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Software developer, for fun & profit · Japan addicted · Trekking enthusiast · Music omnivore · Cats worshipper · Wannabe photographer
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What the heck, at this point I was so used to temperatures in the range of -4°C ~ +4°C that now it feels like being in summer 😂
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Good thing about the JR EAST Tōhoku Area Pass and JR EAST in general is that you can do your reeervations online and pick your reservation tickets by scanning the associated QR code at the ticket vending machine.
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Change of plans. I wanted to visit Matsushima before heading to Tokyo via Sendai but it was raining quite hard in Yamagata and forecasts were not good for the coastal area of the Miyagi prefecture, so here goes the new reservation.
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Who in their right mind thought this was a good idea? Oh right some real estate speculator with ties with the local government at that time.
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If you'll ever have some spare time in Yamagata maybe you could visit the Kaisendo museum in the nearby Kaminoyama. It has a nice collection of old and modern stuff, the owner can speak some English and is very friendly (he accompanied me for explanations and we had a nice chat).
Waiting for the bus back to Yamagata after an awesome afternoon on mount Zao for the "snow monsters". It was so clear that Sendai and the ocean could be seen. -7°C a piece of cake ❄️😆 Perfect weather. Perfect view.
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Nice weather today in Yamagata. It's also quite hot at 7°C 🤣 Guess today's the day for Zao.
1000 stone steps, most of them slippery as fuck (as expected with clear weather and sub-zero temperatures), but the view from the pavilion at the top of Yamadera was nice. On my way to Yamagata.
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Obviously the last thing I see from the hotel room window before leaving Ōmagari is... more snow falling 👀 Headed to Yamagata.
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Oh and by the way, today was frigging cold, colder than yesterday which was already sub-zero. Kept snowing most of the day.
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I was probably expecting a bit too much from the Yokote yukimatsuri, not rea)y worth it if you are not nearby IMHO. But the glance over the mini Kamakura was nice.
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Huge queue at the bus stop for the Tazawako loop bus. Good thing I came half an hour early and I'm second in line. They counted 54 people in line. They'll put another bus in service though, which is actually cool.
Seriously, the winter scenery from the Nairiku line is really nice. ❄️ Forecasts say that it should start snowing in early afternoon, I hope so. That would make for a double experience: first sunny, then snowy on the way back to Kakunodate.
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In front of Kakunodate station waiting for a round-trip ride on the local Nairiku line (Kakunodate <> Aniai). And then there's the Hiburi Kamakura Matsuri this evening in Kakunodate.
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And here comes the snow. I'm at the station right now, leaving Aomori to reach Ōmagari where I'll stay for the next couple of days.
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Too bad the Memorial Ship Hakkoda Maru museum is closed from march till November, must be a post-Covid thing or maybe they are doing some restoration work because actually it should be open, instead I just discovered it's closed once there. No info on the Aomori tourism website.
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These floats for the Neputa festival in Aomori are amazing. I guess the actual festival in August must be dope, I'd visit this matsuri if it wasn't for my hate of the Japanese summer weather.
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Aomori. Sunday at 9:00 PM. 75% of restaurants closed just because it's Sunday, most of the closes at this time anyway. Basically a dead city. At least I've found a teishoku restaurant that saved me from Yoshinoya or, even worst, instant ramen.
They have pretty brand new diesel-electric trains on the Gono line to be a local railway running basically out in the sticks. Impressive.
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Upside down or what? Travelling on a local train of the Ou line to Kawabe right now.
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While it's freezing cold outside they have like 25+ °C indoor in shops, trains and such. I came here in Tohoku fully prepared for travelling in the cold weather and I'm actually suffering from the heat when not outside WTF 🤔 And yes I'm in Japan right now. It's been a while.
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A bit late to the party but still... Merry Christmas!
(yep I'm still alive and kicking despite my chronic lack of activity on Twitter)
Started queue for security checks at AMS Schiphol at 16:20, passed security at 18:55. Long snake-like queue even outside the proper airport building. WTF is with this shit at such a major EU airport? And apparently it's been like this July or something.
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Eurovision song contest first and now the UEFA Euro championship. 🇮🇹
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I enjoy what I'm currently doing, for the record. Simply put, I don't have any "ambition of greatness" as long as I'm doing what interests me.
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Apparently there are tricks being shared already on the internet to bypass the TPM check upon installation by tinkering with the installation media, but well fuuuuuuck.
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On a related note, what was Asus smoking when they decided to add TPM module header on the their P9X79 motherboard but not on the P9X79 PRO version?
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So my perfectly fine 7 years old main PC (it's still a beast) won't be able to run Windows 11 because it does not have a TPM module and it can't be added because the motherboard is missing a TPM module header? What's with this bullshit?
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Today I retired my useless blog with no content updates in years. I didn't even care about maintenance (= ticking bomb... at least it was fully containerized). Also took the chance to resize my Linode instance. I feel like it's time to trim some more underused or useless stuff.