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by aikinai 7y ago
Just looked it up and yeah, you’re right; it is possible to be totally uninsured. Fortunately, even worst case you’d only pay 3 times the insured cost and be able to deduct from taxes, so it’d still be cheaper than somewhere like the US.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Everyone in Japan is covered. Even if they find out you weren’t paying, you just owe the back payments for the public option but they never consider your coverage lapsed.
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by aikinai 7y ago
This is a ridiculous statement. Tons of software is sold with more expensive versions unlocking more advanced features.
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by aikinai 7y ago
They are sandboxed. That’s the point. But if you want to share files, you can now with the Files app.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Of course it’s not to Tricorder standards yet, but Apple does all fancy AI work directly on the phone/computer. It also has downsides; for example, every new device synced to a photo library has to process the whole library from scratc
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by aikinai 7y ago
The main loop in Tokyo comes every two minutes; it’s as close as you can get practically get to a constantly moving tunnel.
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by aikinai 7y ago
This is fascinating. For some reason it makes me really appreciate the modern economy and mobility when someone can choose their job and home based on a video game community.
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by aikinai 7y ago
You really think iOS developers are the majority of Mac sales? You can debunk that in two minutes of Googling.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Interpreter is a more precise term for verbal translator; it doesn’t apply to written translation and has nothing to do with how much interpretation to expect in the translation.
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by aikinai 7y ago
NFC gates in Japan take maximum 200ms and can handle one person per second at one gate; the riders never stop walking full speed. The QR readers are certainly not “quite fast” and that’s nowhere near “a ton of people.” That QR gate wouldn’t
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by aikinai 7y ago
I don’t think putting trash out at night and picking it up early in the morning is an exception to cleanliness. What else would they do? No one’s trying to say Japan produces no trash.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Because in the real world the consequences of your actions aren’t confined to yourself. Reckless behavior increases the impact on anyone involved in an accident with you, mentally impacts anyone that might see your brains splatter, increase
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by aikinai 7y ago
Do they have any authority? Does copyright cover each individual name in a work? And does that copyright defend against unrelated trademarks?
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Xcode 11 GM Confirms Apple's Work on AR Headset(macrumors.com)
1 points by aikinai 7y ago|0 comments
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by aikinai 7y ago
It’s basically dead in iOS 13 even for phones that still support it.
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You Can’t Keep Your Parents’ Skulls(theatlantic.com)
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by aikinai 7y ago
I think you replied to the wrong thread.
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by aikinai 7y ago
The “country of the future” trope is not actually very accurate, but the structure of society has many major differences from any other country I’m aware of. The shūkatsu system is one decent example of that.
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by aikinai 7y ago
If you're native or an advanced learner, you probably have a good guess at the pronunciation too, so you can just type it phonetically and have your phone/computer convert for you.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Electron is popular with developers, not users.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Yes, in Japan that’s exactly what you should do. And they would go get it.
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by aikinai 7y ago
This is what Japan does.
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by aikinai 7y ago
I've lived in Tokyo for many years and have no idea what you're talking about. The characters are very peculiar but completely legible at a glance, and the maps are incredibly informative.
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by aikinai 7y ago
How would this be a hindrance? If you read it, it helps. If you don’t read it, it’s not going to hinder anything.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Very very few people “viscerally see how people live and value things differently” when they travel. And they can’t without an order of magnitude more time and money to spend on that travel. Actually living in a different place will certain
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by aikinai 7y ago
Tech independence is just as critical in the modern world. Look at China’s rush for full-stack independence.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Exactly. My family moved from an American city core to a Japanese city core specifically because we don’t want to live in our cars but American cities aren’t suited for children. Japanese cities are dense and walkable but wonderful places f
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by aikinai 7y ago
Don’t have stats on me right now but I think it’s right in line with non-immigrant Americans’ birth rate. America (just as most developed nations) only props up their birth rate though immigration.
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by aikinai 7y ago
It's a little three story building that looks like an apartment tucked into a residential street. And it's an animation studio. There's no way they have the size or resources to retain full-time security.
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by aikinai 7y ago
Where did you come up with this? Japan has incredibly strict safety regulations and building codes.

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