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Smartphones have killed the act of applause. Everyone is busy snapping photos. We need way to take pix/film AND clap at the same time.
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One more mikoshi to go. #GionFestival
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It is 10PM, pouring rain, and we are still at it #gionmatsuri
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Enjoying a drink and cake @ranHotei. I have been coming here since it started almost 10 years ago!
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Well, the rain wasn’t too bad. Here are some pics/vids of Kyoto’s Gion Festival Parade https://flic.kr/s/aHskfJaNnS
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The rain has come!
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One of the guys pulling just dropped. Heart attack? EMTs are resuscitating him right in front of us. Naginata hoko is stopped.
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Star of the show
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Naginata-hoko
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Daughters class is ready for Gion parade!
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Replying to @h0d3r
Welcome back. We used to feature your writing on our blog back in the day often. Nice piece. Is it ironic that it is on @Medium?
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Replying to @BrentLachman
Yep. All Cory Doctorow-ish now. I will get some better shots in better lighting.
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Glad I haven’t lost a bunch of followers after all these Japan tweets. In a week I’ll return to high brow tech criticism & low brow jokes.💩
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Got some new glasses. Gonna have get a new avatar headshot.
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This is what a jeans store in Kyoto can look like.
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A Kyoto store that I think @GreatDismal would appreciate.
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Sanjō-bashi looking north. Boxed in with clouds as we wait for the typhoon to hit. At least it has cooled down some.
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RT @NASA: Today, the @NASANewHorizons team is bringing what was previously a blurred point of light into focus.
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@CNDLNDCMNS +1 to the TRC rant. The only thing making me leery of voting NDP this year is Tom Mulcair’s “politicianess.” I want a LEADER.
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RT @priceonomics: Why Are so Many of the World’s Oldest Businesses in Japan?:
http://priceonomics.com/why-are-so-many-of-the-worlds-oldest-businesses-in/
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Got the kids bento ready for school this morning https://flic.kr/p/w4y1Ev
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Can’t be a proper crab BBQ without eating some BRAINS!!!
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Mmmm… crab bbq https://vine.co/v/erq3Dr679XL
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Replying to @camcavers
I use the hell out of my coin pocket. With all the toonies and loonies its perfect for Canada.
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Mmmm Katsukura… The best tonkatsu in all Japan.
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The Gion parade isn’t until tomorrow, but we went around and checked out the floats last nite https://flic.kr/s/aHskfxy1g2
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Midnight, back from checking out all the Gion floats. Too hot/tired to post pix. Just had a cold shower & am standing naked in front of A/C.
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Gion dub https://vine.co/v/erBd2TgqjvB
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Love my new Inden-ya wallet. Had them for 10 years. They are one of the oldest companies in Japan started in 1582
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Current status: getting ready for family portraits.
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Getting ready for the Gion festival!
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RT @predicative_com: Office today.
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Replying to @mrteacup
Great piece. This reflects my experience exactly. I starting thinking of tech critically, and then I woke up on the left!
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Replying to @camcavers
Yeppers.
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Time for some yellow watermelon! #nofilter #japan
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I am okay with this new line of t-shirts from Uniqlo #starwars
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Replying to @bmann and @JordanRinke
Good point. Plus, software-based dispatch is not going to solve “the problem.” Taxi co’s hv employees and training costs
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Bye by Nagoya! We are back to Kyoto.
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Replying to @JordanRinke
Or Uber could lease its platform. #paas
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The subway car I am on has 90 ad placements. The train is 8 cars long.
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Taiwan Ramen time!
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I often used to walk to Higashi Betsuin with my daughter when she was just a few months old during my parental leave. It is a special place.
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Took my morning constitutional only to find my old temple was under repairs!
More: https://flic.kr/s/aHskcwYySb
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Replying to @s_bogdanovic
Sure did!
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@theincomparable While touring a museum ship (in my Zeppelin shirt no less!) I found this ancestor of the Foghorn!
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RT @juliapowles: Bang on column from @evgenymorozov about trade agreements & privacy http://gu.com/p/4ahyd/stw
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The Hikawamaru brought many Japanese immigrants (including a neighbour) to Canada in the 50s. メッチャ感動！ Pics: https://flic.kr/s/aHskg25Ctd
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Haven’t been to this dingy neighbourhood reggae okonomiyaki joint in a 100 years!
Had some https://flic.kr/p/uXB3bJ
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Replying to @chadkoh
Here’s a night pano of Nagoya south of Kanayama. 9pic #autostitch
See the daytime one here: http://t.co/MQk6gXChjK
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Current status: #memorylane
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