2026-04-27T12:30:24Z https://yabu.me Wataru Tenkawa 天河 航 https://yabu.me/npub102p958u52m94h4f6g79v0accsjrfrwuckgtgnnecz5xnxwe9y2msss59d2 https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/113/809/511/486/160/012/original/7d5f8b09b0df222b.jpeg https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/accounts/avatars/113/809/511/486/160/012/original/7d5f8b09b0df222b.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq480r5y8pdnlkeu0mk7txn9lndky5yckvvtw7xkmev8k94wdxxvqzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twxqa3dz A miso shop in Kichijoji, which closed a couple of decades or so ago. The owner, like many who used to live upstairs from their shop, could no longer tolerate the increasing liveliness as surrounding establishments stayed open later into the night.<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/476/607/608/791/086/original/b8c41647948c9812.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-27T12:13:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs86ujtfnu7yhjjy6st7c6mz3ux4h7hj4nc4w35h7mrvae59na5g0qzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twretmj0 &#34;What makes Japan’s cities particularly suited to rail is thus not their residential districts, but their huge and hyperdense centers. These really are special: the cores of Tokyo or Osaka are unlike anything that exists in Europe or North America. Many of their features are famous worldwide: the vertical street zakkyo buildings, underground streets, shopping streets under rail tracks, covered arcades, elevated station squares, and vertical cities. Getting millions of commuters and shoppers into these downtowns is where rail excels because its extreme spatial efficiency means that infrastructure with a relatively modest footprint can transport vast numbers of people into a small area.&#34;<br/><a href="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-japan-has-such-good-railways/">https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-japan-has-such-good-railways/</a> 2026-04-19T01:30:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfwr8fmxkyaqsjl30maj0pyywq7mn55u4nwkysjalm3j07mu2gtgzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw3d30a9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszh8tmyyfy6al2qawwwzyzhx7jdm89e6py25mdfdr9vfuzfjafc9qc7rd29'>nevent1q…rd29</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Slow eating is good. And even though I&#39;ve been imbibing alcohol daily for more than 60 years, I&#39;ve made it to 83 without being hospitalized or broken a bone; and my blood tests, X-rays and electrocardiogram tests all come back perfect. So I&#39;m not about to change course at this point. 2026-04-17T11:25:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgxmh82ku9r3yd02urzfff5g3lafgkyqs9ctc4k4fsvs8fv02e7hczypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw9fqmqg A typical dinner at our home<br/>Around 5:45PM, I haul out four bottles of sake and some sashimi, avocado with cottage cheese, or other sake no tomo, and start enjoying them, while my wife finishes preparing the main courses.<br/>At 6PM or so, the family members join in and begin eating.<br/>By 6:20PM, they have finished; but I am still eating and drinking, while my wife starts clearing the table and washing the dishes.<br/>I continue eating the remaining food (can&#39;t let it go to waste!), finally finishing around 6:45PM.<br/>I make coffee and we enjoy it with dessert. The dinner dishes have all been washed and mostly put away.<br/>This is fine. [Insert dog in fire meme] We are all happy with our respective paces. 2026-04-17T10:52:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg0v9gm6p5mgsze8f2q0lu9d5a32jzrzk33lupc5chal5fh639dcgzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twa3rtdc If you were asked to pay for something in bitcoin, would you know what to do? 2026-04-10T02:11:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsza9a06r7zy36y7keg604gwmqpvn9hvmwqy046tdze45jwxxss54gzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twuk48rj Have you ever switched between iPhone and Android? How did it go? 2026-04-07T10:17:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtz6f57larjmycl9vlz3n8psrkl0gjq65uuxlfhv075s5zx8sn3gzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twaj6f0j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstgjwl9c82eclfapx06u0n0mzpkhjlam7fpujhe634x44x00xqggct7aesf'>nevent1q…aesf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here&#39;s mine, from the evening dinner table<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/357/752/547/194/029/original/16f015b3411783d9.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T12:28:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0tg3xahlrprmlf7wr8tzp42q0xvsy85flu7ar95uljxn70r8zvqzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twz4r9qm Now that the cherry blossom season is winding down, allow me to share a favorite photo from a few years back. I love how this tree, despite being old and bent over, still manages to blossom beautifully. An inspiration for older folks like me. (Location: Inokashira Park, Tokyo)<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/356/802/553/513/856/original/a6f94ccb0447850a.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-06T08:25:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsrfphyya9he2gnsrlgsf0zezlch6gws7xtd6gnta8kfcpkvcg6czypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twjrxqa3 How a hydroelectric company from a small Japanese city in Gifu became &#34;the single point of failure for the most valuable chips on earth&#34;<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/350/144/758/134/981/original/c66d7351fe9cd01a.png"> <br/> 2026-04-05T04:12:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs847ng2cvssr0a8s2vcuuvm3uqfqp3lx6ues2s8z49qjmc9t8xd9czypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twukd9n6 RE: <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@WataruTenkawa_1/116340598599443436">https://social.vivaldi.net/@WataruTenkawa_1/116340598599443436</a><br/><br/>Wow, 70 boosts for this little poll! And 546 people voted, while there were 53 comments, all of them thoughtful. If I had voted, I too would have chosen &#34;Falling deeply in love.&#34; That experience can be painful as well as thrilling, but the thrill is like nothing else in life. My one regret regarding this poll is that I should have included &#34;Great music&#34; as one of the choices.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note16ws9xuafwyyg8cpqq430snwmdhgqulas7565252ej4ghsaxxzryqe5yrzm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note16ws…yrzm</a></span><br/> </div> What have you personally found to be the greatest experience in life? </blockquote> 2026-04-04T11:48:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd5q0kcgmaqr928lj5vwk98sfnf8hax7jgy5e6lgqfjwwmv9k0asgzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twlgcwcn Around 15 years ago, we were given an Asahiyama Sakura bonsai. It got broken when we moved a year later, so my wife planted it in a corner of our garden. The second photo is how it looked today before all the rain.<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/345/938/177/962/124/original/0e2e547e137faf3e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/345/938/164/966/391/original/266c1a1c03998b3b.jpg"> <br/> 2026-04-04T10:22:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspermgl30ech3eq86wx3utaxqt8cnsu8j0j9tux9y9x6u259sym4qzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twh77hst In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrkmdlzpwmwm4w4qv39xhmwkzhqerhtyvr5vcfscrpf768ky782gn6wvs8'>nevent1q…wvs8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>早くGENKIになってくださいね 2026-04-04T10:15:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8gznww5hzzyruqsq2chcfhdkm5qw07c02d2929ve25tcwnrppjqzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twx2ehxa What have you personally found to be the greatest experience in life? 2026-04-03T11:44:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvj2cga36cguv4zxcfxd02x6mdu82udxe0u0337zm3vrzjykp0udgzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twspv0m0 There are now more foreigners living in Japan than the entire population of Croatia or 100+ other countries. 2026-04-02T08:35:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddjpdfh0knw0w3mqav5cqg3upfzd3z3xen3m6fmswzhz79q3q2yczypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw3t6nc6 What&#39;s your favo(u)rite of these tropical fruits? 2026-03-31T11:55:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yez0rxycfszkxsqpq08lg2eudfavc3ewu9fhlltsx5d8kve67gszypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twgqs47z Had some problems with #Vivaldi at first due to my unfamiliarity with the tab stacking feature, but worked them out and now think it&#39;s the best browser out there. Grateful also for their hosting of a Very Good Mastodon instance. 2026-03-31T05:33:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mu3tzycaazmr6yclgvju7a2l8sgpzftqf87rtrrty6qsma62v9czypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twgaatta In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8j4ch5k87pazsgnc4ucaqfgg5yd6fvh394353vg39wjaeplnm42s5tsjs4'>nevent1q…sjs4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What I disliked about Bluesky was all the people posting about how much they hate Twitter. I hope Mastodon does not get that way about Bluesky. Let&#39;s just be ourselves, doing what we do best, and not get so obsessed about other platforms. 2026-03-30T04:20:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs808y62y4aukvtcgcgzmjdfd9nwvpuwuvayexlh7pah97na5wwurczypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw5d3eeg This photo hangs on the wall of my room. It&#39;s my wife with our daughter, who is now 41 and the mother of our grandkids. I am thankful every day for the privilege of spending my life with my family, including our two sons.<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/310/424/083/365/403/original/1d4f1b08e04d39ef.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-29T03:58:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3sdzjv36nlht9k87tp4kwg72zz73uygd5tvzjhgmat2ytfzwq2szypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twwusq64 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszf3ny47qz5e2uc6qzuet5r99tursvcuknghgrcrkkvl063wneg8cez4gxz'>nevent1q…4gxz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It truly feels like home! 2026-03-28T11:29:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtjw92u74lqyymf48puz5k6zndr3l6sharhu9e0wrydyukw4ju5czypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twpyet5d My dear wife makes the best salads (details in ALT). And her dressing is also homemade.<br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/116/306/322/144/151/071/original/f52d407dbd5a25a2.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-28T10:29:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszfq93u7vleqngvu6msztx8yj3cqmcfpqljnc2jyw28gvlzvfsmdczypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twxxj865 Twitter stopped offering Tweetdeck (X-Pro) to the Premium (980 yen/month) users, in the middle of our contract. So I am looking for a Twitter replacement again. I tried Bluesky-only life for a day or so and got nauseated at all the deliberate shitposting games. So back to trying &#34;tiny and weird&#34; Masto. Yoroshiku. 2026-03-28T04:16:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmfgce6tmdh96f9jn9lm6jrf2sph9j3kkk4p43knulyvnsqyhl7qzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twzvaq5g While the US and Israel are indiscriminately bombing Iran, it was 81 years ago (the night of March 9–10, 1945) that the US was firebombing Tokyo. Approximately 300 B-29 Superfortress bombers dropped more than 1,600 tons of incendiary bombs (napalm and petroleum jelly) starting at low altitudes to maximize the spread of fire. Most estimates range from 90,000 to 100,000 deaths, though some historians suggest the figure could be as high as 200,000 due to the extreme population density and firestorm conditions. Over 1 million people were left homeless, and roughly 16 square miles (41 km²) of central Tokyo—about one-fourth of the city—was completely incinerated. 2026-03-12T01:40:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs86922mura09gneefxpy87n26wl5p8ncma9hd02mjuz0lp38jm2gczypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twcaq784 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstd7s30vvyxs2nx4xuxwj9a76f4rvepy0rgha7qy85mphj5yll3hsyz8tdu'>nevent1q…8tdu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because PearceWord was too obvious 2025-11-15T08:08:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9snhdwh2e7ks3mzf3e8v8t3sjn7dt2kryf8qhyyvzqvscuxnwx6qzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twdmpsla Mastodon plans to add Bluesky-like starter packs to suggest accounts to follow for new users, but will allow accounts to opt out of being included in Packs (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/mastodon-is-taking-cues-from-bluesky-with-plans-for-its-own-starter-packs/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/mastodon-is-taking-cues-from-bluesky-with-plans-for-its-own-starter-packs/</a> 2025-10-08T02:17:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynd5l8tkelev2xu4xreqf93xtfkww32yrna368m40hzmmgszx7lqzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tws3vrht I&#39;ve been translating for more than 40 years and am at an age when my peers are retired and living off their pensions or investments, but having work requests coming in one after another, for 10, 20, 30 pages or more, never stops providing a dopamine rush. I much prefer this life to retirement, tbh. 2025-03-25T11:46:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszqrdye4lnfxhuh6rk5k6a0ecfwp66tytnqn8lyrldcaz7vk8n9rqzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twm5m2e5 If you remember Derek Wessman and are sorry he left this little community, please read his latest blog piece. It is good in itself, and may also help explain why he left.<br/>For <a href="https://www.derekwessman.com/blog-1/for">https://www.derekwessman.com/blog-1/for</a> 2025-03-16T03:43:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkcwa6y89na25kdzas07zxnp2z6rrul3gl0vreuwnm2mzh9p57tgzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twk6tjkx &#34;Error rates varied notably among the tested platforms. Perplexity provided incorrect information in 37 percent of the queries tested, whereas ChatGPT Search incorrectly identified 67 percent (134 out of 200) of articles queried. Grok 3 demonstrated the highest error rate, at 94 percent.&#34;<br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-search-engines-give-incorrect-answers-at-an-alarming-60-rate-study-says/">https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-search-engines-give-incorrect-answers-at-an-alarming-60-rate-study-says/</a> 2025-03-13T22:32:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2yzvqspuszsg97r58jxflmavx5vmpscu724tyku3kurchdlwkzqzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw98u48l Enjoying this sake for the first time, while learning all about it from a wonderful resource by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub152wzqpcau32kh553re4ff9gpud54l4qy3nj46c45s5uzeqx7dp9s2z6dzr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub152wzqpcau32kh553re4ff9gpud54l4qy3nj46c45s5uzeqx7dp9s2z6dzr</span> (<span class="italic">npub152w…6dzr</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/113/859/797/680/606/385/original/40e9185a5d160ea5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-20T08:43:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgup8vewcg3vmpx4l09e2z7rwfurcc4cnwv0yxhp5cyzyt88ekwszypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw6zgzwx Oldest son was asking his mother about keeping records of medical expenses for tax purposes. As luck would have it, none of us has enough such expenses to qualify for a deduction. My own were 0 yen all of last year, my 81st on this planet. Son says this is nothing to brag about, but it&#39;s still something I feel awfully thankful for. I&#39;ve made it this far without ever being hospitalized, breaking a bone, or being on long-term medication. I feel like I&#39;m almost ready to start giving people advice on healthy living, but not quite. 2025-01-14T11:35:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqw9zu7jx8wuvmuyrqv89jp3uxt4fn9enp3htmndl8rv85cztc0qzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twg0v0vm &#34;Climate change is happening even faster than expected. In determining what happens next, China will play a pivotal role. It is now by far the largest greenhouse gas emitter. But it is far ahead, too, in the race for supremacy in green technology. The International Energy Agency expects a striking 60 per cent of all renewable energy capacity installed worldwide between now and 2030 to come from China. It is the leading manufacturer of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries. It dominates the downstream supply chain, too, with its control of critical minerals.&#34; [PAYWALLED ARTICLE]<br/><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d3650b44-0313-44c9-a7aa-495549b158b5">https://www.ft.com/content/d3650b44-0313-44c9-a7aa-495549b158b5</a> 2025-01-13T10:57:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs279uzqpk3yy2kfpnjwul83vhulcffqxq64wnnshy70g7egmaem2gzypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53twsfemnq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gwnrtujp9payh4w387anrtum6srpf65jejsawph4rzqa8haztuq6r9kq5'>nevent1q…9kq5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For a while it was my favorite format, which I used for recording from digital satellite radio in Japan. But the tapes are prone to tangling and are probably not as durable as other media. 2025-01-12T03:45:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtxry04gk8zv4p6t5zhrus3h646vq6rng26f36l9d9pmu6qk5ykczypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw6t3ygy I&#39;m nearly 82 but my mother-in-law is still alive (at 90). The latest cheap thrill at her care home is sneaking in and eating omochi (rice cakes), which are strictly forbidden because of the choking hazard. She recently scored them from the people on both sides of her room. 2025-01-11T23:56:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqu0q4ft5pz9sxg5f26tdf7lvjd4ufkrhl5vma35tlh2d73n65cpszypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw4c2w6y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx737um9qqr4gkge6drnpmdzukuzgxcz54nh8ate87sfuezfn3m3szfukyw'>nevent1q…ukyw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry, will update profile soon. 2025-01-11T23:51:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgy35vguzx9ws029ygmkgpp0zyjwccl3lucqq93vsu6zl8m8v3s7czypagykslj3tvkk748frc43lhrzzgdydmnzepdzw08q2s6vemy53tw3ekzht Back after a brief absence and hoping to connect with my favorite people once again. 2025-01-11T11:39:30Z