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Second one would have had me mad too

Today could not have gone worse for Johnny Somali (aka Ramsey Khalid Ismael) in his trial in South Korea > Prosecutors refused to drop the deepfake charges and ignored his unoffical "settlement" with Korean streamer Yongman or attempts to blame Bong Bong > The Judge and court were offended by his attempt to blame Korean culture for his actions, stating they are acceptable in the United States > His "not apology" apology focused only on his ignorance of the consequences, and trying to claim innocence because the victim (BongBong) was not charged. Tried to claim the laws were unfair, neither the Judge nor Prosecutor liked this argument. > Prosecutors recommended 3 years prison time WITH MANUAL LABOR, the maximum fine, and offical sex offender registration > The Judge set the official sentencing date two months out, instead of the typical 2 weeks, extending the painful waiting process (process is the punishment) This is the FO part of FAFO for Ramsey Khalid Ismael.

@dadsweb67 lol the persistence of bosozoku riding around noisily and JK hanging on the streets of kabukicho would seem to indicate that it is definitely not just a western thing

So do Japanese teenagers go through a sullen, hostile, rebellious period or is that just a Western thing? Asking for a friend…

@AddenoidalHonk @ninja_padrino What? Nah man them pies is loaded

@ninja_padrino When Pizzakaya was run by the original owner and his Japanese wife, it was great. It changed ownership many years ago and has not been the same since. They cheap-out on cheese, using too little, and not enough sauce either.

This Tokyo pizza list of mine is making the rounds but it is 5 years old… Some notable additions would include Marumo (Ebisu), Pizzakaya (Roppongi Itchome) and Spontini (Harajuku), and I’ve yet to get to The Pizza Bar (Marunouchi)

@ninja_padrino Pizza bar is good but not worth the hype / cost. There is better for less. Add taproom in Nakameg and the old standby Freys in Roppongi. Also maybe NIM’s in Jyuban if you’re gonna include slice in Hiroo.

> be me, applied scientist at amazon > spend 6 months building ML model that actually works > ready to ship > manager asks "but does it Dive Deep?" > show him 37 pages of technical documentation > "that's great anon, but what about Customer Obsession?" > model literally convinces customers to buy more stuff they don't need > "okay but are you thinking Big Enough?" > mfw I am literally increasing sales > okay lets ship it > PM says there's not enough Disagree and Commit > we need to disagree about something > team spends 2 hours debating whether the config file should be YAML or JSON > engineering insists on XML "for backwards compatibility" > what backwards compatibility, this is a new service > doesn't matter, we disagree and commit to XML > finally get approval to deploy > "make sure you're frugal with the compute costs" > model runs on a potato, costs $2/month > finance still wants a cost breakdown > write 6-pager about why we need $2/month > include bar raiser in the review > bar raiser asks "but can we do it for $1.50? we need to be Frugal" > spend another month optimizing to hit $1.50 > ready to deploy again > VP decides we need to "Invent and Simplify" > requests we rebuild the entire thing using a new framework > framework doesn't exist yet > "show some Ownership and build it yourself" > 3 months later, framework is half done > org restructure happens > new manager says this doesn't align with team goals anymore > project cancelled > model never ships > manager gets promoted to L8 for "successfully reallocating resources" > team celebrates with 6-pager retrospective about what we learned > mfw we delivered on all 16 leadership principles > mfw we delivered nothing else > amazon.jpg

@Durf @MyTwoYen 僕も！🙋🏻‍♂️

@MyTwoYen わいも入っとる

外国人問題って、俺？

@Kabuku12 @alieninsect I’m not sure why you find it so hard to believe the historical fact that a great many youths were using during this time. Some estimate that there were 2 million users during the late 40s early 50s…maybe double check your history and you’ll remember that drug use was rampant.

@renfieldk @alieninsect Well, perhaps, you can tell me whatふけるmeans in this context that you see literally a needle, that’s invisible to me in pic taken when Japan was under US occupation, building a country from rubble, and Japanese students 🤔... very natural to question I guess.

Japanese high school students playing mahjong and injecting methamphetamine (Hiropon, ヒロポン) (ca. 1950)

@Kabuku12 @alieninsect What do you think ふける means in the context of kids literally injecting whilst seated at a mahjong table?

@alieninsect Sorry, hard to see for me 🧐 so hiropon (philóponos) was perhaps used to keep them from falling back asleep and to complete the homework, when it is cheaper than milk.

@NHKWORLD_News lol

Police said thieves made off with 420 million yen, worth about $2.7 million, in a Tokyo robbery Thursday. The authorities said assailants used a pepper spray-like substance and seized suitcases stuffed with cash from five people. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

@RaraSensei Muji. Otsuka. Fran Fran

Other than IKEA and Nitori, where can one go to a physical showroom to shop for sofas in Saitama/Tokyo area? Thinking of replacing mine in March

🟥 WOW ... 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 This defiance and solidarity video for Greenland is EPIC. 👌🏼

Boat tags #spoonerism

Buttigieg: In a country that amended its constitution so you could not purchase a beer and then realized it was a bad idea and amended it back, surely we can have an amendment clarifying that a corporation is not a person and money is not speech.

Moods men have; 1. Horny enough to jeopardize his whole future. 2. Scheming money plans like a wanted fugitive. 3. Random 2 AM "new life, new me, no sleep" grind. 4. Crushing loneliness he'll never admit. 5. The silent pressure: "My family needs me strong." 6. Anger is bubbling under full control. 7. Zero-emotion robot mode just to survive the week. 8. Cold ambition that scares even him. 9. Overthinking every decision like its war strategy. 10. That numb, dead-eyed stare when he’s carrying too much but refuses to drop any of it.

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I upgraded my iPhone OS and I have now confirmed, officially, that Apple does not give a flying fuck about Steve Jobs’ legacy. This OS is so bad I wanna go back to a Windows Phone

@bunburyoudoujp I am trying to think of a clever way to respond but all I can come up with is 強零

@renfieldk Is the friend you are asking for booze by any chance?

I've been living in Japan since 2006 and I enjoy living here. Here's a thread of 20 things to consider if you want to have a good life in Japan. (This thread is largely applicable to most places but is tailored to Japan)

@bunburyoudoujp What if the booze IS the friend? (Asking for….a friend)

Alcohol is not your friend The friends you make through booze are generally not real friends. If the only thing you have in common with someone is alcohol, you need to find better friends. Enjoy a beer with real friends. I’ve seen many people get sucked into a downward spiral. Don’t be one of them.

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