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"... once butterfly traffic exceeded 250 per minute, adding that the closure remained in effect until the butterfly density...

"... once butterfly traffic exceeded 250 per minute, adding that the closure remained in effect until the butterfly density decreased." Love this 😄

Taiwan closes freeway lane for earliest butterfly protection in decade - Focus Taiwan

#taiwan #PurpleCrowButterfly

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503120019

Under the Eye of the Big... Cat? 😹#HiromiKawakami #UnderTheEyeOfTheBigBird #AsaYoneda #川上弘美...

Under the Eye of the Big... Cat? 😹

#HiromiKawakami #UnderTheEyeOfTheBigBird #AsaYoneda #川上弘美 #大きな鳥にさらわれないよう #猫 #CatsOfMastodon

Yeah I'm sure this will make Tesla sales go through the roof 😂🤡Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’ and says he’s buying one...

Yeah I'm sure this will make Tesla sales go through the roof 😂🤡

Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’ and says he’s buying one to support Musk
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/trump-tesla-boycott-musk?CMP=share_btn_url

Definitely the biggest spider I've come across in the house in quite a while. Pint glass for scale. 🕷️🍺 #spider #spiders

Definitely the biggest spider I've come across in the house in quite a while. Pint glass for scale. 🕷️🍺
#spider #spiders

So that's why my old (but working perfectly) Chromecast Audio device stopped working today... I sincerely hope this was not done on...

So that's why my old (but working perfectly) Chromecast Audio device stopped working today... I sincerely hope this was not done on purpose (but of course wouldn't put it past Google).

The Chromecast 2's device authentication certificate has expired : r/Chromecast

https://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/1j7lhrs/the_chromecast_2s_device_authentication/

This is quite interesting re. Japanese users tending to score lower than Western users, in part due to wanting to encourage kaizen...

This is quite interesting re. Japanese users tending to score lower than Western users, in part due to wanting to encourage kaizen (improvement) and giving 5 stars doesn't leave any room for improvement, in part because they may not want to give away the really good spots to eat, but also because "Japanese survey respondents in general exhibit a “central tendency bias” — an inclination to choose a middle category and avoid extreme opinions".

On Japan's top foodie site, imperfection is gold - The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/09/food-drink/tabelog-ratings-cultural-influences/

Great article/interview with Ichiko Aoba #青葉市子 #IchikoAoba...

Great article/interview with Ichiko Aoba
#青葉市子 #IchikoAoba

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/07/music/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures/

I've loved this song ever since I first heard it a few years ago, and its powerful lyrics have made it a well-known protest song in S...

I've loved this song ever since I first heard it a few years ago, and its powerful lyrics have made it a well-known protest song in S Korea even before the recent constitutional crisis. But I only just came across this video from the recent demonstrations against Yoon Suk Yeol in December. 이랑 Lang Lee is amazing.

#이랑 #LangLee

2024.12.14 이랑(Lang Lee) - 늑대가 나타났다(There is A Wolf) National Assembly Live
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jD8OrOnGr1w&si=9tArewYxku_k0Q4-

Good interview with one of my (many) favourite writers, Kazuo Ishiguro. ‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo...

Good interview with one of my (many) favourite writers, Kazuo Ishiguro.

‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the future of fiction and truth | Kazuo Ishiguro | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/08/ai-will-become-very-good-at-manipulating-emotions-kazuo-ishiguro-on-the-future-of-fiction-and-truth

Sunbathing 🌞#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

Sunbathing 🌞
#CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

This is a little far fetched, but if someone I know in Japan could try and get me a ticket for this (PIA registration requires a Japanese...

This is a little far fetched, but if someone I know in Japan could try and get me a ticket for this (PIA registration requires a Japanese postal address), please let me know. General tickets go on sale at noon Japan time today. I'll of course pay you back (plus one or two beers).

But since I'm not in Japan right now, I'll be asleep when they go on sale, so just let me know now so I won't have multiple tickets (nice problem to have though I guess 😅).

https://t.pia.jp/pia/ticketInformation.do?eventCd=2503956&rlsCd=001&utm_source=mail20250307&utm_medium=checklist_rls_0&utm_campaign=2503956001&afid=911

Another one. It feels like this is painfully slow going, but pretty sure things are getting there... Nagoya High Court rules not recognizing...

Another one. It feels like this is painfully slow going, but pretty sure things are getting there...

Nagoya High Court rules not recognizing same-sex marriage unconstitutional https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/crime-legal/same-sex-ruling-nagoya/

お好み焼きの時間！「自家製」 🥢Okonomiyaki time! (made myself)#お好み焼き #Okonomiyaki

お好み焼きの時間！「自家製」 🥢
Okonomiyaki time! (made myself)

#お好み焼き #Okonomiyaki

The full album is here, and well worth it! https://agathadoyasa.bandcamp.com/album/sparrows-arrows-fly-so-high

The full album is here, and well worth it!
https://agathadoyasa.bandcamp.com/album/sparrows-arrows-fly-so-high

This is from last year, but really enjoying it - すずめのティアーズ is a duo mixing Japanese traditional minyo with the vocal...

This is from last year, but really enjoying it - すずめのティアーズ is a duo mixing Japanese traditional minyo with the vocal harmonies of Balkan folk music, and it works 😊

Akita Daikokumai - Suzumeno Tears / 秋田大黒舞 - すずめのティアーズ - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p54dxURZdbk

Here at long last is a survey that really matters: which hotel or inn 看板ねこ ("mascot cat" or "store cat") would...

Here at long last is a survey that really matters: which hotel or inn 看板ねこ ("mascot cat" or "store cat") would Japanese travellers most like to meet 😹

「会ってみたい！看板ねこランキング2025」発表！愛らしい仕草に癒やされる ｜じゃらんニュース
https://www.jalan.net/news/article/854875/

Looks like Spotify is fucked at the moment, anyone else?I can't play whole albums, it skips randomly elsewhere, connecting to speakers...

Looks like Spotify is fucked at the moment, anyone else?

I can't play whole albums, it skips randomly elsewhere, connecting to speakers doesn't work properly and gets greyed out, and I just got served an ad, despite being on a paid plan.

#Spotify

It's one of Ghibli's sweeter films, but given the general state of things today, plus I had a day off but mostly spent it cleaning,...

It's one of Ghibli's sweeter films, but given the general state of things today, plus I had a day off but mostly spent it cleaning, sweet is sometimes just what you want 😊
#Ghibli #コクリコ坂から #FromUpOnPoppyHill

This is still perhaps my favourite live video ever. 拍謝少年 (Sorry Youth) at 2019's 大港開唱 Megaport Festival in Kaohsiung....

This is still perhaps my favourite live video ever.
拍謝少年 (Sorry Youth) at 2019's 大港開唱 Megaport Festival in Kaohsiung.
#拍謝少年 #SorryYouth #大港開唱 #Megaport #Taiwan

拍謝少年 Sorry Youth - 暗流 Undercurrent ft. 安溥 Anpu｜2019大港開唱 Megaport Festival https://youtube.com/watch?v=YYNPArbfNgQ&si=cxKROx1XQQS7jrOg

Talking shit like this, it's obvious Sergey Brin needs all the AGI he can get...

Talking shit like this, it's obvious Sergey Brin needs all the AGI he can get 😅

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/technology/google-sergey-brin-return-to-office.html?unlocked_article_code=1.004.A3pn.JahnzBn4gXkF&smid=url-share