No matter how much you think the UN failed at maintaining a rules based order, right now we should really be trying to re-establish rules based order and institutions that support it. Unfortunately we are going down a very dark path. There’s a reason we had this, to prevent world war. Now what?

When people insist that it was just about taking down a dictator…they are showing how horribly ignorant they are of International Relation, geopolitics, and history.

The United States grabbing the leader of a foreign state should be viewed globally as an unacceptable act of aggression (war?). We should all be worried because if they can do this, what won’t they do?

I got to write something for Komiks.space where I try and impart some sage wisdom (lol) but seriously if you’re starting out you might learn something

Weapons, dude. Go watch it. Avoid knowing anything about it and just experience it.

I’ve been involved in discussions on AI and often I’m asserting humanist and human-centered approach. People get distracted by the hype and the promises of ASI/AGI. But we need to move from humanist principles. Humanities people need to be at the table ever more!

Gutted by the cut to funding for US public media. I grew up on PBS and my own career and trajectory have been informed and inspired by NPR.

Responsible and Ethical AI is a topic that’s really heating up, especially in the last few weeks with AI-powered disinformation operations. I got to talk a little bit about key concepts and more here open.spotify.com/episode/3Efq...

I’ve watched lectures and listened/watched to material to familiarize myself with the ideas of Surveillance Capitalism. But finally having a book in my hands, on top of the ideas I can’t help but admire how magnificent Shoshana Zuboff’s prose is. Amazing thinker, beautiful prose stylist.

I never played Pokémon. Felt I was too old for it when it came out. But I’ve been curious. Asked a friend, if I’m a fan of stuff like Ghost of Tsushima and GTA, what’s a good entry point. I picked up Arceus and… I GET IT NOW. Having so much fun and happy to have a new fandom to get into.

I’m very privileged to have been invited by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) to deliver this lecture on #ArtificialIntelligence and Visual Journalism. If you have time this Tuesday morning come through and join the conversation!

Been looking at the possibility of video games costing 80USD. Honestly, we are paying very little for games vis-a-vis the dev costs of most games, especially AAA. And for the enjoyment and value we get, the cost we pay is pretty fair and a price increase is understandable. HOWEVER

For all they I enjoyed The Accountant 2, I just have to say, there was much more accounting in the first film.

When people call a TV show or movie “slow” does it actually have a problem with pacing, or are they judging it based on TikTok-speed/attention and cuts?

You have friends that you deeply, truly, sincerely love, but if you worked with them, you would 100% fire them? lol

I normally don’t read my own work. But a story I wrote 20 years ago was re-published so I thought to try. I cringed at myself and how I thought “that was good.” At the end of it though I stepped away kinda proud of my young self. Like good job for doing that you were pretty good at that age.

For all the advances in fintech and AI…. It still takes forever to deposit a check. And there’s always just one bank teller lol

I made a 90s playlist for a young friend (in her mid-20s). I realize the time gap would be the same as someone handing me a Beatles tape in the 90s. Oh my back and knees.

Therapy or three fingers of whiskey? We know what we should choose, but elder millennials, y’all know what you’re picking

There really something about watching bands play live, where others might seek meditation, I feel like a drop in the ocean amidst the loud loud music

I am the new Executive Director of Data and AI Ethics PH! Exciting times to advance Responsible AI and we hope to be at the forefront of it. If you have any interest in Ethical AI please connect! Let’s move this forward together. www.linkedin.com/posts/data-a...

I quit as podcast CEO October last year. But I’ve missed talking, interviewing, connecting in that way. I’ve had the immense pleasure of guesting on pods (thanks to Stanley Chi, Elbert Or, and Myrza Sison). And I guess this is a green light. Invite me on! I’ll talk AI, pop culture, bball, anything!

Imma need super-powerful autocorrect forever

Avoiding other social platforms because people keep posting spoilers from TLOU. I think if it were airing on Sunday nights I could catch it, but Monday mornings in the Philippines, man, I gots work

Needing to be online to play certain games is frustrating. 1) sometimes net dies and you lose progress 2) sometimes you want to bring the device out and just play —ahem switch— 3) it’s these forced cloud saves and other features you don’t necessarily need. I might be old gamer yelling at clouds

Just picked up NBA 2K25 because it’s got a crazy price drop on Switch. I used to play every 2K and Live, but haven’t had a copy in maybe 3-4 years. Looking forward to designing an athletic center to get drafted to the Lakers hehe

Are there any really good story-driven superhero games? Apart from Spider-Man

I miss the days when I could put a cartridge in a console and just play. Now I have to sign into all kinds of things and it takes up time. I also forget my log-ins because of all these different services lol why does it have to be so hard I AM OLD and just want to play video games

I know it’s easy to hate on U2 these days. But hear me out: Achtung Baby, Zooropa, and Pop are a god-tier trio of albums.

So last night I was thinking I will maximize the holiday and read. Instead I spent the morning learning songs. Said I’ll read after lunch. I watched Late Night with the Devil. Then I went back and reviewed the songs I learned. So much for reading! But still holiday well spent. Gig soon!!!!

I guess the world that we live in right now is really what happens when nerds and incels read science fiction books, but don’t get the humanities support to understand that these are cautionary tales and dystopias

One reason pop culture conversations (often with younger people) suck: I’ll say, have you seen (insert movie/show). They’ll nod and say yes. Then I’ll describe a scene or something technical. Then they’ll say, oh yeah well I saw clips so I don’t know that part. SEEING CLIPS IS NOT SEEING A THING!

2 thoughts about Adolescence. It’s so outstanding on so many levels that I can’t stop thinking about it. And the advantage of it being only 4 episodes is that it is a viable rewatch that would be rewarding without being so demanding on one’s time. I just don’t know yet if my heart can take it

As I watch “vloggers” who are really disinformation spreaders brought before Congress, I can’t help but think about the accountability social media platforms should hold. How many journalists and truth-tellers have they silenced and down-ranked? And how often have their algorithms boosted disinfo?

Severence's Milchik X tv off by Kendrick Lamar

Adolescence on Netflix is pretty mind-blowing. Super creative in its execution of what might be a typical procedural. I love the narrative conceit and the technical mastery at play. So impressive. And I almost skipped because the title wasn’t interesting and I hadn’t seen any buzz around it.

Ever stop listening to a song because you’ve listened to it so many times, and years go by, and then it pops up and you remember how much you love it? Me right now with Phoenix’s “1901”

As the end credits rolled on Combo on the Run and we left the cinema, we could hear the theater staff all singing along to “Ligaya.”

It’s crazy, but also par for the course, that the “arguments” that attempt to defend Duterte and justify the killing of tens of thousands are also extra-judicial, out of scope, and overly emotional. For supporters of such a supposedly hyper-macho figure, man, they are all just so emotional.

I don’t know about other writers out there, but when I have a lot of #writing on my schedule, I get a lot of cleaning done.

So many legal experts popping up to talk about Philippine sovereignty. lol. Same people who gladly kowtowed to China during the Duterte regime and praised the murder of close to 30,000 PH citizens

Watching The Pitt. Fantastic, high-octane. I didn’t know I wanted to see it, I wouldn’t have asked for it. But man, I’m torn between bingeing now and waiting for more episodes. Side note, now that I am middle aged and have to take my BP and get tests all the time, I understand some things lol

Finally watching Day of the Jackal. Damn this show’s got my heart racing like I need to check my BP

I’ve reached that age where scrolling through IG when I see posts about indulgent, amazing-looking food, instead of saying “where do I get that” I think “oh my I don’t think that would be good for me given my maintenance meds.”

Last night at the gym, I discovered I forgot my workout clothes. Ran into a store, saw a discount rack with shirts, grabbed an XL, then back to gym. During class I look in the mirror and realize it’s a woman’s top. Slit up the back. I said, you can pull off this top. And just went with it.

If you have zero education, but learn how to ask AI models the right questions , in many jobs you will be able to outperform someone with an advanced degree, but who is unwilling to use Large Language Models. Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.

If you love grunge music, want to watch a good gig, or are interested in hanging out and seeing my band, Multosonic, play, this is our first (of hopefully many) gigs this year. We are the opening act for a bunch of very cool bands. Can’t wait for this!

So weird to me that “startup/tech” people are pointing out inefficiency in gov’t aid and wanting intense accounting. 1) to qualify and receive aid you need track record, book keeping, and regular reporting of impact. 1/

Spy movie/story pitch: in the confusion wrought by DOGE, intelligence agents from various governments (both friendly and adversarial) infiltrate various layers of the US government and build backdoors and vulnerabilities. This is stuff for a Tom Clancy novel

People saying foreign aid should be cut/killed because “some programs are inefficient” probably don’t have a great grasp of grassroots development work. These sentiments are built upon rapacious capitalist definitions of “efficiency.” Or maybe they are just edgelords. Or want to look cool