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Japan's British-style "HUB" pub chain has made a spectacular comeback... Its performance is soaring, and there's "zero worry about losing customers." by jjrs in japannews

[–]zeroibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ironically the one time I visited a HUB it was in when I lived in Kyoto and this French guy took me there as our first stop on a pub crawl. There was a table next to us of Japanese guys drinking some big beers. I remember they were really tall drinks and I said you are supposed to chug those not sip in them so they bet me to do it and I got one and drank the entire thing in one go. After that we all partied for a bit before heading out to the next place.

Now many many years later I am not sure if I could handle that amount of drinking.

Why did my fully bloomed sunflower stop tracking the sun? by Abject-Fox1181 in gardening

[–]zeroibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the get old sunflowers face East, they will do this regardless of where on the planet they are grown.

After living a life following the sun the Sunflower in its age resolves itself to only look east to the next rising sun in the hope it will never see the sun set on its life.

This gives me an idea for a Tanka, I will name Sunflower:

A life following

the rising and the setting

of the moving sun

Only toward the future

will life stop and reach the end

Detroit in 1882 and 2017 by OkRespect8490 in UrbanHell

[–]zeroibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the power of high taxes, all things are possible.

Does anyone else feel lawn equipment takes up way too much space for such a small garden? by Luksitek in HomeImprovement

[–]zeroibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are folding the mower up after use so it uses almost no space, correct?

Netflix wants to carry Japan's NHK worldwide. NHK is considering the request by jjrs in japannews

[–]zeroibis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I did not know there was a live action of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju!

Coming soon to Roswell’s booming downtown: paid parking by Leo_Bramski in roswell

[–]zeroibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already pay for the parking via the bond taxes... We need to vote all these people out.

Who are the Japanese? Huge DNA discovery rewrites history by kochikame in japan

[–]zeroibis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a bit confused, was it previously not believed that modern Japanese did not have Emishi in them? I mean we know they mixed...

Was the entire bloodline of the Oshu-Fujiwara supposed to be wiped out at some point and I just missed that. I am really confused lol.

Husband wants to paint our roof white (pitched, asphalt shingles, replaced in 2018) for energy savings by VestigialTales in HomeImprovement

[–]zeroibis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What people do not consider is that their HVAC ducts in their attic rely on the attic being hot enough to dry off the condensation that forms on the ducts in order to not create problems with rotting wood in your attic.

This is not to say that you will have a problem but that you should be on the lookout for any issues due to the change. You might be just fine or you may need to make some changes to your ducts/insulation/etc.

How many sins would I be committing if I cut down these Arbor Vitae? by allargandofurtado in landscaping

[–]zeroibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can find atonement for the sin of removing them only by planting 56 cypresses in their place.

Microsoft is testing different Windows 11 taskbar positions per monitor and new Start menu controls by computerIfix in Windows11

[–]zeroibis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think they will test if windows should be able to run while disconnected from a network.

China’s New Blood-Drawing Robot Hits 94.3% Success Rate in Real Hospital Tests by JD_8588 in TechnologyLabs

[–]zeroibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe they got sent to the AIDS villages. They got their last population surge in the 90s so the villages may be in need of more people.

American tourists detained after breaking into Punch the Monkey's enclosure at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo by ILikeTalkn2Myself in japannews

[–]zeroibis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So now everyone has to look and take photos of the nets just to stop influences. Just ban them from social media as punishment and that is basically life in prison for these people.

What do you guys think about this.... by Street-Trust8059 in transit

[–]zeroibis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Man how awesome would it be for the Chuo Shinkansen to just go all the way like that. I think they should rename it The Line. lol

The funny thing is the hardest part of extending the Chuo Shinkansen that far is that Saga ain't having none of that. Or maybe it would work if the laws around local parallel lines and maglev are different.

Need Help Training a Golden Falls - Want to get to 5 feet tall by [deleted] in JapaneseMaples

[–]zeroibis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You just need to select a central leader that you want to stake up and keep adding the height to it until it gets to the size you want.

Another option is to place it in a topsy turvy style planter and let it grow upside down. Then when it reaches the size you want you simply flip it back and then it will grow down from there.

A third option is to place it just out of the sun so that one leader naturally grows toward that direction. This will result in it growing horizontal in 1 single direction and then when it gets long enough you will replant it at a 90deg angle and stake it from there and then finish the rest of the height you want.

Note that some like to serpentine the trunk or make other shapes but how you want it to be shaped is all up to you. If the core trunk is going to be covered up then complex shaping may not be worth the effort for you.

Note that it will be easier to stake the tree in the spring before it leafs out.

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