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This is pretty cool: a remote-controlled electric tug for pulling airplanes out of the gate.
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Transport in Buenos Aires. I'd stay away from the kickboard myself, but the bus network is impressive. Check the alt text for details.
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Annoying: you're 16 and your mom says "Stop slouching. You'll damage your back".
More annoying: you're 56 and your doctor says "You've damaged your back with that slouching. Didn't your mom tell you?"
OK, so he didn't actually mention my mother. He just thought it very loudly.
And yes, stop slouching. It really isn't good for you.
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So, I'm learning the #sanshin . And today a group of us sang and played at the #OIST graduation ceremony where we accompanied the traditional dancers with Kajadefu.
This is from the ceremony livestream; not sure for how long this link will work:
https://www.youtube.com/live/u8uZqXTm_rA?si=GzYIy6rRD_ykb39D&t=3019
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This kind of shop is why you want to live in a big city:
A Remote Control store. Selling and repairing, all brands, all models. I hope the good people of Buenos Aires know what rare pearl of a place they have here.
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I needed some wire because of LED lighting.
LED light bulbs are great, but they're heavier than the old incandescent ones. So my cheap #IKEA #Anglepoise knock-off desk lamp kept sagging from the weight.
I *could* find a new set of springs with a larger spring constant. But an easier fix is to restrict part of each spring, effectively making them shorter, and resisting a larger weight. Works fine!
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My employer #OIST ( @oistedu.bsky.social ) is opening a special grad student application round for students currently studying at US universities.
The application period begins now and is only two weeks, but if accepted you may be able to start already in September.
Please reshare to get the word out.
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Afternoon cup of coffee at #Söt #coffee in #osaka . Yunnan Dehong yeast fermented beans. Fruity and light but not notably acidic. A treat!
I find Söt Coffee to be 90-100% of #glitch coffee in quality, but at half the price and a way more relaxed cafe environment. You can actually sit down and read a book or something while enjoying your drink of choice.
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FYI, if you happen to be a scientist in a large English-speaking country with uncertain future research financing; my employer, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is looking for grad students, postdocs and PIs.
It's a research institute, so no undergraduates, and the working language is English - no japanese required. And its located on a (semi) tropical island in the Pacific.
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I have no idea what is going on in this picture.
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Today's #coffee is from La Democracia in Huehuetenango, Guatemela, an anaerobic coffee roasted by #Lilo Coffee Roasters in #Osaka . Brewed it 16g/250g in a #Hario Switch for 3 minutes at 92°.
I swear it smells like really good pipe tobacco. Not a dry, sour tobacco smell, but the good bits: the sweet, almost brandy-like leather notes in a tin of rough cut tobacco.
The taste is more towards a spicy and nutty flavour, with a good balance of sour and bitterness.
A new favourite coffee!