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by jbm 4y ago
The best game I played in 2022 was probably Northern Pacific (which was made by Tom Russel, the creator of Irish Gauge and Iberian Gauge.) Northern Pacific is a surprising mix of train games (which are often long and complex) and a party ga
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by jbm 4y ago
What, isn't Dentsu doing a good enough job? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentsu
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by jbm 4y ago
I can't believe I am saying this, but turning into Nintendo would be a huge step up for both Sony and Microsoft. My Switch (and Oculus Plus) are consistently being played years after purchase. My PS4 last got fired up to play Death St
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by jbm 4y ago
Wouldn't emailing @dang be against the purpose of Tor, which is to enhance privacy?
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The Nosebridge Banned People List(noisebridge.net)
1 points by jbm 4y ago|0 comments
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by jbm 4y ago
That's a lot of toy packaging! Japanese toy companies used to be known for their more flexible price points and gorgeous box art; this was even the case when I was collecting Transformers. Sadly, this just isn't the case anymore
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by jbm 4y ago
Once you pass intermediate, it gets even worse. Anki, Shinjigen, Aozora Bunko and a Kindle with a generous book budget on the Amazon.co.jp store is what I do now (that, and consulting for a Japanese company). Related, if you are a beginner
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by jbm 4y ago
As a counterbalance, I bought that same one at Costco and hated it; I am much happier after switching to a Brother laser printer. During the pandemic it was especially helpful for the kids' school work. I went through 3 or 4 ink cart
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How to arrange any number of stars on the U.S. flag (2016)(crwflags.com)
55 points by jbm 4y ago|44 comments
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by jbm 4y ago
I have no doubt you are right, but IMO, the title creates an expectation that this was an "Apple curated list" - which is clearly isn't.
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by jbm 4y ago
I opened the App Store today and it had its list of "Top Apps of 2022". To my shock, Microsoft Teams was at, or near, the top. Yes - Microsoft Teams (which makes me input my login / password twice, can't let me pair pro
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by jbm 4y ago
This sort of technology is something the provincial governments are interested in. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/nuclear-energy-albert...
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by jbm 4y ago
Watching hockey is really awful as a result of sports betting. When I moved back to Canada from Japan, I wanted to watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs with my kids. (I used to watch Hockey online with my wife but after we had kids, we cancelled
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by jbm 4y ago
It's .9987, and on an upward trajectory over the past month. (Disclaimer: Own no crypto, believe Tether is suspicious, etc..)
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by jbm 4y ago
> Go watch YT for a few hours and I'm sure youll be on to your next get rich scheme. I laughed, hard. Bravo to you. To be charitable, some people may only be able to afford a normal lifestyle though a successful "get-rich quic
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by jbm 4y ago
Unbelievable. Thank you for the share.
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by jbm 4y ago
I'm trying to understand, is this comment a response to him ending remote work, or is this related to something else? If it is the former it is really uncalled for and downplays the struggle of African Americans in the United States. (
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by jbm 4y ago
It looks like there is a response from the company in there and it probably needed an EQ review before releasing. It starts off with attacking the reporters, and then this: > ... I know you guys promote some kind of app security solution
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by jbm 4y ago
It didn't show up in best, the top of the day, nor the top of the hour when I posted the above, but I am glad that it is pinned. (I use Apollo but I was looking via the old. site; I wonder if that might be the cause?)
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by jbm 4y ago
Already deleted from the r/doom front page despite hundreds of upvotes. Example: https://old.reddit.com/r/Doom/comments/yqjvzu/mick_gordon_po...
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by jbm 4y ago
> And wind turbines decimate bird populations. On what planet have wind turbines killed off 10% of the bird population?
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by jbm 4y ago
I alternate between trollish amusement at people writing so seriously about these vague generational labels, and quiet horror at the fact that people actually believe it. I have much more in common with randomized Zoomers and Boomers than I
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by jbm 4y ago
Agreed. There is a loneliness epidemic, and discarding people you encounter regularly is an ineffective way of dealing with it. "Don't Trust Anyone" is a pro wrestling slogan, not a way to live.
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by jbm 4y ago
> Don't socialize with co-workers I'm 100% certain that socializing with my coworkers was the key to my (eventual) large social circle when I moved abroad. If anything, not socializing with coworkers would have probably left me
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by jbm 4y ago
During the real estate bubble of the 70s and 80s in Japan, there was a type of Real Estate property that involved selling small parcels of land in forests that had no roads coming to them. This was called 原野商法, and in an era with a serious
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by jbm 4y ago
I'm sure you'd agree that there is a clear excitement gap with their Watch / WearOS and the recent Apple Watch Ultra release. I assume people are just done with Google branded hardware. It felt like a premium maker in the ear
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by jbm 4y ago
Those homes are also poorly insulated, and probably let gasses out much more easily than modern well-sealed homes. I didn't see kerosene heaters in new homes in Japan, probably for the same reason. As such, I would be hesitant to use
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by jbm 4y ago
He's a stranger sharing his experience, people obviously found it to be interesting. Re-contextualizing into a class struggle style comment, just because he shared his experience, is not very interesting. All blogging is narcissism if
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by jbm 4y ago
I took a look at my own user names and it's pretty obvious that the results here are mostly worthless. So many people with empty blogs and the same user name. Unless the blog is auto-created, I don't see the point. I do find all
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by jbm 4y ago
I was looking at that and it seems to be more of an opinion survey of university professors of economics about a bill that had trickled-down as a part of it, rather than a formal journal entry. > Tax policy appears to have little effect

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