Never saw Titanic when it was released so I'm watching it for the first time as it's on Japanese telly. Totally unbelievable. There's no way such a well built ship would sink just from hitting an iceberg.
Kyle Barrow
@kylebarrow.com
Kiwi in Tokyo. CTO at X-9. Owner of views. Can be found in Shibuya and occasionally Marlborough wine country. Like building things, growing things, photography, sci-fi, and rugby. Have seen Nirvana play live.
Nice advertising for Exit 8 in Shibuya Station today, complete with posters from the game. I exited via the less ominous A0.
I’m hoping the progress is: “How about we don’t start offloading the $1 trillion in US Treasuries we’re holding?”
The Japan Times@japantimes.co.jp · 2w agoTrade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year. 👉 ebx.sh/tloJor
Earthquake early warning system worked, enough time to open some doors and brace, one wine glass casualty.
Shibuya Scramble Square has turned on the landing lights. Gundam is now cleared for approach.
First harvest of blueberries from the terrace. At Tokyo prices, this might be my retirement plan.
Forget red card shenanigans. FIFA should use vexillology to decide the quarter-finals: France vs Belgium, Argentina vs Spain, and Norway, England and Switzerland play a mini round-robin, with the loser taking on Morocco.
worldcup.webdirections.org So for no particular reason, I have built a World Cup app that gives you real-time commentary, text-based, as well as details on past games, tablets, teams etc. And most importantly has a work mode, which looks like a spreadsheet, so you don't get busted at work.
World Cup 2026 — Live
Live World Cup scores, group tables and qualification scenarios — at a glance.
worldcup.webdirections.org
@gruber.foo Thanks for the useful info on dealing with multiple Apple accounts in the latest podcast. Can confirm it's even worse if you've moved countries.
This brings back fond memories of PostPet, where a cartoon bear carried my email across the internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostPet
kottke.org@kottke.org · 4mo agoRoost is a messaging app where messages aren’t instant; they travel between users at the speed of whichever bird they use to send it. Note sending is limited by the # of birds in your rookery…if they’re all out, you have to wait until one returns. [roostsocial.app]
At this point, if smartphones didn’t need pockets, civilisation would just be walking around in its underpants.
We've launched an official Japanese account! Give it a follow if you're interested in more Japan-specific information.
Bluesky日本語（公式）@jp.bsky.app · 6mo ago日本のBlueskyユーザーの皆さん、こんにちは！👋 英語以外の言語として初の、日本語公式アカウントを開設しました。 今後、 @bsky.app などの投稿の翻訳、日本向けの告知などを行っていく予定です。 ぜひこの投稿をリポストして、多くの方にこのアカウントを知っていただけるようご協力ください。
CSS is DOOMed! I've build DOOM in CSS and every wall, floor, barrel, and imp is a div, positioned in 3D space using CSS transforms. cssdoom.wtf Try it out! But... not every browser can handle it. This is taking the browser to its limit. Chrome has some issues. Safari too. Bugs will be filed.
cssDOOM
DOOM rendered entirely in CSS. Every wall, floor, barrel, and imp is a div, positioned in 3D space using CSS transforms.
cssdoom.wtf
Since Trump insists on putting his name on everything, seems only fair we call this the Trump Shock.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo agoTrump signature to appear on US bills in first for sitting president
Have a bash script on macOS and want to annoy everyone in the office? Add: say -v Zarvox "By your command"
It’s 2026 and BrowserStack still only ships Intel binaries for local testing on Macs (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
@reckless.bsky.social Break the YouTube hegemony and add video podcast support for even more flavour.
The Verge@theverge.com · 7mo agoVersion History is back! Starting with the cute and cursed story of Furby. Watch the latest episode here, and subscribe to the Version History Podcast on YouTube for new episodes every Sunday. buff.ly/8doqSSx
Worth opening on desktop and scrolling around:
kottke.org@kottke.org · 7mo agoThis is kind of amazing: World Monitor is a real-time global intelligence dashboard. Includes military activity, climate anomalies, live webcam feeds in warzones, internet outages, active fires, and even the Pentagon Pizza Index. [worldmonitor.app]
Recently an elderly relative asked if I'd 'got the pedophile.' Somewhat alarmed, I asked them to clarify. They meant the PDF. The F apparently means 'file'
Pretty good view of the house that refused to sell so they just built Narita Airport around it.
For this article alone it’s worth subscribing.
The Verge@theverge.com · 9mo agoTim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Apart from the US, is there any other country where immigration officials do Call of Duty cosplay?
I will learn to play a new musical instrument this year. Expectations are low.
Thetrusize.com, by James Talmage and Damon Maneice, is a website that lets you move a country or state around a Mercator projection map of the world so you can see how big or small a country really is. [thetruesize.com]
Compare Countries With This Simple Tool
Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great tool for educators.
thetruesize.com