I have quit my job. A freelancer like a NEET.

: "Layers in the early 40s are thin” issue in Japan

2017/12/15 -Work

The following article was popular in Twitter for a while ago. "Layers in the early 40s are thin" A sense of crisis due to lack of hands President Asahi Kasei Many Japanese companies reduced the number of employment around 2000. This is caused by an economic depression and this period is called as "Shu-shoku Hyo-gaki"(Employment ice age). It causes lack of between late 30s and early 40s employees for middle mangers. This issue is caused by the common employment system in Japan. In addition, this issue was expected but the system has not been changed. Employment system in Japan Most ...

: How should I spend my salary? MUST BUY 5 gadgets/home appliances for time efficiency 2017

2017/12/08 -Gadgets

If your company's fiscal year result gets good, the company may pay more salary to you. This back is called as incentive/bonus. What should I buy if I get additional income? I recommend you to buy gadgets or home appliances to efficient your life style. It implies "buying time". Time is money? No, "Time is life". Time is more important than money. Let me introduce devices which save your precious time. iRobot Roomba - Robot cleaner iRobot Roomba is synonymous with robot cleaners. I am using Roomba 870 in my home. Just push a button on the cleaner and wait(doing ...

: "AutoSleep" The app measures and tracks quality of sleep Review

2017/12/07 -Life
App, Apple Watch, iPhone

Previously, I used to use an iPhone app to measure/track quality of sleep. In order to measure the sleep, put iPhone on my bed and taking sleep, then, if my body moves on the bed, the iPhone detects the vibration and recognize it as shallow sleep(REM sleep or light sleep). If there is no vibration, it means deep sleep (Non-REM sleep). But, such app is hard to use it. Users need to launch the app before sleep We cannot know when we fall asleep Vibration strength is depending on the bed. The app may not detect correct shallow sleep. I ...

: Hakushu distillery tour and limited souvenir

2017/12/06 -Whisky
Hakushu, Highball, Yamanashi

I visited Suntory Hakushu distillery in Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi in Japan. This place is recommended for whiskey lovers. The distillery is surrounded by forest. You can join a tour of whiskey production, tasting original malt, making highball with Hakushu, tasting a various of Suntory whiskies, Hakushu limited souvenirs... the place has many attractions. Children also be able to join the tour. About Hakushu distillery tour You need to make a reservation to enter the factory. Suntory Hakushu Distillery https://www.suntory.com/factory/hakushu/?_ga=2.207176666.896823793.1512464652-1553214823.1381758934 Hakushu distillery tour price is 1,000 JPY. English guidance is available by a machine. There is a bus from Kobuchizawa Station to ...

: PS VR vs HMZ-T1 comparison by watching a movie "Avatar 3D"

2017/12/05 -Gadgets
3D, Avatar, HMZ-T1, PS4, PSVR

Now, PS VR can display Blu-ray 3D movie after PS4 update on 9th March 2017. PS4 System Software Update 4.50 Out Tomorrow – PlayStation.Blog I knew that I can watch 3D movies by this update, but I had no time to try it. This time, I watched the movie "Avatar 3D" with both PS VR and a SONY head-mounted display, HMZ-T1. Environment PlayStation4 Pro(CUH-7000BB01) System version:4.70 PlayStation VR Sony HMZ-T1(Japanese) Avatar Limited 3D Edition Blu-ray (Retail disc which is not a disc distributed during Panasonic recorder campaign) Watching Avatar 3D through PS VR At first, I watched Avatar 3D with ...

: Is a new format HEIF(HEIC) supported by Photoshop and Lightroom?

2017/10/31 -Camera/Photography
HEIF/HEIC, Lightroom, Photoshop

Apple's new iOS11 and MacOSX High Sierra support HEIF(High Efficiency Image File Format). The file extension is ".heif". The feature of this format is that the format uses HEVC as a image compression and the image quality is the same as JPEG format quality at the half file size. I was hoping the defect standard format should be migrated to a high efficiency image format. However, we do not know whether other device vendors follow the Apple's this strategy. JPEG2000 is supported by Apple devices but Windows and other softwares do not support it. On the other hand, JPEG XR ...

: Strategy for pre-order new iPhone

2017/10/27 -Gadgets
iPhone

I was stuck iPhone8, iPhone8 Plus or iPhone X... finally I decided to pre-order iPhone X. The reasons why I decided to pre-order iPhone X are... The camera spec is very good. I want to try Animoji Screen resolution is higher than the other models I want to see good color of OLED I do not care about the notch I ordered iPhone X silver 256GB SIM-free(unlocked) model. I used Apple Store App on my iPad to order it. I was waiting for the start time of the pre-order, but the Apple online store did not open at the time. ...

: My bitcoin value became 10 times

2017/06/05 -Life
Bitcoin, Money, purse.io, Ripple

Nowadays, Virtual currencies values are getting high dramatically. Although Bitcoin's value has also been risen, other currencies are risen. Especially, Ripple(XPR) value has became about 40 - 50 times in this year. I googled blogs about this matter, some investor got more than 40 million dollars by XPR's value increase. I am envy of them. My bitcoin value became about 10 times. I bought the coin in Feb. 2015. From a conclusion, My bitcoin became 10 times, but I did not become a rich man. Because I have only a few bitcoin. Why did I buy bitcoin? In 2015, a ...

: Review of Ardbeg Kelpie and An event of Ardbeg "Ardbeg Day 2017"

2017/06/05 -Whisky
Ardbeg, Event

"Ardbeg is a popular Scotch whisky in Islay. Ardbeg's event "Ardbeg Day" is held every year, and we can taste limited whisky of the year. I had never joined the event, I decided to join the event when I knew the limited bottles. This event is held in all over the world on the same days. Ardbeg Day 2017 | Ardbeg http://ardbeg.com/ardbeg-events/ardbeg-day Contents of the event The followings are list of the contents. Introduction of Kelpie The participants win an original cocktail after capturing rare characters on the screen Flying above islay by VR (I did not try it) Summon ...

: Kaisen-don, Oyster, and Rolled Omelet in Tsukiji

2017/05/14 -Food
Oyster, Rolled Omelet, Sushi, Tsukiji

I visited Tsukiji outer market to have a breakfast.Since Tsukiji is in Tokyo but there is a market, it is attractive that you can eat fresh seafood just arrived. Therefore, not only Japanese but also many non-Japanese people visit Tsukiji for sightseeing purpose. State of Tsukiji on weekdays morning Crowd of train Since it is a weekday morning, I got on a train in commuting rush hour. I got on the train in the morning in Tokyo for the first time in a while. I cannot endure if I do it every day. That is one of the bad reasons ...