Hacker News: pwim

Magic: The Gathering took me from N2 to Japanese fluency

pwim — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:03:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tokyodev.com/articles/how-magic-the-gathering-took-me-from-n2-to-japanese-fluency

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883839

Points: 157

# Comments: 66

A Look into NaviDial, Japan's Legacy Phone Service

pwim — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:22:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tokyodev.com/articles/a-look-into-navidial-japan-s-legacy-phone-service

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47788633

Points: 77

# Comments: 13

New comment by pwim in "Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists"

pwim — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:37:20 +0000

There’s plenty of things that are valuable for society while still not having significant financial value.

Building a Train Isochrone Map for Tokyo

pwim — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:12:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcNyqjQg3tE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45125921

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

One Stack to Rule Them All: Elixir for Everything from UI to Infrastructure

pwim — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:27:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgoSKW1Hzyg

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45113815

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Washington, DC police put under federal control, National Guard deployed

pwim — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:13:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/trump-washington-crime-fed-national-guard-homeless.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44867494

Points: 103

# Comments: 17

New comment by pwim in "Hiroshima (1946)"

pwim — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 03:52:11 +0000

Saying that the Japanese people deserved it comes off as hateful. Not every Japanese person was complicit. Like I think it was pretty clear Japanese children were innocent casualties.

How to Network as a Developer (Without Feeling Sleazy)

pwim — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:22:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tokyodev.com/articles/how-to-network-as-a-developer-without-feeling-sleazy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44655443

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by pwim in "Airlines are charging solo passengers higher fares than groups"

pwim — Thu, 29 May 2025 20:33:28 +0000

In Japan, you pay by the person when it comes to hotels. Some will give you a slight discount for the second person. Others won’t.

US says it will start revoking visas for Chinese students

pwim — Thu, 29 May 2025 10:45:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rubio-says-us-will-start-revoking-visas-chinese-students-2025-05-28/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44124721

Points: 12

# Comments: 7

New comment by pwim in "Japan's IC cards are weird and wonderful"

pwim — Sat, 17 May 2025 07:27:10 +0000

Unfortunately transit operators are looking to discontinue the use of these IC cards in favour of QR codes as part of a cost saving strategy: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241015/p2a/00m/0bu/01...