We are resurrecting the Geo Tokyo meetup that has been on a 3.5 year hiatus. @reustle.org and I are inviting those who like geeking out on maps and geo data to come join us on Apr 1 at FabCafe Tokyo for a good fun chat.
luma.com/r4k3o638
Nathan Yau
Alastair Tse
For many years, I have wanted to get a Sigma fp camera. Now I even want it more after finding out how they build everything in Aizu, Fukushima.
www.sigma-global.com/en/about/
I'm learning a lot about the boards, but also the culture and people.
So here it is: a living archive of Japanese snowboards, those boards designed for riding that Japanese snow.
snowline.jp/en/gear/snow...
As a fun experiment, while redesigning my website again this year, I wondered what would happen if I could navigate my website using terminal commands. Today, I got it working after a few attempts:
liquidx.net/posts/2026/t...
Join us for our 6th Geo Tokyo event!
After a three year hiatus, we're back. This is a casual meetup of mapping enthusiasts in Tokyo. If you like making maps,…
Preparing for the new snow season with major updates to my snowline.jp site. Added loads more webcams, better snow data and even resort opening dates.
Let me report another supply chain attack: While I was reading about the axios supply chain attack, I was fooled into thinking that The Hacker News is the Hacker News (hn.ycombinator.com).
thehackernews.com/2026/03/axio...
Another vibe coded thing that was easier to make than to search for. A qrcode generator where I can mess with the pixels and see if it scans.
aversion.one/of/qrcode
Alastair Tse
Alastair Tse
Alastair Tse
Alastair Tse
Alastair Tse
Alastair Tse
I'm this 👌 close to muting anything that starts with "the future of" because there's nothing more annoying than someone trying to predict the future.
Let's stay in the present.
Alastair Tse
I dislocated my knee a month ago snowboarding, and so I've been channelling all my frustration and energy into building this big site about Japanese snowboards.
The world of Japanese snowboards is very fragmented and not so well documented, but also huge and fascinating.