SapporoChris

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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
"The fee will be increased from the current ¥3,000 to ¥15,000 for a single-entry visa and from ¥6,000 to ¥30,000 for a multiple-entry visa. The new fees will apply to applications submitted on or after July 1." I converted and rou
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
"My friend and I have a theory that when you rent an apartment, it starts going downhill after two years." I have lived in many apartments that were decades old and well taken care of. None of the problems mentioned in the blog oc
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
Good point. I wasn't considering the different concentrations of interests by area.
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
I wonder what a Venn Diagram of people that use GrapheneOS and people that wish to purchase a Volkswagen vehicle looks like. As of April 2026, the operating system had approximately 400K active users. https://en.wikipedia.org&#x
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
Yes, the article mentions mice. Not uncommon, a lot of research is done with mice. The article also includes. "Researchers also found encouraging results in human tissue. Samples collected during knee replacement surgeries began produc
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
I believe the article I linked.
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
How do you reconcile your comment with the fact that computers were used productively for decades before the invention of 1080p and larger formats.
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
I had a 4K 26 inch monitor and yes it was nice. But I travel too much and didn't enjoy moving it from place to place. Gave it to a good friend that I was visiting. Missed it for a little bit but quickly got used to using laptop screen.
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
So there are walled gardens with restrictions. The internet will route around these restrictions.
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
I like the idea of increasing friction, but I also found https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-control to be useful.
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by SapporoChris 4mo ago
"It was a bit ironic to spend that much on a phone just to build the thing that would slow it down." That doesn't seem ironic to me, it seems economically foolish. Why not simply buy an older phone? Okay, reading further down
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
I'll keep wearing my surgical mask, dark glasses and tin foil hat.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Do passengers have any rights against their personal data being collected when riding (not driving) in someone else's vehicle? I tried to look this up on my own but my results were always polluted with public transportation, or vehicle
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Zyn pouches are designed to be placed between the user's upper lip and gum, or between the gum and cheek, and used for up to one hour. If someone is swapping out in five minutes then they are literally wasting product, even if you chew
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Different pollen have different weights. If you're seeing yellow dust laying on the ground then it's likely to be a heavy pollen that won't bother many people unless they actively stir it up. Example: People with pine allergi
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Article uses https://hms.harvard.edu/news/drawing-line-gut-microbiome-inf... as source. Which uses https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11783507/ as source.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Ar matey, I am confused about your comments. Will the Preschoolers be sailing off on the high seas?
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Thank you, big fan of ELO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra and I was a bit confused about the comments.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Like a personalized advertisement for a bail bonding service to the driver of the vehicle reported stolen.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
It will go away once someone hacks it and shows inappropriate content.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
The article praises Häagen-Dazs as a beacon of integrity. If a company names itself with deceit I am doubtful of their integrity. "Häagen-Dazs" is an invented pseudo-Scandinavian phrase coined by the American Reuben Mattus, in a
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
I referenced the article and the math seems fine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Tour_(The_Jacksons)#Ti... Tour attendance: 2.5 million Only 1 in 10 purchases were honored, so purchase for 25 million tickets wer
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Yes tilting an actual pinball machine is very legitimate. On the other end, pinball machines have adjustable legs and the arcade owner will make adjustments to the machine to throw people off. Not daily, but when they notice someone is cons
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10237242/ Our review of industry documents shows that companies knew PFAS was “highly toxic when inhaled and moderately toxic when ingested” by 1970, forty years before the
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
I think we are safe from a pandemic. Hantavirus is primarily transmitted through inhaling virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva that become airborne.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
The number of cases of hantavirus annually is incredibly low. There's absolutely no reason to track cases.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
From my understanding China did have subsidies for EVs but that expired last year. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/china-...
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
I think it would be better if children learned critical thinking. It would help defend against any unsound conclusions proposed AI or any other sources. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
Okay, sure, for one year. But "for year 2025" was not a qualification the grandparent poster made.
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by SapporoChris 5mo ago
I am not convinced this is true. But perhaps you are using different criteria than this source. For example the Toyota Corolla has sold 50 million, the Model Y, slightly over 2 million. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis

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