Rob
@greaterhermit.bsky.social
Heian-kyo City Bureaucrat
小隐隐陵薮，大隐隐朝市
小隐隐陵薮，大隐隐朝市
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Posting some photos I didn’t upload here. These are from Rio on Vision 500T film stock
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For some reason muji only sells these lamps in China. I bought a small one while I was there and it’s the nicest coziest thing ever, I wish I had bought like 50
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For some reason muji only sells these lamps in China. I bought a small one while I was there and it’s the nicest coziest thing ever, I wish I had bought like 50
Gonna start telling people I left NYC because of Zohran. I felt he was too moderate.
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Gonna start telling people I left NYC because of Zohran. I felt he was too moderate.
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A galera da Rolling Stone Brasil me pediu pra escrever sobre artistas menos conhecidos do público que merecem atenção no lineup do C6 Fest 2026.
rollingstone.com.br/musica/c6-fe...
rollingstone.com.br/musica/c6-fe...
Além dos headliners: 7 atrações de rock, R&B e mais para ver no C6 Fest 2026
Sete atrações do C6 Fest 2026 que não são tão conhecidas quanto os headliners, mas valem a atenção do público.
rollingstone.com.br
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A galera da Rolling Stone Brasil me pediu pra escrever sobre artistas menos conhecidos do público que merecem atenção no lineup do C6 Fest 2026.
rollingstone.com.br/musica/c6-fe...
rollingstone.com.br/musica/c6-fe...
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Combing, 1981 by Will Barnet
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Combing, 1981 by Will Barnet
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The Suica penguin has been the face of JR East's popular IC transit card since its inception in 2001. Now, the company says it will replace the iconic character with an as-yet-unannounced mascot. That's left fans both perplexed and irate.
buff.ly/otKANut
buff.ly/otKANut
Suica Penguin Retirement Announcement Sparks Fan Outcry in Japan - Unseen Japan
The character, created by a children's book author, has been the face of the popular transit card since its inception in 2001.
unseen-japan.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Suica penguin has been the face of JR East's popular IC transit card since its inception in 2001. Now, the company says it will replace the iconic character with an as-yet-unannounced mascot. That's left fans both perplexed and irate.
buff.ly/otKANut
buff.ly/otKANut
I really hate this film, but mostly because I hate samurai. The film itself is pretty good.
Most people I talk too associate samurai films with "Kurosawa and Mifune." Which means they miss out on the greatness that was Tatsuya Nakadai.
HARAKIRI is easily one of the best samurai films ever made, second possibly only to SEVEN SAMURAI. Directed by master filmmaker Kobayashi Masau. Genius.
HARAKIRI is easily one of the best samurai films ever made, second possibly only to SEVEN SAMURAI. Directed by master filmmaker Kobayashi Masau. Genius.
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I really hate this film, but mostly because I hate samurai. The film itself is pretty good.
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Google AI is like an Eric Adams quote generator
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Google AI is like an Eric Adams quote generator
Eu não consigo ouvir “Derrite” sem achar que é algum órgão ou elemento burocrático. DERIT, tipo DETRAN. “Tenho que passar no DERIT essa semana tirar uma segunda via” ou “a senhora vai ali e vão emitir o DERIT, que a senhora pode pagar na caixa ou no Banco do Brasil”
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Eu não consigo ouvir “Derrite” sem achar que é algum órgão ou elemento burocrático. DERIT, tipo DETRAN. “Tenho que passar no DERIT essa semana tirar uma segunda via” ou “a senhora vai ali e vão emitir o DERIT, que a senhora pode pagar na caixa ou no Banco do Brasil”
My most old person trait is that when I need to buy something my first thought is to go to a little shop
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My most old person trait is that when I need to buy something my first thought is to go to a little shop
Yeah I remember going from “oh hey these are some interesting posts about export-driven growth in Asia” to “oh he likes anime too” to “hmm” to “his japan takes kinda suck” to not really reading anything of his in the last several years
The collapse of Noah Smith from 'interesting writer whose occasionally a bit random' into 'complete idiot and mentalist' is one of the most clear cut cases of twitter-poisoning I've seen
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Yeah I remember going from “oh hey these are some interesting posts about export-driven growth in Asia” to “oh he likes anime too” to “hmm” to “his japan takes kinda suck” to not really reading anything of his in the last several years
In Connery era he would just start out the movie coming out in a diving suit on a beach in Belize, unzipping sexily, meeting M and saying “Looksh like Q’s exploshive Bond dummy worked perfectly”
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In Connery era he would just start out the movie coming out in a diving suit on a beach in Belize, unzipping sexily, meeting M and saying “Looksh like Q’s exploshive Bond dummy worked perfectly”
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
China is the new Japan in a lot of weird nerdy ways, including, apparently, in the fascination with nazi uniforms
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
China is the new Japan in a lot of weird nerdy ways, including, apparently, in the fascination with nazi uniforms
Despite flying a lot, I think on some deep level my brain still thinks that the way flying works is: for every hour of flight time, you roll 2d10 for a 5% chance of “plane fall” (mechanical failure, turbulence, just random freak crash). So for a 10hr flight you have to survive 10 of those checks
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Despite flying a lot, I think on some deep level my brain still thinks that the way flying works is: for every hour of flight time, you roll 2d10 for a 5% chance of “plane fall” (mechanical failure, turbulence, just random freak crash). So for a 10hr flight you have to survive 10 of those checks
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Bolha estourando? Que nada, só aumentaram a aposta na OpenAI.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Bolha estourando? Que nada, só aumentaram a aposta na OpenAI.
So for the past two weeks I've been disconnected from k-pop fandom. I don't know who won anything, I don't know how much anything sold, I don't know who got a RAK, I don't know any rumors. Sometimes I put on a song and listen to it. Is this how most people listen to music?
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
So for the past two weeks I've been disconnected from k-pop fandom. I don't know who won anything, I don't know how much anything sold, I don't know who got a RAK, I don't know any rumors. Sometimes I put on a song and listen to it. Is this how most people listen to music?
So I finally made some progress in Hades II and I feel Oceanus is a much better level design than Asphodel, for instance. I still things some things are a bit _too_ cartoony though, like Scylla and her band, but it's fun!
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
So I finally made some progress in Hades II and I feel Oceanus is a much better level design than Asphodel, for instance. I still things some things are a bit _too_ cartoony though, like Scylla and her band, but it's fun!
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I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
Sanseitō and its far-right conspiracy ideology
In July 2025, Sanseitō (a.k.a. The Party of DIY !!) became the first far-right political party in postwar history to establish a stable presence in both Houses of the National Diet. With the party’s f...
www.tokyoreview.net
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
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holy shit what a collection
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
holy shit what a collection
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I have bad news, y'all: they're taking the Suica Penguin out back.
JR East Suica’s Penguin to Retire at End of FY2026; Baton to be Passed to New Character
<p>East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced Tuesday that the penguin mascot beloved for 25 years as the face of its Suica transit IC card will retire at the end of next fiscal year. The baton will b...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I have bad news, y'all: they're taking the Suica Penguin out back.
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not cutting this one down sorry
September 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
not cutting this one down sorry
Another analog thing I like about analog photography is just dropping off my film rolls. You get to chat a bit with other people who like photography and it’s nice to have little errands to do.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Another analog thing I like about analog photography is just dropping off my film rolls. You get to chat a bit with other people who like photography and it’s nice to have little errands to do.
De tantos termos notáveis, acho que o que mais me pega é “mas eficaz”, sugerindo um nível de jornalismo investigativo que muitos acreditavam estar morto
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
De tantos termos notáveis, acho que o que mais me pega é “mas eficaz”, sugerindo um nível de jornalismo investigativo que muitos acreditavam estar morto