I knew some rather unscrupulous people in the 98-03 period who'd take items off of shelves in the walmart, remove the packaging and walk over to customer service for a cash refund, having never bought anything or even leaving the store. They'd walk out with cash in hand.

Having worked in retail, they basically knew that nobody in that store really cared (loss prevention officers, staff, managers... nobody seemed to care.)

uncrossy. About twice a week I go and do the last few days of puzzles. Ever since I first saw it released here on HN.

If it's weekdays... everyone IS at school or work.

Also in Japan, there are laws about posting others' faces online without permission, so Japanese creators often will only put content without people online, as it is easier that blurring out their faces, asking for permission, or facing repercussions.

Are you telling me in a city of 35M, that nobody even seniors is having a day off to enjoy life ?

I think its sad. There must be millions of seniors who have worked very hard and almost NONE - yes not a joke, can afford to have a day off ?

The streets around the central part of Tokyo near the big train station or square or the palace or near the green walking/bicycle paths are all almost empty.

Empty here means there are barely 1 or 2 people just walking and enjoying their life. The background near the big buildings and so on are filled with people rushing to work but NOBODY looks like they are actually smiling and enjoying life in their grand city.

The same is true of many other cities and towns around Japan. Its hard to find anyone when clearly there are thousands somewhere nearby.

Have you ever been to Japan? Because what you say does not resemble reality. There is no reason to be sad!

Do a search on YT for a few bike rides around Tokyo or Japan.

Chris from Abroad in Japan recently re-released his bike ride from north to south or was it the other way along Japan.

youtube.com/AbroadInJapan I cycled 2000kms Across Japan - It almost broke me

Or try...

"bike ride around tokyo"

I've been here for 15 years, use Japanese for 90% of my work, have a child here AND permanent residency. And even I'm considering leaving Japan.

I can't imagine many people in their first few years, facing these changes, desiring the long term goal of PR now.

Your situation sounds much more serious than mine, having a child and PR already. I hope these recent changes get relaxed/revoked for your sake. I wish you luck!

Self-deportation is often the desired outcome and goal for new xenophobic immigration policies. Regardless of the years of service, tax money collected, bond to country, or contributions of those they seek to discriminate against.

Causing or enjoying the pain and suffering of immigrants is also the point, as oppose to more sensible and humane policies.

agreed! Even the look on someone's face can spoil a book that I'm in the middle of reading. Of course, this depends on the book, but generally I don't talk about a book until I'm done with it.

Glue and counter-sunk screws, with a dowel (I prefer a contrasting color) plug on top. Flush cut or even slightly protruding, whichever style you like. Looks great, can't fail, super easy. I've done all kinds of joinery, of course rabbets, dovetails, all that good stuff... is good. But y'know what else is good? A finished bookshelf holding a bunch of books!

I should have gotten a track saw: I basically use my circular saw like one, which is a pain.

I built a three-legged table from the anarchists design book. I've been using it every single family meal for 6 years now. So satisfying.

I'll just use something like flutter's um...

MediaQuery.of(context).isFolded

  ? BuildHalfApp() 

  ? BuildWholeApp();

This is decent brand-new mountain bike territory.

Will be interesting to see what this bought on Epstein Island, once the files are out /s