Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 56m55 years ago, mcdonalds japan decided call their mascot "donald", because they thought it would be easier to pronounce. starting this month he's dropping that name and rebranding as "ronald". 110
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 21/09/2026basically "live free or die, amirite Old Man?" stratechery.com/2026/frontier... 110
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 13/09/2026discovering why my robot lawnmower keeps getting caught in holes around the yard. real datacenter backlash energy here. 051
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 20/07/2026into the mountains of kurama to escape the heat / crowds of gion matsuri. 040
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 06/07/2026counterpoint: too many of our dependencies are fetched from VCs. www.arp242.net/deps-vcs.htmlarp242.netDependencies should be fetched directly from VCS 030
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 10/06/2026spotting in the wild: monochrome calbee “economy packaging” due to naphtha shortages caused by “epic fury”. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... 130
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 10/06/2026paying respects at the mountain where this poor soul spent his last hours. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 010
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 03/06/2026stayed at a new 9hours in tokyo. the capsules now have all sorts of sensors in them, and they send you a sleep report after you checkout. 130
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 31/05/2026so sad to see shibuya’s tokyu hands flagship go. truly the end of an era. www.tokyohive.com/article/2026...tokyohive.comHands Shibuya to close in November after nearly 48 yearsHands announced on May 25 that its flagship store, Hands Shibuya, will close in November following the expiration of its lease agreement.Located beh… 130
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 30/05/2026at an airport dunkin’, where the $6 meal deal is $16.41. at least they honored the promotional digit. 160
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 20/05/2026seeking recommendations for what to plant in the hole of this felled tree lead. 120
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 17/05/2026spotting counterfeit bun merch at fiVe BEL°W. support.fivebelow.com/hc/en-us/art... 010
Reposted by Jed SchmidtDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/05/2026All right, this just came across my radar, and it is *brilliant*. You won't find a better or more compact explanation for [waves hands] all of this. This is the skeleton key. 27697205
Reposted by Jed SchmidtBrooklyn Web Workers @brooklynwebworkers.com · 05/09/2025Tickets are on sale for Brooklyn Web Workers on September 29th, featuring: Annabelle Adelaide on Forth @eligundry.dev on knowing where your money comes from Victoria Kirst on the wisdom of paper @demarko.org on Kickstarter United music by Corn Mo withfriends.events/event/dDagl3...withfriends.eventsMon, Sep 29 - Brooklyn Web Workers - September 2025 by Brooklyn Web WorkersLearn more, get tickets, and follow this event 21411
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 08/09/2025taking chatgpt up on its offer to show me how to load an IKEA SMÅSTAD bed in my RAV4. 361
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 07/09/2025looking all over for where the soggy bottom boys bust out the chromatic mediant A major chord when i realized what had happened. 150
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 22/07/2025seeing BAR LIQUOR MUSEUM locations everywhere now, basically the IKINARI STEAK of alcohol.osakeno-museum.comお酒の美術館 010
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 20/07/2025forgetting the fact that EN readers are subject to 50% more rules (the last 3 EN rules are basically the last JA rule), interesting that they allow only JA readers to use the bath _before_ drinking. 210
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 20/07/2025not used to the overwhelming parallax of hiking in japanese cedar forests. 060
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 20/07/2025had a good time meeting local devs and chatting about building where.durableobjects.live a few years ago, at kyoto's inaugural workers tech talk. thanks for the invite, @yusukebe! x.com/yusukebe/sta...where.durableobjects.liveWhere Durable Objects LiveTracking where Durable Objects are created, wherever you are in the world. 110
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 16/07/2025bummed to get a transfer rejected by my bank, but at least they seem prepared for my feedback. 000
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 16/07/2025seeing a lot of these "japanese first" (not "japan first", mind you) campaign posters. interesting that sanseito reached right-wing/anti-vax product market fit years before MAGA/MAHA did. 120
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 16/07/2025back from a challenge i've long wanted to try: walking the entire kyoto trail in a long weekend. kyoto-trail.net/trail_home.html 290
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 02/06/2025in herndon, virginia to see about a bench. ten years ago BrooklynJS bought this bench to honor the folks who inspired us to create the best little community i’ve ever been a part of, and i finally made the trip to see it. 170
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 26/04/2025following @simonwillison's lead, watching ChatGPT's o3 absolutely nail the locations of these (screenshotted!) photos. 020
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 04/04/2025happy to see the ripples of BrooklynJS still lapping up on distant shores. good luck, @gr2m.bsky.social! github.com/jsla/lunch.js/discussion… 160
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 03/04/2025like an inverse betteridge's law of headlines for marketing email subjects. 010
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 15/03/2025distilling french cognac (ooh), finishing in japanese oak (ahh), and then… branding it like a bad kanji tattoo? 140
Jed Schmidt @jed.is · 01/02/2025amazed this place ever existed, i went there last august and had a great time. 030
