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Naoto Sato
@naotoj.bsky.social
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A software engineer, a cyclist, a baker, a husband, and a father. Views are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 10h
Who can tell that from this label?

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Leptospermum Scoparium 'Tasman Hybrid'
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 10h
I didn’t realize this plant was manuka! I guess the local beekeepers around here are enjoying some manuka honey 😄
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 18h
Good morning, Buster!
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 1d
For this contribution, my name got listed in their acknowledgments.

Coincidentally, right next to my former colleague, Norbert. 😄

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Acknowledgements
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 2d
Celebrating Mid-Autumn
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 2d
Until recently, I did not know the restaurant had a location in the nearby mall's food court, which nobody seems to be aware of. Hope they don't close down soon

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Duan's Braised Beef Noodle Soup 段式紅燒牛肉麵
Duan's Kitchen 段純貞
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 2d
"you probably already know that Cupertino’s suburban strip malls are home to some of the Bay Area’s finest noodle shops, jook joints and hot pot emporiums"

www.kqed.org/arts/1398213...
Love Asian Food? The First Cupertino Restaurant Week Is Your Treasure Trove
The Silicon Valley suburb celebrates its 70th anniversary with a weeklong feast.
www.kqed.org
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 2d
The last, fully ripened fig of the season
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 3d
I'll take that back. Only Malayalam (ചായ)
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 3d
TIL: Chai: "tea" in Northern Indian laungages (Hindi/Urdu), Chaya: "tea" in Southern indian languages(Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil)

Chayakada = "tea spot"
BTW, "Chaya (茶屋)" means "tea spot" in Japanese
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KRON4 News @kron4-news.bsky.social · 3d
“What’s up, San Fran?”
49ers' Christian McCaffrey call San Francisco 'San Fran' in new commercial
(KRON) — 49ers running back and former Stanford University standout Christian McCaffrey committed a Bay Area cultural faux pas in a new Lowe’s ad posted to social media on Oct. 1. “What’s up, San F…
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 3d
Porrota
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 4d
A customer at a store asked for a bag. The clerk said, "Small or large?" The customer replied, "medium"
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 4d
Replaced this one too. Looks like the new key chain got lighter 😄
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 4d
Replaced
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 4d
Savory Meat Mooncakes (鮮肉月餅) 🥮
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 4d
OK, I guess it's long past due for a replacement. 50K miles/5 years on this chain
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 4d
🇺🇸 vs. 🇯🇵
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 4d
Now from Santa Clara County. All about tax.
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 5d
Garam Masala
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 5d
TIL: "No." is a double abbreviation of "number"

It originally came from "Nº" where "º" already marks the abbreviation. The period after is redundant.
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 6d
It’s all about Prop 50
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 7d
That’s a smart use of the cameras, though I guess nothing good lasts forever
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 7d
OK I thought the cameras along express ways were police cameras, but they are not actually. They are traffic live view cameras installed by Santa Clara Co.

roads.santaclaracounty.gov/roads-and-tr...
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Naoto Sato @naotoj.bsky.social · 7d
"San José is rolling out four red-light cameras at some of its most dangerous intersections, part of a yearlong traffic safety pilot program"

www.kqed.org/news/1205828...
San José Launches New Red-Light Cameras in Effort to Reduce Traffic Deaths | KQED
The cameras are a years-in-the-making effort to reduce red-light running, which is the second-highest contributing factor to traffic deaths and severe injuries in the city.
www.kqed.org