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by jmadsen 11y ago
Except that it is. Japan is self-sufficient for food. Land marked for growing rice is essentially "eternally locked" to growing rice; you cannot sell it or use it for other purposes, and are required to plant it.
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Been seeing this mentioned in connection with the reasons why self-driving cars & cars that are essentially 24/7 robot taxis will be a genuine thing. Can't find the article I read recently on all this, sadly...
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A Treatise on Commenting(jamesshelley.com)
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The Martian Express: The Aldrin Cycler (2008)(damninteresting.com)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Which one have you heard of? Seriously, in the US, NASCAR is a major "sport" with very serious TV ratings, following, etc. But more than that, Formula E is preaching to the choir. Those folks already believe in electric/fuel
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If NASCAR embraced electric cars it could change the world(aeon.co)
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Space Radio: More Static, Less Talk(damninteresting.com)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
There was a fascinating RadioLab episode on similar not too long ago. There are indications, too, that these microbes may affect/control things like depression, bipolar, etc. We may see some amazing medical breakthroughs in this area i
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Enjoying your blizzard? Here's how Japan deals with it(theatlantic.com)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Equally, Tokyo is not "the rest of the country", and much of the behavior you described would never happen even here in Osaka (IMHO)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
"The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as JR Group (JRグループ Jeiāru Gurūpu?), consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways on April 1,
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Just went to post this and see it has 564pts already - so glad others find this as important as I do.
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Unless, of course, they've just typed in their 16-digit account number before being connected with you ;-) (Doesn't sound like your case, but people will miss that little qualifier. I mean, of course, the cases where they ask for
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NASA's 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Spews Fire and 9000 Kilograms of Thrust(gizmodo.com.au)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
I discussed this with Bemmu & wrote up the idea (in the context of Laravel coding, but the idea is the same) here: http://codebyjeff.com/blog/2015/10/cut-credit-card-thief-cha... He was doing things a lit
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by jmadsen 11y ago
I don't think Bill Murray worries too much about "remaining relevant". He's pretty much been in semi-retirement for some time now, as far I know, and doesn't seem to care if people notice him. Just my take - don&#x2
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This Floatin GContraption Could Scoop Out Ocean Plastic(nautil.us)
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Is Sustainability Sold at Supermarkets or Farmers Markets?(aeon.co)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Seriously, a tech company that can't even shut off the stupid "While you were away..." feature when I tell them repeatedly I don't want to see it? That only lets you hide images, mute hashtags, etc on mobile , not from
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by jmadsen 11y ago
SEEKING WORK — Remote (No relocation) Hi! My name is a Jeff Madsen. I work primarily with Laravel and PHP components to create great web apps and tools, and to support teams that need additional help. I started programming as a database pro
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A Cartoon Guide to Flux(code-cartoons.com)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
sorry, but that's a silly answer: - Social Security is collected on what I paid into the system while I was living/working in the US. Not a part of this - Voting is a right - nothing to do with taxes - My "consular services&q
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Freelancer Tip: This is a really good option for that professional who just wants a business card site & thinks they need WP so they can "update the content" on their $10,000+ professional design. Explain they are a doctor&#x2
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by jmadsen 11y ago
It does - https://sculpin.io/getstarted/ The `curl -O https://download.sculpin.io/sculpin.phar` is what you are looking for - call that phar file instead of calling the composer.phar. That's where
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US companies stashed trillions in tax havens last year(news.vice.com)
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by jmadsen 11y ago
"Citylab is a project of the Atlantic" Didn't know that - was surprised the author would have rights to resell his work, and in such a short timespan. That explains!
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Interesting: I submitted this exact story a week or so ago - from a different website. Opening is word for word, different image. http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/09/why-are-little-kids-i... https:/&
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by jmadsen 11y ago
Statistically, yes. However, there is rarely a week that goes by without some incident of kidnapping & murder. The point being only that is DOES exist & parents see it and consider it, but it has not turned into the "helicopter
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by jmadsen 11y ago
OP here - just my own thoughts: I've lived here 13 years & am raising 2 girls who both have been able to live in the manner described in the article. 1) The number one reason why we feel comfortable is the number of "safe&quot
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Why are little kids in Japan so independent?(citylab.com)
156 points by jmadsen 11y ago|123 comments

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