25 years or so. I've only been going to Okinawa regularly for the last few years, because I bought a house surrounded by cedar trees and I get hayfever so I hide out in an AirBNB down there during th… (View Post)

Japan is kind of a mixture of those because aside from a few bulk-built housing estates, most people (not me *) contract with one of a few rival chains of "house-makers", who then subcontra… (View Post)

I can't speak for AI but crypto is made by people, and we want to live where 1) other crypto people are 2) it's nice 3) taxes are low 4) we're not going to get arrested Most of the non-fraudulent cry… (View Post)

As the proud owner of a 1982 Subaru Sambar kei truck (aka "the Porsche of the farm track") I've been reading the American kei truck reddit. This is fun because they're only allowed to drive… (View Post)

The right way to build this stuff is that apps use an open protocol, so people can still mainly interface with apps, but they don't have a lock-in effect if and when they go bad. Building stuff this … (View Post)