Good advice about being a better visitor to Japan.

"Don’t be loud, particularly in confined spaces. Don’t eat on public transport or on the street. Don’t smoke or drink in public places. Don’t litter. Don’t rove around in packs being obnoxious.

"The key to the harmony of Japanese society is the elevation of community above the individual. You may not want to live your whole life like that, but if you hope to be welcomed and respected in Japan, you have to abide by it while you’re there."

#Japan #travel https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/australians-can-be-bad-tourists-in-japan-i-was-one-of-them-20250114-p5l45r.html

(comic) Successful Tradeoff https://workchronicles.substack.com/p/comic-successful-tradeoff

404 - Meta deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized Instagram competitor. https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/

Quebec spends money on this instead of healthcare:

https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article551349.html

The https://freeourfeeds.com/ FAQ is missing one question that's actually being asked frequently: How does this approach relate to existing nonprofit, open source, standards-based efforts centered around #ActivityPub?

@elipariser @wearenew_public Can you fix that? It's a bit tone-deaf to promote this effort here without speaking to how it intersects.

Apparently Meta is afraid of Pixelfed. Clearly, @dansup is doing something right. Can't imagine a bigger compliment.

"CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #metablockingpixelfed"

bsky link: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n2okvbdq33c32ekbv6hfzdg2/post/3lfjk3mrdds23

h/t @ajsadauskas (see bsky screenshot in reply below)

Maybe tech media should pick this up. Seems like a good story!

What about telling Quebeckers, specifically adults, where they can get booster shots, etc.?

#Measlesoutbreak: Québec Health Ministry urges NOTHING BUT caution.

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/measles-outbreak-quebec-health-ministry-urges-caution-1.7173013 #assant #polQC #QCpoli #cdnpoli #healthcanada

'“Immunity debt” provided a simple, easy-to-grasp explanation that was repeated over and over by media, scientists and physicians alike, until it took hold in the population. This is how dis/misinformation spreads. Anyone who pointed out that’s not how the immune system works was drowned out by this loud chorus. To this day, the purely made up and misleading concept of “immunity debt” stubbornly endures.'

#BCpoli #Covid #Covid19

https://www.surreynowleader.com/opinion/analysis-why-are-bc-kids-sick-all-the-time-health-experts-explain-7752521

This RAM consumption test between Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera browsers demonstrates which one consumes the least memory. Spoiler alert: Firefox won by a mile.

#firefox #chrome #edge #opera #browser #ram
https://www.slashgear.com/1753454/what-web-browser-uses-least-ram-explained/

Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/11/matt-mullenweg-deactivates-wordpress-accounts-of-contributors-planning-a-fork/
http://mediagazer.com/250111/p3#a250111p3