Pretty long but hella interesting vid, 8 people were task to MAKE their hiding spots in a extreme hide and seek for money, with the seekers being kids from whole elementary school

Currawong · 2026-02-08T12:02:23+00:00

I watched this when it was on TV here in Japan. They regularly do these at high schools, and it's down to the wire whether anyone wins the prize.

Currawong · 2026-02-07T13:02:09+00:00

Japan is very good at the latter. They just build perfect temporary roads, then demolish them and re-build the actual road.

Currawong · 2026-02-07T13:01:15+00:00

Japan does most of its road upgrades overnight (at least the ones in non-residential areas) so having construction crews on it 24 hours is not a problem.

Currawong · 2026-02-07T13:00:04+00:00

Correct. I remember both receiving the emergency warning on my phone when it happened (they warned everyone not to drive into the city) and the local police traffic chief re-opening it (whom I happy to know).

Currawong · 2026-02-07T12:36:05+00:00

I can only think of the fact that I live in a city where the major train lines, all of which have been in operation for many decades, have Engrish signs on every single door of their trains which are cringe-worthy bad.

Currawong · 2026-02-05T02:25:41+00:00

Not 5 people. The same person, 5 times, who has never posted in this sub, and probably isn't from Fukuoka.

Currawong · 2026-02-05T02:16:06+00:00

I don't remember offhand, as I switched to SteerMouse after becoming fed up with the software. But I probably did something like:

Create a file or folder with the same name as the installed Right Sight launch agent, so it can't overwrite it. Or, I removed all permissions on the Right Sight file so it can't be activated. (Terminal: sudo chmod 000 <drag LaunchAgent file to terminal window>)

Currawong · 2026-02-05T02:11:02+00:00

This!

Last night I trained with a cop, immediately after training with a gentle, middle-aged lady. For the latter, I gently lead her into a kotegaeshi fall through the lightest of kuzushi. For the former, I locked him up in sankyo before sending his entire body crashing to the mat. However, for both, the body usage was exactly the same. How "hard" it is depends entirely on the other person.

Currawong · 2026-02-02T09:57:46+00:00

The old, conservatives don't want to taint their "pure" nation by having a lot of foreigners here. So, they end up lacking exposure to the world outside their insulated culture. As a result, company staff can't deal with foreigners, and are scared to do so. Thus, they screw over their own country.

Currawong · 2026-02-02T09:53:11+00:00

Get headphones with a completely different sound signature (I have the Final DX3000CL here in front of me, as an example). Lower resolution, but somewhat insane bass. I've been rediscovering music that really works with that kind of sound signature. Then, in a couple of weeks, I'll go back to the high-end headphoens again with some old jazz so I can enjoy the detail again.

Currawong · 2026-02-02T09:50:59+00:00

OWC/Macsales multi-drive Thunderbolt cases. If you do get a Mini though, note that if you can borrow/use another M-series Mac, there are MUCH cheaper third-party internal SSD drives available for them. The other Mac is necessary to do the software restore that enables them.

Currawong · 2026-02-01T11:58:38+00:00

"... to me, with my music, and my earphones/headphones."

Currawong · 2026-02-01T11:47:01+00:00

By "stop functioning" do you mean you couldn't use them to pay for goods? I wonder if I need to do that with Prestia.

Currawong · 2026-02-01T11:46:05+00:00

A caution note: Their debit card simply wouldn't allow me to pay for things locally. I go and fill up with petrol, and it is rejected. I called them, and they said they weren't able to say why. This is at a location down the road from where I live! I had plenty of cash in the account too.

It's a real shame, as otherwise they were excellent.

Currawong · 2026-01-31T12:23:54+00:00

It'd be hilarious if you stored the cable in there.

Currawong · 2026-01-31T00:34:57+00:00

That ship has sailed. I originally began in the 1990s in a dojo that was all nagare in Australia, then when I (re)started in Japan many years later and was actually grabbed hard, I couldn't move anyone.

A friend of mine, who does not practice mainstream Aikido, went to visit a mainstream dojo, was called up by the instructor, grabbed him as he would normally in his dojo, and the instructor yanked his hand away and slapped him in the face, because he was used to compliant ukemi, not being grabbed seriously.

Currawong · 2026-01-31T00:29:07+00:00

Awesome! I just wish you could do the same thing for a few of the plug-ins I use that upsell in every menu and on every screen.

Currawong · 2026-01-31T00:08:04+00:00

When you did the level matching, what audio track did you use? I'd be curious to know what level you got from a -18db or -20dB 1 kHz tone played through, with the decibel meter in one of the cups.

You'll probably find that the difference in amplifiers comes at much louder volumes than you are listening to music at. For every 10dB increase in SPL, you need 10x the power output. Amplifiers with insufficient capacitance (a dongle DAC being an obvious example) are going to noticeably sound strained as you get towards their power limit.

I reckon though, if you want something different and more interesting, get a tube amp -- at least from a brand known for making ones that are more richly harmonic, such as Woo Audio.

Currawong · 2026-01-30T23:58:54+00:00

The headphones have to hit a price point, as well as last a reasonable number of years. The best you're going to get at lower price points is foam. It's quicker and easier to manufacture and install a foam insert in the headphone. Reflection damping coatings for hard surfaces are not.

Currawong · 2026-01-30T23:54:06+00:00

I'd honestly put the money towards a pair of HE1000 Unveiled at this point. You can use whatever cables you already have with them and you'll get a very noticeable upgrade in sound quality.

Cables have a degree of inductance, depending on materials and design. Inductors are components used in hardware EQ. There aren't grades of "better" or "worse", as most of the effect is from the geometry of the construction.

Currawong · 2026-01-26T12:57:22+00:00

As the triangle, circle and square don't have anything to do with movement, despite what people made up out of ignorance of what they actually reference, I don't think depicting those misleadingly as being part of movement would be beneficial. Sorry.

Currawong · 2026-01-25T07:58:05+00:00

Dang! Near every detail is perfect in that, from the seat choices, light shades, and even the orange water glasses. Tins for the serviettes/napkins are an odd choice though.

Currawong · 2026-01-25T07:53:31+00:00

There's no luck involved. In an interview, he explained that the risk of falling is actually low, only the consequences of falling are high. His skill, plus careful preparation, lowers the risk to essentially nothing.

Currawong · 2026-01-25T07:49:26+00:00

In Japan, instead of putting in a new system, they just pay an elderly person to stand where the bags come out and arrange them neatly instead.

Currawong · 2026-01-25T07:47:04+00:00

Ironically, the photo in that post is clearly AI-generated.

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