Klas Olsson
@klaso.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Project manager interested in technology, science, #Japan and #Japanese, literature, music, arts, food, and travelling. #Atari fan.
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Comparing the times autocorrect has saved me to the times it got me in trouble makes me realise how much I hate autocorrect
January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Comparing the times autocorrect has saved me to the times it got me in trouble makes me realise how much I hate autocorrect
The positive climate news you may have missed this year (The Japan Times), Dec 31, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281758455652500
December 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The positive climate news you may have missed this year (The Japan Times), Dec 31, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281758455652500
You know you want to see a modern version of Alternate Reality
https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/alternate-reality-the-city-1985
https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/alternate-reality-the-city-1985
Alternate Reality: The City GOG Dreamlist | GOG.COM
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December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You know you want to see a modern version of Alternate Reality
https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/alternate-reality-the-city-1985
https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/game/alternate-reality-the-city-1985
Never do Wanikani kanji reviews in the evening. I either fail reviews I should know, or even worse, I rage-quit. Not proud of myself. #kanji
December 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Never do Wanikani kanji reviews in the evening. I either fail reviews I should know, or even worse, I rage-quit. Not proud of myself. #kanji
I find that a company offering products NOT containing AI make a strong point for buying their goods or services
December 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I find that a company offering products NOT containing AI make a strong point for buying their goods or services
Zero trust is also excellent when approached on the street by strangers.
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Zero trust is also excellent when approached on the street by strangers.
Zero trust is good security practice. Zero trust appears to also be good practice in relation to AI responses.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Zero trust is good security practice. Zero trust appears to also be good practice in relation to AI responses.
Sometimes using so called AI services reminds me of having a four year old do the googling for me, intercept the responses and insert their own made up answers.
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Sometimes using so called AI services reminds me of having a four year old do the googling for me, intercept the responses and insert their own made up answers.
Microsoft’s designers must clearly be on a level of their own. Yes, although it takes me a while to realise that the left icon is Word and the right is OneDrive, I end up knowing which is which, but why on earth make it easier for the user?
#garbageux #crappydesign
#garbageux #crappydesign
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Microsoft’s designers must clearly be on a level of their own. Yes, although it takes me a while to realise that the left icon is Word and the right is OneDrive, I end up knowing which is which, but why on earth make it easier for the user?
#garbageux #crappydesign
#garbageux #crappydesign
There is no name for the intensity with which I hate the Wanikani mnemonics and radical names. No, they are not ridiculous enough to help me remember. That said, Wanikani is great for learning kanji and Japanese vocabulary. Still, the people responsible for coming up with the radical names and […]
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November 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
There is no name for the intensity with which I hate the Wanikani mnemonics and radical names. No, they are not ridiculous enough to help me remember. That said, Wanikani is great for learning kanji and Japanese vocabulary. Still, the people responsible for coming up with the radical names and […]
I’m being nostalgic for the old train jingles that JR East changed from recently. Especially JR-SH2, it’s not the same thing boarding at Yurakucho anymore.
October 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’m being nostalgic for the old train jingles that JR East changed from recently. Especially JR-SH2, it’s not the same thing boarding at Yurakucho anymore.
I bought some CDs today, nostalgia is a wonderful drug.
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I bought some CDs today, nostalgia is a wonderful drug.
@overcastfm I have come across something I believe is a bug. On a few occasions when hitting the play button the index is reset to 0:00 or 0:01. Screenshots attached
October 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
@overcastfm I have come across something I believe is a bug. On a few occasions when hitting the play button the index is reset to 0:00 or 0:01. Screenshots attached
I would like a pristine VT241 terminal. Had a VT220 and a VT241 when I worked at DEC 40 years ago, and I loved those terminals.
October 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I would like a pristine VT241 terminal. Had a VT220 and a VT241 when I worked at DEC 40 years ago, and I loved those terminals.
This is just a great chiptune track: https://soundcloud.com/daverd-chiptune/flea-and-ozzie-nautical-mix?si=85bccd4c7851434c929269d828687c40&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Flea And Ozzie (Nautical Mix)
Featured in You Must Build A Boat, a wonderful match-3 game by Luca Redwood.
soundcloud.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
‘He’s a regular man, not unlike us’: 40 years of Mario (The Japan Times), Sep 13, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281590951709194
September 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
‘He’s a regular man, not unlike us’: 40 years of Mario (The Japan Times), Sep 13, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281590951709194
I love how people walk while looking at their phones, expecting everyone else to move out of their way
September 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I love how people walk while looking at their phones, expecting everyone else to move out of their way
I said “play one of my favorite tracks using Apple Music” to Siri, and the response was one of my favorite prayers with the Dalai Lama
September 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I said “play one of my favorite tracks using Apple Music” to Siri, and the response was one of my favorite prayers with the Dalai Lama
This could be me:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RDW4oSdJKR8&si=7QhXwBpOK8CClE7D
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RDW4oSdJKR8&si=7QhXwBpOK8CClE7D
August 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This could be me:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RDW4oSdJKR8&si=7QhXwBpOK8CClE7D
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RDW4oSdJKR8&si=7QhXwBpOK8CClE7D
How a survivor found forgiveness for A-bombers (The Japan Times), Aug 13, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281500757333265
August 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
How a survivor found forgiveness for A-bombers (The Japan Times), Aug 13, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281500757333265
Latest craving is a vinyl record player. Wish me luck in suppressing this for a while.
August 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Latest craving is a vinyl record player. Wish me luck in suppressing this for a while.
I asked ChatGPT to summarize some of Apple’s pain points: (1/3)
July 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I asked ChatGPT to summarize some of Apple’s pain points: (1/3)
Humanity has created AI services that are capable of making deepfake clips with celebrities’ faces, but not yet airport security scanners capable of distinguishing a key from a knife
June 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Humanity has created AI services that are capable of making deepfake clips with celebrities’ faces, but not yet airport security scanners capable of distinguishing a key from a knife
Take your first step into the world of kabuki with these basic terms (The Japan Times), Jun 27, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281745570373624
June 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Take your first step into the world of kabuki with these basic terms (The Japan Times), Jun 27, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281745570373624
Echoing Studio Ghibli’s exquisite imperfection (The Japan Times), Jun 26, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281689735796414
June 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Echoing Studio Ghibli’s exquisite imperfection (The Japan Times), Jun 26, 2025 https://epaper.japantimes.co.jp/article/281689735796414