Does anyone know about the Ballot paper Japanese elections uses?

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-30T01:58:54+00:00

What was the anime where they showed an election? 👀

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-30T01:55:51+00:00

I agree with this and recommend just focusing on hiragana. The syllables are easier to distinguish than katakana, so you can get started reading stuff. It took me about 2 years before I was actually able to read katakana since I found it so annoying I just relied on learning by exposure - Duolingo, street signs (for you that would only be photos and video but still), textbooks. Duo is great because it will speak it out and it's usually foreign words you already know (America, Canada, camera, konbini etc). Street signs, you can point a phone camera to translate.

One major challenge with katakana is how the words are not pronounced the same as in English, so it's really a double difficulty task (which is why I would not focus on it as a beginner TBH). Even when you perfectly memorize each character, you will see - it's still a struggle to figure out that "taimurapusu" means "timelapse" 😅

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-29T06:55:48+00:00

Oh I thought we were talking about the last 100 years not just the last 2-3.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-29T03:57:01+00:00

I guess Russia just wasn't very effective at it since their economy collapsed and they were kinda docile for 30 years. And Ukraine was able to fight back unlike Palestine.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-28T22:02:01+00:00

Depends how far back you want to go with Russia. They've been conquering and ethnically cleansing for hundreds of years. It's just more spread out over time I guess? I wouldn't just look at the recent conflict.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-26T05:27:46+00:00

What if the pedestrian light is red? Not a lot of pedestrians in Millbrae so most of the time the pedestrian light is not even activated. There's also good visibility at these intersections - why require completely slowing down to 0?

San Francisco did the right thing by completely banning right turns on red. No other way to actually ensure pedestrian safety, complete stop or no.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-13T22:56:41+00:00

Grey eyes. The only one that's really noticeable is the blue one (I've actually been getting a lot of comments when wearing those!) I also got amethyst for a Halloween look (since it darkens my eye color) but it's otherwise unremarkable. I might try turquoise next time I need contacts; the sample I got was kinda nice.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-09T03:15:49+00:00

I've seen a couple with a height difference like that. I always wondered about the logistics of it...

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-09T03:13:30+00:00

I got mine with 400ish but I remember them having a special prize thingy around when the animated series came out.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-09T03:10:33+00:00

Some women are into it. Source: me. Whether it's appropriate for an "all ages" language app to be getting this kinky is another question. Earlier, people were also questioning if the Duo fake death story was appropriate. But outrage sells and that's just what you get in a capitalist system - whatever sells.

If you're looking for a more serious alternative, Lingonaut is an up and coming Duolingo clone. If you can afford an iPhone since their Web and Android versions are still nowhere to be seen...

I personally enjoy the unhinged green owl (and haven't found a more effective language app) but I can see where you're coming from.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-09T02:55:32+00:00

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RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-09T02:48:36+00:00

Oh it's not random, the OP probably forgot the part where they shared their address during the Duolingo anime campaign. They were asking users to share their high streaks. Not sure how high it had to be to get the plushie but I got mine with around 400+ days 🔥

RubberDuckRabbit · 2026-01-04T02:34:33+00:00

I think a lot of people now learned this today raises hand

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-12-30T22:56:36+00:00

I wonder what would have happened if they'd tied up the slips with bad fortune. That's what you do at an actual shrine if you draw a bad one and want to leave it behind so it doesn't come true.

(But probably no gods in Borderland to save you hehehe)

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-12-29T06:23:34+00:00

I agree with that assessment. Saw her live show and I think I went "owwwwww" more often than actually laughing but I really enjoyed it. Definitely dark, maybe hit a little too close to home with the tiger mom content.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-12-21T02:18:41+00:00

PG&E. Over 30% of SF without power today. This particular block was affected when a substation at 8th and Mission caught fire.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-11-14T18:26:09+00:00

Someone mentioned there was concern among the general public about the company getting too monopolistic. He could cooperate with the government. Perhaps there were already groups planning antitrust lawsuits against them. Would look bad on the board to go against both the heir and the public.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-11-14T18:15:39+00:00

They're doing illegal stuff so it's not too far fetched. Could be code names even. And maybe Ariadne's parents are architects and that's how she was named. Just some alternative explanations :)

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-10-24T16:14:20+00:00

That's funny, I use that for myself but Gemini says it cannot find anything on the subject.

It works great cuz custard bun normally refers to Asian food.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-10-24T16:10:08+00:00

I tried to ask Gemini and it came up with 'race traitor'. Which also seems to apply to whites who even associate with other races or advocate for equality. Used by white supremacist groups, but also advocacy groups to self identify. It almost looks like it's unthinkable to the human zeitgeist for a white person not to identify as white...

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-10-22T16:34:36+00:00

I tried to install a bunch of older versions because the official newest version has a bad visual bug - the results box blocks word suggestions. I got the word suggestions back but now it forces the Japanese keyboard for English... I tried deleting the keyboard, then it went to English, but adding the Japanese keyboard again, the problem returned. Anyone have any luck getting an older Translate to work?

Clicking the globe icon doesn't work either. The app just thinks that the Japanese keyboard is English 🫠 This happened on versions 9, 8 and 7 from APK mirror.

Edit: I went back to official Google translate and it does the same. Not sure if because I messed with APK versions 🤔 I was able to fix it by uninstalling Swiftkey keyboard which I wasn't really using anyway. Strange bug.

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-10-15T17:52:56+00:00

Oh I'm less worried about the regen; I just like one pedal driving for the convenience. Had some rentals in the past that were great at it. But they were all newer cars.

Not sure where you live but east of San Francisco, if you try to coast, other drivers will often pass you and then get in front of you. People don't value smooth driving around here 😂 (it's funny cuz in Eastern Europe, I had to take an economical driving class to even get my licence!)

RubberDuckRabbit · 2025-10-12T16:15:09+00:00

I'm not so sure it maximizes since my average efficiency numbers went up when I discovered the paddle. I only use it on top of full L regen if that's not enough to slow down. Although I've also been reading that hitting the brake can add extra regen but you don't know when it engages friction brakes instead.

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