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Japanese convenience store to implement VR robot service
“Rather than turn Family Mart branches into essentially giant vending machines, where products are automatically replaced after a customer selects one for purchase, the plan is to use remote-control robots, operated by human beings using VR terminals at a separate location.” Hmm. The real avatar? Remote-control VR robots to start working in Japanese convenience stores […]
Shooting star above Tokyo
“I thought a person living (in the condo) above knocked down a shelf,” wrote one Twitter user, while another said, “I thought my child sleeping on the second floor fell out of bed.” Granted, the embedded video is only understandable to those who speak Japanese, but even if you don’t, the footage is still cool. […]
SF/F Magazines Wait Out The Great Pause—Part 1
So how are things over at major SF/F mags? Part 1 of 2 (I guess). From Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (so “major mags” means basically “only in ‘Merca,” I suppose 🤷♂️). SF/F Magazines Wait Out The Great Pause—Part 1: Submissions & Supplies – SFWA — Read on http://www.sfwa.org/2020/06/30/sf-f-magazines-wait-out-the-great-pause-part-1-submissions-supplies/
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Kaiten Zushi Magic
Last week, my youngest daughter turned 5. Because three of us (both daughters and myself) were recovering from the mumps, we cancelled her birthday party and rescheduled it for the 14th. As a reward to both girls for their hard … Continue reading
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Taking Leave: the Book!
UPDATED. Published through Perceptia Press (Nagoya), Taking Leave: An American on Paternity Leave in Japan is currently available through englishbooks.jp in paperback/soft cover format (retail price: 1500 yen plus tax). I’d love to say the book is available through Amazon; … Continue reading
