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Replicate the replicator. Next day, use both to replicate replicators. Repeat ad nauseam.

I was looking to get a mechanical keyboard. 8bitdo seemed to be recommended by some folks, but they don’t have the full-sized one with the 10-key here in Japan. Looks like I’m waiting.

The only have a LinkedIn for anything mainstream and it’s been that way for years now. No one has broken down our door so far.

And if you feel behind, realize that some of us get debuffs, some several, that take time to overcome.

What legally constitutes an illegal order? I wonder if this would qualify. Certainly, I should hope it does.

Star or similar voting, proportional representation, abolish the Senate, expand the house, abolish the electoral college, etc. are things I’d like personally. Not sure if I’d prefer parliamentary system over the presidential one.

Thanks!

I don’t know about ‘a lot’ but these are definitely in recently-renovated stations and buildings, at least in areas with high traffic. I definitely still see many that are only vaguely better than the US outside of Tokyo and the other big cities.

because Elon sucks and always has

I get this, yes. I mean what was the event?

From which stage where for what reason? I watched the first couple seconds, but got no clues.

In a broad sense yes, but in narrow ones, no. Japan leads in certain things like some robotics and elder support technology. Faxes are still required to do even get internet through NTT here. We’re slowly being able to do more electronically, but definitely have a long way to go there. I had to go in to get help with my taxes and they had me do it all on my smartphone, which I think started in the last couple of years.

I mean, the OP mentions using a technology, not understanding everything that underlies it. I grew up entering programs on the C64 and such, but I certainly didn’t understand exactly how everything worked under the hood then nor has knowledge of assembly or even circuits really done anything super helpful in my life that isn’t hobby-related. At some point, it becomes less important for most people to know the level below and be able to use well the level they need (or to develop it).

When I posted, I was thinking more about things like using the technologies of social media and, probably not yet but eventually, things like AI assistants to their advantage regardless of any device or OS. It’s too soon to say for sure, but I’m thinking beyond the chip-filled boxes themselves. This of course also ignores other technologies that are more mechanical, but I think that would be going too far into the weeds.

I don’t think that’s necessarily the right way to look at it. We understand computers very well, but desktop computers are not the end-all be-all of technology. What is happening here happened in Japan before because they did the leap straight to smart devices well before the west with computers outside of offices being a very expensive and nerdy niche hobby. Their proficiencies lie in other technologies in which we fall behind as our parents typically do for technologies that we know.

He will be granted bond and, being rich, bond out almost immediately after any booking. Unless the judge has balls enough to not grant bond, which is doubtful, he’s gonna be there all of a couple hours.

Accidentally driving onto the Ambassador Bridge to Canada from the Detroit-area is a common mistake. Locals say it’s an area that is always under construction and can be confusing.

I drove on trying to get to the Japanese consulate in detroit for my visa before coming to Japan. Thankfully, I noticed soon enough and saw a little turnaround, but I think past that point, one would be stuck.

Both the US and Japan have extremely varied costs of living depending upon where you’re talking about. I live in the countryside and things are generally fairly cheap, though inflation has been hitting hard since corona and a poor rice harvest last year. I studied the language a bit before I moved, came over as a language student (probably second-oldest there in my 30s), and found a job a few months later. I’m conversational, but my reading is pretty crap. I generally do all my own medical stuff and the like, though definitely run documents by my wife to make sure of some things (particularly government and finance). We basically only speak Japanese at home.

Tokyo can be expensive or not totally depending upon the experience you want to have. No need to own a car so no inspection, tax, insurance, gas, and parking spot cost. I lived there for 8 years without driving at all but did end up getting a motorbike after moving to the suburbs. I had to get a car when we moved to the countryside. Houses are going to be much smaller and much closer than most of the US. I earn well above the median salary (which is something like 4-6 million JPY/year for someone in their 40s) and pay roughly 26% of that out to pension, taxes, etc. Healthcare is far cheaper than in the US but not free at point of service like other countries. There are out-of-pocket maximums over some periods and tax rebates on the year if you go over 100k yen.

I’m sure that will go well, what with his just doing shit anyway and getting away with it.

Could be a loss leader to suppress competition and own the market, getting you into their other paid services. They probably also profit from your data either directly or through things like training AI.

I don’t think most people would care unless the community rules forbid it. Some might be curious, some might skip it, and you might get a nettouyo being a racist twat every now and again.

Everybody learns the Latin alphabet and English in school (used to be Jr high but pushed back to elementary recently). Proficiency levels are low, especially in speaking and listening, and shyness/fear of mistakes are factors. However, reading can be pretty decent. Of course, people very good at English also exist.

Could also be that many use machine translation, at least for the output side.