Departing London; little bit moist.
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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
I didn't want to dox myself at the time of posting. -
@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!
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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!
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@dahie I did not
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
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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...)
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
@hugh DR YELLOW -
@dahie I did not
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@hugh DR YELLOW
@aetios Which came first - Dr Yellow or the Flying Banana?
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I heard fedi likes trains (especially @aetios). So here's some trains!
