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Kawasaki, 2020.05.20

After writing about the VPN thing the other day, it's occurred to me that we could keep our Toronto phone number simply by bringing the tiny VOIP device and the old handset with us to Tokyo. I'm not sure what utility that might have, but we pay something like $2/month for it. Maybe making cheap local calls? Answering the phone if someone from the government needs to be in touch? Not sure....

rand()m quote

A creative person would prefer their music to be stolen and enjoyed than ignored. This is the dilemma for every creative soul: he or she would prefer to starve and be heard than to eat well and be ignored.

—Pete Townshend