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by freetime2 6d ago
> I'm surprised that in no reviews of the iPhone 18 camera there is mention of the bad quality bokeh PetaPixel reviewed the bokeh, and called it "meh" and "not very nice". [1] A lot of the iPhone reviews are very
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by freetime2 9d ago
The price of the lowest tier Netflix subscription in Japan is ¥890, which works out to a little under $6 with the current exchange rate. I did say there were some exceptions to the rule.
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by freetime2 9d ago
Personally I have an almost neurotic aversion to recurring monthly payments. I'll cancel a $6/mo Netflix subscription if I feel it's not being used, and start it up again later when there's something I want to watch. I a
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by freetime2 12d ago
The iPhone 16 was the big "Built for Apple Intelligence" release, where they added hardware to support AI. So not too surprising to me that iPhone models before the 16/15 Pro wouldn't be able to support the new AI Siri.
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by freetime2 12d ago
I got into Nike shoes in the 2010s because they were really innovative. A sneaker head friend suggested I try a pair of LunarGlides, and they were the most comfortable shoes I ever wore at the time due to their Lunarlon soles. And their Fly
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by freetime2 12d ago
I'm in the same boat. Looking around here, the older guys in the best shape that I know of are in the local triathlon club. Pushing 50s, 60s, and even 70s, and they are still very fit and can also party harder than I can. I love cyclin
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by freetime2 12d ago
For actually running (as opposed to just casual use), Nike was never actually my first choice. I used Brooks in the past, and recently Hoka - both of which I think are great shoes. Unfortunately both are US based. For a non-US company, mayb
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by freetime2 13d ago
I have some Skechers slip-ins that I love. I live in Japan where you have to take off/put on shoes all the time at home, restuarants, doctors/dentists, gyms, etc, so they are incredibly convenient. Also very comfortable, and const
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by freetime2 13d ago
I had a good 15+ year run where I only ever wore Nikes. Then I wore my first wide toe-box shoes and haven’t bought Nike since. Looking back, Nike was never very good about offering different width options on most of their shoes. And I still
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by freetime2 13d ago
Probably because fitness-conscious (i.e. attractive) people started wearing them. And they are expensive enough to show status. Crazy thick soles have become pretty normalized recently. But I remember when I first bought my Hokas I felt a b
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by freetime2 16d ago
My first thought reading this headline was "Really? Nobody thought of this until now?" But reading further, the Dstretch plugin has been around since 2005 or so. And presumably people have been using contrast enhancement, color ma
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by freetime2 18d ago
I think this is implied by your comment that the issue is framed improperly, but just to point it out explicitly: the reason that this is a problem is because it would lead to segregation, inequality, and injustice in a society where the bi
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by freetime2 22d ago
Practical Engineering recently did an episode comparing human dams to beaver dams. Not really an apples to apples comparison because we build dams for very different purposes, but beaver dams are not only less disruptive to the environment
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by freetime2 1mo ago
30 seconds is the complete user flow to open the app, select a drink, approve payment with face id, and dispense the drink. Maybe a few seconds longer in the end than paying with Suica, but pretty negligible. And a lot of coke machines in t
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by freetime2 1mo ago
Coke ON Pay uses an app that automatically pairs with the machine when you open it [1]. It’s pretty quick and takes less than 30 seconds once you set it up. I think you might be referring to QR de Kessai [2], which was introduced in 2023 an
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by freetime2 1mo ago
While at an outdoor event this year on a very hot day early in the season - before my body had time to adapt to the summer heat - I got a warning from my Apple Watch that my heart was elevated even though I didn’t appear to be moving. My he
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by freetime2 1mo ago
Kind of reminds me a bit of the story from Better Call Saul. Someone who has the ability and opportunity to earn an honest living, but is addicted to endorphin rush of taking risks, cheating the system, fame, etc. I don't really know a
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by freetime2 1mo ago
Yeah there are two convenience stores that I know of within about an hour of me that are a bit defensive of their toilets. One is near a popular fishing spot, and probably got tired of people coming in smelling like dead fish, using the toi
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by freetime2 1mo ago
Kind of a loose interpretation of "hotel" - but on Mt. Fuji the huts charge to use toilets unless you're a guest. Not unreasonable, though, given the amount of people coming through and the lack of plumbing. And the last time
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by freetime2 1mo ago
Generally the norm is to have a recycling bin for cans and plastic bottles right next to every vending machine (or group of machines). At least that’s the case 99% of the time when I buy a drink at a vending machine. And vendors that sell f
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by freetime2 1mo ago
Public toilets are one thing that I really appreciate about living in Japan. It seems like you're never too far away from a toilet - whether it be in a neighborhood park, a roadside parking area, train station, convenience store, etc.
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by freetime2 1mo ago
I've decided to leave my current company. It's mostly the result of burnout from working many years at an unsatisfying job, but the advent of AI has certainly exacerbated things. I no longer need the income (although it's cer
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by freetime2 1mo ago
What's astonishing to me is how quickly people at my workplace have adopted this habit. Six months ago my manager was vociferously complaining about his boss asking him to review a lengthy document that was clearly AI generated, saying
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by freetime2 2mo ago
> And unlike most closed end leases, it doesn't seem like you have to option to buy it out Reading through the end-of-lease options, this actually seems like a very buyer-friendly leasing program. There is no additional charge for l
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by freetime2 2mo ago
I think Apple already makes it pretty easy to trade in an old iPhone when you buy a new phone. And they already offer financing with 0% APR. That seems like a better path to me, with greater optionality if you decide to hold onto the phone
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by freetime2 2mo ago
The title is “Your Key to Success Isn't More Luck or Hard Work”, but I would hardly consider a 20% increase the “key” to anything. It’s some combination of all the above plus some additional dimensions like decision making, etc.
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by freetime2 2mo ago
From the article: > Duffy added that many current trainees started out as gamers. Only about 25% of controllers hold a traditional college degree, while former controllers note that gaming requires many of the same skills that air traffi
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by freetime2 2mo ago
Just to keep things in perspective - it's common among people that move to Japan to suffer psychiatric distress similar to Paris syndrome. People build up an idealized view of Japan from watching anime, etc. - and then when they actu
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by freetime2 2mo ago
I think this article is quite overblown. I don't think this is causing as many problems as the article implies. It's basically just quoting a few opinions from social media - where "sunehara" is used as more of a funny,
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by freetime2 2mo ago
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