American Gaijin
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Mental Blocks
I’m a very smart person. This isn’t a brag. It’s just a fact. I’m a very smart person. There are some people who might disagree with that, but I don’t care. Those people aren’t smart enough to understand how smart I am. It’s no big deal to me, but the point is just that I…
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Supernatural Horror is Demonic – but Not for the Obvious Reasons.
Fanfiction is an interesting thing. It is a thing where people like to take properties of which they have no ownership interest – Harry Potter is one – and write stories that explore things that the original author didn’t. Some authors take it seriously and are really good. I’ve read quite a few fanfics in…
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Beware Amazon USB Hubs
I just discovered something interesting about those USB hubs on Amazon that have more than four or eight ports, and thought i’d share here. They’re not one USB hub. I noticed that nearly all of my amazon hubs are actually multiple hubs attached internally in a daisy chain. If you look at the USB viewer,…
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I Can’t Stand GitHub. And I’m Going to Give them Money.
I’ve been deliberately avoiding AI. To be frank, I don’t trust it. I’ve seen too many instances of careers getting ruined, or worst, from trusting AI too much. I guess you could call me old-school, because, well, I am. But AI is here to stay, and not taking advantage of it can also be a…
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Anime Tourists: Why They Suck, and Why they Should be Heard Out.
Lately, a lot of stupidity has come across my YouTube feed, mostly related to “Otaku” channels bashing “Tourists” for thinking that anime is not representing women well. i guess i didn’t bury the lede, but I think the situation is far more complicated than they make out, and the tourists, while they do generally suck,…
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DOGE: Very Save, Much Wow
As I stated in previous posts, i was happy when Trump was elected and inaugurated, mostly because he wasn’t Biden. I mean, I did expect good things out of him, but for the most part, he was a warm body that was maybe going to kick a couple of asses, take a few names, but…
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I Love Japan. And Because of that, I Pray for Them.
Ever since I started learning about Japanese culture many years ago (at least eight now), I’ve had a very deep love for Japan. It’s one I cannot explain and have never been able to, as it has never really had any kind of cause. I just saw the language and culture and fell in love…
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Trump’s First Two Weeks
I’ve been watching Trump as he goes through his first two weeks. I mostly support what he’s been doing, but it’s been so “shock and awe” that I’m already pretty burnt out on it. I can’t imagine how the liberals feel about it. They can’t even get enough of a breather to figure out what…
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Anime Changed my Life, and it’s (Mostly) Time to Leave it Behind.
About two years ago, or so, I discovered anime. And it changed my life. The first anime I watched (well, I can’t remember if it was the first or second, but let’s say it was the first) was “Bocchi the Rock”. As I’ve had an interest in music all my life, and also a nearly…
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Reframing the Three Laws of Thermodynamics in terms of Sacrifice
.. get ready for a profound post (I think) that no one will read. One caveat: while I’m familiar with science, I’m not a scientist. I will get some terms wrong or imprecise. I am also not a (credentialed) theologian, so I may get some concepts a little wrong there too. I don’t really care…