John Mapley
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John Mapley
@john.jp
Developer. Language student. 🇹🇼🇯🇵🇪🇺🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈

Working on a data thing, a mental health tech thing and two language things.

English / 日本語 / 中文
@digitalocean.com could you ever stop sending me emails with this kind of subject line unless you’re like, cancelling all my services?

Emails with subject lines starting “cancelled” from mission-critical infrastructure will cause my death by heart attack one day
April 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Realising that going cold turkey on the T-place is quickly reversing the damage it did to my brain chemistry over the last 2 years. Blue Sky felt boring, but when “boring” means it lacks endless bad-faith arguments against people who’ve made up their minds, that’s a me problem and not a platform one
April 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
After studying Japanese on and off many years, I finally got my N1 pass today 🎉

何年もかけて勉強したり辞めたりした上、今日やっとN1が取れた〜

こんな日本語が下手な自分が合格できるなんて思わなかった😅
August 21, 2023 at 6:06 AM
Changing my handle to my own domain was a big revelation. Domain names are (at least can be) highly trusted/verifiable, but they're accessible to everyone. It accomplishes what that guy at the other place said he was going for, in a way that feels truly equal and democratic.
July 9, 2023 at 8:26 AM