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[frick @fricktion_]

"musicians have a hard life!"

[nes @angelo___zee]

I have a friend (who’s an alumni from UP) who made a thesis about gundam and was awarded best thesis during their graduation lmfaoooo

[cerise @kotoharamina]

may common denominator di2

[PortalChameleon @PortalChameleon]

Hey, so this is exactly what you /don't/ want to do.

Stop trying to make friends with artists. Make friends with the PEOPLE. Don't try to manipulate someone into liking you. Friendship is built on common ground and shared interests. Don't try to force it. Don't be parasocial.

[radar PH @radarph_media]

While most STEM students write their undergraduate theses in English, a student from the University of the Philippines Diliman has shown that even advanced mathematical research can be written in Filipino, marking a first for the university’s mathematics program.

The thesis, authored by former BS Mathematics student Andrei Clyde Arellano, titled “Isang Computational na Pagsusuri sa mga Heuristic nina Cohen at Lenstra para sa mga Quadratic Number Field,” is the first mathematics thesis written in Filipino.

Arellano developed an interest in studying Philippine languages during his high school years, which only grew stronger as he entered college. “Bago ako nagkolehiyo, talagang binalak ko na po talaga na ang tesis ko ay masusulat sa Filipino/Tagalog,” he told radar.

According to a post by the UP Institute of Mathematics, Arellano’s study is not just a feat for the local math academe but also for the Filipino language.

“Ang paghimay sa mga komplikadong teorya ng matematika gamit ang wikang Filipino ay isang malaking hakbang para sa intelektwalisasyon ng ating pambansang wika sa larangan ng STEM. Ipinakita ni Clyde na ang ating wika ay wika ng mataas na agham at malalim na karunungan,” it wrote.

Although many find the idea of using Filipino to discuss scientific topics intimidating, Arellano believes it doesn’t have to be that way. He said writing math in a local language does not mean every technical term has to be translated.

“Kapag iniisip po kasi ng ilan (o marami haha) ang ‘matematika sa katutubong wika,’ ang nasa isip agad ay lahat ng jargon, lahat ng termino, ay papalitan ng mga ‘mas katutubong’ salita, ngunit hindi kasi po kailangan maging gano’n,” he said.

He emphasized that borrowed words, too, are part of Philippine languages.

“Truthfully, we already do teach math in our local languages, just not at the formal level,” he wrote in a Facebook comment. “[A]lmost every teacher in the archipelago will use a local language to explain the concepts to their students, either through code-switching with English or by borrowing the English jargon while teaching.”

Despite English remaining the primary language of instruction for STEM subjects in the Philippines, Arellano hopes his work will encourage more students and researchers to embrace not just Filipino but all local languages as formal modes of instruction for math.

“[A]ng mga ibang wika natin kailangan ng higit pang suporta. Marami-rami rin po akong nakitang nag-share ng mga post tungkol sa gawa ko na nagsasabi na tila binabalak nilang magsulat ng mga gawa nila sa mga wika nila, at seryoso man po sila o hindi, nakakataba talaga iyon ng puso ko,” he shared.

(✍️: Athena Dagli)

#radarPH

[the last argel saycon defender @maka_dagat]

hello. recently, a young trans girl who was victimized by a group of boys in her school (they sent her a disturbing letter sexualizing her & traumatizing her)

i am actively helping her but i could only do and give so much. if you want to donate for her, greatly appreciated!

[elizabeth 🍓 @elizabebop]

she's in a filipino state u she doesnt have student debt 🤩

[Mar Escalona @escalonamar]

If Batanes is a geographical extension of Taiwan, it is logical then for the Philippines to claim Taiwan as a rightful part of its territoy.

Ganyan katanga lohika nila.

[Ten 🌈 @tenapayy]

amerikkkans constantly starting beef with pinoytwt is a cia psyop

[bicryingpotato sometimes 🔞TADC SPOILERS! 💜🐰 @bicryingpotato]

Gooseworx knew exactly what she was doing when she made Jax a cartoony bunny. I bet she loved bugs bunny as a kid

[The Amazing Spider-Dude @notspiderdude]

This is spiritually a 2010’s let’s play thumbnail

[Michael @TheMG3D]

Me: damn that's a lot of vei- OMG THEY'RE PEOPLE

[🪶MrBlueCat🪶 @BiXolotl]

What if I say most of the Egyptian alien theories are actually because of racism? The idea that these "ancient primitive African people" couldn't build a giant stack of rocks, or carve an ear well by themselves, but the "ancient advanced Greeks" could make the Parthenon alone

[Joshua C. Agar @JoshuaCAgar]

If students recall their history classes on the Monopolyo ng Tabako involving Gov-Gen José Basco y Vargas, that same Gen. Basco (Basco was named after him) was the one who led the conquest of Batanes.

Don't fall for Beijing's historical revisionism and fantasies on Batanes.

[ulysses 🇵🇸 @o_li_si]

considering that we're ground zero for shit like the Cam,bridge Analytica fiasco... and we have kids being influenced by extremist groups to commit shootings.... its not very far off

i think a lot of online discourse is meant to pacify and distract a lot of online intellectuals

[ellie ☀️ @N1K0LODEON]

it is ironic how westerners assume filipinos rely on student loans and financial aid. when in reality, our government fully funds our state universities. they should really stay quiet when they aren't part of the conversation, because they are just making themselves look stupid.

[Gabe @blarblargh]

A senior high school student in the Philippines can do this tf

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Christopher Nolan says younger audiences are utterly rejecting AI-generated slop.

“[My sons'] judgment of AI slop has been immediate and harsh. They see it for what it is very quickly – and it’s much easier for them to identify it, because it grew out of an online world they know really well.”

(Source: https://t.co/HpTv1RAq9T)

[HATTy WOKE Hatsen 🧢🧷💙/#1 shucks glazer ⚙️🩸🚪 @Diggin__]

Just went to pick up my pizza and they got digital circus on the tv 😭