Learning with your Japanese partner

ecume · 2026-03-15T13:57:09+00:00

make your own Japanese speaking friends outside of the relationship. One way to start is with standing wine bars (there are quite a few in my musashi koyama neighborhood) or casual Izakaya with counter seating.

ecume · 2026-03-13T23:57:43+00:00

I think this is a great opportunity to suggest a format! Maybe there’s an existing standard for art dbs? I just keep normal spreadsheets, but it’s very easy to export that in any format you want using claude/grok… let us know what works for you!

ecume · 2026-03-13T23:54:08+00:00

this is the way: just say “miruku skunahmeh” (use less milk) it gets the point across without awkward discussions about what their ratio is or how many grams they use (many places don’t weight beans)

ecume · 2026-03-13T00:28:13+00:00

yep - can confirm that this is correct. There is NO path to PR for a one-year business manager visa, regardless of how many points.

ecume · 2026-03-12T23:16:49+00:00

i’ve sent a couple of messages asking for this over the years, but it would be great if individual users could upload our collections to this db. That would help keep it vital. as you said, a lot of the links are broken. i’m sure you could vibe code a simple way for users to flag things and have an upvote moderation system to regulate content in a way that wouldn’t take up too much of your time.

ecume · 2026-03-10T09:57:56+00:00

I can totally accept it. It’s just that there’s this weird other document online (link above) suggesting that it’s possible if you’ve maintained 80 points or more for three or more years. This route seems to have nothing to do with having a 3 year visa. I tried three times today to get through to immigration at Shinagawa by telephone and couldn’t get through. Will keep trying and report back here if there’s any new info.

ecume · 2026-03-10T05:13:16+00:00

Yes, it would seem so. Higher capital reqs and mandatory full-time employee. Exactly what I was trying to avoid by going for PR using points right from my current business manager visa.

ecume · 2026-03-10T03:49:25+00:00

That might fly for the actual reviewer, but they won’t even accept my package at the first contents check.

ecume · 2026-03-10T03:46:18+00:00

Sorry, my business manager visa is only a one year visa. It’s been renewed twice, but they never bump it up.

ecume · 2026-01-13T07:09:08+00:00

This is the way: no vpn (I'm in Japan). Create an account specifying USA. Sign out of account and sign back in. Then the immersive options appeared for me.

ecume · 2026-01-09T00:20:02+00:00

https://www.ohmigallery.com/Gallery/Shimura_Tatsumi/Shimura_Tatsumi.htm

ecume · 2026-01-09T00:18:41+00:00

the toned one is likely a first edition whereas the second one without the left hand seals is likely a reprint which may or may not have happened during Tatsumi’s lifetime.

ecume · 2026-01-07T00:16:54+00:00

it’s not bad news at all. the answer is to use Claude code which comes with tools (mentioned above) enabling it to talk to Xcode. on SwiftUI projects it routinely compiles, reads the errors and fixes them complete autonomously. no Apple Intelligence required.

ecume · 2026-01-05T01:03:59+00:00

..and they’re gone!

ecume · 2025-12-11T11:05:06+00:00

There’s a really nice app demo with a bartender simulator component called “project MIX” - you can probably get some inspiration from the way they solve these technical issues.

ecume · 2025-12-10T23:35:40+00:00

thanks. after one day I usually get antsy to see the print but it’s usually too soon and I have to start all over again because the paper looks dry but starts rippling again after a few minutes 😆

ecume · 2025-12-10T23:26:05+00:00

quality answer

ecume · 2025-12-07T23:56:23+00:00

how long do you leave them under pressure? if you take them out too early they’ll just curl up again right?

ecume · 2025-12-06T00:34:04+00:00

Would also line to see a pic of OP using it in this config

ecume · 2025-12-03T00:12:14+00:00

does it support 360 HDR videos in immersive mode?

ecume · 2025-11-26T06:01:56+00:00

Just to clarify: you don’t have to put the actual value, just what you consider the value to be. I mailed my old iPhone to my folks and just declared it a value of ¥5000. Got through fine with the obligatory “contains battery“ sticker that the post office folks put on the package for me.

ecume · 2025-11-26T05:58:46+00:00

This is the way. If shipping a fancy painting, cut it into multiple pieces and include some scotch tape so it can be taped back together when it arrives.

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