Nadrew comments

I really want an electric kei van. I live in Takamatsu. 200km to Hiroshima. 200km to Ōsaka. 250km to Tottori. I’m gonna need at least 300km range. And faster charging too. Oh well.

Come on Japan! And, let’s get some charging too!

Sorry for your loss. Can a bear attack be ruled out?

There is an international running group called the Hash House Harriers. Thhey are active in many countries around the world. They have been active in Japan at least since I was stationed here in the ‘80s.

https://www.gotothehash.net/japan/h3injpn.html

A person designated as the hare, will mark the route using flour. The rest follow this course. Shouting, “On on.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers

Who knows? Maybe the legacy manufacturers are correct. Maybe they can slow their roll and still survive by timing the market correctly.

OTOH, we are starting to enter the more vertical phase of BEV adoption and I fear that they may be left behind if they don’t have their supply chain sorted and product in the pipeline. Tesla is hardly slowing down. And, will build out Mexico and maybe announce another GF location. They are continuing to ramp Germany and Texas. They will hit 1.8 BEV vehicles this year. Hyundai/Kia is aggressive. And, the Chinese are coming.

I’d like to see supermarkets grow local produce on their roofs. That would be so cool.

Too much over saturation. Non compelling stories. Generic characters. I can’t even make it through some of these on streaming. They just don’t grab me. And, I grew up on comic books in the ‘60s. I used to go to the movies every week until Covid.

Hopefully all EKGs will connect with the AI analysis automatically at some not too distant time in the future.

The neo-liberals won’t let any dividends trickle down. Get serious.

She makes a pretty good salary.

The hotel has a rack rate. This is the highest rate they want to sell and that’s what you get as a walk in. I’ve been advised by desk staff to book online and I have actually done that in the hotel lobby before I save. The BAR is the best available rate. Perhaps online booking sites will have these rates.

One thing to watch out for is dark patterns used by these booking sites. Apple product users get offered a higher price for example. Only 1 room left. Bumping the price the second time you view.

Blue = potable water

Why are the pipes blue? I thought that was not for potable water.

Riding a bicycle, I would much prefer all traffic to be electric so I don’t get gassed. Looking off into the distance and seeing the brown smear of pollution, yeah I won’t miss that.

This does look fun if dangerous. A little expensive. ¥17,500 for a couple hours. These are using 2-stroke engines, which are pretty dirty. Would be better if electric.

My exterminator friend told me he kills them with heat. Turn on the furnace. Radiant heaters. Hair dryers. He said it’s hard to get it hot enough to get them all. Retreatments are common.

Prices seem much higher and with shrinkflation as well. Feels closer to 30%.

Delivery has to be one of the worst jobs.

even being living with foreigners neighbors as I am, never had a problem,

Are foreigners more likely to steal packages?

leav in front of your door and let the thieves take it away. No thanks

Amazon is already doing this in my building.

Shibuya should close the streets and have a matsuri. With the city running things, safety can be planned for. Sanitation and ports-potties.

Also, they could have some bands. Halloween costume contests. Street food. It would be an awesome event. Tourists would love it.

Another option would be Yoyogi park.

The point being that there are a options besides just trying to shut it down.

Plant more oaks is a good idea.

https://www.nippon.com/en/features/c03915/

Taking the Shinkansen without reservations from Shin-Osaka to Shinagawa, the platform was totally full of people. We estimated a 3 hour wait to board a train and decided to take the Kadama with no wait to board. It was quite a bit slower. But, was quicker without the crowding.

Will this force more boys into private High Schools?

Why are they using blue pipes?

Weirdly, I wonder why they can’t just let it evaporate?

Why once beloved?

Of course. Start with the cutting down of trees next Friday. Protesters are too late.

At least the smoking section isn’t the next table with an ashtray anymore…

How about eating less and exercising more

Semaglutide causes your stomach to empty more slowly. This physically reducing the ability to eat with becoming very uncomfortable. It also makes a lot of food unappetizing. You don’t get as hungry. And, eat smaller portions.

That said, you will still need to exercise by at least walking, yoga or something.

From another user's post on Electrek:

"Headlines I found from recent years:

2014: "Toyota to Offer High Performance Solid-State Batteries in 2020"

2017: "Toyota’s new solid-state battery could make its way to cars by 2020"

2020: "Toyota's Quick-Charging Solid-State Battery Coming in 2025"

2023: "Toyota to roll out solid-state-battery EVs as soon as 2027"