KyleHase - Tokyo

My favorite Lionel Richie song is the one about the Japanese supermarket

Seiyu Say Me

Amazon is developing generative AI for scents.

アレクサイ

Experienced a nice moment on a Shinjuku station escalator this morning. As commuters were going up, a click, click, click sound could be heard as something fell down the moving stairs. Someone further down picked up the earphone and everyone passed it up until it reached the owner, undamaged.

So that explains why you were kicked off X and came to Bsky.

A friend just used the phrase "living embodiment of Dunning-Kruger" and I can't stop laughing/crying.

What did the Shiba Inu say when she turned 11?

one one (ワンワン)

Thank you. I thought it looked strange but I rushed to post it before bed. It's fixed now.

Cool trick with the right click, by the way.

Controlling IR Lights in Home Assistant via Nature Remo Local API In this post, I'll delve into how to control infrared (IR) lights in Home Assistant using Nature Remo transmitters. We'll leverage the local...

This will probably only be useful to the sliver of the Venn diagram of Home Assistant users, in Japan, who use Nature Remo controllers.

I finally got around to removing redundant IR blasters by adding lighting controls to Nature Remo controllers.

I've had more success in receiving return refunds from Aliexpresss than from Rakuten. In fact, the Rakuten seller charged me extra to cover the initial "free shipping" which they had paid.

And that plane is safe now, back in good old 1985.

Does that explain the Sony bank email I received?

"Special Limited Time Offer! No Foreign Exchange Fees When Buying from Yen"

Screenshot from the TV show Futurama where the man explains that dropping an ice block into the ocean solved climate change once and for all. The overlaid text is instead changed to "We delted all the climate data, thus solving the problem once and for all"

What's the next stop after Eifukucho station?
B-fukucho station!

Carolina Reapers are even more effective than habanero. They will destroy even the most robust tracking chips.

First time spotting a #DeLorean in Tokyo in my almost 20 years of living here. Gave him a huge thumbs up at the stop light. #BTTF

Screenshot of the Gemini Android app settings indicating how to switch back to Google Assistant

Assuming you're referencing the Gemini Android app, not another Google product, then you can try this:
1. Open Gemini
2. Click on your profile icon in the top right
3. Click "Switch to Google Assistant"

How to Reassign the Copilot Key to Launch Gemini It's 1994 all over again, but instead of the Windows key, Microsoft is pushing the Copilot keyboard key on users, regardless of their AI pre...

I picked up a new laptop which includes a Copilot keyboard key. Here's how I reassigned it to launch Gemini.

kylehase.blogspot.com/2025/01/reas...

Oh, that's good to know. But in this case, what does "be lost" mean? That sounds like it could be even worse than being sold.

Drone shot of a Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, California devastated by the 2025 wildfires. The entire neighborhood is leveled to ashes.

I can't believe this is Los Angeles. Stay safe, LA friends.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/interestin...

Partnering with Nihon Kotsu and GO on our first international road trip こんにちは(Konnichiwa) and hello, Japan! We're thrilled to announce that Waymo, in partnership with Nihon Kotsu and GO, will bring our autonomous vehicles to Tokyo for our first international road trip. Th...

Can't wait to ride a #robotaxi in Japan!

As a commuter cyclist, I hope these are more observant of bike lanes than human taxi drivers.
#Waymo #Alphabet #Taxi #Tokyo

Makes you wonder, how much is a new front wheel 🤔

A digital display at a bicycle parking lot shows the parking spot number 0033 and a parking fee of 32,400 yen.

That's not too bad at all.

This stall at my office had the same bike for quite some time, so I checked out of curiosity.

On a related note, I almost exclusively select youth programs for Furusato Nozei donations. I feel like Japan invests enough in the elderly and not enough on children.

The American right wing is diverse. I think that some attack "socialism" for personal gain (private investments), while others have been misled into believing it's harmful. I'd like to believe the latter might change their views if they experienced life in Japan and benefits of social safety nets.

All the 6 year olds in my daughter's school are smelly. They're ろくさい

A screenshot from the book "Punky Aloha". A young girl, Punky, with brown skin and curly hair pulled back in two puffs stands outside a house. She has a backpack on and is looking up at an older woman with brown skin, gray hair, and glasses who is standing in the doorway of the house. The older woman is smiling and holding a pink flower. The text reads, "And Punky, do you remember how we share our aloha?" "Be helpful. Be giving. Be brave. This is how we share our aloha," I recite. "Well, all right!" Grandma smiles.

Reading books to my child reminds me that the values we try to instill in our children are those we should live by ourselves.

"Be helpful. Be giving. Be brave." - Punky Aloha

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Clearly, that's because of all the freedom /s

Had to call an ambulance for the first time in Japan this morning. Fortunately it turned out to be nothing serious, just excruciating.

Ambulance, CT scan, X-ray, IV drip was around $90 USD with no waiting. Socialized medicine should be universal.