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[Switch] How to disassemble and repair a high temperature sleep error by yourself.

The procedure for fixing the high temperature sleep error on the Nintendo Switch yourself is described: remove the back cover using a Y- and cross-shaped screwdriver, then remove the silver plate. The cooling fan can be taken out after removing the battery connect, heat sink and game card unit in that order.

2024.04.24 2024.10.26

built-in(C++)Development/Design

[Mia] The result of an open call for dialect narration. Utilization of Coconara, Crowdworks, and Lancers

In the case of narration, many voice actors present their conditions in terms of unit price per character + unit price per file cut, and this time I set the amount a little higher than the market price respectively (3 yen per character and 10 yen per cut) as follows. The recruitment text was copied and posted on Crowdworks and Lancers as well as Coconara, and was also posted on Mia's website.

2024.09.02 2024.10.26

EntrepreneurMia

Servo motor vs. DC motor: sound comparison

The sound volume was compared between a servo motor and a DC motor as a mechanism to move the mouth of a talking robot.The DC motor was connected to an ESP32 using an L293D motor driver, and the gears to be attached were made using a 3D printer. The rack and pinion moves by itself, but not when a rubber is attached.

2023.08.28 2024.10.26

Development/Designelectronic circuit

[Idol, Burning] Rin Usami: Why did she dump the case of cotton swabs on the floor at the end?

Contains thoughts and observations on the novel ‘Suisu, Burn’ by Rin Usami, which won the Akutagawa Prize and was nominated for the Honya Taisho (Bookstore Grand Prize). The action of the beating of a fan by a guesser gives Akari the courage to try and smash her own current unsuccessful life, but in the end, she chooses a cotton swab in the blink of an eye, which is the cheapest way to clean up the mess.

2024.04.07 2024.10.26

(somebody's) sideNote/Book

I read a whole series of novels related to middle school entrance examinations.

Parents tend to get stuck in the junior high school entrance examination swamp trap: 1) they have not studied hard themselves, so they try to make up for it by taking their children's examinations; 2) they are more concerned than necessary about the class of cram school and the deviation score they have; 3) they think of junior high school entrance examinations in terms of cosmetics and typa

2024.04.29 2024.10.26

Note/Bookraising children

How to create retargeting ads by specifying Facebook pixel to WordPress+WooCommerce.

Describes the steps for installing a Facebook (Meta) pixel and creating retargeting ads in WordPress + WooCommerce. In this case, the retargeting ads are designed to advertise to users who have ‘visited the site but not yet purchased’.

[Mia] Timeline of layout improvements made after TiB SHOP exhibition (October)

Article detailing the work undertaken to improve the layout and remove the cat-shaped robot Mia on the occasion of the end of the TiB SHOP exhibition in October. It describes the efforts made to prepare for the exhibition, change the exhibition location and utilise the original message function, both for consumers (toC) and for businesses (toB). Also documents the smooth dismantling of the exhibition after the exhibition and the use of Wi-Fi rentals.

EntrepreneurMia

[Traction] 19 Channels for Startups to Grab Customers

It describes specific examples of measures regarding how start-ups can grab customers in the absence of human and financial resources. Viral marketing, PR, social/display advertising, offline advertising, SEO, content marketing, etc.

2023.11.07 2024.10.21

EntrepreneurMarketing

[Interview AI] Marketing measures taken before and after the release of the service. Were the services actually used?

A memorandum describing the marketing measures taken before and after the release of Interview AI, which transcribes an hour's worth of audio in 15 seconds and automatically converts it into a natural conversational format.AB testing on FB/Instagram ads showed that a single still image had a lower CPC than a short video.

EntrepreneurInterview AI

Improvement of LP based on heatmap recording by Microsoft Clarity

Clarity, a free heatmap tool provided by Microsoft, was used to identify areas for improvement in the service LP. The ‘Heatmap summary’ button displays the results of the heatmap's AI analysis in text in the left sidebar.The recording tool also saves videos of actual users' movements on the LP.

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