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by nihonde 10y ago
Top loaders are standard in Japan, where virtually no one uses a dryer. They strongly prefer to air dry here for a variety of reasons, not least of which is energy conservation.
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by nihonde 10y ago
PC and laptop sales are in a free fall and the prices will trend toward zero profit. It's Apple planning to exit a dying form factor.
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by nihonde 10y ago
Laptops are a declining race to zero. Apple knows this. In five to ten years, they'll seem downright quaint. Edit: For the record, my mid-2014 MBP is nowhere near EOL. I'd rather spend ¥400,000 on AAPL shares.
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by nihonde 10y ago
Your criticisms boil down to needing a dongle and the unavailability of Kaby Lake. Personally, I have no issues with the MBP and find the whole "echo chamber" outrage a little silly. It is still an improvement on many fronts over
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by nihonde 10y ago
Get Witch: https://manytricks.com/witch/ You should be all set. I've used it for years because I also prefer Windows' flat window switching. Also, only $14--less than the price of most dongles. ;)
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by nihonde 10y ago
When are these publications going to figure out that volume shipped vs Apple is a pointless milestone? I'm interested in margins and revenues, but not units shipped.
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by nihonde 10y ago
Someone else said it: lawyers are the worst clients, especially law firms. Too many know-it-alls who think the world should bend to their will. When I left my big law firm, there was a partner down the hall who made his secretary print his
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by nihonde 10y ago
I am a lawyer/coder and "legal tech" is the festering ghetto of my profession. The people who peddle technology solutions to lawyers (or worse, to clients) are usually one step below car salespeople. Try popping your head in
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by nihonde 10y ago
As someone who carries a Zairyu card, I can attest to the weirdness of Japanese bureaucracies. The silver lining is that, in my experience, most (all?) ward offices are staffed with helpful people who generally are good about chasing down a
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by nihonde 10y ago
I know the lawyer who likely makes those kinds of calls for Amex. Let's just say he's not someone I would hire. It's generally a really bad place in my experience, which is from a number of angles and timeframes. I left them
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by nihonde 10y ago
Either it's "the most exciting cultural decision by an Asian corporation" or it's two companies grasping at straws on their way to the bottom. (I'm bearish on both. Does it show?)
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by nihonde 10y ago
Yeah, and Japanese fast food employees make the same or less unless you adjust for national healthcare and other social services, I suppose. It's definitely a subsistence wage here at best.
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by nihonde 10y ago
Mos Burger in Japan has a similarly "rustic" decor but they're immaculate. It comes down to the pride and/or obligation that employees feel to keep the place clean. Hard to find in the USA, and relatively easy to find in
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by nihonde 10y ago
Agreed. I think this is correct. If I recall correctly, the person filing has to bring a claim within N days.
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by nihonde 10y ago
Are you really arguing that 300km per hour trains that run on time and safely are equivalent to "telegraphs" while American passenger trains routinely fail to follow any schedule at all and have a bad habit of killing people? Not
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by nihonde 10y ago
Actually, you're wrong. The DMCA was used as a premise for takedown on the basis of purported copyright infringement. I was pointing out that such a claim, however spurious you may think it is, would likely hinge on the claimant's
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by nihonde 10y ago
Compilations can be copyrighted. There's a long legal history on the topic. Also, logos are generally a topic for trademark laws, not so much copyright.
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by nihonde 10y ago
I'm all for chasing ambitious goals, but America should probably demonstrate some modest capabilities in building and running high speed passenger trains before it disrupts that game. While Americans (and Dubai) chase this hyperloop bo
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by nihonde 10y ago
No one is curtailing your right to say what you want. My original point was to educate people about how deeply Thai people feel about their King. It's not just the threat of prison time at work--it's serious business in that part
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by nihonde 10y ago
I don't have a high regard for monarchies in general. I'll talk all day about what an insulting waste of time and money the U.K. monarchy is. It's not about your freedom to say what you want -- it's about respecting the
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by nihonde 10y ago
Do people really see the NYT as beyond reproach in 2016? They pushed Hillary so hard during the primaries, and every day they add a few points to their 'Hillary is guaranteed to win' graphic. They were instrumental in sidelining S
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by nihonde 10y ago
The reverence that Thai people have for this King is no joking matter. They take their monarch deadly seriously and it seems fair to let them honor the King as they see fit without a lot of outsiders casually weighing in with half-baked opi
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by nihonde 10y ago
Attributing any of that "progress" to Bob Dylan is a huge reach. He has a lot of fans and reached some segment of the population with his act, but he's basically just another guy peddling records and tap dancing for nickels.
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by nihonde 10y ago
Eh? It's very vague in the blog post, but it sounds like the developer paid for an Apple account and the device which were used to create fraudulent reviews. That last looks quite bad and makes Apple's position more understandable
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by nihonde 10y ago
I like to get a right of first refusal for cofounder share sales so I can block low valuations in an acquihire where you're not getting hired.
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by nihonde 10y ago
My house in Japan has an intercom system that connects to the front doorbell camera and the shower water temp control panel. There are portable audio/video monitors that you can use to speak to any of these nodes. This is pretty common
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by nihonde 10y ago
Thanks for taking the time to respond. 1. Works but no way to include recent directories. I've tried smart search queries for this but it doesn't work. I usually need to recall locations of groups of files more so than a stream of
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by nihonde 10y ago
I agree with all of your points and would add: 1. Why is it so hard to keep track of recently recently touched files and folders in Finder? 2. Why does the save/open dialogue constantly forget where I was just saving/opening stuff
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by nihonde 10y ago
Yes. What else will you do--forcibly disarm them? The genie is out of the bottle. I say this as someone who lives within range of those nukes.
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by nihonde 10y ago
Here's a crazy idea: consider the possibility that the situation in Korea is inscrutable and do nothing, say nothing, and focus on problems within the four corners of America. Sometimes when a crazy person singles you out on the street

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