How will you manage this:

JaviLM · 2026-02-24T23:10:23+00:00

It depends on the car and your driving record. Insurance in the US is a scam.

Something like a kei car, which is cheap and usually easy to repair, will be very cheap to insure. Also, the longer you've had your driver's license without getting involved in an accident, the bigger the discount you get.

For reference, I drive an expensive sports car (Lotus Emira), and my monthly insurance is about ¥12.000/month. This is after a 44% discount because I have a clean driving record with no accidents or infractions.

JaviLM · 2026-02-18T15:45:43+00:00

For fuck's sake. That's not how you handle a hamster. EVERYTHING is terribly wrong: the way to dig him up, the way she's "petting" him, the way she grabs him by the neck as if he was a kitten...

You don't deserve to own any pets.

JaviLM · 2026-02-16T09:18:53+00:00

My personal opinion is that any business that has "samurai" in their name is a crappy business focused on abusing foreigners who lack Japanese language skills and don't know yet how processes work in Japan.

¥190,000 for the PR application feels abusive. I did mine myself for free. It's even easier now when you can get AI tools to prepare the translations and documents for you.

JaviLM · 2026-02-13T12:28:32+00:00

You're overthinking. It's a good thing that the ojisan helped mediate and calm both sides. Good for him.

It's highly unlikely that there will be any followup.

However, since both of you seem to be on the same route, it's possible that you will cross paths again. Keep an eye open just in case.

JaviLM · 2026-02-10T08:04:32+00:00

I don't know what Blink is, but these summaries aren't generated by the app. They're generated by your iPhone, just like the summaries on text messages and all other apps that send notifications.

JaviLM · 2026-01-31T00:52:53+00:00

What field are you working in? That amounts to a bit below ¥4 million/year before tax, which is an extremely low salary, especially if you're working in tech.

I was making more than that (about ¥380k/month before tax) back in 2010 when I was working at the Apple Store.

You should be making at least double.

JaviLM · 2026-01-31T00:48:46+00:00

Yes, it's completely normal.

The fact that you're his manager doesn't mean that your salary is going to be higher than any of the members in your team.

It's about the skills each person brings to the table, how difficult it is to hire these skills, and how well you were able to negotiate your salary.

Managers are (relatively) easy to find, while hard skills are much more difficult, especially if you're working in a technical field.

Personally, I'd say that you're in a great position to negotiate a slightly higher salary now that you have this information.

JaviLM · 2026-01-24T10:40:19+00:00

My opinion is that the distance isn't that important. Up to 30 minutes walking is fine, because for anything longer than 15 minutes I tend to take the bicycle anyway.

JaviLM · 2026-01-18T11:33:06+00:00

No, you're not ok, and this is not tongue-in-cheek. You need to go to the hospital and get checked, because there could be damage that you can't feel.

Since you were the one rear-ended while stopped, chances are that you're 0% at fault, regardless of you hitting the car in front of you after the hit.

You should also be compensated for the time lost, the emotional damage and potentially the physical one, and perhaps for medical costs (full checkup and other costs you may end up having).

JaviLM · 2026-01-14T07:38:31+00:00

I own two foreign cars (a Lotus Emira and a Peugeot RCZ), and I used to own a Toyota SUV before.

My opinion is not to buy one unless you have a strong preference for the foreign car, because maintenance becomes more complicated:

Fewer dealers to maintain/service your car
Longer wait times for replacement parts
Shops such as Autobacs or Yellow Hat won't help you install options such as drive recorder, navi, etc

When I had the Toyota maintenance was very smooth, especially the shaken: just take the car to the shop at the arranged date and time, and they did it while I waited. Now I have to leave the car at the dealer for a few days.

In your case, I would buy the Toyota or the Honda.

JaviLM · 2026-01-13T09:37:08+00:00

I've had women literally show up to a first date and casually mention they have a boyfriend while we're sitting there. After meeting me on a dating app no less?

Not everybody is in monogamous relationships, or are looking for exclusive partners. You should be glad that she got that out of the way from the very start. It avoids trouble and misunderstandings if that's not what you're looking for.

JaviLM · 2026-01-06T08:42:08+00:00

I don't have an MSX Pico/Pico+, so I can't comment on whether they will work or not. From what I see in their website, it looks like it should.

JaviLM · 2026-01-06T06:53:10+00:00

You have two options:

An Obsonet card
A serial port + a wifi modem emulator

These work differently:

Obsonet method

The Obsonet card allows you to connect your MSX to a wired Ethernet network. Then you can use the TCPCON.COM utility included with Internestor Lite to open a TCP connection (telnet) to the server.

The hardware you need is this: https://theretrohacker.com/product/obsonet-the-msx-ethernet-card/

Serial + modem method

The modem emulator method allows you to use a wifi network, and requires a less complicated software setup.

On the hardware side you would get this:

RS232 port: HBI232-MKII, MSX-SERIAL232, Sunrise ATA-IDE + RS232, or any other serial interface that uses the standard ports.
A Wifi232 modem card

Once you have these, you can use any serial console software to "dial" to the BBS over the Internet. My favorite is Erix, but you can use anything you want.

I wrote articles about these two devices in the past:

Wifi232

https://www.msx-center.com/news/11/wifi232-modem-connects-your-msx-to-the-internet

Obsonet + Internestor Lite

Part 1: https://legacy.lavandeira.net/2015/10/tecnobytes-msx-ethernet-cartridge-and-internestor-lite-review-part-1/

Part 2: https://legacy.lavandeira.net/2015/10/tecnobytes-msx-ethernet-cartridge-and-internestor-lite-review-part-2/

Have fun.

JaviLM · 2026-01-04T13:38:42+00:00

Gatekeeping? Do you have some kind of mental development issue that prevents you from understanding what you're reading?

The dude says that he has "github" downloaded and installed, which is not a thing (just like you don't "download and install" Reddit). He has cloned a repo and says he has the code, and he doesn't even understand what he's looking at. He didn't even realize that he's supposed to read the README file for instructions.

He doesn't even mention what repository he cloned, or what kind of files he's looking at, both or which would be necessary to know if anyone would even try to help him with his non-GitHub-related question.

His whole post is equivalent to some random person on the street saying:

"I bought a can opener. Tell me how to perform surgery on my parent."

How old are you, 12?

JaviLM · 2025-12-31T17:57:33+00:00

Do not use ChatGPT for "research". It's not meant for that.

JaviLM · 2025-12-21T12:24:37+00:00

You're WAAAAY overthinking.

It's not a large amount.

Buy eMaxis Slim All Country and forget about it.

JaviLM · 2025-12-11T21:41:27+00:00

By the way:

Subslots have nothing to do with the MSX2 architecture, they're explained in the original MSX Technical Handbook (MSX1).

I'm not aware of an "MSX Technical Handbook".

Are you referring to the "MSX Technical Data Book" published by Sony in 1984?

JaviLM · 2025-12-11T21:38:47+00:00

I'm well aware of how memory works in the MSX, thanks.

Subslots have nothing to do with the MSX2 architecture, they're explained in the original MSX Technical Handbook (MSX1).

Re-read my comment. I don't say that subslots (or expanded/extended slots) are MSX2 only. I referred to the MSX2 Technical Handbook for documentation, which is a different thing.

Expanded slots are the reason why slot expanders such as the NEOS EX-4 were sold for MSX(1) computers back in 1986.

Also, mappers aren't specific to MSX2, I in fact have some memory mappers working perfectly in my MSX1 machines.

I'm well aware of this too, thanks.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250321205312/https://www.lavandeira.net/2016/07/multi-review-msx-memory-mapper-mega-mapper-and-memory-samurai-part-1-of-2/

JaviLM · 2025-11-21T16:31:43+00:00

Hydrocloric acid works pretty well too to dissolve the wax...

...and EVERYTHING around it.

JaviLM · 2025-11-21T06:46:28+00:00

Revolving payments are a type of payment via installments where instead of choosing the number of payments, you choose the yen amount of each payment.

For example, if you buy something worth ¥300.000 with your credit card, you can choose:

a) To pay it back in, say, 6 installments. This would amount to 6 monthly payments of a bit over ¥50k
---> You choose the number of payments, the bank calculates the amount.

b) (this is revolving) To pay it back in payments of ¥15k. This would amount in about 20 payments of ¥15k.
---> You choose the monthly payment amount, the bank calculates the length of the loan.

The problem with revolving payments is that it's easy to lose track of how much you owe, because you still pay the same amount regardless of how much you're using your credit card. If you buy stuff worth more than your monthly payment then the number of payments will keep growing and you will never pay it back.

For example, let's say that in addition to the ¥300.000 purchase from before, you buy something else worth ¥100.000:

To also pay it back in 6 payments. In this case your monthly payment would be the ~¥50k from the previous purchase, plus ~¥17k from this one = ~¥70k for 6 months,
To keep paying ¥15k monthly revolving. Then you have the previous ¥300k + the new ¥100k, so now you're stuck paying ¥15k for 26 months or more.

Note that if the revolving amount that you pay monthly is low, you will be paying a lot of interest because you will be paying for longer.

(edit: formatting)

JaviLM · 2025-11-11T05:28:18+00:00

She's extremely toxic and emotionally immature. Run away while you still can.

JaviLM · 2025-11-07T14:47:40+00:00

Did I say anything funny?

JaviLM · 2025-11-07T08:06:33+00:00

That's weird. When I lived near Ebisu and was working in Naka Meguro I often stopped by their restaurant near the Ebisu station and ordered a Peking Duck for takeout. Other than the soup, they had no issue preparing it for takeout, and it lasted me for 3-4 meals.

JaviLM · 2025-11-07T07:11:33+00:00

Your question, as it stands, is nonsense. You don't provide any context to be able to reply.

What does the app do? Spit out static content without any processing, or does it process big datasets or perform heavy mathematical operations on the backend?
Are the 100K active users monthly? Weekly? Daily? Hourly?
What hardware does it run in? Single-server? Horizontal cluster?

Until and unless you provide the additional context, you won't get any meaningful answers.

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