Departing London; little bit moist.
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A station is being rebuilt here in Nagoya.
So they are paying a person to stand in direct sun and blow a whistle, each time a train approaches. As you can see, the worksite is completely bounded by fencing.
It looks like a horrible job.
Some more telephones, to balance things out. One is on a Shinkansen!
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Some more telephones, to balance things out. One is on a Shinkansen!
@hugh@social.crablab.uk i'm starting to think you may like phones... /j
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Some more telephones, to balance things out. One is on a Shinkansen!
Luggage lockers are underrated and we should have them in the UK. Plentiful and happily exactly the right size for my suitcase.
I guess if your case is considered oversized by Shinkansen standards then you're out of luck.
Tied to the indefatigable IC too, so no receipt to misplace...
(I know why we don't, Japan seems to manage...)
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@hugh@social.crablab.uk i'm starting to think you may like phones... /j
@domi Outed on main as a telephone enjoyer
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Luggage lockers are underrated and we should have them in the UK. Plentiful and happily exactly the right size for my suitcase.
I guess if your case is considered oversized by Shinkansen standards then you're out of luck.
Tied to the indefatigable IC too, so no receipt to misplace...
(I know why we don't, Japan seems to manage...)
@hugh@social.crablab.uk we have them in PL, and some places in germany too! so lacking them is an UK thing
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@hugh@social.crablab.uk we have them in PL, and some places in germany too! so lacking them is an UK thing
@domi It's definitely a UK thing; a hangover from the IRA's mainland bombing campaign
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@hugh@social.crablab.uk we have them in PL, and some places in germany too! so lacking them is an UK thing
@domi@donotsta.re @hugh@social.crablab.uk this sounds like a "had them but the IRA kept putting bombs in them" kind of thing tbh
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@domi Outed on main as a telephone enjoyer
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Luggage lockers are underrated and we should have them in the UK. Plentiful and happily exactly the right size for my suitcase.
I guess if your case is considered oversized by Shinkansen standards then you're out of luck.
Tied to the indefatigable IC too, so no receipt to misplace...
(I know why we don't, Japan seems to manage...)
Some random gebakje photos from today:
1. JR reservation system (MARS)
2. DENSO instrument cluster from the 80s
3. DENSO BMS and battery
4. Brother TakeruThe last is the most interesting and I'd never heard of it; Japanese wiki here: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BCTAKERU
In classic Japanese style, everything must be a vending machine. And so this is a vending machine for software! You insert a floppy disk, make your selection and boom.
Sadly this didn't catch on
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My Suica has been vandalised!
It transpires this has a leuco rewritable coating, so special products (like this 1 day season) are literally lasered onto the front (including a map!) and overwritten/removed once used.
Extremely extra but very cool. I've never seen one of these in the wild before.
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@magnetic_tape I have no idea! I suspect the biggest issue would be getting hold of one; these seem quite specific to Japan.
I'm sure there are desktop versions but I've only seen IC card readers that do this lasering built into larger ticket machines etc.
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Some random gebakje photos from today:
1. JR reservation system (MARS)
2. DENSO instrument cluster from the 80s
3. DENSO BMS and battery
4. Brother TakeruThe last is the most interesting and I'd never heard of it; Japanese wiki here: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BCTAKERU
In classic Japanese style, everything must be a vending machine. And so this is a vending machine for software! You insert a floppy disk, make your selection and boom.
Sadly this didn't catch on
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@kline Bit like how the US record industry ruined MiniDisc by insisting on play through copy, as they were paranoid that faster copy speeds would lead to mass pirating.
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Brief interlude to declare that I've found the best bar in Osaka. It was absolutely rammed yesterday; people just kept coming!
Open very late, serves good (local) beer, fried chicken and gyoza. What's not to like?
Everyone coming through the door gets a personal welcome from the chef
GPS: 34.6735112, 135.4983739
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aZki1FDEbTVSFhPT6 -
Brief interlude to declare that I've found the best bar in Osaka. It was absolutely rammed yesterday; people just kept coming!
Open very late, serves good (local) beer, fried chicken and gyoza. What's not to like?
Everyone coming through the door gets a personal welcome from the chef
GPS: 34.6735112, 135.4983739
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aZki1FDEbTVSFhPT6 -
@eefi Updated
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@kebokyo Updated! I didn't want to dox myself at the time of posting
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@kebokyo Updated! I didn't want to dox myself at the time of posting
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Some random gebakje photos from today:
1. JR reservation system (MARS)
2. DENSO instrument cluster from the 80s
3. DENSO BMS and battery
4. Brother TakeruThe last is the most interesting and I'd never heard of it; Japanese wiki here: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BCTAKERU
In classic Japanese style, everything must be a vending machine. And so this is a vending machine for software! You insert a floppy disk, make your selection and boom.
Sadly this didn't catch on
I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
