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  • The Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing

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    A “Dream Job”, writes Reuters. The report has it the man actually charges for doing nothing, making it a real job.

    Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing.

    From the article

    The service comes at ￥10.000, about 70€, per hour and gives the client the company, or existence of Shoji. While at first glance this is a superfluid job, it wouldn’t fit any of David Graebers categories for bullshit jobs. Being booked for being around and do nothing wouldn’t be a „Flunkie“, a „Goons“, a „Duct Taper“, a „Box Tickers“ or a „Taskmasters“.

    For many, a dream job has to come with purpose. Doing nothing may be different from having nothing to do. Being paid for what you want to do may indeed be a form of a dreamjob. For some.

    Source: Dream job: the Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing | Reuters

  • VR Microphone to preserve privacy

    The Metaverse is uncharted land. A big bet for many. Because it opens up so many new opportunities, that lie in the virtual and the physical world. MuTalk is concerned about your voice in public. With goggles on, it’s impossible to note who’s around you. Anything expressed in such a setting can end a leak to bystanders.

    To let you immerse into the Metaverse on, say, a train platform while you wait for your commute, MuTalk now allows you to do virtual meetings with your corporate colleagues without risking your privacy.

    MuTalk Microphone

    MuTalk is a bizarre-looking Bluetooth microphone that lets you chat privately in public thanks to its sound absorption material.

    From the article

    The Metaverse is huge opportunity, that attracts lucky knights.

    Source: Shiftall’s Voice Suppression Mic Coming Later This Year – VRScout

  • 2020 is weird

    Five Months into the year of 2020, I wouldn’t be surprised about this kind of new neighbors, either. Indeed, 2020 is weird so far.

    Source: Channelate