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The amount of times someone said "#google #maps works great in #Japan" and then I learn it took them on some weird route that was longer, more expensive, or required excessive walking then the optimal route.

From walking around Minneapolis, i have learned that only construction workers need to use the bathroom when working, playing, or otherwise existing outdoors. And their porta-potties are locked when no one is on site. Everybody else clearly must be android replicants without the need for human bodily functions.
#ToiletsAreAHumanRight

Stickering has begun at #emfcamp #emf2026 with some additions to the fleet of breadmakers. Quality quality control available, find me in my wide brimmed blue hat while stocks last (supply chain included #oshcamp)…

Read about my one-time home, #Jakarta, and how it’s transformed from the world’s most congested city into a transit success that provides nearly 90% of its residents with mass transit access.
But, as my recent reporting points out, there’s still a long way to go.

Jakarta’s Remarkable Urban Transit Transformation – In Development
evidence and argument for a developing world

My #creditunion just sent a notification about a big change - once that I am against. But the only way to vote against it - show up to an in-person meeting in a week on the other side of the world.
I've already moved most of my money to another credit union, time to close that account. #coop

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116767563365026918
Mastodon SMS when?

Boots Riley must believe good movies have the same metric as bad code – WTFs per minute, https://www.osnews.com/story/19266/wtfsm/ – and i gotta say it really works for him.

RE: https://social.coop/@scottjenson/116758795818338837
"The problem? It's nearly impossible to get! It's locked behind proprietary silos."
Well, this is only true for people who were careless with introducing proprietary solutions …

Coop De Villa
Your Aston Villa podcast from Australia, bringing you closer to the Villa every single week...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/coop-de-villa/

There is a point here, and the speed of public opinion shifting is good news (though that achieves nothing on its own), but also note universities and more still punish people for speaking out in support of Palestinians' right to survive and live on their land.

Only in #Japan - the government and a company both respond to my requests for interviews/comments, but the leading local environmental group on this topic? Nope...too "busy"

@… @… Es gibt auch Konsumenten, die müssen jeden Franken undrehen. Da spielt es schon eine Rolle. Ich denke die Detailhändler werden nicht jubilieren, wenn es wieder geändert wird. Zumindest die, wie z. B. Coop, die die Softwa…

Sources, including current and former Unwell Media employees, say Alex Cooper's husband Matt Kaplan runs the show, describe his leadership as caustic, and more (Clara Molot/Vanity Fair)
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/alex-coopers-mean-girl-problem

Exclusive: Trouble at ‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper's Media Empire
Over 40 sources, including current and former Unwell employees, have spoken to Vanity Fair about Cooper’s company, and the man calling the shots at the Gen Z media empire, her husband, Matt Kaplan.

Looking forward to seeing many wonderful folks at #EMFCamp ☀️ I'll be hosting:
🌎️ ClimateAction.tech meetup: 4pm Friday
🛠️ Chat about maintaining things: 11.15am Saturday
& i'll be at the 💻️ Society for Hopeful technologists meetup on Sunday. 🌳 I'll be prioritising people all weekend, so message me if you don't see me, and let's meet up!

So, I can't eat any fresh greens when I #travel home to #America next week?
This is the type of advice I used to get when traveling to places like #India or

Here ist the next week in #ProFed. This week I took a break. So there's nothing new to report. I'm back to it already, and next week we'll have some news again.
https://joinprofed.social

HEY HEY HEY all you CONCEPT ARTISTS!!! Submit your art from all those gorgeous game projects here to the annual Concept Art Awards. All international human-made projects are welcome: https://www.conceptartassociation.com/caa-2026

2026 Concept Art Awards — Concept Art Association

RE: https://social.coop/@MichaelTBacon/116756157769292597
It is actually real: https://crankgpt.com/

Sadly, mine get replaced only when liquid-damaged, and while I’ve revived both prior laptops to the point of near-full function, they both have permanently dead keys and one thinks shift is always on.
So they would be fine, treated as headless servers. @…

If you are in any way connected to the national and international media that noticed the Trump regime's war on Minneapolis and the Twin Cities and Minnesota more generally, we need that attention again— not only has it never fully stopped, and abductions of immigrants (and citizens with brown skin) picked up, but now it has entered a new phase of federal arrests of people alleged to have watched and warned their neighbors about ICE.

« J'ai découvert gh-issue-sync »
#JaiDecouvert #TIL

During an interview, a #Japanese expert noted that it was a major shock to the economy when #Sharp was acquired by a #Chinese company.
Except, it wasn't Chinese. It was

RE: https://social.coop/@judell/116738396137130217
$1,000,000 per murder

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116721168633746438
We're sooooo fucked...

Allergies are costing #Japan $1.6 billion a day in lost productivity & 43% of the population now suffers from severe hay fever. The cause: mass planting of cedar & cypress decades ago.
In my latest for @bbcfuture, I explore efforts to replace plantations w/ biodiverse ecosystems

Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame
A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country.

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116522460096356366
This. I hope the college resists well. Ideally to the point of being like "That's nice dear" to the feds and managing to ignoring them.

Hillbilly Aviary https://apnews.com/article/jd-vance-chicken-coop-residence-b7ce7fa1b69bce06e2465dcaf1bdeefa

Vance adds a chicken coop to the vice president's residence
Vice President JD Vance has added a chicken coop, along with a dozen baby chicks, to his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory. The new coop is designed to look like the Victorian home where the second family lives. It features a round turret and a faux slate roof. It was donated by the company Carolina Coops, which has drawn a social media following for its stylish coops. Company President Matthew DuBoise said it was an honor to be chosen for the project. Vice presidents since 1977 have live…

RE: https://social.coop/@afewbugs/116907180771031797
Which compels me to mention a good book: Why Fish Don’t Exist.

With the crisis along the Strait of Hormuz choking off global oil supplies, #Biofuels are making a comeback.
But are they a climate-friendly solution?
My new deep dive unpacks why betting on bioenergy might just accelerate #climatechange.

Why biofuels are back
The energy crisis sparked by the Iran war has spurred renewed interest in the fuels, but some experts are skeptical of their scalability and environmental benefits.

« J'ai découvert gh-issue-sync »
#JaiDecouvert #TIL

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116523213908790741
The first 10 seasons or so are the only ones I consider canon.

As a freelance artist for Magic, I will be watching very closely to how Wizards of the Coast engages with the United Wizards of the Coast group looking to unionise at the MTG Arena studio.
I will always side with the workers & they have my full solidarity
https://

WotC Responds To MTG Arena Team's Unionization Effort
Wizards of the Coast receives unionization petition, takes on known union-busting law firm

RE: https://social.coop/@cwebber/116721168633746438
“AI agents are fundamentally confused deputy machines, and will mix whatever authority they are given.”

RE: #GenAI to turn spaces into linebreaks should be forking over $400 each time for the wors…

RE: https://social.coop/@ncoca/116728800497293274
Qué bonito leer historias de ciudades que pasan de estar abarrotadas de vehículos privados a tener un buen sistema de transporte público, en este artículo @…

Worth a read if you are a Coop Bank / Coventry B.S. customer.
It's the kind of thing the Customer Union is good at.
You can join at the link at end of the article.
Newsletter 30 May 2026 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
https://customerunion.coop/newsletter-2026-05-30…

So, a #Japanese industry association decided that a great English name for their website would be
"industry"-ass.co.jp

Aside from the conspiracy among oligarchs internationally to boost the wealth and power of their weapon of democracy destruction, Elon Musk (and the blatant rigging of financial markets to go with it, to leave pensions and index funds the losers in the largest pump-and-dump in world history) there is a very large amount of plain old market irrationality in making an inefficient internet provider wrapped up with several unprofitable companies the most paper-valued corporation on initial publi…

#CommonplaceBook far too much AI stuff but also maybe a bit of hope. https://lbj20.blogspot.com/2026/07/commonplace-book-far-too-much-ai-but.html HT

Commonplace book: far too much AI but maybe also some hope
First, calendars. This is of interest as I find my way around the communities in my new area .  LAUTI has written a generous how-to on run...

« Comment déclencher des questions interactives dans OpenCode et ClaudeCode ? »
#CodingAssistant

A huge D&D campaign kickstarter that just went live and is at €4 million and counting that I had a small part in working on with the Wild Blue Studios team.
Check it out here 👉 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legendsofavantris/neon-odyssey

« Comment déclencher des questions interactives dans OpenCode et ClaudeCode ? »
#CodingAssistant

No wonder the New York Knicks are so good— they have 8 million coaches!

Twelve years ago, #Jakarta was crowned the most congested city in the world. Today, nearly 90% of the residents have access to mass transit.
I dive into this remarkable #urban turnaround and look at the political will, international investment & local execution that drove this progress.

Jakarta’s Remarkable Urban Transit Transformation – In Development
evidence and argument for a developing world

This week on #ProFed: backend refactoring done, and the basic structure of the web client is in place.
I'm now working on the first pages – which also require new backend endpoints. Client and server are being developed in lockstep, as planned.
https://

Fellow Magic the Gathering artists, workers at Wizards' MTG Arena team need our solidarity and support.
Join me in signing this open letter to Wizards to pressure them into making the right decision and recognize the union voluntarily.
Which side are you on?
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcl

#Line informed last November that its #Chrome app would stop working in February. It's now June and I'm using it - the only way to access Line on #Linux. It's probably a massive security risk. Any ideas how e…

« Enlever des couches : mon chemin de Make vers de simples scripts Bash »
#DevKit

RE: https://vmst.io/@gregatron5/116545810883743701
Co-sign this Scott Santens article— and add my perennial reminder that systematic redistribution of wealth (say 2% a year, paid out monthly) can be both larger in effect and smaller in the already small "d…

« Enlever des couches : mon chemin de Make vers de simples scripts Bash »
#DevKit

Just got word that #Minneapolis is displacing #unhoused people again (it happens nearly daily but this is a massive displacement) along Minnehaha Avenue, at East 26th Street cross-street and beyond, even an arrest happening. Helpers/documenters called for.

Ever wonder why wearing masks is so common in #Japan every spring? A post-WWII reforestation policy to plant just two types of fast-growing trees has triggered a mass-allergy crisis. My latest for @bbc looks at the roots of this 70-year-old blunder and the massive challenge of fixing it.

Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame
A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country.

Pastures new: this spring, we moved to Greater Liverpool. https://lbj20.blogspot.com/2026/06/pastures-new.html If you are in the area, say hi 👋🏻 and please share your favourite places and activities

Pastures new
This spring, we moved to Greater Liverpool.  Cambridge has been a fine place for many years, but it was time for a change - more scenery, mo...

RE: https://social.coop/@mlncn/116527806503621617
Anybody know if Chromium will have this monstrosity? I think not?

RE: #journalist

Rare that I get a chance to dig into a passion of mine - #urban transit development!
Read about my one-time home, #Jakarta & how its transformed from the world's most congested city to a model for the global south - but there's still a long way to go.

Jakarta’s Remarkable Urban Transit Transformation – In Development
evidence and argument for a developing world

RE: https://mastodon.social/@CelloMomOnCars/116703363840272158
Excellent rhetoric, good news, but there is a lack of any mention of mass transit and bicycles in the plan as summarized in the article. No longer having 60% of energy come from fossil f…

« J'ai découvert le terme "test sociable" »
#TIL

#CommonplaceNotes AI fables, knowledge, etc. Well matured, some of these, due to relocating to Greater Liverpool along the way http://lbj20.blogspot.com/2026/04/common…

"Seven weeks on X's For You feed shifted political views 4.7 percentage points towards the Republican party"
For those of you still there, your presence on #Twitter isn't helping.
https://www.nature.co…

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Support Sudanese people still working for the promise of Sudan's 2018 revolution.
https://opencollective.com/support-sudanese-comrades

Black Anarchist Resistance: Sudanese Solidarity - Open Collective
Donate to support the revolutionary survival and liberation work of the Anarchist Group in Sudan.

« J'ai découvert snip et rtk et testé rtk (reduce LLM usage) »
#TIL

Spent all day yesterday on the beach in Connemara with my family and some other parents and their kids with the phone tucked away in the backpack.
It was perfect.

« J'ai découvert le terme "test sociable" »
#TIL

Pretty stunning shift on both ends. #Japan #Korea #SouthKorea
https://www.

Poll: Japanese opinion of South Korea up from 10 years prior | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
A recent survey has revealed sentiments and perceptions of current Japan–South Korea relations have improved among residents of both countries compared to a similar survey taken a decade ago.

« J'ai découvert snip et rtk et testé rtk (reduce LLM usage) »
#TIL

RE: #Minneapolis was full on Saturday – kids playing cricket, an all-ages …

Overheard, while on a tour, western #backpackers sharing travel trips about #Thailand and it was essentially the same was what I heard 15 years ago.
A shame that a new generation of #travelers is stil…

I've been working as a #journalist now for 10 years. I recently got the chance to sit down with #Kyoto-based #Malaysian writer Peck Gee Chua to discuss my work covering underrepresented voices,

10 Years of Amplifying Voices: A Conversation with a Journalist
Nithin Coca, Asia-Focused Journalist and Researcher

Longtime political cartoonist Ted Rall appears to have used genAI for the art on a couple of his recent cartoons. (Such as a more extensive crowd scene than usual, with extra arms and such on the background characters.) Sad to see somebody want to use a machine to rip off their own art style.

Any thoughts from the #fediverse on Ellipsus (#Google

Ellipsus | Collaborative writing software
Write, edit, and collaborate on any device. Ellipsus is a principled alternative to Google Docs—built for writers, by writers. Sign up for free.

« J'ai découvert Beads, Dolt et DoltgreSQL »
#Git #PostgreSQL

It is a terrible icon of capitalism's self-corruption that Elon Musk was the first trillionaire.
It is a fitting coda to capitalism's gross failures that Elon Musk will be the last trillionaire.

Really shocking. Comes a few days after #Zambia signed a cooperation agreement with #China and some are wondering if PRC pressure led to this happening.
It was a big effort to bring this conference (which was in #Taiwan

World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled
RightsCon was delayed by Zambia's Ministry of Information for "thematic issues" and problems with speakers.

« J'ai découvert Beads, Dolt et DoltgreSQL »
#Git #PostgreSQL

Just got invited to a webinar entitled "76 Years of Indonesia-China Relations: Advancing Cooperation"
Of course, #Indonesia and #China have only re-established diplomatic relations 36 years ago. I guess they'll just ignore that 23 year gap?

#Taiwan-based new outlet The News Lens just took down all their #English language-content - years of original #reporting - without any notice, and, apparently, without informing their contributors too.
So …

TNL The News Lens 關鍵評論網
我們是一群對於現今媒體不滿又想要做出一些改變的人。有一直在媒體產業的編輯，有多年在海外各地工作的專業經理人，還有對於網路技術有熱情的開發者，以及一群對於我們這個夢想有興趣，願意一起幫忙的實習生、朋友以及許多外稿作者。 我們夢想中的媒體是除了陳述事實之外，還能夠提供多元、不同方向的觀點，並為智慧手機、平板、電腦等不同平台提供各自適合閱…

Hi @… we should be responding to ProPublica fundraising e-mails with "Not until you recognize the union", right?

For >50% of the western expats I meet in #Japan, I can't figure out why they are here.

What an argument. #China, which produces solar panels partly through exploitation of #Uyghurs and their homeland's natural resources, can somehow support the #green transition in a region where

China’s chance in Papua to bolster Indonesia’s green credentials | Lowy Institute
Eastern Indonesia needs clean energy investment, not another extractive cycle – and China is now positioned to provide it.

« Mes observations sur la popularité historique des langages de programmation »
#ProgramminLanguage

Just out: For Sierra Magazine I explore a worrying trend that hasn't gotten much attention - the expansion of #coal gasification in #China, the #US (supported by a new

The #Prairieland defendants are now political prisoners and if you truck with politicians at all, promising to pardon every one of them is the entry to being taken seriously as standing with people opposing the ongoing murderous #ICE invasion of the US.

« Comment je me renseigne sur un nouveau modèle LLM en 4 étapes »
#LLM

Met & know many western #Japan experts who are surprisingly ignorant about #Taiwan, the country that #Japanese are most likely to travel to.
Surprised to learn the same can be said about western

Feds peddle 'antifa conspiracy' in attempt to repress nationwide movement against ICE's reign of terror, the federal government's kidnapping and killing of non-citizens and citizens alike.
https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/new-fed

New Federal Indictment on Minnesota 15 Peddles DOJ 'Antifa' Conspiracy Angle After Raids - UNICORN RIOT
A new federal indictment has charged 15 Minnesotans in an eight-count felony conspiracy for their activism during Operation Metro Surge.

Have two interviews scheduled with people in the #Philippines today. For both, I sent #Jitsi links.
I have a strong feeling that one, or both, will either have no-shows or last minute emails about how they can't use #Jitsi

« Comment je me renseigne sur un nouveau modèle LLM en 4 étapes »
#LLM

I had to ask an intermediary to get in touch with a #Philippines #laborunion to get photos to share with their global affiliates. This was after they ignored (or didn't see) all my emails. Entire process took 10 days.
Of course, no captions, wonder how long it will take me to get those...…

« Collecter les sujets dans un issue tracker pour ne pas se répéter »
#projectmanagement

People who defended their neighbors from ICE – not only the #Minnesota15 defendants of recent high-profile arrest fame – are coming up for court appearances regularly.

« Je suis ravi de voir l'offre de modèles OpenCode Go s'enrichir semaine après semaine »
#OpenCodeGo

Do people know that #Gmail "reactions" don't really work when you use them to respond to non-Gmail addresses? #Google

« Je suis ravi de voir l'offre de modèles OpenCode Go s'enrichir semaine après semaine »
#OpenCodeGo

Another #Palestinian journalist killed by #Israel. Will any of them get justice?
https://www.

‘Kind, principled’: Colleagues remember Gaza journalist killed by Israel
Ahmed Wishah is the 12th Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023.

Wonder if this #webinar will mention #China's imperialism and its links to environmental justice in #Asia?
Judging from the panel, and the organizers, I doubt it...but thinking to join just to ask about it.

Interesting for my job posting - the first week I got bombarded with applications from so many countries, but just a few from Indonesians.
The last week, it's been only #Indonesia applicants coming in.

Ordered a #cappuccino in #Bangkok and got a ice cappuccino. Forgot that is the default here. #Thailand.

Talked to a friend I've not spoken to in a while, and it seems he's been sucked into the #China disinformation sphere and fully sees it as the world's only hope.
While I get it somewhat - the search for a "savoir" when everyone else - #Europe

One website I use to receive payments recently shifted to a terrible #AI tool for customer service.
I asked it to process a payout. It failed, so I asked customer service to do it. After a few days, they did, and I withdrew the amount.
4 days later, the AI processed my payout...20 times. So now I have 20X the original amount, which I've already been paid for, in my "wallet."