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I had the same issue but found this fork and it works great for Japanese novels! Also I agree the dictionary isn’t the best but it’s serviceable… on my old kindle oasis it has been…

I’ve been using Artemis ever since it was posted here earlier this year. I love it because there is very little pressure to read everything and it updates infrequently so I don’t i…

What an amazing success. I waited for the mobile version to dive in and it was a perfect fit. I appreciate that he wants to stay anonymous (for his health and other reasons). Nothi…

I’ve been looking for sources about the Japan doctor shortage, do you know of any that describe the cause as being low pay? I have heard about the medicine issues.

A few comments: 1. It’s not very fun on iOS, especially because crypto mining makes the screen zoom in and it’s no good. Also the sound for the phone doesn’t work so that’s a big b…

Thank you for the article! I’m an American who’s lived on and off in Japan for around 10 years, currently in Tokyo working in game development. I related to many parts of your arti…

There are a lot of cashless options but many places still only take cash. There’s a bakery in building that opened right when COVID started and they’re strictly cash only. Whenever…

I don’t know if I agree that phones are the only culprit, but I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your article. Teaching is an incredibly hard job. Lately I worry about all …

> The market is saturated. > This is not the middle. The author is talking about small games. Exactly what I thought reading this article. It’s very hard to stand out and it’ll onl…

It’s a shame. Hobbyist developers and smaller studios have very little time to sift through all of these complicated pricing situations. The pay-per-installs prevents giving away a…

Very interesting video that verbalizes many thoughts I’ve privately had. I agree that NPR has gotten more sensational and hive minded over the recent years. I was pledging 10 years…

Thanks, that’s exactly the kind of context I was looking for! I had no idea…

My favorite yojijukugo is from Chinese, despite the fact that I barely speak it. 自強不息, or “Pushing forward to better yourself without ceasing,” I think? Maybe there’s a better way …

Apparently the vernacular these days is 「スマホ馬鹿」, “Smart Phone“ idiot. Same principle, different device.

Personally, I’m thankful that they’ve locked down as long as they have. We’ve already had our share of death, long Covid cases and stress on our public health system. Simultaneousl…

I’ve given up, and I dislike having content pushed to me in general. I use a combination of Remove YouTube Suggestions[1] and prefacing “intitle:” before any YouTube search to avoi…

This is the correct take. SQEX has a pretty poor reputation when it comes to outside studio management in general (both domestic and international). Their in house development has …

I’m enjoying Read Max, a newsletter about Pop Culture. https://maxread.substack.com/ There was a Dune article that got some traction here a few months ago.

Thanks, this comment really made me think. I noticed a lot of the same things you did, but my impression was much less negative. Maybe it’s because of the presentation. In many ope…

You have a good point. I imagine the author tried many of the older open world games of the previous generation, like Farcry 3, Assassin's Creed 2 games, and likely GTA4 and 5. The…

Agreed, it shouldn't feel forced. Some people really don't like 1:1s and that's down to individual personalities. Also company culture can make 1:1s feel meaningless if the convers…

I get it. I've had my share of bad managers. What you described sounds like a performance review... I think 1:1s should be monthly or weekly, depending on the team.

I disagree. I approach 1:1s as an opportunity to just shoot the shit if that person is interested, or if there is something on their mind they can choose to chat about it. As the a…