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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 1h
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Apple adds 'Tupperware Mode' to iOS 16.1 https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2025/10/21/1800
Apple adds 'Tupperware Mode' to iOS 16.1
Apple will never acknowledge how badly Liquid Glass fails as a design concept, but at least they???re trying to make it more usable.
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 1h
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https://birming.com/2025/10/21/out-with-some-friends-at/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 9h
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Why Japan’s Combini Can’t Beat Mister Donut https://unseen-japan.com/mister-donut-vs-combini/
Seven Bakery advertisement for its in-store baked donuts
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 11h
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Jump Into the Liquid Glass Pool: A MacStories OS 26 App Roundup https://www.macstories.net/stories/jump-into-the-liquid-glass-pool-a-macstories-os-26-app-roundup/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 11h
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The Rise of Japan’s Female Trump: Why Takaichi Sanae Is the Worst Thing to Happen to Japanese Democracy Since Abe 2.0 https://tokyopaladin.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-japans-female-trump-why
The Rise of Japan’s Female Trump: Why Takaichi Sanae Is the Worst Thing to Happen to Japanese Democracy Since Abe 2.0
Takaichi endorsed “Hitler’s Election Strategy” in the ‘90s, threatened TV networks as communications minister, claims foreigners abuse Nara’s deer without evidence and speaks to the Gods #InsaneSanae
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 13h
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Hands-On with the Kuxiu X40 Turbo Qi 2.2 3-in-1 Travel Charger https://www.macstories.net/reviews/hands-on-with-the-kuxiu-x40-turbo-qi-2-2-3-in-1-travel-charger/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 13h
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Ten Years at Microsoft https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2025/10/15/0000
The original slide is gone, but here's a re-creation Forever trapped between engineering and business The company pretty much changes in front of your eyes, every quarter at least It's made for some nice, "quiet" times when I can't even enjoy the house
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 25d
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As Tourists Flood In, Kamakura Battles Vandalism and Public Urination https://unseen-japan.com/kamakura-tourists-vandalism-urination/
Rail crossing in Enoshima, Kamakura
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · 28d
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Welcome Suica App Adds Ticketless Shinkansen, Express Train Support for Tourists https://unseen-japan.com/welcome-suica-app-shinkansen-reservations/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 15
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From problem to perk https://birming.com/2025/09/13/from-problem-to-perk/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 12
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→ Numeric Citizen Space Inoreader’s New Email Digest Feature: Promise and Limitations https://feeds.numericcitizen.me/link/16904/17142512/outsourcing-the-border-outsourcing-justice
Inoreader’s New Email Digest Feature: Promise and Limitations Inoreader’s New Email Digest Feature: Promise and Limitations Inoreader’s New Email Digest Feature: Promise and Limitations
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 11
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What is a phone anyway...? https://www.macpsych.blog/posts/what-is-a-phone-anyway
What is a phone anyway...? - MacPsych dot blog
Now that some of the excitement of Tuesday’s Apple event has subsided, I’m left with some more thoughts about the place of mobile devices in my life. Oooh… philosophical! I’ve not...
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 11
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Testing Claude’s Native Integration with Reminders and Calendar on iOS and iPadOS https://www.macstories.net/notes/testing-claudes-native-integration-with-reminders-and-calendar-on-ios-and-ipados/
Reminders created by Claude for iOS after a series of web searches. Claude's splash screen on iPadOS. Claude's Reminders permission prompt.
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 10
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How Lofi Girl Became a Chill Beats Empire https://www.404media.co/how-lofi-girl-became-a-chill-beats-empire/
How Lofi Girl Became a Chill Beats Empire
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 10
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Final thought on Australia https://walkingtheworld.substack.com/p/final-thought-on-australia
Final thought on Australia
A great country, no kangaroos, and Melbourne
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 9
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Lost Tokyo lives and looks https://www.tokyotimes.org/lost-tokyo-lives-and-looks/
Lost Tokyo lives and looks Lost Tokyo lives and looks Lost Tokyo lives and looks Lost Tokyo lives and looks
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 8
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Tokyo’s Sento Are Opening Their Arms to Foreign Tourists https://unseen-japan.com/sento-tokyo-tourism-campaign/
Women bathing in a public bath
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 8
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The free ride https://birming.com/2025/09/08/the-free-ride/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 3
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A Post’s First Image as a Social Preview Image https://pika.pika.page/posts/a-posts-first-image-as-a-social-preview-image
A Post’s First Image as a Social Preview Image - Building Pika Out Loud
Since the beginning, Pika has had an awesome social preview image, which combines your post title, blog name, and avatar. It also places these elements in a design that honors...
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 2
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Random scenes from a recent central Japan road trip https://www.tokyotimes.org/random-scenes-from-a-recent-central-japan-road-trip/
Random scenes from a recent central Japan road trip Random scenes from a recent central Japan road trip Random scenes from a recent central Japan road trip Random scenes from a recent central Japan road trip
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 2
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Is larger text even tested at Apple? https://ljpuk.net/2025/09/02/is-larger-text-even-tested-at-apple/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Sep 1
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Japanese Cities Use Social Media to Teach Tourists Manners https://unseen-japan.com/japan-tourism-manners-social-media/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Aug 31
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The "just one more" trap https://birming.com/2025/08/31/the-just-one-more-trap/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Aug 31
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How I use AI for my blog https://birming.com/2025/08/31/how-i-use-ai-for/
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mrBatsu @mrbatsu.bsky.social · Aug 28
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The mysterious people https://birming.com/2025/08/28/the-mysterious-people/