2026-05-01T18:53:09Z https://yabu.me JKN https://yabu.me/npub1vaux45l87csxtndmwzye0ewfr6t79q5d9l303u6yenhuxahqx5psfr0k0l https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/000/190/038/original/3412c030eaee245c.jpg https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/000/190/038/original/3412c030eaee245c.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrceqrgmenr9lumw56fyp4l2ljhtlgvgnee5skuaez64mk86d3tmszypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sx5mp70z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0ynupljhzdx9c0kn8g6sel250c0un9xtrlcgaf92cp2zx8zhfxugaaz77a'>nevent1q…z77a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s absolutely depressing how many people today simply refuse to open a website/browser. 2026-04-29T02:11:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5krl09gseawh6wukjzm40rvj74xytsg30vcvul8lyfs5xlkydyszypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sx08llvl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxx3e2pvpvj9g9qja9tn6qhdmq0x20wwgkw5hcuwhrrucc6ewjxqkhnwct'>nevent1q…nwct</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s an infographic on the issue, as is the trend. <br/><a href="https://jaykayenn.com/static/bigtechplatforms.html">https://jaykayenn.com/static/bigtechplatforms.html</a> 2026-04-25T09:31:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxx3e2pvpvj9g9qja9tn6qhdmq0x20wwgkw5hcuwhrrucc6ewjxqzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxu08kta In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd4n2ht0rar0s7qh2u8cyth7edkz84stpwkc9k5y5ymju8n5qer7gmjea8m'>nevent1q…ea8m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s terrible. But what&#39;s worse, is that in many societies, this has become a de&#39;facto necessity. <br/><br/>Yes... people can&#39;t even think to call a phone number.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/451/550/407/692/097/original/dac2884e407c2b69.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-23T02:03:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85ahj8kvp78497q7sttpvneve6cfkuuz9rvk3q69k6743k6uze9czypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sx5dp98v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsza90tk3szud4whp034kgcjfththhlj4jx0l0mhx30paz9s0l5x3gtw93zw'>nevent1q…93zw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think they&#39;re one of those countries where millions of people actually believe that Facebook IS the Internet; thanks to Zuckerberg&#39;s &#34;sponsorship&#34; (ie control) of ISPs and internet access. 2026-04-17T07:02:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qdl3ae49h8wt3asuadev4r9u3wnpckg5swk0hzn92zaundz8w0qzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxayfrej #AIslop site featuring &#34;Top 50 bars in PJ&#34;<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/300/643/442/093/805/original/601b9ac95ff025ca.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-27T10:23:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8zepzdj2j3jwmdzt6jnp30zvxd0zhlyxv85k4nzan5sm60085dyczypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxmv35ku Eh?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/261/322/943/044/314/original/67dbf2c68d6c4171.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-20T11:43:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0u8vxxxzahdtv36vusel7kq9pkc0vxgrk4drwt0kh5cctmn2xaczypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxudunla 12 years later, my #Malay translation of #PaleBlueDot still stands on its own. <br/><a href="https://blog.jaykayenn.net/sehalusnya-titik-cahaya/">https://blog.jaykayenn.net/sehalusnya-titik-cahaya/</a><br/><br/>#astronomy #CarlSagan 2026-03-08T03:43:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dv5007d57ney5hqj6kj7dwzjdq4u5hxvxqxa8y0rf6mf0tm9ycszypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxyzqxr8 In #Malaysia: <br/>- there is only 1 size of pipe, and associated hardware/accessories<br/>- nobody&#39;s heard of a &#34;socket wrench&#34; <br/>- there are dozens of vegetables, but only 1 kind of potato, which includes yams and tapioca<br/>- there is only 1 OS and 1 software application for every task<br/>- USB = Samsung cable, and storage space is ROM. 2026-02-24T01:52:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjv3wmycn3f7sx35z4fr5ddvtpvu4aqhp9hzn20a8strxdqqqcxgzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxh5gpst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0m6zqr52r4tfz52372cup4q78xwvmy04she8vcexhfk25pek35gcf666wv'>nevent1q…66wv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Outsourced responsibility. From Microsoft to CrowdStrike etc, people and businesses pay pay pay so that if/when anything goes wrong, they can LEGALLY say &#34;it&#39;s not my fault&#34;. <br/><br/>People will happily watch the world burn as long as they can tell themselves it&#39;s not their fault. 2026-02-20T02:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqe3y8q2uxu2ayu5c884f9kj5v8hu7cgxtruu3tzus2urur4p6yhszypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxcwx6fc Many people say there is no parking and traffic problem in Malaysia. <br/><br/>Because they are the problem. <br/><br/>#nationofcriminals #Malaysia 2026-02-04T06:50:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqupv2rhga5pk2n402sl59mtzc6g2d2hs50wlvjd5j3c0gdwllqszypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxepkd77 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g0a30j7a5y0s3c40tgqkdq4p45fa3cem5jfwrvgujcfn9wauyjcx8ty9f'>nevent1q…ty9f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had every reason to stop using Whatsapp a long time ago. Most people just don&#39;t care. <br/>#WeDoItToOurselves 2025-11-20T00:06:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrmy5nhm698ll9a5c3xm9kh37hme3tzz4v94vurahv6j6ud62t7szypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxu2raa5 &#34;We are ruled and oppressed by eternal powers that be&#34; is the end of the conversation. <br/><br/>&#34;We empower figureheads to represent our ignorance and hatred, without feeling responsible ourselves&#34; is the beginning of the conversation. <br/><br/>#politics #philosophy #socialresponsibility 2025-07-09T02:10:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rz56t25zxk8y8hprn8xlyukztf80v9wk76mck7wtzf99xulnwjgzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxf8cycr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0sk5s727rlffcuwpghwjtjknqqn7dqqwuucfzyy5ldj9j6tdp0zs0g55yy'>nevent1q…55yy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Calling them whores would be an insult to prostitutes, who at least have the #integrity of not pretending to be advocates of celibacy. 2025-04-25T04:46:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nt86kz2qchlhz6xqu87ndrrgwujn5ug9eu8vhgh9xl360rv5ksgzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sx69eayt <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14ctakkz4q88p745t0nrrkg9w8kfaq08s6wuajtk0vm3t2vzc3ntqpekm94" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nithin Coca నితిన్</span> (<span class="italic">npub14ct…km94</span>)</a></span> Every now and then, I get the bright idea to run a technology resource for #NGO s. <br/><br/>Then I remember that this has been done many times before and gone nowhere, even with significant institutional funding. <br/><br/>Coz people just. don&#39;t. care. <br/><br/>I&#39;m guessing the cost to educate people about technology safety, sustainability, and accountability, is 10x more than the cost of technology itself.<br/><br/>#cybersecurity #sustainableTech #bigtech #techtyranny #privacy #DataSovereignty #fediverse 2025-03-15T04:04:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04wulk90uz3uqr302y2y8xa7zc0nq00qcu7e3jjdq957lyuzv2ggzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxj3udpw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstdnh0vpqfc46yf5g2rw9v0r6dfj2djgutmayygllcwf0s7kw7w3ca4pasg'>nevent1q…pasg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It actually takes effort to limit such a universal standard as email to specific applications. 2025-03-15T02:47:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxg2u562y80pwrveple24e5u0zy4mzakhzxrt8y66j3yjxjv9e04gzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxfum6h5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrkw0s0r3yx3yzgcskt0mpqqdza2h5ar082nn7h64zju4262fu52g8d9v5m'>nevent1q…9v5m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, 95% of hotels there are more like love motels. The one time I stayed at a &#34;proper&#34; hotel in Taipei, it was US$650/night. The cheaper hotels were much better value for money; with satin sheets, neon lighting, and free porn on the TV 🤣 2025-02-27T04:42:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqy6v3l93lpsppcn5yq6lmkx694f2r032d87x7lu79peftkpd46czypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxsp9wsq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82ja5kljd84yxpsln9xdaf0mngaezgp447dj9heqtrmqarsja9qc0j5xcm'>nevent1q…5xcm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup. It was in the major Straits ports of Penang, Malacca, and Singapore. <br/><br/>Then came the One China/Puotonghua campaign, and their fierce institutional policies in Malaysia and Singapore from the 90s to the early 2000s. I remember being ridiculed and discriminated against during that time, for speaking my mother&#39;s language. Students were whipped in schools. <br/><br/>The flames of &#34;cultural revolution&#34; have thankfully calmed down since, but the damage is already done it seems. 2025-01-16T09:31:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqv7rgjr3nlv89un7k8d4s4r2td8nynlfjf8p970kse7gy386c3dszypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxnr98yu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqefkscnln2xfxvjhkq3k2yrjxn7qc269ywnvny56rks4z54dey9q7fd7ms'>nevent1q…d7ms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, it&#39;s my dialect that&#39;s too unique, haha. <br/>I just found out in Wikipedia that it&#39;s now an endangered language, and no longer the lingua franca of its namesake - #PenangHokkien. 😔 2025-01-16T08:32:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv0n8rnscrkq3jfrd82nr2cn73vm2zujlunehnyk737lwzvqhqyczypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sx0m9m7l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9deh4shczvenluj3l5aaeqkgvlwx426nx235sdunpxpl2sglytpgw498qn'>nevent1q…98qn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nah. I assume Taiwanese Hokkien would be pretty universal there? 2025-01-16T07:22:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9x4u6670htrrchkuupens783ef4lkwv6s5zhrkrz5mmj84nytfqzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxkyu3n3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8g8f9qpxn5dq6q5h5pdpzzxclqnlcr8cv0aqlf82t69ztvrp9lnq40w7a0'>nevent1q…w7a0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I discovered my Hokkien dialect was not compatible in Taipei, I actually managed to get quite far speaking Japanese instead! 2025-01-16T06:07:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz0gtne3zlgfu2pst6tpj3m7wxuec2n62dhlezkv0aj07rhxs2vmczypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sx4yyayf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxq0dfpaulajdtd0egc4xwvgctud35cajnfhxq5j72mjzc48umhecd9a5e2'>nevent1q…a5e2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seems to be a growing trend across the region, if not the world. (Replace Whatsapp with whatever regional app). <br/><br/>Remember, not too long ago, messenger apps were desperately trying to bridge with Apple&#39;s &#34;exclusive&#34; messaging app, because iphone users refuse to use anything else. 2024-11-28T00:59:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ckxdu0argsw5h0ua52zhud670ed4zyck50tmquqhy4cpjugdh4gzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sxgpdjp6 &#34;You don&#39;t need to be in this situation!&#34;<br/>#falsedichotomy #ethics #logic <br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33VUuu2fb1I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33VUuu2fb1I</a> 2024-11-14T00:41:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspk3uxxxv3t5wx76lettj4gt8gxkjf9zcr9nruagxe6mskuhnh3xgzypnhs6knulmzqewdhdcgn9l9ey0f0c5z35h7978ngnxwlsmkuq6sx28m8pe Today&#39;s job posting madness on LinkedIn:<br/><br/>- Skilled engineer in IT, networking, electrical, and plumbing<br/>- Remote work<br/><br/>Yes, this is the job description for one position. 2024-08-30T02:49:50Z