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Hello! Long time no see. I'm still here + doing a lot of reading and zero writing 🤭
This night person is up too early because our building's grid and generator are off for annual maintenance. I'm reading this novella while waiting it out.
Enjoy this rainy weekend & may your reads always be good!
This night person is up too early because our building's grid and generator are off for annual maintenance. I'm reading this novella while waiting it out.
Enjoy this rainy weekend & may your reads always be good!
June 27, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Hello! Long time no see. I'm still here + doing a lot of reading and zero writing 🤭
This night person is up too early because our building's grid and generator are off for annual maintenance. I'm reading this novella while waiting it out.
Enjoy this rainy weekend & may your reads always be good!
This night person is up too early because our building's grid and generator are off for annual maintenance. I'm reading this novella while waiting it out.
Enjoy this rainy weekend & may your reads always be good!
Sometimes, YouTube's algorithm gives me suggestions that remind me why I pay for Premium (aside from Music and the ad-free experience). And Richard giving Emily a flower before the interview, how sweet 💗
youtu.be/kL1PDqzqhM4?...
youtu.be/kL1PDqzqhM4?...
The Unsolved Mystery of Lorem Ipsum
YouTube video by Rabbit Hole
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June 11, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Sometimes, YouTube's algorithm gives me suggestions that remind me why I pay for Premium (aside from Music and the ad-free experience). And Richard giving Emily a flower before the interview, how sweet 💗
youtu.be/kL1PDqzqhM4?...
youtu.be/kL1PDqzqhM4?...
A post on Reddit led me to solo roleplaying games (RPGs), and then to Anna Blackwell’s “For Such Small Creatures as We” and “Dead Air”. I thought RPGs were only for big groups and campaigns a la Dungeons & Dragons, so this is all brand-new to me 😄 www.blackwellwriter.com/collections/...
Products
DELVE, Apothecaria, Apawthecaria, For Small Creatures Such As We and other solo RPGs by Anna Blackwell. Follow along for Anna's tabletop game design blog as well as roleplaying game reviews.
www.blackwellwriter.com
March 17, 2026 at 7:49 AM
A post on Reddit led me to solo roleplaying games (RPGs), and then to Anna Blackwell’s “For Such Small Creatures as We” and “Dead Air”. I thought RPGs were only for big groups and campaigns a la Dungeons & Dragons, so this is all brand-new to me 😄 www.blackwellwriter.com/collections/...
I've been using Ubuntu Linux since 2009. Here's a hard reminder for me (and you) that:
1. No OS is completely immune from any attack
2. The world runs on Linux, not Windows/Mac. If Linux dependencies fail or are exploited, we're all fucked. 🫠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoag...
1. No OS is completely immune from any attack
2. The world runs on Linux, not Windows/Mac. If Linux dependencies fail or are exploited, we're all fucked. 🫠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoag...
The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster and No One Knew
YouTube video by Veritasium
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I've been using Ubuntu Linux since 2009. Here's a hard reminder for me (and you) that:
1. No OS is completely immune from any attack
2. The world runs on Linux, not Windows/Mac. If Linux dependencies fail or are exploited, we're all fucked. 🫠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoag...
1. No OS is completely immune from any attack
2. The world runs on Linux, not Windows/Mac. If Linux dependencies fail or are exploited, we're all fucked. 🫠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoag...
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Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during his time as president and Davao mayor.
ICC to hold hearings on charges against ex-Philippine President Duterte
Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during his time as president and Davao mayor.
www.aljazeera.com
February 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity allegedly committed during his time as president and Davao mayor.
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New year 🎉, new post ✍🏻, and ang dami kong words for these four books 🤭 thereadingspree.com/2026/01/revi...
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
New year 🎉, new post ✍🏻, and ang dami kong words for these four books 🤭 thereadingspree.com/2026/01/revi...
Tale as old as time. And AGC had so many foreign titles up and running so quickly. As the kids today would say, "vv sus" - especially for those of us who wrote/worked for Summit Media when it was still print franchise-heavy 🤔
lifestyle.inquirer.net/560418/its-a...
lifestyle.inquirer.net/560418/its-a...
It’s a tough time to be a creative
Where do you go when even Vogue Philippines, one of the country’s top magazines doesn’t pay its creatives on time, if at all?
lifestyle.inquirer.net
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Tale as old as time. And AGC had so many foreign titles up and running so quickly. As the kids today would say, "vv sus" - especially for those of us who wrote/worked for Summit Media when it was still print franchise-heavy 🤔
lifestyle.inquirer.net/560418/its-a...
lifestyle.inquirer.net/560418/its-a...
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I'm so happy to put two of my longtime loves together: my decade-old (I think) and high drop-prone Pilot Kakuno fountain pen with a custom Murderbot paint job by @sistersstudio 💗
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I'm so happy to put two of my longtime loves together: my decade-old (I think) and high drop-prone Pilot Kakuno fountain pen with a custom Murderbot paint job by @sistersstudio 💗
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Apparently it's Book Lovers' Day today. OK, then. I don't normally pay attention to unofficial holidays, but I can get behind this one 🤭💗
August 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Apparently it's Book Lovers' Day today. OK, then. I don't normally pay attention to unofficial holidays, but I can get behind this one 🤭💗
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First book post of the year... in August 😂🙃 I had fun reading these three fiction translations from Southeast Asia, and I had to write about them: thereadingspree.com/2025/08/else...
August 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
First book post of the year... in August 😂🙃 I had fun reading these three fiction translations from Southeast Asia, and I had to write about them: thereadingspree.com/2025/08/else...
They're both done. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
Neil Gaiman Accused of Human Trafficking, Sexual Abuse in New Lawsuit
The author’s estranged wife Amanda Palmer is also named.
www.vulture.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
They're both done. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
I've always wondered what it would be like to live in a cave - and be as far away from people as possible for as long as possible, because people are horrible by default. Great read.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Woman Who Spent Five Hundred Days in a Cave
Beatriz Flamini liked to be alone so much that she decided to live underground—and pursue a world record. The experience was gruelling and surreal.
www.newyorker.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I've always wondered what it would be like to live in a cave - and be as far away from people as possible for as long as possible, because people are horrible by default. Great read.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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...and I reviewed three books on The Reading Spree: Lio Mangubat's historical essay collection "Silk Silver Spices Slaves", Margie de Leon's fiction collection "Lies All Lies", and Angeli Lacson's non-linear nonfiction narrative "Unbecoming": thereadingspree.com/2024/11/thre...
November 21, 2024 at 8:49 AM
...and I reviewed three books on The Reading Spree: Lio Mangubat's historical essay collection "Silk Silver Spices Slaves", Margie de Leon's fiction collection "Lies All Lies", and Angeli Lacson's non-linear nonfiction narrative "Unbecoming": thereadingspree.com/2024/11/thre...
I updated both my blog and newsletter this month! Rare shit right there. 😆
First up, the current reading/watching/soundtripping list on my Substack: www.semi-online.me/p/the-list-3
First up, the current reading/watching/soundtripping list on my Substack: www.semi-online.me/p/the-list-3
The list #3
Some of the stuff on my read/watch/listen queue
www.semi-online.me
November 21, 2024 at 8:45 AM
I updated both my blog and newsletter this month! Rare shit right there. 😆
First up, the current reading/watching/soundtripping list on my Substack: www.semi-online.me/p/the-list-3
First up, the current reading/watching/soundtripping list on my Substack: www.semi-online.me/p/the-list-3
First thought: I have a lot of chores to do in my apartment rn. He can come over and do it for me 😂
Second thought: Homeless man thought he'd finally get food and shelter if he committed crimes like breaking in/trespassing and burglary.
bbc.in/3ZTkVdE
Second thought: Homeless man thought he'd finally get food and shelter if he committed crimes like breaking in/trespassing and burglary.
bbc.in/3ZTkVdE
Burglar hung out victim's washing and unpacked shopping
The victim returned home to find her house broken into and a note left saying
bbc.in
October 6, 2024 at 2:04 AM
First thought: I have a lot of chores to do in my apartment rn. He can come over and do it for me 😂
Second thought: Homeless man thought he'd finally get food and shelter if he committed crimes like breaking in/trespassing and burglary.
bbc.in/3ZTkVdE
Second thought: Homeless man thought he'd finally get food and shelter if he committed crimes like breaking in/trespassing and burglary.
bbc.in/3ZTkVdE
I'm into these these days open.substack.com/pub/semionli...
The list #2
What I've been reading, watching, and listening to recently
open.substack.com
September 25, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I'm into these these days open.substack.com/pub/semionli...
The article's three years old, but it's still relevant and informative. Especially if you use therapy-speak often (or misuse it). www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
The Rise of Therapy-Speak
How a language got off the couch and into the world.
www.newyorker.com
August 25, 2024 at 7:02 AM
The article's three years old, but it's still relevant and informative. Especially if you use therapy-speak often (or misuse it). www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
Clearing the writing cobwebs from my brain 🤭👋 www.semi-online.me/p/social-med...
Social media for the anti-social
It's rough out there 🤐
www.semi-online.me
August 24, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Clearing the writing cobwebs from my brain 🤭👋 www.semi-online.me/p/social-med...
This is the second time I bought an ebook after seeing the author being interviewed by Annette Young of France 24, for her women-focused show "The 51%". Took me less than five minutes! 🤭💸 But I'm a childfree woman by choice, so... 🤷
June 8, 2024 at 1:01 PM
This is the second time I bought an ebook after seeing the author being interviewed by Annette Young of France 24, for her women-focused show "The 51%". Took me less than five minutes! 🤭💸 But I'm a childfree woman by choice, so... 🤷
Great and informative read. And yes, we're now all made of stardust and 3M-made chemicals. www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
May 21, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Great and informative read. And yes, we're now all made of stardust and 3M-made chemicals. www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
Yessssss 💗 Watch if you love '00s-'10s R&B as much as I do - and have no idea Ne-Yo has such a deep songwriting catalog youtu.be/vR6_ZVKEhJ4
Ne-Yo: Tiny Desk Concert
Bobby Carter | April 26, 2024There's nothing like hearing the oohs and aahs from the Tiny Desk audience when a recognizable note hits the soul. Ne-Yo's setli...
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April 28, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Yessssss 💗 Watch if you love '00s-'10s R&B as much as I do - and have no idea Ne-Yo has such a deep songwriting catalog youtu.be/vR6_ZVKEhJ4
This is only the 2nd autopathography I've seen on SSCD/SCDS, so of course I got it. But I'm taking it slow because I'm in the thick of this cruel invisible disability (& haven't had surgery yet).
Also, I'm working on my own autopathography. It's had a lot of runs and pauses, but I'll get there. 🙃
Also, I'm working on my own autopathography. It's had a lot of runs and pauses, but I'll get there. 🙃
March 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM
This is only the 2nd autopathography I've seen on SSCD/SCDS, so of course I got it. But I'm taking it slow because I'm in the thick of this cruel invisible disability (& haven't had surgery yet).
Also, I'm working on my own autopathography. It's had a lot of runs and pauses, but I'll get there. 🙃
Also, I'm working on my own autopathography. It's had a lot of runs and pauses, but I'll get there. 🙃
It's been 10 years since Supertyphoon Haiyan/Yolanda made (its first) landfall in my country. 😮🌀
Here's a great short docu by several storm chasers on their experience in Tacloban, one of the hardest-hit cities in the Visayas region, Philippines: youtu.be/xloqizuQItM?...
Here's a great short docu by several storm chasers on their experience in Tacloban, one of the hardest-hit cities in the Visayas region, Philippines: youtu.be/xloqizuQItM?...
Surviving Super Typhoon Haiyan - The Storm That Broke A City
8th November 2023 marks 10 years since super typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, tore through the central Philippines, killing thousands. The strongest...
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November 8, 2023 at 3:12 AM
It's been 10 years since Supertyphoon Haiyan/Yolanda made (its first) landfall in my country. 😮🌀
Here's a great short docu by several storm chasers on their experience in Tacloban, one of the hardest-hit cities in the Visayas region, Philippines: youtu.be/xloqizuQItM?...
Here's a great short docu by several storm chasers on their experience in Tacloban, one of the hardest-hit cities in the Visayas region, Philippines: youtu.be/xloqizuQItM?...