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If you’re out looking for Platypus or happen to stumble across one, this site might be useful:
http://platypusspot.org/
It’s a citizen science project which will help with the management of waterways.
#science #platypus #monotreme #AustralianWildlife
New 150-mile Cornish #CycleRoute to open in the autumn | #Cornwall | The Guardian
I might give this a go.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/04/new-150-mile-cornish-cycle-route-to-open-in-the-autumn-west-kernow-way
#UK #England #Bike #Biking #Cycle #Cycling #Bicycle @mastobikes
Here is my own contribution to the #RMS debate, about the open letter and #fsf and so on.
Comment on the open letter to "remove RMS", based on the GNU Kind Communications Guidelines
https://eliasrudberg.se/rms/
This is not another escalation, it's something else. It's about how we communicate. I thought a lot about it. Hopefully this can reach some of the people who signed the open letter.
Boosts welcome.
Today's threads (a thread).
Inside: Mass-action lawsuit against Facebook; 0m deli made k in 2019/20; "Anti-voter-suppression" companies are lobbying to kill HR1; People's Choice Communications; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2021/04/16/where-it-hurts/
#Pluralistic
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#FastFood. (8 photos)
Tateishi Burger Vending Machine
Tokyo, Japan
A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.
SINCE IT FIRST OPENED IN 2000, Tateishi Burger has been a favorite of those who enjoy oddities, which are known in Japan as “B-spots.” Located in a quiet neighborhood, its raggedy façade may not lure in a lot of passersby, but it never ceases to attract said B-spot enthusiasts from around the country.
Founded by Toshiharu Hamano, Tateishi Burger is an old-fashioned, eat-in bakery with a small variety of low-priced burgers and sandwiches. But what makes it really stand out is its whimsical, almost-inventive means of selling them. Built into the shop’s exterior is a handmade “burger vending machine,” from which visitors can easily buy burgers, pizza, and sandwiches during the shop’s opening hours.
Initially, the vending machine was not mechanized but operated by Mr. Hamano, who would serve a burger every time someone inserted a coin into it. The current model has been upgraded so that the buttons activate a flap to open and drop the sold burger.
Inside, visitors may notice an array of unusual (and random) merchandise displayed on the wall. There are tattoo stickers, magnets, and handkerchiefs, none of them remotely related to burgers. Occasionally, you can also purchase rights to name new burgers or be the manager for 24 hours.
In 2016, despite its internet fame, Tateishi Burger discontinued its burgers and became Mochi Pizza, selling rice cakes topped with cheese, tomato, and bacon. But it wasn’t long before the signature burger returned and the store reverted to its original name.
A new sign hasn’t been put up since Tateishi Burger’s return, which caused the rumor of its closing to circulate, but the offbeat little shop still stands with a renewed vending machine, and it keeps evolving in an unexpected way as long as Mr. Hamano’s inventive, adventurous spirit lives on.
Know Before You Go
It's about a five-minute walk from Horikirishōbuen Station (despite its name, the store is not quite near Tateishi Station). The shop is open every day except Wednesday, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. You can buy the burger for just 100 yen (approximately author='Stuart Richman' profile='https://pluspora.com/u/thisisnewme' avatar='https://social.mjd.id.au/photo/497582901460164574a9660569392813-5.jpg?ts=1618522421' guid='775250f0802e0139a09d005056264835' posted='2021-04-15 15:37:53' link='https://social.mjd.id.au/display/775250f0802e0139a09d005056264835').
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tateishi-burger-vending-machine
#Signal turning into a crypto-ponzi currency scheme?
https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/signal.html
Surprise!
That Signal:
- isn't really free/libre software (as Moxie denied freedom to redistribute modified version)
- would *never* federate (political choice of centralization)
- updated server software wasn't published
- invaded people's phonebooks
- runs on Amazon+NSA's infrastructure
- is virtually impossible to use out of Google's infrastructure -
- etc.
...didn't seem to be enough to alarm Signal users.
I generally celebrate weirdness but Easter takes the #biscuit.
Next at #LibrePlanet 2021, at 15:40 in the Jupiter room, Amin Bandali @b@nda.li will introduce you to #GNU Jami @jami_social @Jami@mstdn.io, the universal free communication platform, and explain how it empowers users: https://u.fsf.org/3al
“This is a “plein air” painting which means I set up my easel right across the street of this Chase bank in my city and painted it like it had caught fire. The police questioned me on the spot. Three weeks later Homeland Security was knocking on the door to my home. The question they kept asking me was “Do you hate these banks?” I can honestly say yes.” - Alex Schaefer
