Roy Tang

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Aug 2020

Jul 2020

  • Wow. I havent read Real Life Comics in probably a decade (wasnt even aware it was still running!), but that’s some powerful stuff

    Quoted reallifecomics's tweet:

    Epiphany - a 15-part series.

    1/4

    Wow. I havent read Real Life Comics in probably a decade (wasnt even aware it was still running!), but that’s some powerful stuff
Quoted reallifecomics's tweet:   Epiphany - a 15-part series.
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    Wow. I havent read Real Life Comics in probably a decade (wasnt even aware it was still running!), but that’s some powerful stuff
Quoted reallifecomics's tweet:   Epiphany - a 15-part series.
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    Wow. I havent read Real Life Comics in probably a decade (wasnt even aware it was still running!), but that’s some powerful stuff
Quoted reallifecomics's tweet:   Epiphany - a 15-part series.
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    Wow. I havent read Real Life Comics in probably a decade (wasnt even aware it was still running!), but that’s some powerful stuff
Quoted reallifecomics's tweet:   Epiphany - a 15-part series.
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  • Repost from kevinleeme:

    1/ There’s a fascinating story of a normal guy named Allen Hemberger who became obsessed with the Alinea cookbook. He spent 5 years re-creating all 107 recipes.

    There’s an extremely valuable lesson in this process for anyone thinking about taking the leap to become a creator.

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  • Wait, did the PH really express support?!?

    Quoted Comrad_Euro's tweet:

    GREEN - Countries that expressed support for Chinese interment of Uighurs

    RED - countries that expressed opposition to it

    The Islamic world is beyond pathetic, not only are they not against it but they’re giving vocal support to an atheist government reeducating Muslims

    Amazing

    Wait, did the PH really express support?!?
Quoted Comrad_Euro's tweet:   GREEN - Countries that expressed support for Chinese interment of Uighurs
RED - countries that expressed opposition to it
The Islamic world is beyond pathetic, not only are they not against it but they’re giving vocal support to an atheist government reeducating Muslims
Amazing
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  • Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.

    Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4

    Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.

    Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0. The sad thing about this format is that you tend to spend more time with the suckier decks and not enough time with the fun ones. (I know, I know, that’s actually up to me, but I want to sample as many pairs as possible!)

    Attempt 5: Archeology Under The Sea. Why did I go monocolor again? 2-6. Deck was fun, but way too slow (check out that “curve”). Aaaaand I’m out of gold, so that’s enough JumpStart for a while.

    Attempt 6: Dinosaurs Reanimated. 2-1. Power level reasonably high, with removal coming mostly from the green side (surprisingly!).

    Attempt 7: Vampires Devilish. Quick 2-1. Kinda boring, but eh. Way too many fours.

    Attempt 8: Liliana Tree Hugging. 3-3. Played a bit extra to complete my quest.

    Attempt 9: Milling Wizards. 2-0. My first repeat! As usual, Milling is super strong.

    Video of attempts 8 and 9 here:

    Quoted roytang's tweet:
    Played two Jumpstarts! YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1KtPh_xoLo

    Attempt 10: Chandra Angels. 2-2. Losses were due to clunky hands (drawings fives and sixes while being stuck at 3-4 lands)

    Attempt 11: Witchcraft Goblins. 2-1. The wins were due to the opponent timing out or randomly quitting early, so that sucks. Out of gold again so I’ll just keep this one around for daily quests for a while.

    Attempts 12-14! Rogues Cats 2-1, Seismic Predatory 2-3, Phyrexian Plus One 2-3

    Video here:

    Quoted roytang's tweet:
    Played 3 Jumpstart decks! YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHCF4vLlcKQ

    Attempts 15-17! Rogues Above the Clouds 2-3, Smashing Legion 2-4 (forgot to get a deck list screenshot for this one), Dinosaur Dogs 2-0. YT of the games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG6-lNKfyis

    Attempts 18-19! Seismic Doctor (DAMNIT 5th Lavamancer!) 2-2, Basri Walls 2-1. Still missing Garruk and Teferi =/

    JumpStart Attempt 20, the final one for this set (a nice round number): Reanimated Teferi. Got one of the two missing PW packets, although this combination wasn’t too great, only went 2-4. Still missing the Garruk one, hopefully we get it if/when JS returns in the future

    Overall, JumpStart was a reasonably fun casual experience, and I fully expect them to bring it back every so often as I think it’s very good for the casual new player experience, especially for anyone wanting to build casual historic brews

    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
    Thread of #mtg JumpStart results: Attempt 1: Milling Elves, 2-0.
Attempt 2: Heavily Armored Enchanted (terrible choices - no way to get things off the board, Thriving lands are bad when monocolored, annoyed whenever I draw Gird for Battle), 2-4
Attempt 3: Feathered Friends + Basri. These white decks aren’t good for my daily quests. Even less removal. 2-5. I think that’s enough for today.
Attempt 4: Plus One Dragons. 2-0.
  • Quoted ABSCBNNews's tweet:
    A college student was subpoenaed by the NBI Cybercrime Division for sharing a post critical of Sen. Bong Go. The student’s lawyer declined to be interviewed but confirmed that it was the senator’s lawyers who filed the complaint. | via @Nikobaua
    Quoted ABSCBNNews's tweet:   A college student was subpoenaed by the NBI Cybercrime Division for sharing a post critical of Sen. Bong Go. The student’s lawyer declined to be interviewed but confirmed that it was the senator’s lawyers who filed the complaint. | via @Nikobaua
    Quoted ABSCBNNews's tweet:   A college student was subpoenaed by the NBI Cybercrime Division for sharing a post critical of Sen. Bong Go. The student’s lawyer declined to be interviewed but confirmed that it was the senator’s lawyers who filed the complaint. | via @Nikobaua
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    • hindi natin kaya mag “mass testing”

    • “neutral” ang president sa ABS-CBN shutdown

    • we acted “early” in response to the pandemic

    • “healthy” pa ang president

    • we have already “flattened” the curve

    Same energy.

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  • If the ABS CBN shutdown was actually good for the nation, why is the president’s spokesman insistent on pretending he is neutral about it? Ever heard of a politician refusing to take credit for a good thing?

    Quoted ANCALERTS's tweet:

    Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that Duterte remains “neutral” on ABS-CBN and did not have a hand in its failed franchise application bid despite the President’s fresh tirades against the embattled media giant in a recording of his speech reported by the Inquirer.

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  • I must confess, I don’t understand what “anti-cancel culture” people hope to accomplish. Do they think we should not be allowed to dislike other people’s opinions?

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  • The screencapped tweet and the preceding discussions reveal a particularly insidious mindset among the fanatics: (a) they understand full well what this admin is doing despite the palace’s BS claims of “neutrality” (1/x)

    Quoted MaoiArroyo's tweet:

    Nope. Never have and never will. I made my “fuck you” money investing in the Filipino people. It’s called “fuck you” money because I have enough saved up to say that if pressured.

    And nope never tagging you or your wife. #StarveTheTrolls

    (b) they see no need to hold the powerful to account for abusing their position in service of vindictiveness and personal agenda; and even worse (2/x)

    (c) they expect that everyone else should have to bend the knee, and stoop down to their level of transactional politics in order to do business in this country. (3/x)

    For them, the ABS shutdown is less a delivery of justice and more of a takedown of an “enemy” who refused to play the games they think should be played

    this is a dangerous pragmatism about the way the world works, the belief that we shouldn’t question how things are and just “play ball”, so to speak, instead of working to make things better.

    The world isn’t perfect, but for that reason we have to believe it can still be improved, and to speak truth to power where we can, so that we are not stuck in the “reality” these people seem to be content to muck around in.

    The screencapped tweet and the preceding discussions reveal a particularly insidious mindset among the fanatics: (a) they understand full well what this admin is doing despite the palace’s BS claims of “neutrality” (1/x)
Quoted MaoiArroyo's tweet:   Nope. Never have and never will. I made my “fuck you” money investing in the Filipino people. It’s called “fuck you” money because I have enough saved up to say that if pressured.
  • Listening to these dishonorable Congressmen rant about their personal problems vs a broadcast network to justify taking them down reminds me of the Filipino saying “Kung gusto may paraan, kung ayaw may dahilan”

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  • Are there any younger indie bloggers regularly writing about current events in the PH? We need more independent blogs about the PH. I’d do it myself, but with this government, it’s just exhausting. Young people still have that energy. (Preferably not on FB or with a ton of ads)

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  • Repost from blakeir:

    I can’t believe I’m saying this, but gaming twitter is officially more mature than tech twitter.

    h/t @YangCLiu

    I can’t believe I’m saying this, but gaming twitter is officially more mature than tech twitter.
h/t @YangCLiu
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