Roy Tang

Programmer, engineer, scientist, critic, gamer, dreamer, and kid-at-heart.

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Apr 2021

Mar 2021

  • Planning for a stricter lockdown less than a week after starting this ridiculous bubble, without even waiting to see the effects, reeks of making shit up as they go along, just reacting to the numbers without any real analysis or planning.

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    Also on: twitter / 0
  • It always feels weird for me when the PH president exercises a line item veto, since presumably Congress has balanced the bill as a whole. This is an unusual power, Wikipedia only lists 3-4 countries that allow line item vetoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto

    Quoted manilabulletin's tweet:
    READ: President Duterte vetoed nine items in CREATE law, including hike in VAT threshold on real property sale, redundant incentives for domestic enterprises; automatic approval of incentive application (📷: Roque) | @GenKabiling

    Note that the PH isn’t one of those listed in the Wikipedia article! I think I’ll attempt to edit Wikipedia today.

    It always feels weird for me when the PH president exercises a line item veto, since presumably Congress has balanced the bill as a whole. This is an unusual power, Wikipedia only lists 3-4 countries that allow line item vetoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto
Quoted manilabulletin's tweet:   READ: President Duterte vetoed nine items in CREATE law, including hike in VAT threshold on real property sale, redundant incentives for domestic enterprises; automatic approval of incentive application (📷: Roque) | @GenKabiling  Note that the PH isn’t one of those listed in the Wikipedia article!
    It always feels weird for me when the PH president exercises a line item veto, since presumably Congress has balanced the bill as a whole. This is an unusual power, Wikipedia only lists 3-4 countries that allow line item vetoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto
Quoted manilabulletin's tweet:   READ: President Duterte vetoed nine items in CREATE law, including hike in VAT threshold on real property sale, redundant incentives for domestic enterprises; automatic approval of incentive application (📷: Roque) | @GenKabiling  Note that the PH isn’t one of those listed in the Wikipedia article!
    It always feels weird for me when the PH president exercises a line item veto, since presumably Congress has balanced the bill as a whole. This is an unusual power, Wikipedia only lists 3-4 countries that allow line item vetoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto
Quoted manilabulletin's tweet:   READ: President Duterte vetoed nine items in CREATE law, including hike in VAT threshold on real property sale, redundant incentives for domestic enterprises; automatic approval of incentive application (📷: Roque) | @GenKabiling  Note that the PH isn’t one of those listed in the Wikipedia article!
    It always feels weird for me when the PH president exercises a line item veto, since presumably Congress has balanced the bill as a whole. This is an unusual power, Wikipedia only lists 3-4 countries that allow line item vetoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto
Quoted manilabulletin's tweet:   READ: President Duterte vetoed nine items in CREATE law, including hike in VAT threshold on real property sale, redundant incentives for domestic enterprises; automatic approval of incentive application (📷: Roque) | @GenKabiling  Note that the PH isn’t one of those listed in the Wikipedia article!
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  • Posted on r/magicTCG: Android/iOS versions not available in Southeast Asia?

    Has anyone in SEA been able to get the mobile versions? I’m from the Philippines, me and my friend in Singapore both can’t find the app on the stores. Even when using a direct link, the stores will just say Arena isn’t available in the country/region. Any others from SEA countries have any luck?

    Have they released any official word on this? Or is there any WOTC staff here who can shed some light on why it’s not available in SEA?

    So annoyed that the MTG twitter accounts have the audacity to claim Arena is now available “everywhere” on mobile when it’s definitely not.

  • Bond movie no. 5: You Only Live Twice (1967). Such Japan. Much wow. Cringe at trying to pass Bond off as Japanese. Introduction of secret volcano lair trope. Ninjas with guns! First screen appearance of the head of SPECTRE, inspiration for Dr Evil.

    That endgame scene of ninjas invading the secret volcano lair reminded me of the Simpsons episode You Only Move Twice. Bond’s “wife” never named despite being only Bond girl to survive the movie.

  • Give people aid so they can stay at home, you cowards

    Quoted PhilippineStar's tweet:
    READ: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, NEDA acting secretary @_karlchua says the issue now is the total health of the people, including hunger and other sickness apart from COVID-19. Localized lockdowns and managing risks should be the focus. | @maureensimeon
    Give people aid so they can stay at home, you cowards
Quoted PhilippineStar's tweet:   READ: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, NEDA acting secretary @_karlchua says the issue now is the total health of the people, including hunger and other sickness apart from COVID-19. Localized lockdowns and managing risks should be the focus. | @maureensimeon
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    Also on: twitter / 0
  • Whenever I deliver any software to clients I should go “Please enjoy the gifts from me, please make a commitment that you will take care of this code, you will take car of this database, you will take care of these bugs..”

    Quoted paulcatiang's tweet:

    Managed to get the receipt for the crass display by @DOTrPH. Remember, the people’s taxes paid for those and continue to put food on your tables, you ungrateful public servants.

    By the way, we’ve lost so many hours in traffic thanks to your incompetence. Umayos nga kayo.

    Whenever I deliver any software to clients I should go “Please enjoy the gifts from me, please make a commitment that you will take care of this code, you will take car of this database, you will take care of these bugs..”
Quoted paulcatiang's tweet:   Managed to get the receipt for the crass display by @DOTrPH. Remember, the people’s taxes paid for those and continue to put food on your tables, you ungrateful public servants.
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    Also on: twitter / 0
  • Repost from EmmaHouxbois:

    now that people know who both thanos and darkseid are, it’s time to bring back the greatest parody comic of all time

    now that people know who both thanos and darkseid are, it’s time to bring back the greatest parody comic of all time
    now that people know who both thanos and darkseid are, it’s time to bring back the greatest parody comic of all time
    now that people know who both thanos and darkseid are, it’s time to bring back the greatest parody comic of all time
    now that people know who both thanos and darkseid are, it’s time to bring back the greatest parody comic of all time
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  • PH quarantine levels:

    • Extremely Confusing Quarantine

    • Generally Confusing Quarantine

    • Medyo Generally Confusing Quarantine

    • Medyo Generally Confusing Quarantine ver 1.1.1.1 FINAL FINAL NA TALAGA

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  • Bond movie no. 4: Thunderball (1965). This is the first one I didn’t like very much. Too many boring/confusing underwater parts. There’s a jetpack! Wasn’t there an atomic bomb aboard that boat when it exploded? And did they just leave the guy who helped Domino escape floating alone in the ocean?

  • Huh, just found out someone with a nontrivial following on PH twitter has blocked me. Not anyone I know personally and not anyone I remember getting into any argument with, but still curious as I find myself largely inoffensive lol. Still, achievement unlocked I guess?

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  • Star Trek episode where a magician named Robert Angier accidentally time travels to the Enterprise in the 23rd century. When Scotty explains the transporter to him, he weeps.

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  • Bond movie no. 3: Goldfinger (1964). Lot of the classic Bond tropes introduced. Bad guy’s plan was actually pretty good, even had the escape contingency. Disappointed he did not have an actual gold finger. Great fight between Bond and Oddjob.

  • A bit worse off, since we didn’t have a pandemic in 1985 afaik.

    Quoted LaTtEX's tweet:

    Massacres openly conducted by the police and military. Opposition figures in jail. A dying but belligerent despot. Deputies jockeying for power. A crashed economy. Infrastructure projects burying us in decades of debt.

    Aminin na natin Pilipinas, bumalik lang tayo sa 1985.

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  • Haven’t seen any of the pre-Brosnan Bond films, so I started today with Dr No (1962). Pretty good, but if this were a modern film, I’d have expected some kind of plot twist with Honey Rider, like maybe she would have turned out to be the actual Dr No

  • Quoted ANCALERTS's tweet:
    As pandemic lockdown nears one year, Malacañang says: ‘We were excellent’ #COVID19Quarantine https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/08/21/as-pandemic-lockdown-nears-one-year-malacaang-says-we-were-excellent
    Quoted ANCALERTS's tweet:   As pandemic lockdown nears one year, Malacañang says: ‘We were excellent’ #COVID19Quarantine https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/08/21/as-pandemic-lockdown-nears-one-year-malacaang-says-we-were-excellent