- I like trail running and purposely getting lost running in the city. - Linux/k8s/homelab/selfhosting geek. - Married with three kids. Got the Costco membership and everything.
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Last Notes npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: It is a crime that it is almost 2027 and blinkers in cars are still basically the same as 50 years ago. It totally kills the vibe when they blink against the groove of what I'm listening to. The blinker system should be wired into what I'm listening to and it should blink to the same beat. I don't understand how the auto industry's priorities as so out of whack. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I got a package from Jeff Bezos, all the way from the USA today. It is my new Mikrotik CCR2004-16G-2S+PC Ethernet router that I have procrastinated in buying for the past year. Now I really need to get off my ass and figure out my IPv6 migration plan for the home. https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/117/470/914/061/250/707/original/089baa8a66484a72.png npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I picked these up the other day. They are pretty good. But, I think they would sell better if they came with googly eyes. https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/117/465/743/773/461/966/original/4f5a9814749c7098.jpg npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: #Yamathon2026 I DNFed at Tabata station at 32km. Literally passed out and collapsed in front of the station sign. Low sugar, I think. I was not fueling right. Yamathon kicked my ass. Lol On the train home now. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w @nprofile…8985 @nprofile…7vzl I have NOT been keeping up with my training for tomorrow's event. Whoops! I just have to get some good sleep tonight. Is everyone ready? #yamathon https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/117/448/250/219/835/079/original/9b835aa927e22b0e.png npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Lol, nice. Costco Makuhari now carries bear spray. Too big for me to trail run with though. I'll stick with my smaller can, since I'm not in Hokkaido. https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/117/443/020/164/899/476/original/abf0c57649453dbd.jpg npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: First accident with the new car after only two weeks of ownership. 🤬 And this was pulling out from one of the out-of-order EV charging stations. I didn't do a 360 walk around before getting back in and driving off, so this is on me. But, seriously, these %#@€±ing low bollards should be illegal to install. Especially when right past a taller bollard that gives you the impression that you are clear of obsticals. And I guess it was too small to trigger the collision avoidance warnings. https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/117/416/084/448/596/976/original/febb363cfc101d8a.jpg npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: TIL that it is the female ginkgo trees that stink in the most inappropriate way, not the male ones. And that smell is from butyric acid that comes out of its false fruits when they fall off the tree and break apart on the ground. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Confession time. Sometimes after lacing up to go out for a run and realizing I forgot to grab my wallet/headlamp/cap/whatever, I'll quietly walk through the house with my shoes on to grab the forgotten item. I have not been caught yet. There is an element of excitement to it, I have to admit. I'm so bad! npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Apparently the #LINE Chrome extension works on Linux these days. It used to work years ago, then fell out of support for the longest time. But, now it works again due to something about ChromeOS something something. I do my best to not have to use LINE, but my kids can't avoid it. Kid1 just confirmed it works again as he needs it for uni. https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/117/176/923/205/891/614/original/72448d6eaaed800c.png npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Forget the Apple announcements. The new Garmin Fenix 9 lineup just dropped. Unfortunately it will cost ¥228,000 for the top model. Anyone want to buy a kidney? https://www.garmin.co.jp/products/wearables/fenix-9-pro-inreach-51-black/ npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I just watched part of a music video reaction where the YouTuber screwed up and reviewed an AI shit imitation of the original, which was trash, he didn't notice, and he praised it up and down. This is embarrassing for the world. I need to take a shower and wash the filth off me. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w Oooooh, it is the 17th of October, not September. How the hell did I mix that up? That works even better. More time to train up. We have to eat a Famichiki :famichiki: at each station, right? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w I'm in if the spot is still open. Also, the Tokyo Marathon general lottery results are the next day (18th). npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w The replacement currency for JPY. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c I don't know about sus, but I don't like adding a reliance on the priority tailscale systems for my connectivity (their control-plane). I just use wireguard on my router as my needs are simple, but if I was looking for anything more fancy, I'd look into Netbird. With NetBird, you can control everything and avoid third-party infra dependancies. If you look at Tailscale's control-plane reliability issues over the years, you might ask why you would want that. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I don't enjoy magic shows where the primary focus is magic and I don't understand people who enjoy them. I might enjoy an explanation of how the illusion is carried out, if it is particularly witty. I might also enjoy it to a point if there is an element of real risk and insanity, though that means my focus is less on the illusion and more on the Darwin award. Maybe the only time the illusion is interesting to me is when it is applied in the real world for some objective. Like spy craft, maybe. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I have an announcement. This is a big life change. After years of considering it, I have switched from Braun/Oral-B to Sonicare for my electric toothbrush. I expect to no longer need to wear a headlamp on my night runs as I should be able to just show my teeth to light the path. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w I thought the alternative was pee tooting. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c That took me a moment to understand why they phrased the rounding that way until I remembered it is to the nearest five cents, not ten. I don't know why, but that messes with my head. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w The thing that bugs me the most out of this, is it feels like the propaganda of how the DPRK's leader doesn't poop. 💩 npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w I just don't understand why the press has not called her out on this obvious exaggeration. If she were truly sustaining less than three hours of sleep a night, she would be less connotative than Trump. They should demand she make her Garmin sleep records public. 😏 npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w beep beep boop bop beep... Croslite material will start degrading in temps above 65 C and have a melting point above 80 C. Maybe npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I'm prepping to take delivery of our next car in a few weeks (in #japan). It looks like we have options for the license plates. 1. I'll need to bring a list of plate numbers to request in order of preference (one to four digits). Kid3 has suggested 8008. lol 2. I guess we have the option to get plate graphics from a list of Kanto options. Eh, maybe. 3. We can request super reflective numbers. I'm unsure the benefit on this one. Maybe safer as it makes us more visible? Cool factor? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…dvrd It is 2026. Why don't I have a multilingual app that tells me the location of the nearest retail shops that have stock of those at this very moment? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Kid1 has graduated high school. Two more to go. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Omg, what happened to protein powder prices? Is it made from RAM or something? Or is it all stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Hell, a lot of what I buy is completely out of stock. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…dvrd Lol, watched a bit of this here and there and it comes off as a mockumentary. Thanks for posting this. I finally know what pickleball is. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w It is Idiocracy, the film. Sometime between 2006 and before Starbucks pivots to becoming a soapland franchise. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c Its also funny how I trust you lot way more than just about anyone from an FB community or similar where anonymity is against site rules. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…dvrd Ooooh, so that's where babies come from! @nprofile…uq6q npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…dvrd nah, that is solar powered. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I found a new use for Famichiki. I just caught myself looking through my posts to figure out what the hell I was doing in November! https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/116/600/143/771/799/998/original/593445b676d27fdd.png npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I feel like I've been researching a car purchase for months, but I guess it hasn't been nearly that long. After much deliberation, I think I have finally let go of insisting we have a seven seater. It is amazing how many options open up when you go from seven to six. And with kid1 off to univ this year, the chance this becomes an issue greatly decreases. If we ever need 7+ seats for a family trip, we can rent. Now that I'm targeting six seaters, PHEVs are back on the table. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Oh no. I just remembered something from 1st or 2nd grade elementary school that I probably suppressed. I'm like 85% sure this is not a false memory. Somehow I thought janitors were paid by how much work they had to do and I looked up to the school janitor, as he was always nice to everyone. So to help him out, I started making a mess in the bathroom. Then I told my friends to help. And after a few days of this, our teacher had to give the class a talk. I don't remember getting in trouble. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w Man, this actually bugs me a bit. I know they meant well, but this just feeds into AI psychosis. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w I have mixed feelings on this one. The message is fine. This is hard hitting for people who don't yet have a good understanding of genai. I found it to be very cringe in execution. He introduced himself in the first prompt. He is a well known public figure. The rest of the interaction would be tailored to what the LLM thinks a Bernie Sanders would expect to hear. So, while I am not against the message, someone should repeat the interview as Trump, or Stalin, or Jesus, etc. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: The color pallette used in the South Park ending credits might be the best terminal color pallette. https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/116/260/280/616/779/217/original/ae0d7b14ff9d6b3f.png npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c For the place I used to have in Tokyo, I had about that amount of clearance. And it was like a 16 point backup turn to get in there. I do not miss. I can breath in Chiba. lol npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w I've been watching too much of The PITT. My brain processed this pic as some sort of open surgery for a moment. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c @nprofile…y095 It's almost like that is the plan. [grumble] I hate being able to predict the future with no way to alter it. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c Higher oil prices also help Russia. @nprofile…y095 npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w Ink comes in the color blue? @nprofile…gvgw npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c So, you are not dying? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c Is this one of those things people gift others when they are dying? Thinking about that... maybe the assumption is that we give someone the very best melon or drink when they are near the end, in order to allow them to enjoy the best before it is over. But, what if the point is to show that that melon is not all that much more amazing in order for them to realize they pretty much already completed all the playable levels of life. Like, here, see, there is no reason to bother staying. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w Doesn't this depend on the diet of the baby? Like, breast fed will be lighter, formula fed a bit darker, and the kids on solids are closer to brown (well, just about any color depending on what they eat). npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…dvrd At some point, you start becoming numb to it all. I think my lack of reaction or connection to these latest events was more of a shock to me. I'm now in a weird meta-space looking down at myself not having a reaction. I logically care, I guess, but I don't *feel* it. It all feels predictable and unavoidable. I have no control over it. I may be turning into an LLM. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c Thick skin will not protect you from minty shampoo applied to the wrong body part. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w Liver is cheap? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c I'm up for that. That might get me out of my current running slump. I really need to train up again. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c My wife has no idea about some of the messed up places with no signal I've got myself into due to following outdated trail plans. More than once, a two hour trail run turned into eight hours, ending in low light. I took one path once that ended up following a very steep and long path down a mountain, next to a power or data line from a weather station. When I realized this was a very bad idea, it was too late. I was unlikely to be able to go up. I had to do a slow butt slide down. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w No, I think it means you finished it. OMG, you won!!! 🎉 Congratulations! npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c I dread this on night runs. The worst is when the headlights are also in your eyes. I hope you have a red blinky light on your back. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I bought this circular saw thinking it would be the most compatible with my systems and platform engineering background. On the box it suggests it works with AWS (Amazon Web Services), APT (Advanced Package Manager), AFT (something for documentation), and LXT (Containers?). But, it seems like just a normal circular saw inside. Like, how do I add this to my k8s cluster? https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/115/971/750/889/538/209/original/38382e609b7990e2.jpg npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w I'm positive that is what the admin is counting on. They want an excuse. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…y095 Oh, I guess I have that one. I can print huge labels. Even cloth labels. And I've found that the dirt cheap third-party label cartridges from Temu and friends are just as good as the expensive name brand ones. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…y095 That is a really nice label maker. I'm loving mine. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…y095 @nprofile…zs67 Two things that suck beyond the prices: More and more ram is now soldered on. Originally it was probably to prevent consumers from buying minimum spec and upgrading with third-party ram kits, but now it is to reduce latency, which is more understandable. The other thing that sucks is the lack of ECC in almost all consumer offerings. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…y095 I only just replaced all my server and laptop/desktop gear over this past year-ish. And I maxed out the memory configs on everything too. Counting myself very lucky. Now, let's not drop anything. Combat grade laptop cases are cheap compared to replacing now. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w Last time my sister visited, she brought us ten jars of Trader Joes crunchy. We tried to ration, but I think it only lasted us a year. Sometimes we go nuts and buy from iherb, but, dude. Skippy and Jiff are full of added sugar and salt, so we don't bother with those. And the Japanese peanut cream stuff tastes so wrong. We would make our own, but peanuts are crazy expensive here. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c Unlike in the US, I don't notice much for fencing here in Japan. I can't imagine he is very busy. Does he do pickets and chain link? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…y095 Everyone really needs to resign to the fact that the Firefox we all loved died a while ago and is not likely to come back. Better to move on and not be held hostage. Librewolf, Waterfox, Zen, Vivaldi, and Orion are some good options. And Orion is in alpha for Linux now. I'm testing it. It is not ready, but it is almost there. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w That crow could be any one of us on here. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…y095 Wait, what? Is this real? That is super ugly. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: If I needed just one reason to justify living in Japan, I would say it could be coffee jello. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…el3w Burp that baby before it explodes! npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c Oh yeah, I think it is all of those things. My point with Venezuela is that I don't think Trump would don't without Putin's blessing. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c Oh, you said Israel. Never mind. Too much stupid stuff happening around the globe. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fc2c I have been wondering if part of it is to help raise oil prices. Russia needs the price of oil to be high to help fund its war. And I doubt that Trump would do anything not blessed by Putin. Trump going into Venezuela benefits both of them, even though Venezuela has ties to Russia. I have nothing to back this wild idea up with, however. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…y095 So, like a CD player with extra steps. I will never understand you record heads. 🤣 @nprofile…0ryn npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…gzza I'm happy they are using real confetti this year. Was it three years ago when they tried using the cgi stuff? It was super distracting. #kohaku npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…gzza NHKプラス app! npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…ad6y We had buckets of KFC and MOS last night, since our family is divided by chicken. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku Yeah, we are bag fans. Have a Cainz down the road and agree with you assessment. It is a weird HW store. Then again, all HW stores here disappoint me. Maybe they are better further away from the metropolitan. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku Nice. Fwding to my wife. Maybe I will impress her with this data. 🤔 We don't seem to ever have the same stuff twice. And we usually run out of our stash in the laundry room in the middle of the night when everyone else is sleeping. So, in the dark, I'm digging through our box of washing liquids, trying to figure out what is what. As I write this, I'm realizing how much of a solvable problem this is. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku Oh? Is it fragrance free? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…gzza Oh, good to know. It is more fun if we can all complain together in realtime. I'll make a point to hydrate well so I can drink through it too. God, both of these contests are so bad. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I was hoping to avoid this year's NHK Kōhaku Uta Gasse (Red and White Song Battle), but the family is insisting we watch it. The problem is that I have disposed of our old TV with plans to downsize it, but have not got around to replacing. And we will be traveling between now and then. Oh no. So, this year, I think we are all going to watch via our individual phones and headphones, together in the living room using the NHK プラス app. I wonder how their streaming service deals with the load. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: I think about this comic of Snoopy's brother Spike, quite often. https://cdn.famichiki.jp/media_attachments/files/115/766/511/375/010/358/original/5f8ee59976812564.jpeg npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku I just ordered some proper wire brushes to have for the next time. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Someone dropped some food in the toaster oven onto the heating elements today and left the kitchen until whatever it was, was nothing but carbon. The smoke was soooo bad. Had to open every window and door in the house and turn on all the fans. Then, I had to take the oven apart and deep scrub. The air is clear now, but I have a raging headache. I've never experienced a smoke out like that (with the extreme exception to when I made habanero lollipops). npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku @nprofile…fxe3 I already have the color big Brother to this one. Laser is the way. Also mentioned earlier, but I found out this year that Brother is a Japanese firm. Mind still blown. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…ad6y Were they on you when you lost them? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku It certainly is not the only factor, but most of the education here in the public school system is lecture-based and rote memorization. When you have ~35 kids to a teacher, that is the type of education you end up with. Whereas my other kid's environment is more like six to one. The public kids go to school and learn little, then are pressured to go to juku after school to learn the shit they need to know to pass tests. It is insanity. They will not do public high school. Fuck that. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku Some of my kids have experienced jhs in the Japanese public system. For them, I think I might agree. The others went to international schools and have gotten a lot from that path. One of the biggest differences is the teacher to student ratio. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku It could go both ways depending on the quality of both. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: We are replacing our couches in our living room. To make more space, we are going to get rid of our old large screen TV and TV stand and replace those with a small wall-mount TV with no stand. We only ever turn the TV on these days when there is a large quake. So, no reason to have the TV be the focus of the living room. Now I need to find a Japanese TV that is not an ad broadcaster / data collector. It doesn't need network. Just D and BS. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…gzza @nprofile…xtv5 Unless you are the pilot. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: Whoops! Lesson learned tonight. I attempted to print something on my laser printer and the UPS did NOT like that at all. Power dropped to my cluster and switches before the UPS powered itself back up. Digging... yep. I'm a dummy. My Brother printer can overload the UPS on warm-up. Apparently, I should not have that on the UPS! So far I've have more unplanned downtime after adding the UPS due to user error than without it. lol npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku Wow. On one hand, I have no sympathy. On the other hand, this is exactly the type of brainwashed bigot ICE recruits, which only further empowers the brainwashed bigot. It takes a village, I guess. RIP, moron. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fxe3 I'm guessing you can use the same stuff I used to use for deep cleaning my aircons (before I realized I would much rather pay someone to do that). https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B073F4JPV5 npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…3x0k Really? I felt that one in Chiba. Just a little bit. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku @nprofile…3x0k I think it was about marathon distance. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku This is NOT the bunny photos I was looking for. 🤣 Now I need to find the mastodon equivalent to r/eyebleach. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku Oh hell no. You are not allowed to feel sorry. I signed the contract when I read your warning and clicked anyway. Besides, I don't regret seeing it. I don't want to be ignorant of the world. In fact, I may even show this to my kids, though that will take more thinking through. It is important to know or be reminded of how fucked up some people can be in order to have a good bull shit detector. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku Fuuuuuuuuck. I remember this being on the news, but never saw the videos. I need to find bunny pictures or something before I try sleeping. WTF. Thank you for sharing this. These beliefs can be like a deadly virus. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…9j4p But why i, j, k, and l? Would h make more sense than i? npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fxe3 Well, I won the 2025 Famichiki.jp Peas Award in 2025. npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…zvku @nprofile…0sna Oh no! I thought that was a water flosser! 😜 npub17pqfadqmqqfstd5xgj6658z6fpslvefprxra687v4g7dhzg6hlpsq34r7a 36 Pickled Eggs :chiba: @nprofile…fxe3 And yet, isn't this the first chapter of a number of cyberpunk novels?