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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 14/12/2025

If you think I'm exaggerating, this has been in prod for at least two months

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 14/12/2025

Proof that no one does QA any more now that everything is about AI

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 07/12/2025

Tell me you live in Tokyo without telling me you live in Tokyo

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 22/11/2025

lol if you actually read the fine print it actually says that Google does NOT use your data for AI models without permission

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 22/11/2025

I find that asking my AI agent to be a bit snarky (using Personal Context) actually really reminds me when to use it and when not to

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 05/11/2025

This is a fascinating map

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 10/10/2025

Just because you can does not mean you should

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 06/10/2025

I wonder how many transactions are lost with this one -- the default Enter keypress on my Visa OTP input form... opens a dialog to cancel the entire transaction 🤦

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 01/10/2025

It's a bold strategy, Cotton.

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 27/09/2025

Always reminded never to be totally surprised at how good the Pixel captures imagery, even tricky things like fireworks

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 27/09/2025

I can't think of anything quite more American than thinking of new places to put cup holders

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 13/09/2025

I have a hilarious situation with USPS where the package originates from Indiana headed to Maine but they seem to keep trying to deliver it back to some place in Indiana (maybe the origin?), which I suspect is due to how the address was written on the back? Anyhow, two weeks and counting...

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 11/09/2025

Since when are unskippable YouTube ads 1 minute long

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 10/09/2025

What a payday for Oracle folks but these are just projections no?

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 10/09/2025

I might eat my words, but $KLAR at $40 seems a bit overpriced www.rioleo.org/klarna.html

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 05/09/2025

Holy crap this email looks like phishing / spam if there ever was one

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 04/08/2025

I was reminded randomly of one of my first forays of the internet, which was at the easyInternetCafe in Times Square (this must have been circa 2001). I would meet up with a friend and we'd spend a bit of time on Neopets...

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 26/07/2025

Farewell my dear Natsuge. Thank you for the awesome memories.

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 22/07/2025

I've never felt more like a robot not in control of my own destiny than at Shinagawa station at 8:38 in the morning

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 21/07/2025

There's a restaurant in Shibuya staffed entirely by robots and I never knew I could simultaneously be smitten and horrified

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 20/07/2025

I'm not ashamed to admit that for the longest time I thought humidity was a function of how much it had rained recently and boy was I wrong

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 20/07/2025

Flea market haul. Let's hope this thing works. I don't expect it to be too hard to fix though.

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 19/07/2025

Using Gemini Deep Research as a financial planner by uploading all of my transaction history is a bit... amazing.

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 19/07/2025

Which product manager thought this would be a smart thing to do in WhatsApp

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 19/07/2025

The best part of becoming a parent is being able to relive your childhood toys under the guise of giving it to your children

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 10/06/2025

I bet someone in the design department is staring at this and probably a bit unhappy...

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 06/06/2025

Well this is a welcome surprise

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 05/05/2025

Feels monumental to see a Waymo car here in Tokyo

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 21/04/2025

@kalshiofficial.bsky.social déjà vu is the same thing as all over again; good on you to get the accents tho

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 17/04/2025

TIL Speculoos and Speculaas are two different but very related things

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 15/03/2025

Just a train passing by at a long crossing

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 12/03/2025

Forget the exchange rate decimating my salary these are $0.20 apiece so I'm rich muahaha

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 11/03/2025

I think I found my first AI LinkedIn account and it feels a bit weird (screenshots all from the same person)

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 02/03/2025

Being in Japan is a constant Love/Hate relationship. For example example, love: being able to stroll into 7-Eleven with a box and QR code and ship stuff to other people in 30 seconds. Hate: your bank being on "maintenance" at 9pm on a Sunday and being left hanging with no payment method at checkout

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 02/03/2025

Of course the tasty things get discounted last. Let's see who wins, the grocery employee with the discount sticker or me

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 28/02/2025

Halp my clickbait feed knows what I click on

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Rio Akasaka @rio.akasaka.org · 26/02/2025

Here's another launch that won't make the headlines but I'm very proud of: crosswalks on the map *nationwide in the US*. Yes, even your tiny towns will have a crosswalk now. Safer crossings, everyone.