• Checkin to Starbucks

    in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
    I like the trend of reusable cups when eating in at Starbucks. Less waste. Firmly ice coffee season.
  • πŸ”— F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

    Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.
    Happy to see net neutrality back in play in the US. Access to the internet is essential to be a member modern society and should be treated like a utility.
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  • Well that was hot
    Officially in route plan by vending machines that accept cashless payments season.

    4.5km

    30.4min

    24.4m climbed

    161.7avg bpm

  • The Week #199

    • πŸ– We had a BBQ with a couple of friends at friend's house nearby and it was a lot of fun. They've got a large chunk of land (probably what would fit 6 or so Japanese houses?) so they actually had a nice chunk of grass out back. They're close enough that I was able to load up a wagon and pull our contributions. On the menu was chicken tacos (corn + flour), roast beef, onions pulled directly from the garden, and craft beer and more. Excellent fun and good conversation.
    • πŸƒ I got two runs in last week, which rather happy about. The running itself isn't the hard part, but rather finding / making the time. Even a 30 minute run takes an hour when you factor in changing, showering, and a short warm up walk. Technically I have the time shortly after I wake up most days, but it's not quite hot enough outside to necessitate 5am runs.Β 
    • πŸŽ‰ Episode 16 of Inside Octopus Energy podcast is focused on Kraken. Worth mentioning on this blog because it includes a few couple of shout outs to my team in Japan for the AI / LLM product work we've done over the past couple of years. Always nice to get shout outs from the top.
  • Morning Run
    Pre-BBQ run.

    4.5km

    30.1min

    28m climbed

    140.9avg bpm

  • πŸ”— The Microsoft-Dilemma - Europe as a Software Colony

    Many state and public administrations from Helsinki to Lisbon operate with the software of the US corporation. It makes them vulnerable for hackers and spies, violates European public procurement l...
    This is a bit of old news for someone who's been following this since the original Linux powering Munich experiments in the early 2000's.

    While native apps are arguably better for data entry heavy apps and everything's a web app these days, that everything's a web app today makes it easier for end users to run any OS. That said, it also means you can no longer do whatever you want with the "documents" produced by the app because they live in a database in their data center.
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  • Checkin to Ito Yokado (γ‚€γƒˆγƒΌγƒ¨γƒΌγ‚«γƒ‰γƒΌ η«‹ε ΄εΊ—)

    in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    Weekend shopping and lunch.
  • Checkin to Starbucks

    in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
    Super crowded for 7:30 in the morning. Double the people as usual.
  • First ice coffee of the year. Feels a bit early, but oh so good.
  • Lunch Run
    Boating to some vintage Moby.

    4.3km

    30.2min

    20.4m climbed

    166.7avg bpm

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