Enrico Pangan

Tokyo 🇯🇵 • Tennis 🎾
Building • Blogging since '99

[Enrico Pangan @eipangan]

I like the vibe of Hanoi. It’s bustling and has character. It also feels safe, with no beggars on the streets.

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It’s already 2026 and those check-in terminals at Tokyo airports still do not work for me. They always have problems with my middle name. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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AI Agents are Trojan horses seeking permission for full access to your whole computer. We need to be very careful who we give full access to. 🤔

[MacRumors.com @MacRumors]

Apple Announces 'Full Disk Access' Changes on macOS Due to AI Agents https://t.co/GAj2ESeM9t

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Sometimes, organizers need a little help deciding when and/or where to hold an event. So I’ve added a new “Plan an Event” feature to KitaSoon to help with that. 😊

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Looks like Dots is an impressive next-level personal assistant. Let's see how Siri AI evolves into a more privacy-focused version of this.

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

Introducing dots, powered by GPT-6 Astra.

Remarkably capable, always-on agents built to handle everything.

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I was thinking about adding Chinese language support to https://t.co/liH4l8I85b, so I asked AI. Voilà, we now have Simplified Chinese support!

Maybe I should have added Tagalog first… though even Filipinos do not set their GUI to Tagalog.

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AI credits are the new oil. OpenAI and Anthropic were able to build a product that big companies all the way to small developers are dependent on and are more than willing to pay to run their businesses.

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Beautiful movie! A little loud in some parts, but well worth the extra money to watch it in Dolby Cinema.

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I've been waiting for today to reserve IMAX tickets for Odyssey at Toho Cinemas Hibiya, but I was too late. Almost all the seats are already gone!

Guess I'm staying up late tonight to try for Wednesday instead 😂

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Changed our minds and decided to give up on IMAX and instead go for Dolby Cinema. Easier to get tickets 😂

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Before I entered university, we had a transmutation system where the lowest possible score we could get was 70% and 75% was considered passing.

When I entered university, we did not transmute; hence, we were getting scores like 10% or 20% 😂

[Tambayan ni Berto ⚡️ @Bert_Control]

Medyo ang strict ng grade computation ha. They need 70% of scores just to get 75% mark.

I think meron talaga hindi tama sa system na hindi na tratranslate ang good grades nila sa totoong performance nila. Daming nagrereklamo na ang tataas ng grades pero hindi nagmamanifest.

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KitaSoon new feature! 🎊

I’ve added Series, which lets organizers group related events together.

Users can follow a specific Series and get updates for those events, without having to follow everything the organizer creates.

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You know you're old when you're out on a Friday night and the main topic of conversation is... drumroll please... daily “maintenance” medications! 😂

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@PakSooyoung_ @TenderJuicyPH This is such a great ad for @TenderJuicyPH! Honestly, they should just officially export it so it's easier to get here in Japan. 😂

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Just turned on 5G SA for my Ahamo account. It’s supposed to connect to actual 5G now instead of relying on the older 4G network. Let’s see how it performs!

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I’ve been using GPT 5.6 Sol-Low as my daily driver on my Codex Plus plan lately. It gets the job done, and it’s really nice being able to power through tasks without waiting hours between prompts.

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We get our Yakult from the local shop instead of the supermarket or a subscription. We enjoy the quick chats and supporting local businesses.

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KitaSoon is built with:

- React and Next.js
- TypeScript
- Material UI
- AWS Amplify Gen 2
- Progressive Web App technology

Initially by me, but later on with AI 😂

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For tennis events, it looks like Reclub is the website people use, at least in the Metro Manila area.

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I asked ChatGPT about the potential competitors for KitaSoon in the Philippines. Interestingly, here are the top 3:

[1] Messenger/Facebook + manual coordination
[2] Google Forms/Sheets + group chats
[3] Luma for organized communities

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Facebook Messenger is deeply rooted in Philippine society. There's just no getting around it. 😂

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One good thing about the Codex Plus 5-hour limit is that it forces us to take a break and do something else.

Life is not all about vibe coding. 😂