Big day for my AirPods who got to experience a washing machine and are still kind of working!

At the heart of Nicky Hager’s book is the tale of how a group of cynical hard-right ideologues made racism a winning political platform, not because they’re white supremacists, but because it suited their interests. My Hopetown post is here #nzpol simonwilsonhopetown.substack…

This must be the one.

Made it into the queue at Tofu Higa at 7:45am and managed to be third from last served! Fresh tofu mixed into miso soup and fresh soy milk. maps.app.goo.gl/5vLX6fNoNBCw…

I am seeing Not a Hotel ads everywhere and now the magazine. And I don’t really understand what it is. It seems like a timeshare scheme for fancy vacation homes?

Early morning wander in Ishigaki, the start of a cracking day.

Thanks @simonbwilson, this is an excellent look at Dirty Work and the cost to Aotearoa New Zealand... it's been heartbreaking to watch from afar simonwilsonhopetown.substack…

If anyone else prefers a spreadsheet for their Japan prefecture progress tracking, dozo: docs.google.com/spreadsheets…

Caught up with a childhood friend from Auckland who is now married to another good friend. Amazing pizza at Marumo and then a nightcap where we were served by a lovely guy from Christchurch.

As much as I miss having @worachet as a design partner, I have to admit this is pretty cool.

Having dropped off a bag of clothes into Uniqlo recycle I am calling otsukare on the Silver Week clean. That was very exhausting.

Really fun tachinomi session in Yokohama. This sushi restaurant hosts a lively time with great food and some hard to find bottles. Was thrilled to find the Obuse stash. Another patron brought the mushrooms he foraged in Yokohama after the typhoon. maps.app.goo.gl/rQucqq1jpJ27…

Susan Kare designed the icons, fonts, and visual language of the original Macintosh. She made personal computing feel personal. Her visual work humanized early personal computers, translating complex code into friendly, universal symbols that made technology accessible to everyday users... Kare joined Apple in 1982 to create graphics for the Macintosh, a computer intended to make computing understandable to ordinary people. At the time, screens were crude by modern standards. Every image had to be constructed from a tiny grid of black-and-white pixels. Yet those limitations became the foundation of a new visual language. Working pixel by pixel, Kare created some of the Macintosh’s most recognizable images: the smiling Mac, the trash can, the watch, the bomb and the “Happy Mac” that greeted users as the machine started. She also designed typefaces including Chicago, Geneva and Monaco. Her job was deceptively complicated. A tiny picture had to communicate an action instantly to someone who might never have used a computer before. A trash can meant delete. Scissors suggested cutting. A hand indicated movement. The computer was learning to communicate through familiar objects rather than requiring its users to memorize commands. Kare was also responsible for the distinctive symbol on Apple’s Command key. After Steve Jobs objected to repeatedly displaying the Apple logo in menus, Kare searched reference material and found the looped symbol used on Scandinavian maps to indicate a noteworthy feature. It remains on Apple keyboards today. When Steve Jobs left Apple, Kare later became creative director at NeXT. Her subsequent design work included projects for Microsoft and IBM, extending her influence far beyond the Macintosh. Today we tap, click and recognize icons without giving the process much thought. That familiarity is part of Kare’s achievement. She helped transform the computer screen from something users had to decipher into something they could simply understand. #archaeohistories

Writing notes for friends who are borrowing my Nasu place and wow, the Kiwi urge to say 'PUT ON A JUMPER BEFORE YOU TURN ON THE HEATER' is real.

yesterday’s Jeopardy referenced this post lol

Athipatai’s taproom is almost ready! 🎉 Soft launch: Oct 1–4 Grand opening: Oct 8 Come early, come often. We’ll be pouring Khao Hom and Cha Thai, and we’d love for you to be part of the first pour. 📍 Search “Athipatai Taproom” on Google Maps

A lovely little furusato nozei purchase arrived, a kagami mochi glass ornament from Yomitan. Complete with sweet note and thoughtful packaging for storage. instagram.com/garasuyasuzume…

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"And for the lady... perhaps some freezer gyoza?"