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by mc3301 1y ago
There are most certainly ad banners in Line. At least in Japan. And they used to have some strange invasive bluetooth auto-connect when near a convenience store.
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by mc3301 1y ago
What're you at 'der b'y?
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by mc3301 1y ago
By law, married partners must share the same last name in Japan. It is rare, but possible for the man to change his name. This is important for the official family register. So not changing a name is literally not an option. And in Japan, t
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by mc3301 1y ago
Those can be anything from daily announcements telling kids to get home before dark, testing the emergency announcement system, reminding people about today's festival, or asking people to be on the look-out for 89-year-old Takahashi-s
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by mc3301 1y ago
I've been here nearing 2 decades. Firstly, most Japanese people don't have "a calling." Yeah, culture, society, structures all quite different here, but the people are still just regular people. Secondly, I can't qu
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by mc3301 1y ago
Also the Vietnamese "phin" is an excellent coffee maker.
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by mc3301 1y ago
It is the food. American food and beverages, ultra-processed, large portions, available everywhere and cheaper that healthy alternatives, non-satiating so you have to eat more... In every single area of the world that gets introduced to suc
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by mc3301 1y ago
We need an app that turns off drivers' phones when they are within 100m of a motorcyclist.
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by mc3301 1y ago
'avar' is talking about "engine braking" with a manual transmission car. Most motorbikes have a manual transmission. If you gear down (you are cruising in fourth gear and 'gear down' to third gear), your vehicl
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by mc3301 1y ago
I interpret them similarly. I also think, "I might be lacking sleep, in a hurry, or have way too much on my mind." Becoming a parent brought upon quite an increase in my empathy for other parents.
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by mc3301 1y ago
What are some examples of bad hardware product design from India?
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by mc3301 1y ago
Bonus: The yoto a nice 'normal' bluetooth speaker, as well.
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Small bowl of rice, a piece of grilled fish and a simple soup.
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by mc3301 1y ago
This worked for me in a similar situation, and you gotta do the same: Make 2 or 3 rules and remind each other of them. No phones in the bedroom. No phones at meals. No phones at the park. (Something like that) Or even a "let's go
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by mc3301 1y ago
Do what Bhutan does: "impose a daily sustainable development fee of US$100 a day on all nationals" that don't have an official residence status nor Japanese citizenship. Special applications for special exemptions could exist
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by mc3301 1y ago
I don't know about "notoriously difficult to live as a foreigner in Japan." I mean, you DO need a visa (residence status), but it's easier to get than a lot of countries. You don't legally need to even be a resident
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by mc3301 1y ago
20" competition trials bike, mulleted DH racing machine, full-squish slope-style dirtjumps, Japanese keirin, multi-week bikepacking, ITT, freeride.... Obviously there is some overlap. Math, for most people, is the same a bicycles, for
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by mc3301 1y ago
It does depend on what one defines as "riding a bicycle." At a moderate pace from point A to point B, or simply a lap around the neighborhood is one thing. Technical single tracks, grueling climbs, steep and slippery downhills, ra
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by mc3301 1y ago
Or people just become satisfied with lower quality. Hand-crafted chairs from a woodworker used to be the only way to get a chair. You'd get an amazing, life-long chair with no flaws. Now that chairs are cheaply made in factories, we ca
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by mc3301 1y ago
It's like building a decorative bridge over a decorative pond in your backyard out of scrap wood versus building an actual bridge for public traffic.
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by mc3301 2y ago
I like this one: https://www.forestapp.cc/ Then I whitelist google maps, camera, and my messaging app. Everything else is inaccessible. I paid for it.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Lots and lots of Japanese homes and apartments are like this, today. "Floor life," I like to call it.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Is it "Around the world on a bicycle"? I, too, would like to know the name of this book. Sounds interesting!
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by mc3301 2y ago
Yeah, this kind of mobility (or lack thereof) is what keeps a lot of poor people poor. Moving is expensive, leaving your current job is expensive, job searching is expensive, upskilling is expensive... Most people don't have the financ
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by mc3301 2y ago
I thought blackout poetry was when you write poetry while in a blackout state and can't remember it the next day.
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by mc3301 2y ago
This is true everywhere in Japan for regular-class cars. Light cars (like kei-trucks... anything with 660cc engine and a yellow plate basically) are exempt.
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by mc3301 2y ago
Is this true in Japan, too?
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by mc3301 2y ago
I've never heard the signage of Tokyo described as "tidy." Maybe "chaotic," or "overbearing" fit better.
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by mc3301 2y ago
How is iPhone headings towards a similar fate?
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by mc3301 2y ago
Tale as old as time... today's "bakers" are nothing like the bakers of 100 years ago. With their digital temperature gauges, global recipe and ingredient sourcing, cold storage, and more advanced food science. Today's mu

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