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  • the_yaya@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Happy work week!

    Today’s Ask PHlemmy: What was very popular in 90’s but almost non-existent now?

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      Betamax/VCRs, CDs, cassettes, rewritable and recordable discs, floppy disks, video game cartridges.

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        I still see blank VHS tapes being sold at Landmark. I have no idea why, although it makes perfect sense why that stock isn’t moving.

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      1 year ago

      Setting and planning activities for the coming weeks with no instant messaging. Also just visiting your friends’ house whenever.

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        Pupuntahan nyo yung bahay ng kalaro para sunduin, tas tatawagin mo yung pangalan, extended yung huling pantig. Sampol:

        pangalan ng kalaro: Erning.

        Sisigaw ka sa harap ng bahay: Erniiiiiiii~iing

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      1 year ago

      Wallet-sized physical photos.

      Di ko alam kung sa school or area lang namin, pero uso before yung studio pics ng barkada. Usually after exams maaga dini-dismiss yung students, so diretso sa mall after and isa yun sa mga madalas puntahan.

      I used to store mine in casette tape cases and may mga ilan din akong napuno.

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        Photo studios nowadays are aiming towards occasions/parties na lang. Unlike before na kahit saang Kodak branch, may maglilinya mapa-bata o matanda.

        And dang, may photo booth pa sila dati, eh.

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    Map of literacy rates per municipality according to the 2020 census. If the vast majority (1508/1634) are above 90% literacy, is it worth it?

    Edit: Is it also worth it to post such huge-ass, 1:1,000,000 maps on Lemmy?

    Edit: Made it 1:2,000,000 , and added a legend and per-province map.

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        Yes, which is why it isn’t recommended to use reds often to represent data as it has a negative connotation by default. Source: I do mapping, cartography, and gis work.

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          But would you recommend blue to red if you wanted to highlight, say, towns which are more Kapampangan speaking?

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            I don’t recommend it. Generally, you would want to use one hue for low to high values of sequential data but you can use 2 hues to increase contrast (e.g., light blue to dark blue, light yellow to blue). Blue and red are opposing colors and is more used as diverging scales where there are neutral tones (and values) in the middle (e.g., negative values, zero, positive values; blue-pale yellow-red). Here’s a nice resource on color schemes, https://colorbrewer2.org

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        Nung nag-umpisa lumuwag yung lockdown, we started with a 9am-2pm schedule. It was a temporary measure and often it felt like there was not enough time to finish my tasks. But it gave me enough time to take a 1-2 hour nap while leaving me some hours more for a bit more work and leisure.

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      Not enough. Yung Saturday mo is to recuperate from your work from Mon - Friday (assuming a normal M-F, Weekends off schedule), Sunday is for leisure or for some faith, and then fun, kaso nga lang rushed lagi etong mga lakad ng Sunday because you need to get ready for Monday.

      4 day work week may be a possible solution kasi may Rest Day, Gimik Day, and then prep day assuming ung hours for the 5th day of work are spread over to the other 4, or some other form of making up the 5th day through the other 4 days.

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      Haha, same old talking points na maliit daw tayo when the game is getting less reliant on size and more on all-around skill.

      Did they not watch the 2015 WC when the entire lineup beyond Blatche was 6’4" and below?

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    One Sports just announced they will air the FIFA Women’s World Cup, at least for the Philippines matches.

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      Good news for my dad who’s into women’s football more than the mens. For his sake, they should air the entire WC run regardless if it has the Malditas (or Filipinas as they are now called lol).

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    Nagbalik ang mga daga after so many years. I’m not a fan of poison because they just end up dying somewhere and stinking up the place. I also don’t like glue bait since I’m not “man” enough to execute them once trapped.

    So, I’m trying a new approach. Just placed an order for an electronic bait after reading up on it and watching videos. Sana effective.

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    Redid the literacy map with @mr_m00 's recommendations. Personally, I don’t like using gradients for this; there is not much differentiation between the 90s and the 80s except the kind of green. I would still prefer the rainbow scheme more; at least there is so much color differentiation. I would just reverse the palette like so (although I do admit the blue is too dark to show borders):

    (On second thought, the red-blue scheme can be applied here, as this is just percentages)

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    My main phone (One Plus 6T) would be 5 years old by December. And I still don’t feel like replacing it yet. Problem though is that I can’t find a good protective case for it now that the current case is slowly falling apart.

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        Medyo wary ako dun sa cheap looking cases due to bad experience. But you reminded me that I actually still have that Spigen case on my cart. I was still holding on the possibility that I could find it locally but I might end up completing the purchase at Amazon.

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          Spigen’s official Shopee store doesn’t have it? That’s usually where I get cases for phones that are more than 5 years old.

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            That’s where I got my current case back in 2020 but all they have now is just the tempered glass.

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          Mga manufacturers kasi hindi na gumagawa ng mga case para sa specific model nasa tatlong taon pataas. Kaya ako, kapag may bagong phone ako, bibili ako ng tatlong case at tempered glass bago dumating ang mismong unit

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            Mga manufacturers kasi hindi na gumagawa ng mga case para sa specific model nasa tatlong taon pataas. Kaya ako, kapag may bagong phone ako, bibili ako ng tatlong case at tempered glass bago dumating ang mismong unit

            Yeah. In hindsight I should have gotten an extra case when I bought the current one back in 2020. But honestly, I didn’t even think I’d still keep using the phone until now.

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    1 year ago

    may gumagamit ng YT Music sa phone niyo, hindi ko gets bakit hindi available yung background play kapag napapatugtog ako.

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        Switching from Spotify Premium to YouTube Premium has been one of the best decisions I’ve made regarding subscription services.

        I have essentially the same music library in YT Music and no more annoying YouTube ads.

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          I don’t like YT Music’s library management. They’re mixing with M/Vs and “proper” songs. Some of their songs are badly compressed, compared to Spotify.

          And don’t forget, wala pang dedicated curated playlists for PH si YT Music na ironically ang lakas ng YT sa Pinas. Haha

          No more ads

          You can watch YouTube with no ads by installing uBlock Origin on your desktop browser, or install NewPipe on Android. No Google account needed. Huwag papakain sa sistema ni Gugel.

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            Some of their songs are badly compressed, compared to Spotify.

            For our use case, it isn’t really a big deal. Most of my family is listen to music via the phone speakers or budget earphones. I’m the pickiest one and I don’t mind it for casual listening.

            wala pang dedicated curated playlists for PH si YT Music

            This one would have been great, but it isn’t a deal breaker.

            You can watch YouTube with no ads by installing uBlock Origin on your desktop browser, or install NewPipe on Android. No Google account needed. Huwag papakain sa sistema ni Gugel.

            I can do all of this (I have both uBlock, NewPipe, DNS-based and VPN-based adblocking, etc.), but I got the family plan for, well, the family.

            As the designated tech guy in the family, I didn’t think managing all of it for 5 other family members at different locations is worth it for me.

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              I recently setting up my family’s smartphones and their home PC with Firefox Browser and uBlock Origin and NewPipe (Android). Plus, we’ve been on Spotify since 2015, and that time hindi pa namin alam na may Family plan. We have similar DNS settings, except mine allows pornographic websites lol.

              I did this because I don’t want my family “hooked” on their YT algorithm with their personalized content. NewPipe is a bliss, and doesn’t track nor exploit users, unlike proprietary YouTube app.

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                Yeah, I used to try to setup everything for my family. To the point where I setup a flavor of Linux as the primary OS in the family desktop with all the non-proprietary alternative applications.

                There came a point where I figured I was taking on too much responsibility. And in a way I think I just liked learning to do this stuff before.

                Now, aside from security-related things like recommending password managers, MFA, and the occasional anti-scam PSA, I just let them be.

                In the end, I just found not having to manage this small thing of music streaming and ad-free YT pretty worth it at the cost of 40PHP per month per person.

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                  There came a point where I figured I was taking on too much responsibility.

                  You don’t need to be too personal. It’s up to user/s how they change their online habits. We are only giving them tools.

                  Now, aside from security-related things like recommending password managers, MFA, and the occasional anti-scam PSA, I just let them be.

                  Same, same, brada.

                  Ironically, I’ve subscribed to Google Drive’s 100 GB and I’m not using it personally. Instead, I’m sharing it to my family. lol

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          Best value talaga yung YT premium sa YouTube at Music, kaso yung first impression ko sa service na yan “ay walang background play, balik sa Spotify” mentality. hindi ko gusto May music vid sa may song album, gusto ko lang kanta lang at yung lang.

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          Ndi ko lang gusto yung algo ng YT sa pagsuggest ng music. Kung tapos na yung custom playlist ko, sobra layo sa vibe yung isasuggest. May playlist pa naman ako for sleeping, tapos bigla dance music 🥴