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   Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 06:38:50 JST Karl Baron

   Here's your periodic reminder about how cursed Japanese wiring is.

   This is an official, standard Apple power cable that shipped with a MacBook.

   #Japan #ElectricalSafety #mb

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 06:40:56 JST kaia

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     @kalleboo sorry, unrelated but are all two prong US appliances ungrounded then?
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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 06:40:57 JST Karl Baron

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     In case you're curious how you connect that to the wall...

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     guizzy (in exile) (guizzy@shitposter.club)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 06:46:02 JST guizzy (in exile)

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     • kaia
     @kaia @kalleboo Yes
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 01:43:55 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @kalleboo Oh I thought that thing was for plug fuses…
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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 01:44:40 JST Karl Baron

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     Bouns Round: This power strip, made by a reputable Japanese company, sold at brick and mortar electronics stores, and with PSE (product safety electrical) marking

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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 01:49:11 JST Karl Baron

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     And you can be sure this is not some design mistake, it is literally advertised for this purpose!

     They’re still for sale, totally legally. Apparently they’ve been so popular that since I bought mine, they’ve also introduced a range with built-in USB ports! https://www.sanwa.co.jp/product/syohin?code=TAP-SLIMSW8-1

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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 01:49:11 JST Karl Baron

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     I recalled a few more fantastically handy Japanese power strips

     #Japan #ElectricalSafety

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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 01:49:58 JST Karl Baron

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     • sick

     @sick Yep! Slide it back and forth like a madman

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     sick (sick@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 01:50:01 JST sick

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     @kalleboo Uno momento. I've never seen anything like this. Can you just plug in anywhere on those track like lines????

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 05:24:19 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:
     @RL_Dane @kalleboo I love paper money much better than digital one :o
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     R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd: (rl_dane@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 05:24:20 JST R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:

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     @kalleboo

     Japan: High-tech futuristic society of awesomeness
     Also Japan: Paper money everywhere, uses physical stamps as signatures, un-polarized outlets, practically nobody owns a computer...

     (Don't get me wrong, I love Japan. But the misconceptions can be humorous.)

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     Robin Syl 🌸:blobcat_box: :heart_nb: (robinsyl@meow.social)'s status on Saturday, 12-Aug-2023 05:26:48 JST Robin Syl 🌸:blobcat_box: :heart_nb:

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     @kalleboo these are so unhinged I can't even find the doorframe

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 17-Sep-2023 19:58:17 JST Aral Balkan

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     @kalleboo 👀

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     Meowki (meowki@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 22:51:53 JST Meowki

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     @kalleboo 🧠

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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Jul-2025 17:50:38 JST Karl Baron

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     We’re out camping for the long weekend and this is the first time we have a camp site with power hookup, so maybe the readers of this thread would be interested in how that looks

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     Karl Baron (kalleboo@bitbang.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Oct-2025 17:58:20 JST Karl Baron

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     New cursed Japanese power strip just dropped

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Saturday, 04-Oct-2025 17:58:20 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @kalleboo Heh I wish there would be an europlug version of this
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Saturday, 04-Oct-2025 18:48:56 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     • ananas
     @ananas @kalleboo Yeah, I think only way it could be a danger is due to the pins being too close to each others as that could risk shorts but you could add some distance.
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     ananas (ananas@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 04-Oct-2025 18:48:58 JST ananas

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

     @lanodan @kalleboo actually kinda cool. I don't see any immediate danger, so it's probably *fiiiiine* :akko_giggle: