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by James
Cheeky 4k
4.0km
28.6min
21.8m climbed
156.7avg bpm
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Checkin to IKEA Restaurant & Cafe (IKEAγ¬γΉγγ©γ³&γ«γγ§)
Long time no meatball with Nissan Sakura. -
Checkin to Starbucks
Breakfast at the Starbucks below the new office. Fancy. -
by JamesEasy morning run
Photo from top of the nearby Ito Yokado. Fuji-san looking fine.4.5km
33.7min
22.6m climbed
161.9avg bpm
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The Week #166
by James- We got our Nissan Sakura. I won't give a full review, as I'm not a automotive expert, but it's everything I'd hoped it would be. It's quiet. The automatic parking works great β even parallel parking in front of my house. Kei's really do fit Japanese streets much better than regular sized cars.
Mainly though, I don't feel like the Onceler polluting the air (and exasperating climate change)Β everywhere I go. For a full review, check out the Fully Charged Show's review of the Sakura. - Speaking of Nissan, I watched the documentary series on Carlos Ghoson (former CEO of Nissan/Renault) on AppleTV. It was interesting to see and hear how he escaped from Japan in a box. Before the documentary, I was on team "they're (Nissan) probably overreacting because they want him out"...and now I'm not so sure. Even with that, I still think his treatment was unfair...but that's the Japanese justice system generally. Well worth a watch.
- A small milestone for Leo, but he's showering by himself now. I haven't had to wash his hair or bum in over a week. He's been capable of doing it for a while now I reckon, but I just asked him to do it one day...and he got the taste of being a big kid and it seems there's no going back.
- In work related news, Octopus Energy is buying Shell's household energy business. This will result in about 2 million accounts for Octopus Energy UK and Germany. Exciting times!
- jwz (founder of Netscape) owns a club DNA Lounge in SF. They're having (had?) a Cyberdelia event with a Hackers (1995) screening and music. It looks like it would be a lot of fun. I won't attending, so why am I mentioning it? Because they made a hypercard zine(!!) for it, which runs on the internet archive's hypercard/system 7 emulator. So good.
- I found out that a favorite restaurant of ours closed down - not for a lack of business, but because the chef was retiring and there wasn't anyone to take it over. Lunch was always 3 different set menus, A, B, or C. I forget what they were exactly, but A was my favorite. It was a butter-jyouyuu (butter-soy sauce) spaghetti with a hamburger patty and fat slice of simmer daikon on top, served with rice, salad, and coffee. The chef always gave us a cup of crab-miso soup on the house. Ajisai, you will be missed.
- We got our Nissan Sakura. I won't give a full review, as I'm not a automotive expert, but it's everything I'd hoped it would be. It's quiet. The automatic parking works great β even parallel parking in front of my house. Kei's really do fit Japanese streets much better than regular sized cars.
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Checkin to Shonan T-SITE (ζΉεT-SITE)
Very cute Leo Lionni section today. Also people from Setagaya (fancy area of Tokyo) park in not-parking spots. -
by JamesI think it might be time to delete my Instagram account. These days I rarely post only use it from a container in Firefox. That seems to be setting off it's phishing detection, making me confirm codes and change passwords each time I try to use it.
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by JamesHoney I shrunk the car. Picked up my Sakura today. It's back home getting its first charge. Used auto-parking like 3-times today (including before this photo).
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The Week #165
by James- I finally got a call that my car will be ready next week. Initially it was going to be ready on Sunday, because that's when the coatings will be finished, but due to scheduling conflicts with my sales guy, we'll pick it up Saturday, and I'll bring it in for a couple of hours for them to do the coating.
The final thing I've been researching are the "charge cards", which are cards that allow you to use rapid chargers.The thing is, they all require a monthly fee to maintain as well as charge for the time using the charger. This means the pricing is set around what larger vehicles will consume in 30 minutes (the standard charging time), so people with smaller batteries that will consume a theoretical maximum of 15kWh, end up paying around Β₯200 kWh...which is very expensive. Thankfully all chargers also allow you to charge as a visitor and the rates are more reasonable.Β I wish Octopus Energy had a charge card that just put it on my bill like I consumed it at home (I'm speaking purely as a customer. I am not aware of any plans or details to do anything EV in Japan, other than our EV tariff, which is public...and I'll likely be changing to). - Planning to live aΒ charge card free EV life, I've also started installing the various "e-money" cards for the big shopping centers like waon (for Aeon malls) and Nanaco (for anything 7-11). Why? These large malls often have EV charger points that let you charge for much cheaper rates. Aeon in particular has 30 minutes for Β₯300, but you've got to use their waon card for payment. For large EVs with big batteries, they're pretty much selling wholesale or using it as a loss-leader...for smaller EVs like mine, it's roughly what I'd pay per kWh during "EV time".
- I don't talk about work too much on this blog, but we're hiring for a Senior Product Manager at work. I've been doing this along with leading the tech team for the part of Kraken that I work on... and while it worked when the team was smaller, the team and product have grown to the point where it can't be a part-time job.
- We've gotten a break from the summer heat. Most days are still above 30, but it's not reaching the highs that it was and it's not 30+ degrees 7am any longer. I think this reprieveΒ from the heat has made it easier to get out and start running again.
- Speaking of running, I've started a free trial for paid Strava. Clicking about, I really like the route planner / suggestion feature. As I start going for longer more regular runs, I think letting the computer suggest routes for me will take out some of the rut and help me explore even more.
- I finally got a call that my car will be ready next week. Initially it was going to be ready on Sunday, because that's when the coatings will be finished, but due to scheduling conflicts with my sales guy, we'll pick it up Saturday, and I'll bring it in for a couple of hours for them to do the coating.
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by JamesMorning Run
40 minutes and over 5km. Trying to start the week right. Love this little park area in front of the station.5.4km
42.9min
23.8m climbed
164.4avg bpm
