Satire

A satire on the complex social ritual of buying a small item and receiving change back in an assortment of non-monetary forms (e.g., candies, stamps), treating it as a non-monetary currency system. The Non-Monetary Currency The simple transaction at a Quezon City *sari-sari* store is rarely simple. The satire presents a microeconomic study on The …

When the Internet’s Infrastructure Gets the Sniffles The modern internet’s dirty secret got exposed again when Los Angeles tech infrastructure experienced what engineers call “a significant AWS outage” and everyone else calls “the day half the internet stopped working because one company controls too much.” Amazon Web Services sneezed, and suddenly nobody could stream, shop, …

Officials say the campaign tested better than ‘It’s More Fun in the Philippines’ and costs 40 pesos to print Tourism Department Unveils Cebu Slogan: The Sea Did Nothing Officials say the campaign tested better than the last three slogans and costs forty pesos to print CEBU CITY – The regional tourism office unveiled a new …

City hall considers an official document for foreign retirees, to be issued after a short interview and a long wait Cebu Council Proposes Certificate of Not Being That Guy Councilors say the document will be issued after a short interview and a long wait, as is tradition CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Council opened …

Hillside neighbors say the letters should be spelled out in the same font as the sign and delivered in person Hollywood Sign Homeowners Group Votes to Require Character References Hillside neighbors say the letters should be spelled out in the same font as the sign and delivered in person HOLLYWOODLAND, Calif. – A hillside homeowners …

The Excuse Everyone’s Been Waiting For In what Los Angeles Times labor economists are calling “the most convenient explanation for unemployment since ‘the economy,’” workers across America have begun blaming artificial intelligence for job losses that might also be explained by their performance, the company’s finances, or that incident at the holiday party nobody’s supposed …

Metro Manila residents say the neighbor is already the karaoke and no buyer has ever needed further information Makati Condo Owners Relieved Nobody Asks About Their Neighbors Metro Manila residents say the neighbor is already the karaoke and no buyer has ever needed further information MAKATI CITY – Residents of a 41-story tower on Salcedo …

The Lapu-Lapu City grill association says it has settled more arguments than the Supreme Court and at lower cost Cebu Squid Vendors Demand Recognition as Official Fact-Checkers The Lapu-Lapu City grill association says it has settled more arguments than the Supreme Court and at lower cost LAPU-LAPU CITY – Jocelyn Pacana, 49, has sold grilled …