Chris Salzberg
@shioyama.bsky.social
Canadian programmer in Japan. Member of Shopify's Ruby and Rails Infra team. https://chrissalzberg.com
It reached mid-30s in Tokyo and 28° in Sapporo today, but over here in Hakodate it peaked at a cool 24°. This time of year I'm so thankful we got out of Kanto. (Ask me again in January though 😅)
June 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It reached mid-30s in Tokyo and 28° in Sapporo today, but over here in Hakodate it peaked at a cool 24°. This time of year I'm so thankful we got out of Kanto. (Ask me again in January though 😅)
It's official, the next RubyKaigi will be in Hakodate!
April 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's official, the next RubyKaigi will be in Hakodate!
First concrete buildings in Japan
March 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
First concrete buildings in Japan
It really looks like a warship
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It really looks like a warship
Highly recommend this place, coffee is great and the building is fascinating, formerly a bank.
March 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Highly recommend this place, coffee is great and the building is fascinating, formerly a bank.
Morning Latte @ Lima Cafe, Kobe limacoffee.jp
March 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Morning Latte @ Lima Cafe, Kobe limacoffee.jp
Cappuccino & notepad @ Devada Coffee & Records, Kyoto
March 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Cappuccino & notepad @ Devada Coffee & Records, Kyoto
Oat milk hot chocolate @ Hotel Pacific, Kanazawa
March 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Oat milk hot chocolate @ Hotel Pacific, Kanazawa
I left this tiny pencil stub in a cafe a couple weeks ago. I arrive today, sit down, and they hand it to me saying I forgot it last time I was there.
Now *that* is service. Only in Japan!
Now *that* is service. Only in Japan!
February 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I left this tiny pencil stub in a cafe a couple weeks ago. I arrive today, sit down, and they hand it to me saying I forgot it last time I was there.
Now *that* is service. Only in Japan!
Now *that* is service. Only in Japan!
English tea at the former British Consulate, Hakodate.
And they're playing the Beatles' Abbey Road, how perfect!
www.fbcoh.net
And they're playing the Beatles' Abbey Road, how perfect!
www.fbcoh.net
February 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
English tea at the former British Consulate, Hakodate.
And they're playing the Beatles' Abbey Road, how perfect!
www.fbcoh.net
And they're playing the Beatles' Abbey Road, how perfect!
www.fbcoh.net
After lunch latte & chocolate chip cookie @ Hoteiya instagram.com/hoteiya_sub_...
February 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
After lunch latte & chocolate chip cookie @ Hoteiya instagram.com/hoteiya_sub_...
Yet another beautiful old building in our area torn down, to be replaced by bland modern (but cheaper to maintain and more "convenient") sh*t. Makes me so mad.
January 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Yet another beautiful old building in our area torn down, to be replaced by bland modern (but cheaper to maintain and more "convenient") sh*t. Makes me so mad.
Once a year around the start of the new year the Hakodate Gyunyu (Hakodate Milk) company sells this 4% super creamy whole milk in a special box. This stuff is awesome. I love that the box is *black* 😂
January 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Once a year around the start of the new year the Hakodate Gyunyu (Hakodate Milk) company sells this 4% super creamy whole milk in a special box. This stuff is awesome. I love that the box is *black* 😂
Found this door on a side street of our neighborhood in Hakodate. Feels like something out of a Tolkien novel.
January 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Found this door on a side street of our neighborhood in Hakodate. Feels like something out of a Tolkien novel.
I came home to this 😍
December 31, 2024 at 12:07 PM
I came home to this 😍
We now have a family of egg bakers, one for each of us
December 24, 2024 at 10:47 PM
We now have a family of egg bakers, one for each of us
Ajika chicken @ まるたま小屋 maps.app.goo.gl/AbTTx4tBhxPS...
December 22, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Ajika chicken @ まるたま小屋 maps.app.goo.gl/AbTTx4tBhxPS...
Without my even noticing it, Mobility, the "translation framework" gem I first released in 2017, surpassed 1000 starts on Github. Check out those download numbers 😲 It really exploded in 2021 (exactly when I stopped actively developing it 😂) www.ruby-toolbox.com/projects/mob...
November 30, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Without my even noticing it, Mobility, the "translation framework" gem I first released in 2017, surpassed 1000 starts on Github. Check out those download numbers 😲 It really exploded in 2021 (exactly when I stopped actively developing it 😂) www.ruby-toolbox.com/projects/mob...
Latte & Mircea Cărtărescu @ Hoteiya maps.app.goo.gl/5Q6iaw858xFn...
November 24, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Latte & Mircea Cărtărescu @ Hoteiya maps.app.goo.gl/5Q6iaw858xFn...
Morning coffee @ Diva & Ram maps.app.goo.gl/g724SrynSNrf...
November 17, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Morning coffee @ Diva & Ram maps.app.goo.gl/g724SrynSNrf...