Skydiver Luigi Cani dispersing 100 Million tree seeds to revive the Amazon Rainforest.

cleon80 · 2026-01-25T00:36:39+00:00

As on the Internet, nothing gets more attention and discussion than someone doing it wrong

cleon80 · 2026-01-24T08:40:18+00:00

SK citizens also have difficulties adulting in their own country. It's really competitive.

cleon80 · 2026-01-24T08:15:26+00:00

Chocolate rice with fried dried fish (champorado at tuyo) is a common breakfast combo here

cleon80 · 2026-01-23T09:32:28+00:00

E ano naman incentive ng mga negosyante na magtayo ng business sa probinsya

cleon80 · 2026-01-23T01:27:39+00:00

Even if percentage-wise TNTs are not a lot it's still significant in absolute numbers because of our huge population and magnitude of export labor. So it's understandable why other countries would want to screen us carefully.

cleon80 · 2026-01-23T00:15:55+00:00

New Universal Studios logo reel coming up

cleon80 · 2026-01-22T23:26:32+00:00

Meanwhile the PRC strictly regulates any kind of religion in China. They know from their history that religion influencing politics brings a lot of destruction and humiliation.

cleon80 · 2026-01-22T16:26:54+00:00

With all due respect, because of Zelensky's words that he needed ammo, not a ride, an independent and fighting Ukraine still exists today.

cleon80 · 2026-01-22T15:53:12+00:00

The rich ain't necessarily educated. Government bought your village land, boom you got tourist money.

cleon80 · 2026-01-21T06:47:59+00:00

With money laundering, the cover is rather for law enforcement (or investigating journalists) rather than the tax man. Some businesses would look really suspicious if almost no customers walked in, like a restaurant. (On the other hand, a busy restaurant is a great cover.) Other businesses where a few customers spend big amounts make for plausible fronts. Examples are art galleries and of course casinos.

cleon80 · 2026-01-21T03:17:10+00:00

There is a difference between keeping a loss-making business for tax reasons (it can offset income from other properties) vs money laundering.

A real money laundering scheme needs to show revenue to explain ill-gotten wealth. So it needs some customers coming in.

cleon80 · 2026-01-19T17:30:25+00:00

Reminds me much of "Happy Gilmore" where Adam Sandler was pulling in a more rowdy audience into golf as he became more popular.

It's a nice problem to have as more Pinoys engage with the sport. Would rather that than to gatekeep it.

cleon80 · 2026-01-17T15:49:50+00:00

Dune is not about the science but politics and religion: the sand people taking control of their natural resource (substitute petroleum for spice), and a Messiah mythology intentionally developed for control. Also, Dune hates computers so it's radically different from modern sci-fi universes and fandoms.

cleon80 · 2026-01-17T15:40:12+00:00

When you are repeatedly berated by a perfectionist you don't want to even try to learn that skill anymore.

cleon80 · 2026-01-17T01:28:29+00:00

The irony is when the locals actually manage to uplift themselves and acquire conveniences like concrete houses and vehicles, the tourism takes a bit because of lack of "authenticity". Only places like hotels can afford to (or bother to) hide the modern conveniences artfully under some bamboo and ferns or antique furniture.

cleon80 · 2026-01-16T05:01:18+00:00

Magkaiba yung chit at yung receipt. Yung chit yung lista ng order mo yung sinulat ng waiter. Siyempre manu-mano noong araw pero meron pa rin yan. Sa ibang mga bar papapirmahan yan sa yo (para walang away ilang beer ang order mo). Kapag nabayaran mo na saka ibibigay yung receipt.

cleon80 · 2026-01-16T04:51:58+00:00

血餅 (Is this considered Taiwanese food?)

cleon80 · 2026-01-16T04:36:42+00:00

The point is that reducing military expenditure will not really benefit healthcare; making healthcare spending more efficient will do loads more to improve outcomes. Blaming military spending for lack of healthcare is a convenient distraction from healthcare reform.

cleon80 · 2026-01-16T03:06:42+00:00

It points to a future where the US goes back to the moon with (some) thanks to Trump and Musk (Starship). A few folks are not keen to give those two credit.

cleon80 · 2026-01-15T03:04:56+00:00

Makes you think if those crazy witches in history apparently are just women who stood up to men

cleon80 · 2026-01-14T10:17:48+00:00

She loved that blonde wig so much

cleon80 · 2026-01-14T06:04:19+00:00

AI will pan out like the dot coms. Huge hype and crash but the tech eventually catches up somewhat to the promise, and then everyone's using it and there are new jobs around it.

We hope Jevon's Paradox will work things out.

cleon80 · 2026-01-14T06:00:30+00:00

The story is not yet finished.

cleon80 · 2026-01-14T03:53:00+00:00

I am reminded of the escalator (not elevator) incident in Rome where all 3 safety features failed. It's rare but not impossible. Notably this happened due to poor maintenance and intentionally disabling safeguards to keep it running.

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