance you will see content from Filipinos and autistics.
Another reason of disappointment is misunderstanding what the “fediverse/global timeline” is. Here's the thing, it is just the public chatter.
Think of it as visiting a crowded public park. You'll hear all kinds of discussions. There are those that are offensive, and those that are not.
The “federated/global timeline” is also not the entirety of the fediverse. It is only what your instance/server is aware of. If what you most see are unwelcoming content, then don't look at it, or move to a new instance, or ask around. I'm sure your own instance will help you find like-minded individuals and groups.
That's your observable fediverse. The fediverse is not unwelcoming. My guesstimate is, no one account, no one server, have seen more than 1% of the entire fediverse. Just like how we haven't seen more than 1% of the entire universe.
Today in Labor History April 27, 1521: On this day, Philippine Natives fought the battle of Mactan against Ferdinand Magellan. Lapulapu’s warriors ambushed him and overpowered the Spanish forces. They killed Magellan with a poison arrow. Their victory delayed Spanish colonization of the Philippines by forty-four years. For centuries, native Muslim Filipinos fought wars against their Spanish rulers. The Spanish saw these as a continuation of the Reconquista of Spain from the Moors. They brought in conscripts from Mexico and Latin America, including many Native Americans. Mortality was high on both sides. Many conscripts fled into the countryside, or joined with the Filipino forces. Yet, despite all the slaughter and repression of Native Filipinos, the colony was never profitable to Spain. During the 1800s, Filipino immigrants fought alongside Latin Americans in their wars for independence from Spain. In 1896, Filipinos fought their own war for independence from Spain.
When the U.S. initially landed in the Philippines, in 1898, they supported Filipinos in their uprising against Spain. However, by August, 1898, the U.S. had ended their collaboration with Native Filipinos and soon annexed the country. American rule was brutal. In 1899, American went to war against their colonial subjects. The war was far deadlier and more costly than their war against Spain. 4,200 American soldiers, up to 20,000 Philippine soldiers, and at least 200,000 civilians died.
The Japanese occupation during World War II was also brutal. In the most infamous example, 10,000 Filipino and 1,200 U.S. soldiers died in the brutal Bataan Death March. However, during the occupation, Filipino guerillas fought an insurgency against the Japanese. Consequently, the Philippines became the costliest theatre of war for the Japanese. Nearly 500,000 Japanese died fighting in the Philippines. But it was much worse for Filipinos, with over 1 million dying during World War II. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, toward the end of World War II, was the largest naval battle in history.
To share for the latter part, our grandfather was a WW2 war veteran, and a #DeathMarch survivor. He was one of those who defended the Island of Corregidor, surrendered, and then forced to what we call today the Death March.
After it, they reformed into various guerilla factions and continued the fight for Philippine independence.
Me, my cousins (many of whom are contributors to the successes the #Philippines are enjoying today), my mom and her siblings, my brother, my sister and her two beautiful daughters, we all wouldn't be here today if he did not survive and was not randomly pulled out of the line of the infamous Death March.
This is #history that should never be forgotten. It is not just his-story, it is our story. The story of this great nation and its resilient people the #Filipino.
Toxic #Filipino parenting culture: not giving your kids the chance to explain themselves whenever they make mistakes or don't agree with you. Instead, you just yell at them and worse, call them names.
If the intention is to make them fear you so that they don't make the same mistake again, maybe it will work. But in the long run, it can lead to #trauma that can haunt them even in adulthood.
:blobboneblewobblehyper: This animated emoji reminds me of the brat, Shin-chan; from #CrayonShinChan#anime.
I miss that show. Is it still on-going in #Japan? Here in the #Philippines, it only lasted for 2 years, I think. They had to filter a lot, and the theme of the show is too much for #Filipino sensitivities. 😅
Today in Labor History April 14, 1930: Over 100 Mexican and Filipino farm workers were arrested for union activities in Imperial Valley, CA. 8 were convicted of “criminal syndicalism.”
Ako po si Ayo Ayco, isang web developer na ngayon ay imigrante sa Netherlands, simula noong nakaraang taon (January 2022)
Mahilig ako magpost ng tungkol sa tech, jokes o mga muni-muni, kadalasan sa pangunahing account ko na English: @ayo
Balak ko dito sa account na ito ay puro Tagalog/Filipino na post para sa mga kaibigan/kapamilya sa Pilipinas, pati na rin sa mga bagong makikilala dito.
Now that I've moved instances (again), I'll have my #Introduction another do-over.
I am a web developer, designer, and educator from the Philippines. I also created Antares Programming to talk about web development to my fellow #Filipino devs in #Tagalog.
I write about my life, career, and technology at my #bloghttps://francisrub.io/. This site supports RSS feeds.
I also recently started a YouTube channel in Tagalog.