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  • monknonoke@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ang late night thoughts ko ay ang panget ko sa passport ko 🤦‍♀️ tapos yung camera pa nila pang dlsr pa pero auto pindot lang. Kinda seems like a waste for its usage, sana magandang quality webcam na lang gamit nila. Ang clunky at heavy pa just to mount it on the side of a wall. It looks out of place.

    Malay ko ba Pilipinas. Parang pagod na rin ako, migrate na lang tayo. I’ve been learning german lately, might be useful in the future 🤷‍♀️

    • malamignasanmig@group.lt
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      same here. mukha rin akong siopao sa ibang govt issued ids ko. why do their cameras have that rounding/flattening effect? or sadyang iyan talaga ang katotohanan. hahahaha

      • theyawner@lemmy.world
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        It’s a bad combination of using a camera lens with a wider focal length and the distance of the camera to the subject. Yung national ID ko papunta na sa fisheye lens distortion.

    • Pintasero@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      sana magandang quality webcam na lang

      Kumusta naman yung fisheye lens ng PSA for National ID? Hahahaha

    • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldM
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      1 year ago

      Nung wala pa satellite offices and sa DFA lang pwede mag-renew/apply ng passport, naloko ako sa labas ng mga fixer dun na hindi raw tatanggapin photo ko kasi hindi daw tugma sa prescribed blue background. Ayun, I managed to have an even worse picture than my studio ID photo.

  • inthemiddle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    magandang umaga mga ka-plema! kamusta kayo?

    gusto ko na ulit magbasa ng libro, anong fave books nyo? lemme.know hehe <3

    • Periwinkledot@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The Law on Obligations and Contracts
      The Law on Income Taxation

      I believe these two should be part of Gen. Ed. subjects in college. Mas may pakinabang sa ordinary people than science subjects (lalo na kung hindi naman science ang course mo).

    • ExploringLiterature@lemm.ee
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      Quite an old book, but The Broker by John Grisham is a novel I go back to from time to time. Everything was just very appealing to me: the pacing, the action, the details, the storytelling, the plotlines. It is not perfect, but it is good enough for me to get re-reading every now and then.

      For a short story, it is The Bet by Anton Chekhov. This kinda solidified reading for me as a leisurely pursuit in my younger years, although R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps really got me into reading in my toddler-ish years.

      For Non-Fiction, Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning is a great read, as well as Atomic Habits by James Clear.

      For something light and funny, I would recommend John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces. Now, the humor is a hit or miss, but it is entertaining to read.

      F. Sionil Jose is a great local author I would want to recommend, as I am getting into reading Filipino Literature. I’ve only read one of the Rosales Saga series of novels, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the series. Though I am not sure about the reading order.

      May you peacefully enjoy your reading time.

    • Dr. B@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago
      • Nonfiction - All You Need to Ace Computer Science and Programming (2 hours daily) new!
      • Nonfiction - Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (1 hour daily) former 2 hours
      • Nonfiction - Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (30 mins daily) former 1 hour
      • Fiction - The Art of Racing in the Rain (30 mins daily) former 2 hours

      NOTE: daily means only the weekdays, weekends are always unplanned to break the monotonous effect of consistency

    • cottonmon@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Nag enjoy ako sa Cosmere series ni Brandon Sanderson. Discworld series ni Terry Pratchett is very good din

    • sini@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      It’s actually more of we’ve probably passed it already. You only see how many people from the same instance subscribe to the communities you’re in. Not sure how to check the total (how many are subscribed from all instances) though.

    • s08nlql9@lemm.ee
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      2 accounts ko (ee and world), dito na lang ako sa ee kaya unsubscribe ko un isa para wala duplicate sa count haha

  • Anaralah_Belore223@lemm.ee
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    This is from r/OffMyChestPH pleading people not to post screenshots of their posts on their subreddit.

    Anon for a reason

    It’s not anonymous, but rather, pseudonymous.

    Fun Fact: Walang safe space sa public Internet.

    If you overshare = you are doxxing yourself.

    Once you post something on a public forum, regardless if it’s Facebook, Reddit, Lemmy, Mastodon, it’s outside of your control.

    unless you have permission from the op, do not share it in other social media platforms especially fb that has the highest audience.

    The average pinoy fb user does not give a f-ck/sh-t about copyright/DMCA, so these f.ckng CTTOs, PTPAs are very commonplace on FB.

    Before even bringing up copyright/DMCA, be aware that there are sites (bulletproof hosting) hosted in countries with very loose copyright enforcement that ignore DMCA altogether.

    Tip: Do not use your main account when venting about your problems (hence the name “offmychest”) or unloading your burdens online. Get something like a throwaway just for that.

  • ExploringLiterature@lemm.ee
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    To all workers (WFH’ers, digital nomads, normal workers, etc.), students, and anyone who really just wants to have a more chill study/work environment,

    I’ve come across lofi.co, which has a free version, a paid ($2.99) version, which basically offers you more visual stuff to help calm you down.

    If you’re tired of staring at Lo-Fi girl or Synthwave boy on Newpipe/Vanced and want a change of scenery, this is probably a good way to go. Try it free first, and I’d like also suggestions if anyone knows a few good sites/apps similar to this.

    Have a chill evening mga Phlemmings, may we all find that sweet spot of chilness in our respective corners of the globe.

    EDIT: Link. Also thanks 8rhn6t6s!

    EDIT 2: Apparently you can use playlists from spotify too and you can choose between Jazz, Chill or Sleep themed playlists. Sadly, sound effects are limited to around 3 or 4 with the free version.

  • decadentrebel@lemmy.worldM
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    Is it just me or bumilis na lemmy.world? I can clear notifs now and upvote like I used to.

    Edit: Pero sa apps sablay pa rin.

  • Anaralah_Belore223@lemm.ee
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    What will happen hypothetically, if

    #PNPKakampimo
    #MKKEqualsK
    #KaligtasanNyoSagotKo
    #TulongTulongTayo
    

    Imagine na pag-bukas mo ng mastodon.world, saka ang trending dyan ay yung mga nasa itaas.

    Context: Philippine National Police-related social media hashtags. You see these hashtags on PNP police station, PNP units’ official FB pages.

    Become the most popular hashtags on the fediverse?

  • #N/A@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Reset na naman ng rank sa CODM kaso nag-hiatus ako. Aabot pa ako ng Legendary kung di ako matutulog mamaya. emz

  • monknonoke@lemmy.world
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    Sanay na ako gumamit ng snorkel equipment 😆 kaya pala hirap ako dati kasi panget yung fit, now I understand the concept of sealing and breathing through the mouth shiz. Today practice lang ako but I think next time ready na ako mag snorkel tapos may pa-bangka pa.

    I didn’t want to go too far away from the shore dahil hindi ako familiar, baka may mangyari pa. But I saw some fishies and they were cute.

    Tapos unli kayak ako. It’s me and my kayak against the world 😩🤘 I’ll wake up early and see how far I can go just around the island tapos may baon na rin ako ng food and water tapos dun na ako mag bbreak sa kayak lol.

    I’d say sulit na yung binayad ko considering how long I was out. Na sunburn nga lang yung isang part ng katawan ko na hindi nalagyan ng sunscreen maigi. I did not think that would happen to me.

    It was fun 😁 bukas uli~~

  • clintoy23@lemmy.world
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    Ban barbie. We should stand strong together with Vietnam. Show of force for the asean region. 👊