Greg Atkinson

Atkinson's law - if an online debate about science goes on long enough the probability that one party compares the other party to a climate change denier, flat-earther or anti-vaxer increases.

Last night at a local restaurant here in suburban Fukuoka: Sautéed duck with a honey glaze sauce. Quite excellent & I told the chef so.

The online economy strikes again: Opposition to data centers is growing cnn.com/2026/04/12/cli…

Another day & Captain Chaos is at it again. Can someone please give Trump some toys to play with & get him out of the room when the adults talking? youtube.com/shorts/2p9TEjB…

Oh no, a bunch of English people in England. How shocking.

Tebamoto (chicken) with garlic as a starter tonight at one of my favourite local restaurants.

The test of all knowledge is experiment.

Did you know this was born in Japan?🇯🇵 Developed in 1994 by Denso Wave, the QR code📱spread worldwide after the company opened the patent so more people could use it🌍 Today, even manhole covers carry QR codes with tourist info. Your town might have some you have never noticed.👣

Tucker Carlson worries that a failure to deliver justice in the Epstein scandal could ignite "a revolution". "How can you say that thousands of children were r*ped, but I'm not going to find out who r*ped them?" "Where are the r*pists? Why aren't they in jail?" "I just think it's very dangerous to play around with this stuff." "I don't want a revolution. But if you wanted a revolution, this is how you would act."

Still a good deal: Japan Rail Pass targeting foreign tourists to get price hike from Oct. mainichi.jp/english/articl…

Either one in about every thirty people in Australia has Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or there's possibly a serious case of these drugs being over-prescribed. Either way it's not good.

The master at a yakitoriya that I visit fairly often wanted me to taste this premium shochu from Kagoshima the other night. It was complimentary so how could I refuse? Although I usually drink shochu made from wheat, this sweet potato one was actually very good.

When I travel to Europe for business I try to get off the plane at my first destination & then make the rest of the trips by train. Sure it takes longer, but the views are worth it.

There's something very pleasant about being served excellent coffee in a proper cup at your table as you travel on a train in Austria. From my trip in October 2025. youtube.com/shorts/hyII4v4…

@srosen314 @syrupmermaid @Arin_Yumi I don't consider the changes made to residency as a punishment.

@GregAtkinson_jp @syrupmermaid @Arin_Yumi You’re playing on semantic differences. Let’s use your quote. I am a tax paying resident, therefore not a gues, but contributing my part to society financially and otherwise. So you are necessarily arguing then that people like me (you?) should also be punishe and be ok?

The Immigration Services Agency has revealed the proposed price changes for residency procedures for foreigners under revisions to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. Change of status / Extension of stay: Three months : ¥6,000 → ~¥10,000 (+67%) Five years: ¥6,000 → ~¥70,000 (+1,067%) Permanent residency: ¥10,000 → ~¥200,000 (+1,900%)

@syrupmermaid @Arin_Yumi I am not a citizen therefore I am a guest. It is for the Japanese to decide under which terms I can reside here.

@GregAtkinson_jp @Arin_Yumi Same thing. Never question the ways Japan is operating as a foreigner, right?

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink—who openly boasted about "forcing" woke diversity quotas on companies—now admits that the "woke era" was "a failed experiment".

@syrupmermaid @Arin_Yumi I wrote "they are also free to leave" not "just leave". But I won't dare argue with you as you seem too bright. But if you quote someone, try at least to do it accurately.

@GregAtkinson_jp @Arin_Yumi sorry what a stupid thing to say 'just leave' but not surprised

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