tiredofsametab

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Canadian-American software developer living in Japan since 2015. Into gardening, DIY, permaculture, etc.

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tiredofsametab , to U.S. News in ‘Fish Bandit’ arrested for taping fish to ATM machines

Automated Teller Machine Machines, eh USA Today?

tiredofsametab , to Politics in Biden campaign sends memo to media outlets asserting disparity in polling coverage

Ah yes, because the alternative, a racist guy who does Muslim bans, is going to be so much better. In the first-past-the-post, electoral college US, that's all you're going to get.

tiredofsametab , to xkcd in xkcd #2849: Under the Stars

We're not under the stars; we are amongst the stars, surrounded by the stars, encircled (ensphered?) on all sides.

tiredofsametab , to U.S. News in Teenage boys' suicide rate is skyrocketing because of firearms access

We have long waits her, too, generally. It's also still quite expensive here. If you don't speak fluent japanese, also be prepared to spend a lot (my therapy was the same as my monthly rent, over 100k yen), but that's a non-issue for most people in Japan

tiredofsametab , to U.S. News in Teenage boys' suicide rate is skyrocketing because of firearms access

and they have better access to healthcare than Americans,

Totally inaccurate for mental healthcare. No insurance covers psychology or counseling. Psychiatry is covered to a degree but is a check and pills which, alone, is not helpful in most cases.

tiredofsametab , to Houston in [FOX26] HEB shooting in Houston: Man arrested, second suspect sought following active shooter call

Why is an unstable jackass who is going to not only brandish but shoot inside a store over an argument even allowed anywhere near a weapon?

tiredofsametab , to Work Reform in Costco Japan Pays Workers a Fair Wage, Local Businesses Seethe - Unseen Japan

In my experience (had a Costco membership near Columbus, OH before moving to Japan, have been to 1 Costco many times after coming), yes.

tiredofsametab , to Work Reform in Costco Japan Pays Workers a Fair Wage, Local Businesses Seethe - Unseen Japan

Costco Japan (at least around greater Tokyo) also tend to hire people who speak at least some English in addition to Japanese. However, these people also have to deal with Costco Japan (super packed, people with huge carts and zero situational awareness blocking whole aisles whilst faffing about on their phone not even shopping, etc.), so that definitely requires a premium. I go once every few months and always want to pull my hair out.

tiredofsametab , to washington in Washington is considering replace gas tax with controversial pay-per-mile program

farmers and others also may drive quite a lot in vehicles on their own properties without ever touching a road. If it's purely for roads and not, say, including a carbon tax or something, that seems rather unfair.

tiredofsametab , to Japanese Language in New romanization just dropped

The R pops up for the same reason "no smorking" is a thing. That O sound can get a bit confusing depending upon what's near it and usual patterns. It tends to crop up when the O is a long vowel in the furigana. The L/R thing is everpresent.

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