Posted in: Bitcoin ticks closer to $100,000 in extended surge See in context
I'm up 5,300% since I bought in.
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Posted in: Japan's weekly COVID-19 cases rise for 1st time in 3 months See in context
Vaccinated with compromised immune systems catch the flu.
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Posted in: Japan's government in flux after election gives no party majority See in context
B...b..b...b...but...we got the inflation we spent 20 years chasing! Everything's fixed now right?
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Posted in: 22-year-old man arrested over robbery-murder case in Yokohama See in context
The middle class is thinning out, that's what's happening. The bigger the underclass is, the higher the crime. This is the direct result of the thirty lost years.
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Posted in: Trump likens Capitol rioters to WWII Japanese American internees See in context
I’m kind of surprised Trump even knew that Japanese-American citizens had been interned in America during World War II.
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Posted in: Man arrested after throwing petrol bombs at Japan ruling party HQ in Tokyo See in context
Hopefully a wake up call for the LDP, but I doubt it. They'll continue to line their pockets until they're all booted from office.
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Posted in: Do you think that a man giving up his seat on a bus or train to a woman, holding a door open for her or holding her chair as she sits down is outmoded? See in context
If someone is coming behind me, I hold the door open for them, whether they are male, female, young or old, and many people do the same for me. I think that's the way it should be.
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Posted in: Record 314 women running in Japan's general election See in context
We're doomed.
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Posted in: Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around world as Oct 7 anniversary nears See in context
Imagine if the Middle East didn't exist. The only thing we'd lose would be oil and some historical sites.
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Posted in: Cutting back on meat doesn't have to mean going without protein See in context
Protip: just eat more meat.
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Posted in: Longing for human connections attracts Japanese youth to Tora-san series See in context
They're just good, wholesome movies from the pre-goytertainment movie era. It's promising to see some of the lost generation pick up on that.
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Posted in: Grammys' voting body is more diverse, with 66% new members. What does it mean for the awards? See in context
That nobody watches it any more.
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Posted in: Are you satisfied with the service the airline industry generally delivers on planes and at airports? See in context
I find the whole culture around airports and flying utterly abhorrent.
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Posted in: Google's search engine's latest AI injection will answer voiced questions about video and photos See in context
Lest thee forget (2019):
Google on Wednesday admitted that partners who work to analyze voice snippets from the Google Assistant leaked more than 1,000 private conversations to a Belgian news outlet.
I deGoogled five years ago and haven't looked back. You'd be surprised at the quality of the alternatives out there. And as an added bonus, my private conversations at home aren't being leaked to media outlets!
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Posted in: Man arrested for stealing luxury items from neighboring apartment in Yokohama See in context
A veritable criminal mastermind.
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Posted in: Starbucks adds Chocolate Mousse Latte to menu in Japan for limited time See in context
If you value your health, eliminate goyslop from your diet.
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Posted in: Japan to address issue of foreign trainees quitting in record numbers See in context
We had three SEAs and an African, with an Iranian supervisor who could speak Japanese, knock down one of the houses on my street last month. The road was littered with broken glass, screws, and nails; no attempt whatsoever to clean up by any of them. Having grown up being culturally enriched in the west, and fortunate enough for diversity to have made me stronger, I spent most of the night out with a flashlight picking up the lethal detritus and saving my neighbours, bicycle riders, and visiting delivery drivers a fortune in punctures.
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Posted in: I’m feeling run down. Why am I more likely to get sick? And how can I boost my immune system? See in context
Cope and seethe!
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Posted in: Japan celebrates historic Emmys triumph for 'Shogun' See in context
"Game of Thrones in 17th-century Japan"
An incredibly dumb take by an overrated games developer.
Shogun is good TV but also overrated.
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Posted in: Japan's first casino resort likely to open in late 2030: report See in context
No good will come of this.
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Posted in: Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed? See in context
How about we take a more literal stance and simply refer to Africa as the poorest, most poverty-stricken continent on earth. Other options could include factual observations such as economic insecurity, poor education, political instability, corruption, weak or nonexistent healthcare systems, civil wars, terrorist insurrections, lack of innovation, poor infrastructure, widespread destitution despite being no. 1 beneficiaries of global handouts, etc.
This would avoid any upsetting references to race or skin colour.
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Posted in: Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society and culture See in context
We are decades from remotely achieving any of this.
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Posted in: Cathay says 15 Airbus planes need new engine parts after fleet-wide inspections See in context
Great, so now we have Rolls Royce diversity engines to worry about along with the Boeing diversity airframes and diversity software. I'm not sure the trade off for all this cultural enrichment is worth it.
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Posted in: Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil See in context
El Musko clearly got a call from his handlers.
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Posted in: 007's Daniel Craig stars in drug-fuelled love story 'Queer' See in context
More degeneracy.
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Posted in: Ricoh heavy-duty digital camera body is waterproof, dustproof, shock- and chemical-resistant See in context
The 1990s called and wanted their camera design back.
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Posted in: Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek See in context
All the comments that address Japan's woeful productivity hit the nail firmly on the head. The Japanese work hard at achieving little in order to appear hardworking. And many are rewarded for doing so. What's most alarming about this is the skills gap that lies behind it, rather than any perceivable lack of work ethic. The majority of the workforce here simply aren't very good at what they do.
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Posted in: Man arrested over death of girlfriend at his Tokyo apartment See in context
"We got into an argument over the temperature of the room and I punched her in the face."
Well that escalated quickly. Sounds like he did a little more than just punch her in the face.
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Posted in: Storm creeps through Japan, bringing heavy rainfall to some areas See in context
Some homes became lopsided as roofs caved in, while vehicles passed through brown water.
Some quality writing here...
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Posted in: Girl jumps from 12th floor of Yokohama building, hitting woman below; both dead See in context
Everyone the girl was 17, a teenager, teens generally do not think about consequences until after the fact.
I'm pretty sure that by 17, most teenagers would understand that the consequence of jumping off a high building is almost invariably death.
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Posted in: Bear killed after 2 days in Akita supermarket
Posted in: Death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan upheld in Vietnam's largest fraud case
Posted in: 30-strong Japan A-bomb delegation to collect Nobel Peace Prize
Posted in: Musk $55.8 bil Tesla pay deal again rejected by judge