Create an HK PSN account, redeem it there, and download/install it. Then check if your normal account on the same PS3 can access it too (some dlc work when accessed this way). if not, then the only way is to play it via the HK account
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Jul 2021
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Saturday gaming group decided to do a movie watch-along while we played and randomly settled on Under Siege (1992) for some reason. I’d never seen it before and several times I said “Isn’t this just Die Hard on a boat?” and apparently that was a universal consensus. Very 90s. Unsurprisingly this is already Seagal’s best-rated movie and has a surprising number of familiar and even good actors, including Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, and Colm Meaney (Star Trek’s O’Brien)
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License to Kill (1989): Bond film no 16, Dalton’s second and last outing is much darker and yet weaker than the first one. The first one where Bond goes rogue, driven by vengeance instead of duty. Unremarkable theme song. Villain is a drug smuggler; I guess with the collapse of the USSR they couldn’t have another Russia-centered plot. More actors look familiar as we near the 90s. Notable are a young Benicio del Toro playing a henchman and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (known for playing Shang Tsung. Dalton’s performance is mixed, and for some reason he reminds me of Sir Patrick Stewart in some scenes. Too bad he couldn’t have had a better sendoff as Bond.
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I enjoyed this thread, but all these people posting images without naming the movie! Not everyone has seen every movie!
Quoted tvaziri's tweet:Gimme one of your favorite shots in a movie from 2010–2020.
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I played almost all of FF8 junctioning only 1 of a spell to each stat, not considering that increasing the number might lead to better stats. Got all the way to the final boss this way, which felt impossible with my low stats #gaming
Quoted AndyLunique's tweet:I played through about 20 hours of Skyrim before I was aware of fast travel in the game.
I also got to the end of disc 1 in FF7 before realizing I could equip weapons and materia.
Has anyone else made these kinds of mistakes?
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Reply to wrongwaygoback's tweet:
@wrongwaygoback Witcher 3 should still be on sale
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The Living Daylights (1987): Bond film no. 15 and first of only two Dalton entries. More 80s music theme song, this time by A-ha. Much more serious in tone compared to Connery / Moore. John Rhys-Davies is here, years before Sliders or LOTR. No sci-fi mad scientist stuff this time, straight-up spy stuff (more or less). Assassinations, defections, Russia’s internal politics, Afghan rebels, weapons, smuggling, drug deals, faked deaths, etc. Might be a tiny bit too long. Surprisingly, I liked this one!
Jun 2021
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Reply to rovietoosin's tweet:
@rovietoosin big time!
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Was stuck in a waiting room long enough to watch Downsizing (2017) on cable. Interesting sci-fi concept (miniaturizing humans to reduce consumption and avoid climate change) serving as background for a mediocre Matt Damon story.
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Huh, so they weren’t getting regular psychiatric evaluations before. That is unsurprising and also terrible.
Quoted cnnphilippines's tweet:The Philippine National Police is now finalizing recommendations in the conduct of a regular neuropsychiatric exam for all its personnel, amid cases of grave misconduct http://bit.ly/3dhMHrl
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In the wee hours earlier for some reason I decided to watch Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) while playing online boardgames with friends. It was the only one of the Bayverse films I hadn’t seen yet, and now that I have that seemed like a good decision. Too long, ridiculous plot, and once again the Decepticons barely distinguishable from each other.
The story needs a lot of suspension of disbelief. Lots of spectacle as you’d expect from Michael Bay. Surprised they managed to get Anthony Hopkins for this. John Turturro is still around, but serving only as plot exposition. They decided to introduce a new female lead that looked as close to Megan Fox as possible.
The movie ends with Cybertron crashed into Earth, so you kind of have to suspend your belief in physics as well. Also, apparently Earth is Unicron! WTH lol.
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RIP Former President Noynoy Aquino.
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Watched A View To A Kill (1985), Bond film no. 14. Moore is showing his age, luckily this is his last entry. Very 80s theme song by Duran Duran. Christopher Walken is here, as a Bond villain with a plan straight out of Superman (1978). Tanya Roberts plays a young Bond girl just 14 years before playing a middle-aged mom on That 70s Show. Random young Dolph Lundgren cameo! Kind of a ridiculous street chase scene through San Francisco. Overall not the best of Moore’s run.
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when the pandemic ends and we can all see each other again, everyone should wear new outfits and have new abilities so that it feels like an anime timeskip
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Reply to 'Ka pressure talaga' on /r/Philippines:
You are not required to accomplish anything at any age.
Comparison is the thief of joy.
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Yesterday I saw Octopussy (1983), Bond film no. 13. Another grounded entry with no fantastical elements, with the plot centered around geopolitical concerns. Some interesting action sequences, but overall, but I found most of the movie unremarkable. India shown as an exotic place (w/c I suppose it was to Westerners at that time) with elephants and firebreathers and whatnot all over. There was one scene where the bad guy appears to have broken a genuine Faberge egg but no one said anything lol.
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I did another game jam this past weekend and made a (very short) game featuring a manananggal. You can try it if you like: https://hungryroy.itch.io/manananggal (if you have an https://itch.io/ account you can also give it a rating for the game jam!)
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Reply to Westraid's tweet:
@Westraid what is that triangle thing in front of the couch? You can put your legs up on it?
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Repost from manacymbal:
Well, another MTG/the Simpsons parody complete! You can find the full video at https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/nxtro7/the_mono_red_song_an_mtg_parody_song/
Thank you @TolarianCollege @SaffronOlive @kaibudde @BasicMountain and @sandydogmtg for being inspiring creators and players, and I hope you don’t mind your portrayal! <3
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Repost from docligot:
In today’s You Can’t Invent This:
Welcome to the world HTML Pascual.
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Ah, excellent. Kahit yung 1 and 3 lang siguro. I’ll DM you my email address. Thanks!
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Posted on r/Philippines: I’m looking for an old Pugad Baboy strip
Baka merong may copy. In the strip, Patrolman Durugas has stopped Mang Dagul for a traffic violation, tapos pinilisopo sya ni Dagul, so binigyan sya ng ticket, nakasulat “violation: pilosopo”
I would guess it’s from the early books, kasi I remember medyo raw pa yung art style. Probably somewhere in books 1-3, kasi I have book 4 here, parang mas polished na yung art.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
(Bakit walang flair na “Question”? Sige na nga, “Culture” na lang)
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Wait, what? Including the Philippines? What are our regulations here that would prevent this privacy-protecting feature?
Quoted peard33's tweet:Apple said a new “private relay” feature designed to obscure users’ web browsing behavior from internet service providers and advertisers will not be available in China for regulatory reasons. Same in Belarus, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the Philippines & more. via @StephenNellis
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For Your Eyes Only (1981): Bond film no. 12. After the sci-fi fantasy of Moonraker, this one is more grounded and down-to-Earth, a callback to early Connery adventures. No megamalomaniacs to defeat, just foreign agents and mercs. The opening sequence pays homage to the earlier pre-Moore films, acknowledging the death of Tracy Bond and killing off a villain that looks suspiciously like arch-nemesis Blofeld. The opening song is pretty good. The rest of the film was ok, if a bit forgettable. I liked the rock climbing scene, but the ski chase and car chases felt like things we’ve seen before. Also, Moore is starting to show his age.
Melina Havelock (portrayed by Carole Bouquet) reminded me a lot of DC’s Huntress - a crossbow-wielding woman out for revenge
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Repost from mariachong:
Putting these nine photographs together illustrates the impact of the new security law enacted last June on Hong Kong’s former freedoms. https://twitter.com/jerometaylor/status/1400791730685845511
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Binged thru S5 of Kim’s Convenience yesterday. Still so easy to background-watch. Too bad it’s the final season, they still had a few open threads to resolve.
https://www.avclub.com/simu-liu-opens-up-about-his-anger-and-unhappiness-over-1847022561 Apparently there’s a planned spinoff starring Shannon, who’s the second-worst character on the show! WTH. (Worst character is Janet lol)
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Repost from kelfabie:
If you are old enough, remember when the internet was shiny and new and we all thought it would be the cure for stupidity because everyone would have access to the world’s information at the click of a mouse?
How wrong we were.
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Would love to be proven wrong, but I dont think they would withdraw the face shield mandate because that would involve admitting to a mistake.
Quoted gideonlasco's tweet:It will take around 500 years for face shields to decompose, but it will only take 5 seconds for IATF to admit that they made a mistake in requiring it in all settings.
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Watched Moonraker (1979). Spectacular opening sequence. Villain reminds me of Tyrion Lannister. California -> Venice -> Rio de Janeiro. Mandatory canal chase while in Venice, obviously. Lots of of product placement. A bad guy tried to ambush 007 with a KENDO STICK. Have they heard of guns? Comically indestructible assassin Jaws appears again, and actually has a character arc this time. First half of the movie was kind of meh, but the last third of the film with the space station and the laser battles and the ridiculous villain plan kind of won me over with how campy it all was.
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Cops should just be banned from drinking while carrying weapons. Or from drinking altogether maybe. Either way is fine. (Enforcement would be tough)
Quoted manilabulletin's tweet:LOOK: A police officer lies dead after a fellow police shot him when the latter “lost in an arm wrestling” during a drinking session in Quezon City, police bared Tuesday, citing narrative of a witness. (📸: QCPD-PIO) | via @mbseppedrajas
May 2021
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Does anyone actually have a good experience transacting on fb marketplace? My mom was complaining about an item listed as P50 but when she PMed the seller it was like 1000+. I told her to just avoid fb marketplace, too many scammers
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I should look for a map which highlights Taiwan and make a similar entry (as below) to the bot. #TaiwanIsACountry
Quoted triviastorm's tweet:#31163 Name the country in Europe: #trivia
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This kind of “data massaging” (ranking not normalized by pop) has harmful effects beyond simply propaganda. What if those DDS who see this become complacent because they think we have vaccinated more than even Singapore?
Quoted pnagovph's tweet:LOOK: The Philippines ranked second among the countries in Southeast Asia in terms of total doses of #Covid19 vaccines administered.
FULL STORY: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1141205
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This reminded me of the Rick and Morty episode “Get Schwifty” https://rickandmorty.fandom.com/wiki/Get_Schwifty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1fZ7Ap6ebs&feature=youtu.be
Quoted johnayliff's tweet:I don’t have time to learn how to make mods for Stellaris, but if I did… Galactovision Song Contest
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Repost from dreams_of_sloth:
the first thing our new hire did was fix a bug that’s been bugging him forever as a user prior to joining.
he then breathed a sigh of relief and submitted his two weeks’ notice. wtf??
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Just based on my public drafts, my Strixhaven limited win/loss record is at 54%
I actually started checking this because this reddit thread claimed that if your win% is at least 56% then the upcoming draft challenge should be profitable, so I just miss that threshold lol. Area for improvement!
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Repost from angryasianman:
THE LINDA LINDAS
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Does the internet archive have an API for sending URLs/links to be indexed for archiving?
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Watched Mortal Kombat (2021). Some friends tried to tell me not to waste my time, but joke’s on them I enjoyed it anyway! In hindsight, the plot was pretty flimsy, but I enjoyed the fights. It’s basically what you’d expect lol.
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Reply to mlq3's tweet:
@mlq3 I think some mobile apps like Unionbank allow to make check deposits online by submitting a photo of the check
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Reply to triviastorm's tweet:
@triviastorm teenage mutant ninja turtles
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Bond film no. 10: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The best Moore installment so far. Excellent opening sequence. Austria; Cairo, Egypt; Sardinia, Italy. 007 and Triple-X have great chemistry. Jaws has to be the most unstoppable Bond villain / henchman. Stromberg’s Atlantis reminds me of the Legion of Doom’s base in the old Superfriends cartoon. Actually, I think his evil plan might be the best one so far as well.I wonder if I can get through the rest of these before No Time to Die actually comes out lol.
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Reply to paulcatiang's tweet:
@paulcatiang Anecdotally, I think jan sa Batasan talaga yung worst na vax site sa qc
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I finished reading What Matters Now by Seth Godin, a book that is basically a collection of short blog posts by “big thinkers”, released for free back in 2009. Interestingly, a lot of the ideas presented in the book still feel relevant today. I didn’t think it needed a full review post.
The funniest part for me is that one of the entries is by Jason Fried about how to apologize, advice he certainly could have used during the recent Bandcamp brouhaha
You can get a copy here
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Reply to SeresaTagAraw's tweet:
@SeresaTagAraw Don’t call before 9AM or after 9AM lol
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Reply to Woerlan's tweet:
@Woerlan aren’t you mostly a commander player now anyway? Were you still following the pro scene? (I know I wasn’t)
Still hoping GPs come back in one form or another though, those were fun
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Oh this happened to me also earlier! I was wondering if there was some onboard effect that I missed that killed me lol
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Summary:
- Like every other sensible person in the pandemic, I am staying hunkered down at home all of the time. Really only going out to get groceries and meds.
- On a work hiatus, but open to interesting opportunities.
Current Location:
- still living in Quezon City, Philippines.
Work
- Currently on a work hiatus. But if you have something interesting, hit me up, maybe we’ll get lucky.
How am I spending my time
- I’m working on multiple personal projects, most of which I don’t want to talk about. The only public one is this website/blog. I write as often as I can and am constantly trying to update this site to make it better or more to my liking.
- I still do a lot of gaming
- Quiz team does online quiz nights, a few times a month
- Check the weeknotes for regular updates.
Recent highlights
- I got my second dose of Sinovac! But I’m still hunkering down.
- I submitted a game to Ludum Dare 48!
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Reply to HerdImmunityPH's tweet:
@HerdImmunityPH Which rate is used to compute the estimated herd immunity date? The most recent 7 day rolling average?
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Bond movie no. 9: The Man With The Golden Gun (1974). Christopher Lee was a Bond villain! Beirut, Macau, Hong Kong, Bangkok. An Asian girl is introduced just for the pun in her name. Comic relief southern sheriff dude is back from the previous film. Final fight scene with Nick Nack was ridiculous. As per usual, Bond gets captured and the bad guy explains everything. Still not used to Roger Moore in the role.
