Berain Derain
@berainderain.bsky.social
Curious about the world. Wanting to make today just a little better than the day before.
ICE and Atlanta ATF along with other agencies raid new massive Hyundai battery factory in Georgia for "community safety". Don't want another Samsung Note 7 fiasco apparently.
Is Georgia "open for business"™ or not?
More from the BBC:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Is Georgia "open for business"™ or not?
More from the BBC:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
ICE and Atlanta ATF along with other agencies raid new massive Hyundai battery factory in Georgia for "community safety". Don't want another Samsung Note 7 fiasco apparently.
Is Georgia "open for business"™ or not?
More from the BBC:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Is Georgia "open for business"™ or not?
More from the BBC:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
KPop Demon Hunters again flexing its longevity by topping Netflix's most watched rankings in its 10th week in the top 10.
The movie accomplished this unprecedented feat in the same week that it overtook Red Notice as the #1 most popular movie of all time on the platform hitting 236M views.
The movie accomplished this unprecedented feat in the same week that it overtook Red Notice as the #1 most popular movie of all time on the platform hitting 236M views.
August 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
KPop Demon Hunters again flexing its longevity by topping Netflix's most watched rankings in its 10th week in the top 10.
The movie accomplished this unprecedented feat in the same week that it overtook Red Notice as the #1 most popular movie of all time on the platform hitting 236M views.
The movie accomplished this unprecedented feat in the same week that it overtook Red Notice as the #1 most popular movie of all time on the platform hitting 236M views.
PC gaming exceptionalism after Valve confirms you don't own your games, only licensing them temporarily.
February 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
PC gaming exceptionalism after Valve confirms you don't own your games, only licensing them temporarily.
Random keep 'em honest PSA on PC gaming.
February 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Random keep 'em honest PSA on PC gaming.
With the PSN outage bringing to light the danger of a digital-only all-drm future, it's ever more clear that the model is anti-consumer and a preservation dead-end. It's no better than Netflix but with them using your system for storage. You're renting, not owning.
Meanwhile at Valve...
Meanwhile at Valve...
February 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
With the PSN outage bringing to light the danger of a digital-only all-drm future, it's ever more clear that the model is anti-consumer and a preservation dead-end. It's no better than Netflix but with them using your system for storage. You're renting, not owning.
Meanwhile at Valve...
Meanwhile at Valve...
Whoever did the graphic design for the logos from Sun Microsystems and Silicon Graphics, Inc. certainly earned their compensation. Hands down some of the absolute best logos in the industry that still hold up today.
February 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Whoever did the graphic design for the logos from Sun Microsystems and Silicon Graphics, Inc. certainly earned their compensation. Hands down some of the absolute best logos in the industry that still hold up today.
Yay! Fairchild Channel F FTW.
February 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Yay! Fairchild Channel F FTW.
How I imagine OpenAI right now:
January 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
How I imagine OpenAI right now:
This needs to be said. Japanese food PSA.
January 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This needs to be said. Japanese food PSA.
Is it just me or did graphical improvements stop being so meaningful after Xbox 360/PS3 era? Games were in HD with high fidelity visuals and no immersion break. Individual pixels were irrelevant. Since then improvements have been only inching incrementally to photorealism.
January 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Is it just me or did graphical improvements stop being so meaningful after Xbox 360/PS3 era? Games were in HD with high fidelity visuals and no immersion break. Individual pixels were irrelevant. Since then improvements have been only inching incrementally to photorealism.
Did you know that the original SMB on the NES was stored in 40KB? That's the ENTIRE game.
This screenshot alone is 2KB. Super Mario Bros Wonder is reportedly 2GB in size. That's over 52,428 times larger. Mind blown.
This screenshot alone is 2KB. Super Mario Bros Wonder is reportedly 2GB in size. That's over 52,428 times larger. Mind blown.
January 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Did you know that the original SMB on the NES was stored in 40KB? That's the ENTIRE game.
This screenshot alone is 2KB. Super Mario Bros Wonder is reportedly 2GB in size. That's over 52,428 times larger. Mind blown.
This screenshot alone is 2KB. Super Mario Bros Wonder is reportedly 2GB in size. That's over 52,428 times larger. Mind blown.
Everyone seems to be making a huge fuss about Nintendo keeping a headphone jack on the Switch 2 but I don't get it. I like winners, not cowards. And clearly they didn't have the courage to screw over their customers.
January 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Everyone seems to be making a huge fuss about Nintendo keeping a headphone jack on the Switch 2 but I don't get it. I like winners, not cowards. And clearly they didn't have the courage to screw over their customers.
I also thought of the TI 99/4a but was thinking more like this.
January 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I also thought of the TI 99/4a but was thinking more like this.
Given recent policy changes at Meta this is about how I'm feeling...
January 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Given recent policy changes at Meta this is about how I'm feeling...
Jeff right now...
January 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Jeff right now...
So you're telling me that the practice of giving girls another body image issue to hyper fixate on is a time honored tradition?
January 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
So you're telling me that the practice of giving girls another body image issue to hyper fixate on is a time honored tradition?
I thought you were going to go in a different direction with this and talk about ohaguro.
I find "mouth pictures" such an odd translation. Opening or entry picture seems more fitting.
I find "mouth pictures" such an odd translation. Opening or entry picture seems more fitting.
January 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I thought you were going to go in a different direction with this and talk about ohaguro.
I find "mouth pictures" such an odd translation. Opening or entry picture seems more fitting.
I find "mouth pictures" such an odd translation. Opening or entry picture seems more fitting.
One of the consequences of developing a thoroughly Confucian society is the importance placed on relationships. As a result, the Korean language is rich in its diversity of words describing those relationships.
Today's example focuses on uncle relationships.
Today's example focuses on uncle relationships.
January 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM
One of the consequences of developing a thoroughly Confucian society is the importance placed on relationships. As a result, the Korean language is rich in its diversity of words describing those relationships.
Today's example focuses on uncle relationships.
Today's example focuses on uncle relationships.
Large amounts of Japanese text written only in hiragana is somewhat difficult to read while Korean hangeul manages without trouble. Why?
1. It's not what we're used to
2. Hangeul incorporates spaces between words
3. Kana is linear while hangeul has 2D structure providing visual cueing
1. It's not what we're used to
2. Hangeul incorporates spaces between words
3. Kana is linear while hangeul has 2D structure providing visual cueing
January 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Large amounts of Japanese text written only in hiragana is somewhat difficult to read while Korean hangeul manages without trouble. Why?
1. It's not what we're used to
2. Hangeul incorporates spaces between words
3. Kana is linear while hangeul has 2D structure providing visual cueing
1. It's not what we're used to
2. Hangeul incorporates spaces between words
3. Kana is linear while hangeul has 2D structure providing visual cueing
Never understood the rebranding when the original Japanese Sega Mega Drive name and logo were so much cooler than the North American Sega Genesis.
January 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Never understood the rebranding when the original Japanese Sega Mega Drive name and logo were so much cooler than the North American Sega Genesis.
Whenever I think of the Magic Mouse...
January 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Whenever I think of the Magic Mouse...
Does Bluesky like bread pics? My cranberry walnut bread that I developed when I couldn't justify continuing to buy from Costco at $9/loaf.
January 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Does Bluesky like bread pics? My cranberry walnut bread that I developed when I couldn't justify continuing to buy from Costco at $9/loaf.
The Nordic countries have a confection tradition that's not well known in the United States and has the power to polarize entire nations: Salty black licorice. I am a convert having been introduced to it in Sweden but far more are willing to cut their tongue off before trying it again.
December 30, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The Nordic countries have a confection tradition that's not well known in the United States and has the power to polarize entire nations: Salty black licorice. I am a convert having been introduced to it in Sweden but far more are willing to cut their tongue off before trying it again.
As many of you are gearing up your preparations for Christmas Day meals I hope you haven't forgotten to place your reservations for the traditional KFC Christmas Chicken. Don't know what I'm talking about?
Learn about how KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan.
global.kfc.com/stories/how-...
Learn about how KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan.
global.kfc.com/stories/how-...
December 24, 2024 at 3:18 PM
As many of you are gearing up your preparations for Christmas Day meals I hope you haven't forgotten to place your reservations for the traditional KFC Christmas Chicken. Don't know what I'm talking about?
Learn about how KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan.
global.kfc.com/stories/how-...
Learn about how KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan.
global.kfc.com/stories/how-...
However, I fear that how Honda/Nissan/Mitsubishi feel like this is going to play out vs how it actually plays out for them may be quite different.
December 23, 2024 at 4:54 PM
However, I fear that how Honda/Nissan/Mitsubishi feel like this is going to play out vs how it actually plays out for them may be quite different.