vivia

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[–] vivia 1 points 1 year ago

I've seen conferences outright ban the use of scents because of people who get irritated by them. Fair enough, if you ask me.

[–] vivia 1 points 1 year ago

In my case at least, it's not a matter of seeing a smoker in a public place, the smell starts irritating my nose and throat and then I have to play a game of "find the smoker". I agree that car exhausts are also harmful, I agree that we should also reduce driving as much as possible, but at least I can tolerate the smell of car exhaust much more easily if I have to be next to it. Everyone else seems to be able to enjoy their (outdoor) meal or concert, and I'd love to be able to get back to the point where I can think "yeah this is harmful, I should probably not subject myself to it" instead of "I can't breathe".

[–] vivia 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, maybe the difference is that my parents smoked when I was very small. Eventually they both quit and now they both hate the smell. But yes, I also grew up before the smoking ban.

[–] vivia 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Fair enough. I guess it was so common when I was growing up that I never realised it.

[–] vivia 6 points 1 year ago

A "simply explained" kind of book, "even foxes can understand".

[–] vivia 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh yes, I completely agree with you! I was saying this exact thing to my sensei some time ago and she couldn't understand what I mean, despite knowing a few foreign languages herself, Japanese is her native language so she couldn't judge it from the perspective of someone learning it as a foreign language. But I also like how everything is well-structured and it's also not full of exceptions. My husband only started learning a few months ago but he also agrees!

[–] vivia 2 points 1 year ago

I hadn't realised the mistake in Japanese either until my sensei pointed it out, to be fair! 😅

[–] vivia 1 points 1 year ago

Which Android version are you using? Can you try if this build works? https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa/issues/688#issuecomment-1594596500

[–] vivia 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] vivia 1 points 1 year ago

Did it look like car window glass? Could it be that someone parked their car on the bike lane and someone else broke the glass in order to steal?

[–] vivia 9 points 1 year ago

There's already an issue tracking this, you can follow it here: https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa/issues/668

[–] vivia 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, I was looking for a native Japanese instance but couldn't find one. Mind sharing some pointers?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by vivia to c/[email protected]
 

The young man nervously rang the door-bell. A gruff man opened the door; after a few seconds of sizing him up, he nodded towards the inside, inviting him in.

They sat in the living-room. After a few tense seconds, the silence broke.
“Son… what are your intentions with my [u8]?”
“Uh… I'm just borrowing her, sir.”
“Her curfew is 'a, just so you know.”
“I'll have her back by then. I promise.”
“You better. Now, son… tell me something. Are you two, you know… exclusive?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Then you better put a &mut on it. That way the others know to stay away.”
“Will do, sir.”

While they had been talking, a woman had walked into the room. He recognised her as his datæ's mother. Her stare, somehow, seemed even more penetrating than her husband's.
“Well, sonny, let me just make sure you're presentable, alright?”
“Presentable, ma'am?”
“Yes, presentable. It's the least you can do if you want to be her type! So tell me, do you implement Debug and Display?”
The young man looked at his clothes. “I… don't see why not?”
A scoff came as a reply. “Humph! What a derivative response. Alright then, off you go.”

The young man gulped. The first hurdle had been cleared; now, to ensure the datæ itself went well.

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