Indeed! Then DuckDuckGo is your best bet, especially for basic queries

If you don't use the AI overview at all, it's possible to get rid of it completely using the uBlockOrigin browser extension (at least on Firefox, not sure about Chrome)

www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrig...

Goo is also a good one!

I found that whatever dictionary Jisho is based on has some errors in it, to the point where I got caught out a few times for not having double-checked another 和英辞典. So now I only use it for kanji lookup

Weblio works great with an ad blocker (the first line of defence against enshittification?!), but Jisho's kanji lookup is definitely useful

My guess is that it'll end up like TfL's system in London, where both credit cards and Oyster Cards are accepted (for now, at least). IC cards are important from a privacy and accessibility perspective, so I hope they last as long as possible

While the Smart gates look a bit retro-futuristic, the Slit Frame somehow reminds me of gates at a livestock farm or slaughterhouse😬

Had a chat about this with a friend who lives near a Keisei Skyliner station and we came to the conclusion that the suitcases are probably mostly empty on the way in, and packed with shopping/omiyage on the way out

How very German of them! It's unfortunately pretty common practice here (along with charging for "filtered tapwater", whatever that is) and it's awful.

The Disneyfication/whitewashing/propoganda aspect is what makes me really skeptical, but a lot of people don't seem to be bothered by that

Yeah that's totally it! I can imagine for Kansai locals it could be something to do on a weekend (a way to "go abroad" when the weak yen makes overseas travel difficult?), but to travel from far away or from other countries (!!) to see an Expo just doesn't seem worth it

Was surprised to learn that two friends here in Germany actually love the World Expos, went to the Milan and Dubai events and have already bought tix for Osaka. Because—as you say—what is an Expo even these days?

Brings back memories of night bus rides in Vietnam where both the actual discomfort of the seats and the terror of being jostled around while lying supine in a bus travelling at high speeds made for a rough night. Hopefully these are an improvement!

looks like a quintessential blustery midwest winter day!

definitely! seems like censoring input would be much more efficient. read another article today about how it sometimes actually outputs content and then censors itself

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

see if it still works when you ask it to do it in leetspeak

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...