Hacker News: mc3301

New comment by mc3301 in "The Image Boards of Hayao Miyazaki"

mc3301 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:19:11 +0000

"mint-sauce", though significantly more niche, carries similar magic.

https://www.mbuk.com/articles/meet-the-man-who-creates-our-i...

https://www.thisiswhy.co.uk/blank-mpvle

New comment by mc3301 in "Winners of the 2026 Kokuyo Design Awards"

mc3301 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:48:02 +0000

the last one is a pen with a square prejected LED light, or something.

New comment by mc3301 in "In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filling the one nobody wants"

mc3301 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:05:30 +0000

I'm also curious why they imagine a future-Japan-tech-powerhouse. I think Japan has a lot of potential for growing and improving as a place to live (especially if they embrace growth, instead thinking tiny-steps will convince women in Japan to magically start having babies[0])

Additionally, all signs do, in fact, point to fewer new immigrants to Japan in the coming decade.

[0](https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260401/p2g/00m/0na/04...)

New comment by mc3301 in "In Japan, the robot isn't coming for your job; it's filling the one nobody wants"

mc3301 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:08:22 +0000

Ridiculous cost of living in Japan? What do you mean by that?

New comment by mc3301 in "64% of unmarried young women in Japan don't want children, exceeding men"

mc3301 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:03:07 +0000

How many men, and it's usually men, are not interested in any fair contribution in terms of mental load and domestic labor for 6 to 10 years. This asks a lot from men, who typically haven't taken this opportunity to contribute. Now that women, gladly, have the choice to play other roles in society, it's time for men to step up and be supportive of their partners. Turn out, some of the unmarried women who don't want children know that doing both "career and kids" is impossible without a supporting partner, which is not the majority of men in Japan.

Source: The (most often) lone dad and toddler, with 35 other moms at the park, every time, every park, in Japan.

New comment by mc3301 in "Show HN: Live Kaiwa – real-time Japanese conversation support"

mc3301 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:11:49 +0000

I'm going to give this a try tomorrow. Looks sleek.

New comment by mc3301 in "Iran's attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war"

mc3301 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:13:54 +0000

If everyone has an antidrone/antimissile system, then everyone will finally be safe.

New comment by mc3301 in "iPhone 17e"

mc3301 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:49:18 +0000

I believe you are correct.

New comment by mc3301 in "Long Range E-Bike (2021)"

mc3301 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:26:27 +0000

Cheaper, quieter, smaller footprint for storage, can be easily brought up a few stairs or put in the back of your car (by one person), slower (a perceived safety advantage by some, as most motorcycles can go highway speed), maintenance is less daunting (again, perceived), culture (perceived) as some people are quite turned off by motorcycle culture, and many many more.

One of the major problems with ebikes is the existence of cars and related infra.

New comment by mc3301 in "Climbing Mount Fuji visualized through milestone stamps"

mc3301 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:56:38 +0000

Apparently that saying is one that locals have never heard of.

New comment by mc3301 in "Climbing Mount Fuji visualized through milestone stamps"

mc3301 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:55:22 +0000

I think I was wearing vibram fivefingers (it was 2012ish, they were cool!) when I did it, from 0 meters, as I started at the ocean. I had a little hip-bag with some rice balls and water. It was about 23 hours to reach the top. My accompanying friend did the whole thing in barefeet.

New comment by mc3301 in "Climbing Mount Fuji visualized through milestone stamps"

mc3301 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:34:47 +0000

It's not that hard, though obviously this is subjective. Over 200,000 people every year climb it.

Many on a short holiday with minimal hiking gear or local knowledge.

Along the way you can meet many elderly people who have climbed it multiple times.

Kids climb it.

If one is in decent shape, brings some water and rice balls, it's a nice slow adventure to the top. Unless you get super unlucky with weather.

New comment by mc3301 in "Ask HN: Anyone else struggle with how to learn coding in the AI era?"

mc3301 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:34:17 +0000

Fully self-taught, my first time ever working with someone on real-world code, I was interning for a open-source python CRM. The owner said to me, "anytime some code is difficult, just break it into smaller pieces. If it is still difficult, break it into smaller pieces."

This has stuck with me since; it is indeed applicable to many facets of life.

New comment by mc3301 in "Parking lots as economic drains"

mc3301 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:48:57 +0000

Covered multi-story parking lots.

New comment by mc3301 in "Parking lots as economic drains"

mc3301 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:46:44 +0000

Most of Japan doesn't have excellent public transport.

Car ownership is less common in most of the places in Japan with excellent public transport.

But I do like that each car legally requires its own parking spot. It is tricky to go to people's homes, because often extra parking is extremely limited or non-existent. It requires specific planning.

New comment by mc3301 in "The world of Japanese snack bars"

mc3301 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:59:12 +0000

Snack and Izakaya are very different things.

New comment by mc3301 in "Dead Internet Theory"

mc3301 — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:09:51 +0000

Also, I've seen people edit, one-by-one, each m-dash. And then they copy-paste the entire LLM output, thinking it looks less AI-like or something.

New comment by mc3301 in "Every country should set 16 as the minimum age for social media accounts"

mc3301 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:40:56 +0000

The problems of plastic waste isn’t because the end user didn't recycle; it’s a failure of companies to stop producing garbage in the first place, and they should be accountable for the harm it causes. I know that’s not how it works, but I can dream. Band-aids are easier.

The problems of social media, addictive algorithms and attention theft shouldn’t be blamed on end users. It should be on the companies that design these garbage systems, and they should be held responsible. I know that’s not how it works, but I can dream. Band-aids are easier.

New comment by mc3301 in "Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales"

mc3301 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:03:56 +0000

Daihatsu "Deck Van" is pretty rad.

New comment by mc3301 in "Ford F-150 Lightning outsold the Cybertruck and was then canceled for poor sales"

mc3301 — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:02:08 +0000

I agree with you on the kei truck. They are pretty darn tough, and have so many uses.

However, they are TINY inside. If you are taller 6'1" and/or heavier than 200lbs, it is a tight squeeze, especially for anything longer than 30 minutes. The "average American" can't fit it a kei truck.

Also, the weird manliness of the average American man would make this truck unsuccessful, simply because it is too small. Which is hilarious, because some of the most resourceful, strongest, reliable and adventurous men I have met drive kei trucks.

I guess finally, the big highways with longhaul trucks and fast speeds are not so good in a k-truck.