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by mc3301 2y ago
341 deaths... Fewer than 5% of climbers have died on Everest.
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by mc3301 2y ago
At a young age, have strict rules. Example: they can watch stuff on a phone/tablet only at the doctors or at an airport (or on a plane.) That works for us. Let them watch something in the car only ONCE, and they'll be sure to remi
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by mc3301 2y ago
none of those were specifically engineered with the attention-economy in mind.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Just a thought: watching a parent leave to have a cigarette outside or something, from a child's perspective, isn't hugely damaging. The kid can't understand addiction nor lung cancer (and so on), so the kid's perception
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by mc3301 2y ago
There's a similar system in Japan called "Daiko" in which two drivers show up in one car. One driver drives your car with you in it, and the other follows. This involves the wages of 2 people plus car, but you could add it in
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by mc3301 2y ago
There's even ghibli fan art of Luigi: < https://www.instagram.com/totorotuesday/p/DD9oL9oTm3V/?hl=en >
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by mc3301 2y ago
They last a lot longer? What hiking pants do you use?
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by mc3301 2y ago
I really do wish that one of the major platforms would a strict white- and black- list. "Doomscrolling" would be so much nicer if one could have, say, strict filters set to "Don't ever show me pranks, fake useless diy, k
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by mc3301 2y ago
That sounds like an epic photo, indeed.
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by mc3301 2y ago
>Has societal trust actually increased anywhere in the developed world? Sure, our governments have had their share of failures, but it would actually take an extraordinary vision and effort to increase societal trust as technology and po
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by mc3301 2y ago
For some, the particular way it burns and how the ashes fly in the air has meaning, too.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Everyone leaving Japan (including Japanese people) pay 1000 yen tourist fee.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Few more fun facts: Elementary school students all write kakizome at the end of December. Within the school, each grade will write the exact same thing. They're hung in the halls for all to see. Hundreds of the exact same kakizome. Man
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by mc3301 2y ago
Yeah, it's really well written. Especially the part about how recently some tourists from America come here with their valuable USD and enjoy a week or two of shopping, eating out and walking around, then to romanticize just how amazin
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by mc3301 2y ago
The max 30km/hr automatic tollroad gates opening (with ETC setup) is pretty cool using DSRC. Definitely not something that'd be implemented for train passengers, but it works beautifully, too. If they really want to minimize conge
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by mc3301 2y ago
Can confirm. When you buy a car in Japan, the police will come to your residence and measure your parking space and confirm that you have the right to park there. If you buy from a dealer, they can go to your home and meet the police (inste
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by mc3301 2y ago
They are small enough that you can reach through the passenger side easily while sitting in the driver's side. Source: I own one.
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by mc3301 2y ago
unfortunately the build quality of some Japanese products is declining, due to temporary migrant underpaid factory workers who have no stake in the company (and increasingly terrible working conditions). Not blaming the individuals, I'
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by mc3301 2y ago
And when it isn't that, it is survivorship bias.
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What makes you say it's near impossible to buy a house and raise a family in Japan?
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by mc3301 2y ago
Japan (only 80% serious here)
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by mc3301 2y ago
If it were me? I would keep in my focus the concept of the "Third Place."[1] FYI, some owner-run stores in Japan have been in the family for generations, so the overhead is lower. And lots of those owners work 7 days a weeks, all
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by mc3301 2y ago
Interesting. I had "S.M.I.L.E" surgery about 8 years ago, and I find the opposite to be better for me. At night, I dim my instrument panel to as dark as possible.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Literally called a "soap land" in Japan. Or shower only might be an Este, depends on the region.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Do you actually know many people (not through social media) that did this? I live here, and I know a few but they mostly fall into one of two camps. 1) Moving into and maintaining the house/land/community relationships is a labor
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by mc3301 2y ago
I bet that's what it is, and they are either being gatekeepers or subscribe to "XYZ for me and not for thee."
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by mc3301 2y ago
What an excellently worded comment and great analogy. I've witnessed so many similar things in Japan. It isn't until very recently that new houses in Japan were built with insulation. Why? Wearing a bunch of layers, slippers, sitt
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Naver
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I agree, the myth and mystery around "perfect Japan" which is funny because the west also loves its "wabi-sabi" and "ikigai" among other things. Japan in up on such a pedestal for some people, especially throug
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by mc3301 2y ago
I'll bite, and I'll be honest. I had similar results with: 600 micrograms of LSD completely alone in very a very secluded forest completely alone with a bug net, sleeping bag and basic food. About 24 hours. Motorcycling home in th

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