Maru the Shiba looking cool on a hot summer day 😎
If you use a Yubikey for MFA for your Apple Id: it failed for me during the install of a new Mac (rejected the correct PIN), so I opted to setup later. When I did so, MacOS raised an error about the Yubikey being a keyboard, so I resolved that first, then was able to setup Apple Id. 🤷🏼♂️
@stopthatgirl7 just a comedy of errors.
@mejh they fit me just right
@chartier glad I can’t get it in Japan. That sounds like a massive mess.
@jamesvandyne oh my aching yen!
@matuzo I use tape.app; it seems to work pretty seamlessly
@brian I'd have it with, because I need to get back into Japan, but that's really good to know. It's easy to forget something.
Jogged about 13km from Totsuka to Kamakura in the Xero H-Trail sandals on Saturday early AM, then used the shower facilities at OSJ Shonan Club House before meeting A for lunch. Convenient, and they had a full range of Altra shoes! 🚿
Had my hugo build scripts all break at once, because of some deprecations. Fortunately an easy fix. ⚙
@jamesvandyne @brian thanks for the extra info. Have you ever rented a car in your home country with your Japan IDP, and, was there any trouble? (James we lived in the Izumi-ku area in our first couple years of marriage, and I always thought their bureaucrats had it together. Always quick service at the kuyakusho. Totsuka got it's act together later.)
@pippa one can only hope. I think Biden was a good man, but it was time. I really hope Harris can get all the support and votes she needs. I just feel bad for her since the onslaught of right-wing b.s. and muckraking against her will start now.
@RoboticistDuck oof, I hadn't heard about THAT particular wrinkle. The page I read did say that you should bring the old one when you apply for a new one. Wonder what problem that odd bureaucratic flourish is designed to prevent?!
I’ve been wearing “barefoot” shoes for jogging for a few years now, and decided to try these Xero H-Trail running sandals. Wore them this AM on a 3km jog on various surfaces, and they worked well even in the rain. The key was to not grip the toe post too much and to stay relaxed. 🏃
My US driver’s license is expired so I am getting an International Drivers License to be able to rent a car when I visit. It should be easier than this, but, I just want to say that the process at the police station in Totsuka was super simple, friendly even. 👮
JIS finally released the Japanese language version of ISO 27002, called “JIS Q 27002:2024”. This is the guideline to ISO 27001’s annex A, a good practice guideline for implementing infosec controls. Now we don’t have to rely on beta translations. 🚀
@TomatoGrilledCheese that’s weird and great!
@numericcitizen that's very cool
@pip lavender?
@ChrisJWilson my daughters are grown. I wish they would make forts in the living room again, or go outside and get all muddy. Truly halcyon days.
@chrisaldrich typewriters used to really stress me out. I had a kind of "PTSD" from typing class, where I was so bad at it. But because of that pressure, I can touch type without looking at the keyboard, and my career has benefitted from that. I think I would like to type on a typewriter. This is random, but I found this interesting: www.thenewsminute.com/telangana...
@amerpie oh, this is cool, thank you & duly added!
Have you heard of the important BSI Standard PAS 5222:2024, developed to give guidelines for safeguarding children during out-of-school activities? My hope is that ISO and JIS pick it up. 🛝
@johoo welcome and, cute critter
Maru’s favorite spot, looking handsome after his trim. 🐕
@chadkoh had the Dog one with my wife last night. Was an IPA and went great with the roast beef.
@amerpie I must have missed the 3rd and 4th :)
@amerpie sounds like I have some catching up to do!
@Burk I think that’s unfortunately true; the spec was written by optimists relying on the honor system. I always set it up because of the sitemap link feature it has, and as an explicit statement re who I want indexing me, as a matter of course.
@jamesvandyne if you’re interested I have some posts on that topic.
@pippa oof that’s messed up, I’m sorry to hear it
Lucky Brews for this lucky dad! 🥰
@gregmoore aerobic carb using zone?
@arstechnica especially concerning given their many security certifications. If such a bad system can be released, it means none of their purported security controls are effective. Smh
Daughter 2 brought delicious cannelè sweets in various flavors from Shinagawa station. It’s a celebration! 🥳
Another abandoned building in my area, this time a “danchi” public housing apartment building. You can put them up, but it costs money to tear them down, so they sit and rot! (This is why we sold off the apartment my FIL built.)
@rickcogley these particular shoes are even more comfortable now after a couple weeks' wear.
Abandoned kindergarten where our girls went is supposedly managed by a Uni, but it’s just overrun with weeds. 😔
We are usually flexible when delivering professional services, but recently a client went so far as to complain about being billed for what they ordered, despite us having done extra scope for that job. It’s time to train them by strictly controlling scope. 🗡️
The reactions of Trump followers regarding the unanimous guilty verdict handed in by the jury were predictable, and comical. I guess they don’t realize both sides select the jury?! 🤡 Also a pleasure to see the press refute every single lie spouted at the post-verdict press conference.
Google should pause AI overviews until they are sure the advice is sane. It’s like taking sarcastic Reddit copypasta as your source of truth. I signed Mozilla’s petition. 🤥
I’m a Spingle fan. They’re a Hiroshima shoe brand, and I’ve had good luck with fit and durability. My old canvas ones rotted so I got these. 👟
I tried Uber Eats for the first time here in Japan, and there was a tip option. I feel like tipping is really American, but still I tipped. Sincere question: do the drivers not get paid unless you tip? Appreciate any insights…
The “NY cheesecake” Lotte Chocopie is good. Really really good. 🤩
Yesterday was removal of about 6000m of old LAN cable from an office that was moved out of. We installed this 20 years ago. 💪
In a Starbucks before a meeting, and the noise pollution is quite incredible. There’s the BGM, door open pings, mobile order bings, staff taking orders, and of course people in remote calls. Noisy! 💥
“The Favourite” on Netflix is just fantastic. A hysterical romp. 😀
We had decadent parfaits in Atami, and the food at the cottage was 5🌟
It’s been a hard couple of months with no Golden Week, so we are at a detached cottage in Ito soaking in the onsen. Lovely place! 😊