Took the train up to Kyoto to the old apartment to pick up some things and see how the real estate agency interior designer staged the place with all kinds of modern furniture. We took some family selfies on the tiny European couch and at the dining table with the fancy plates 😂
Under the bridge art in Osaka
Well, we made it. Moved to Osaka successfully. Still some unpacking to do, but we made good progress. Really helps being minimalist 😅
Today at lunch the kids and I counted through every move we‘ve done since we first left Canada: 2020 = 4, 2021 = 3, 2022 = 3, 2023 = 1. We are getting good at it.
Went to Osaka to pick up keys to the new apartment. Popped into the neighbouring Tenjinbashisuji shopping arcade, which is said to be Japan’s longest at 2.6km and over 600 shops. Myakumyaku, the Expo mascot welcomes us!
Look what arrived the day before we move out! It is the pre-order I made forever ago of Jocelyne Allen’s translation of Susumi Higa’s award-winning OKINAWA manga. ⌛️😅📚
Goodnight Kyoto (from my balcony of the past 18 years)
Since I moved my standing desk, monitor, and everything out of the coworking space in preparation for our move to Osaka, this has been my standing work setup
On my way to get a latte ☕️ and maybe a slice of cake 🍰 just walking past a 13th C temple ☸️… as you do in #EverydayKyoto (only 4 more days left until we move 😢)
Forget that man baby manifesto, I recommend this one 🌱 www.sustainablewebmanifesto.com
GOLD: an acronym for sustainable web design principles = Green, Open, Lean, Distributed. 🌱Read more at branch.climateaction.tech/issues/is…
Stopping flying considerations
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
🔗 Should I stop Flying — Outside Online Appreciate the discussion in this piece. It is something I have thought about for years, and actually one of the reasons I don’t look forward to when I return to Canada where everything is so remote. Imagining a no-fly future — whether due to carbon laws, massively increased expense, or the threat of RPGs (see Ministry for the Future my fav book of 2022 for more on that extreme form of flygskam) — I would rather live some place like Europe or Japan: dense with a good rail system.
Good morning, clear blue sky. ☸️ 📸
Got a Covid booster in one arm, and a flu shot in the other 😵💫
🐡 Fugu skin hot sake 🍶
🌅 Sun has set on the final day of the #IGF2023. I attended 21 sessions, only about 5% of what was on offer. I had many interesting hallway discussions and took 7000 words worth of notes. I still have much follow up, and will write about takeaways. But for now, good night IGF, and thank you! 🙇♂️
Gorgeous day for day 4 of #IGF2023 at the Kyoto International Conference Center. Today we discussed how the nature of the internet has changed and how the IGF can evolve as a multistakeholder forum for the future. This year there are over 8000 participants, the most in the IGF’s 18 year history.
Day 3 of #IGF2023. Starting the morning off with a Tor session. The weather has finally brightened up so we can get a nicer view of the Kyoto International Conference center’s garden. THIS is the Kyoto I want everyone to experience 🥰
Official greetings at the opening ceremony for the #IGF2023 conference. Lots of messaging around keeping a SINGLE internet, and “global digitalization” (getting EVERYONE online)
A few snaps from Day 0 of the #IGF2023
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Been in #IGF2023 sessions all morning. Doing booths and hallway track in the afternoon. Just had Taro Kono and Maria Ressa walk by.