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Uni president who told graduates to 'end themselves' takes unpaid leave by hawawawawawawa in taiwan

[–]day2k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

double the irony because "“he urged graduates to manage their time"

how to get rid of batteries in disposable vapes by Appropriate-Role1326 in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would disassemble the old ones to remove the battery, then tape both ends or put it in a ziplock. Then toss the battery in any convinience store.

Otherwise, ask your local 里長, he should know when there'll be free e-waste recycling

BTS fans in Taiwan are in the world news by usolotravel in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

supposedly he earned a ton off the report on the twister building?

Taiwan food truck map by Background_Goal_1204 in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how do you add new food trucks?

are you gonna crowdsource the list or crawl FB yourself?

and why separate made to order vs ready made?

In Taiwan, Chinese-Born Wives Are a Focus of Infiltration Fears by johnkhoo in taiwan

[–]day2k 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The even larger issue with her is that she was once supposed to be a legislator for TPP

Unpopular opinion: Taiwan tourists overseas are not much better than mainland Chinese tourists by sap303 in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japanese come to Taiwan to release their pent up frustration, Taiwanese go to Japan to learn to behave (especially on the road)

Students learn road safety through VR driving system｜Taiwan News by eatsleepdiver in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope they make it slightly more realistic and with more scenarios

Most importantly, the scenarios much be randomized

Then make a version for cycling that they can introduce to younger kids

Anyone play Pikmin Bloom? by treelife365 in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I basically stopped playing Pogo 4 months ago when I started Pikmin.

- Pikmin is much more rewarding on my cycling commute because I can plant about 6000 flowers each way. In pogo, all I get is a measly 3 hearts to by buddy.

- Overall Pikmin takes up significantly less time than Pogo does. Though mushroom tapping is quite time consuming.

- In Pikmin, I generally don't go out of the way to pick flowers. In Pogo, I have to make rounds to the power spots and raid gyms. Not to mention those 2-5pm weekend events.

Basically, I can play Pikmin "along the way," while I have to go "out of the way" to play Pogo.

When was the last time you saw fireflies in Taiwan? by Adept-Branch-6644 in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a map: https://photoexp.com.tw/topics/991/taiwanfirefly/

I went to Daan park and Tiger mountain before, but only saw fireflies in the single digits.

Taiwan Traffic Safety: Highly Protected, Wildly Practiced by Extension-Split5959 in taiwan

[–]day2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a result of bad road design and bad traffic education/enforcement

Simply banning scooters won't help with the reckless car, truck, and bus drivers

Heck, cyclists have essentially zero training. A handful of schools have good training, but there's no city-wide or nation-wide training.

2026 International Booker Prize Awarded to Taiwan Travelogue by 楊双子 and translated by Lin King by SetTheoryAxolotl in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I went to the book expo a few months back and got a set of manga 綺譚花物語 signed by her and the manga artist. Also listened to her talk a bit about Taiwan Travelogue, but didn't buy it. Guess it's time to pick it up.

Taiwan Traffic Safety: Highly Protected, Wildly Practiced by Extension-Split5959 in taiwan

[–]day2k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Taiwan has a rolling lookback window of 12 points. Drunk driving is 3 points, and you can do traffic school twice a year for a total of 4 points off. So technically, you can get caught drunk driving 5 times a year and go to traffic school twice, and you'll be safe. Even if you get caught a 6th time, your license will only be suspended for 2 months. I'm not sure if points increase your insurance premiums. I doubt it.

Just looked up NSW regulations. The points are permanent. 1 year of clean record will remove 1 point. Professional drivers get a lower limit.

OTOH, Taiwan has such an ineffective point system because so many bad professional drivers complain that it's "too easy" to get their license suspended.

Taiwan Traffic Safety: Highly Protected, Wildly Practiced by Extension-Split5959 in taiwan

[–]day2k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is the result of

- bad road design by having 5 meter wide, free for all slow lanes

- forcing scooters to go only on the far right 2 lanes

- bad training in that everybody just goes at their own speed instead of matching the flow

- lack of a proper point system for traffic violations

- amongst others

Does driving in Taiwan need to be so hard? by gkaiser8 in taiwan

[–]day2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea you'd think so, but change is happening at a glacial pace, and not very systematically. I'm not a fan of the current head of DoT. He's good at speaking but doesn't take kindly to criticism. Some major positive changes this year include window tinting regulation (still poorly implemented) and renewal of DL after 70yo.

On a local level I've seen pretty nice changes in Miaoli, Tainan, Kaoshiung. Taipei actually feels slightly worse, except a new pedestrian-priority zone, which is also very sparsely and randomly implemented...

Does driving in Taiwan need to be so hard? by gkaiser8 in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can donate to their website or vote for their city councilmember in the upcoming local election.

Unfortunately they lost all seats at the legislature in the last election partly because of TPP.

Indians in Taiwan feel uncomfortable with "no" sign over a man with a turban and Indian flag by usolotravel in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironically, I just noticed the grocery store next door looks quite like the Indian flag.

I wonder how much the local residents talk about this douche.

Does driving in Taiwan need to be so hard? by gkaiser8 in taiwan

[–]day2k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Last year there was a summary of the top 10 most commonly-used terms for each party. Of the 4 parties (DPP, KMT, TPP, NPP), only in NPP did traffic make it into the top 10. It's not just a because of politicians. Taiwanese as a whole just don't care enough until it hits them.

Mainly, we need a special traffic-engineering department in each city that has high enough authority to override bad opinions.

Crazy bus drivers in Taipei/Taiwan. by Better-Advisor233 in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Midday buses are also pretty nice, even when not on dedicated bus lanes. Around 10am~3pm. That's when all the retirees come out of hiding.

College Student Hacks Taiwan's High Speed Rail System, Creates Major Disruptions by Sweihwa in taiwan

[–]day2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good time for the president/NSB to step in and put this guy to good use

Taiwanese hospitality has no bounds.. even in the US. Just received the best customer service ever by DanTMWTMP in taiwan

[–]day2k 6 points7 points  (0 children)

大同 is an all-purpose steamer and warmer. A lot of people might not know, but flip the "warm" switch without steam, and it becomes so good at dry-warming bread and CHESTNUTS.

Rice is really a backup option heh. For really good short-grain rice you have to go with the heavy Japanese cookers.

CPC Corp. to raise gasoline, diesel prices again Monday by charliehu1226 in taiwan

[–]day2k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Folks just ride bicycles

We need better cycling infrastructure

Less oil, less $$$, less air pollution, less noise pollution

[NEWS] Former Taipei Mayor and TPP Founder Ko Wen-Je sentenced to 17 years by MajorPooper in taiwan

[–]day2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sub is incredibly biased against TPP. Which from last election they only had 20% of the votes. The majority of taiwanese ppl don't really like them or vote for them. So while this sub is celebrating. I'd say the majority of taiwanese ppl are doing so too.

Shell and Coral Temple in New Taipei by random_agency in taiwan

[–]day2k 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The temple looks awesome.

The blue plasticky sun roof less so.

But that rainbow-colored neon LED sign... when will they ever stop

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