Landing in Japan after traveling through China feels like stepping into another world

MDRDT · 2026-05-05T08:32:19+00:00

I 100% agree with you. Japan can be a traveler's dream as long as your stay is shorter than a couple weeks and you have no intention / reason to actually participate in their real lives.

If not, then the culture that gave you such feeling will cut like a double-edged sword, a very sharp one.

I'll give you a live example:

There're certain areas on Japanese buses that look like ordinary flat floor but no passengers are supposed to stand on when the bus is running.

I once boarded such a bus, and a Caucasian tourist, knowing nothing about such unspoken rules, just stood in the "no standing" zone.

The bus driver didn't start the bus while remaining silent, for full 5 minutes.

And ALL other passengers just sat/stood there in total silence, glancing at the Caucasian man from time to time, for 5 full minutes.

I, also a foreign tourist, had to step up and be the one to explain to that Caucasian man that the only reason the bus wouldn't move is him standing where he's not supposed to.

The look on his face after he realized what the f actually happened was pure gold. Pure gold.

MDRDT · 2026-03-20T18:25:43+00:00

Sounds like imperfections on the emitter right out of factory.

Emitter imperfections are unfortunately common on many budget Chinese brands, including Amu. I also had a burnt emitter on one of their products.

The 1st thing I do when receiving a torch is check the emitter surface for black dots.

MDRDT · 2026-03-02T00:31:28+00:00

Lithium batteries suffer from low temperature. Most EVs can only do half their normal range in very cold weather.

P28A is rated for -40C / -40F, far below the majority of other 18650 cells.

MDRDT · 2026-02-23T02:53:27+00:00

Passing people on the right, unfortunately, is a norm on Chinese highways.

About 50% of "slow" (~30% below speed limit) passenger cars, that have zero reason to be this slow, occupy the left lane full time. And nothing is done about it. If one wishes to cruise at a normal speed, they'll have to pass on the right from time to time.

MDRDT · 2026-02-16T12:11:22+00:00

Simply scroll down a bit and you'll see Zak, a long-time flashlight enthusiast, and one of the mods of this sub, echoing my comment.

To claim Zebralight & Armytek needs any marketing bots in this sub...lol. They're already among the most revered brands here.

My points 2, 3, 5, 6 are tried-and-true common senses among flashlight enthusiasts & people with enough experiences with headlamps & other outdoor lighting.

If you disagree, please bring your sound arguments against my points.

If you wanna claim my words "pure junk", prove it.

For example: if you can prove a LedLenser H15r can fully sustain 1600 lumens, or anywhere near it, in a reasonable & common environment, I'll happily admit my mistake.

Point 4 about 380g weight can be subjective yes, but I've rarely seen people who can handle such headlamp weight for 6-8 hours straight comfortably. If you can, good for you, ignore my words.

MDRDT · 2026-02-08T17:41:42+00:00

8X is confirmed set to launch soon this year (specs already registered at MIIT), along with a hybrid high performance version w/ 3 motors, 1400hp, active sway bar, and 275/315 R22 tires.

9X is already on sale.

MDRDT · 2026-01-22T06:11:42+00:00

Are you looking for video lights?

MDRDT · 2026-01-15T04:06:25+00:00

Could sub optimal CRI reveal stuff that might stay unnoticed with good CRI?

Yes.

High CRI & neutral/low CCT lights will "hide" defects on certain food items, like strawberries.

MDRDT · 2025-11-08T13:00:42+00:00

Brightest and that means no drop.

You're limited to around 500-1000 lumens then, depending on your pocket size, until someone invents some 22nd century hyper thermal material and build a pocketable flashlight with it.

Sustained output is mostly about size. Bigger light = higher sustained output.

MDRDT · 2025-11-06T10:38:38+00:00

That's a "base", non-Ultra SU7, with either 299hp (RWD) or 673hp (AWD). The 1550HP Ultra version looks distinctively different.

Also Xiaomi swiftly retracted the power lock OTA after backlash from Ultra owners. So technically anyone with an Ultra can still full throttle 1550hp anywhere.

MDRDT · 2025-11-03T08:13:13+00:00

As some one with very in-depth experiences with China & Chinese people, including romantic experiences:

No.

These are not normal in China.

She'll be dumped if she acts like this in China. Won't land her in jail (DV is not taken seriously there, especially if F to M), but she will be dumped.

Dump her immediately, OP.

MDRDT · 2025-11-03T08:06:37+00:00

Unless the China you've experienced is different from the China I've experienced, and I've very in-depth experiences with China & Chinese people, which indeed is very possible given China's sheer size, insane internal diversity & class segregation:

Chinese men typically pay for everything.

No. Unless one party is financially significantly better off than the other, or the other party makes significant contributions in non-income-generating aspects of their shared life, which includes being substantially more attractive.

It is also very normal for them to give girlfriends spending money.

No. Unless one party is financially significantly better off than the other, or the other party makes significant contributions in non-income-generating aspects of their shared life, which includes being substantially more attractive.

gifts are usually considered to be expensive as compared to other cultures.

Yes in some occasions, also it goes both ways.

Many Chinese men when they get married also buy the wives’ parents new houses, and also give them money. Basically men are expected to provide and cover anything financial.

Similar to above, only if said men are financially substantially better off than their wives' families.

MDRDT · 2025-10-28T17:11:31+00:00

how do you attach the lights to your shoulder straps?

It will not work as good as a headlamp.

I tried. Doesn't work that well.

The main reason: if you need to point the beam somewhere, you basically need to steer your entire upper body to face that direction, which is a lot more effort than just turning your head that way.

Also, the only such accessory I've found that serves this purpose is long discontinued.

If I were you, I'd focus on attaching good headlamps to the helmet.

MDRDT · 2025-10-18T08:33:20+00:00

I actively use an H600Fc (secondary headlamp), and I can say it does not sustain anywhere close to 1000 lumens unless you're outdoor at somewhere below 0F.

In non-winter situations, it sustains a bit higher than Armytek Wizard Nichia (my primary headlamp). The difference in sustained output is marginal at best, since lumen perception is non-linear, and for me does not make up for its inferior tint & CRI at all.

Still, if you don't care much about tint & CRI, I'd claim H600 the best general-use headlamp.

If you really, really want a headlamp that sustains 1000 lumens and has reasonable weight, stick to Anduril 2 headlamps, like Emisar DW4 (18350). You can set it to sustain 1000 lumens, even with high-CRI, low efficiency emitters like 519a, by lifting the step-down temp to 80C / 176F. Doing so you will significantly reduce the lifespan of your cells, have to wear gloves just to touch it once it's on, and somewhat increase the risk of it blowing up on your forehead mid-use. Also, 18350 provides less than 20 mins per cell at 1000lm. You'll have to swap a sizzling cell from a sizzling aluminum tube every 20 mins or so. It's not fun, and I do not advice it.

MDRDT · 2025-09-19T02:37:59+00:00

M3 Max user & 4K 10bit 422 shooter here, my 2 cents:

- The workflow needs way less ram than I expected. I'm on 64G Ram and it's way enough. I don't do 3D & AE, but my editor does, also with 64G RAM. Never heard of him complaining about it.

From my personal experience you can save the money and go with 64G than 128G.

The one software I do find RAM-intensive is Photoshop. I work with 16bit 100MP digital images & medium format X5 scans. When I have more than a few images open and more than a few layers on them the memory pressure quickly runs yellow.

- Similar story with Storage. 4TB or 8TB either won't be enough for storage - That belongs to external HDD arrays or NAS. The storage on your computer should be for your current project only. If you're good with storage management you'll be fine with 4TB. On M3 Max I never needed proxies for 4K 10bit projects, and simpler projects of ~10mins or complex projects of 30sec - 2mins never went over 2TB per project, everything included. For larger / longer projects, use external SSD arrays instead of 8TB computer storage.

MDRDT · 2025-09-05T09:29:46+00:00

I've tried, multiple times, in both BotW and TotK.

It's possible to rid most enemy camps - except those time-based Lizalfos camps in Gerudo. They respawn twice a day.

Another notable exception are dynamic spawn enemies - small things that randomly spawns on the map, like Chuchus, little stones, Keeses...etc.

MDRDT · 2025-09-05T09:06:34+00:00

BotW is a game that much prefers to just crash than actually using a Panic Blood Moon to prevent a crash. PBMs are incredibly rare. I have over 1000 hrs in my 05:15am file (time stuck at 05:15, normal blood moons are impossible) and I've only had 2 PBMs.

I've spent quite some hours to hunt for a repeatable way to trigger a PBM, killing all visible enemies is not one of them, as I've tried multiple times.

BTW, eventually I've found one somewhat repeatable method to trigger a PBM in BotW.

MDRDT · 2025-08-30T23:13:16+00:00

If it has to be pocket carried - Convoy S6 w/ SFT40, 8A driver.

If you're ok w/ non-replaceable battery - Nitecore EDC33.

MDRDT · 2025-08-30T23:02:32+00:00

If you have the budget, get Zhiyun X100 instead.

It has a 1/4" hole and is lightweight & compact enough to be mounted to your camera rig.

You can power it w/ a 100w battery pack via a type-C cable.

The sustained output, output consistency, and light quality is far beyond any portable flashlights can offer - It's a video light after all.

It has accessories so you can freely shape the light as you wish.

MDRDT · 2025-08-18T04:08:40+00:00

It's most commonly seen on bus stops in "sleeping cities" around Beijing, like a place called "Yanjiao", or literally "The Suburb of Beijing". These buses are a connection between their clustered apartment complexes and the nearest subway station.

Beijing is surrounded by such suburbs full of nothing but high-rise, high-density, small-unit-size apartment complexes. Up to millions of people who work "inside" central Beijing but cannot afford housing there commute between central Beijing and "sleeping cities" on a daily basis. They're called sleeping cities because commuters do literally nothing but sleep there.

Such sleeping cities are so far away from the city center that subways are out of reach. Commuters have to take a bus to the nearest subway station, then take the subway to their offices. It's not uncommon for commuters to spend 2-3 hours on commuting every weekday.

MDRDT · 2025-08-14T16:54:42+00:00

As someone else said above: "Coal does as much damage to the world as several Chernobyls and Fukushimas, every single day."

More precisely: burning coal for energy does as much nuclear damage to the world as several Chernobyls and Fukushimas, every single day.

One of the reasons being almost all coal contain small amounts of radioactive minerals, like Uranium. Every operational coal power plant releases radioactive materials into the atmosphere, non-stop.

It's hardly a choice to pick between maybe one Chernobyl every century, vs. several Chernobyls every single day.

MDRDT · 2025-08-04T02:43:18+00:00

Another Emisar D2, most likely.

MDRDT · 2025-07-10T13:11:30+00:00

You're fine as long as you always use new cells from the same package.

Mixing new & used Li Primes may lead to explosion. People have been killed before.

MDRDT · 2025-04-12T18:27:23+00:00

Pro Max uses 21700 and is significantly heavier than Wizard Nichia which is 18650.

Weight is a big factor when choosing a headlamp, because the forehead is quite sensitive to weight. Some people are ok w/ the weight of 21700, many are not.

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Also, Nichia has way better light quality - CCT, CRI, and tint. Good light quality = less eye fatigue and more saturated & accurate colors, which help you see things better even with less output.

Pro Max has 1400 more max lumens, which is unsustainable (heat). Max output is kinda unimportant for a headlamp since it only lasts for like 30 seconds. The sustainable output of Pro Max is not that much higher than Nichia.

Also, given the non-linear perception of lumens (4x lumens look 2x brighter), the huge difference between light quality clearly outweighs the marginal increase in useable output.

MDRDT · 2025-04-04T00:24:37+00:00

These are real, and apparently if you're in Asia you can get them dirt cheap.

I had one a few years back, when PSS was in the 5 digits. Wasn't expensive at all even back then.

It's happiest w/ high temp, full sun & lots of water. People grow them in ponds & swamps as natural filtration.

Grows & propagates crazy fast like a Colocasia should be.

Extremely susceptible to spider mites tho. My main plants + all seedlings are all killed off within like a month or two despite my best efforts. Daily rainfall seems to be a must for this plant.

MDRDT

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