New year, new thread.

  • NoodlePoint@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    This place is getting funnier with every month passing by, mostly angry progressive Americans and Europeans remotely hoping for an eventual huge revolution for which to overthrow governments and capitalism, which leads to… who’s gonna lead them once they take over?

    They should be reading Animal Farm to make sure they’re not putting another despot in power.

  • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldOPM
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    8 months ago

    I think “Palakpakan” trike driver is an important test case for more nuanced discussions on digital vigilantism.

    It turns out he was in the right — indeed, there are times that street becomes two-way. Of course, he was still wrong in the sense that his license was expired, but that’s a completely different argument and is just moving the goalposts. 100% of the reason why people are mad at him is because he allegedly counterflowed and had the audacity to mock who filmed it.

    Basically, I absolutely hate Hawthorne Effect. Someone who has a camera would deliberately agitate people, film it, and act like they’re level-headed in the clip.

  • jwphinia@fedia.io
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    8 months ago

    How’s the air feeling around you all? Mine’s gotten to the point where it basically equates that of Baguio City during the night, though I think this amihan influence might or mightn’t last the new several weeks.

    • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldOPM
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      8 months ago

      Really great. I don’t even have to turn the fan on most of the time because it’s so chilly. Reminds me of the Jan-Feb weather in 2015 when I’d go to lunch in Makati and despite the sun rays it feels like I’m in Benguet.

    • XiELEd@piefed.social
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      6 months ago

      Nights these days are relatively colder, around 25C° to sometimes 23C°, and once I saw 22C°. To the point that turning on a fan is usually enough. But I’m also preparing for the hell months April and May lol

  • NoodlePoint@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Makes me think how for decades a lot of nice things were destroyed for scrap materials or for entertainment – like this Pontiac GTO – and now many are scrambling to find and pay hugely for antiques.