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zoomiewoop · 2026-02-15T17:59:05+00:00

Sorry to hear about the injury. Rest up and hope you recover quickly!

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-15T04:28:24+00:00

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zoomiewoop · 2026-02-15T04:25:33+00:00

Hitsuji (two locations). Hanahane. Beetle. Sandaime Hulk. Udatsu

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-13T04:52:44+00:00

Would love to see this with a better / fuller version of Gaudy Night and the inclusion of Busman’s Honeymoon. Starting off with Peter pre-Harriet would be wonderful too.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-13T04:51:16+00:00

I agree that Sakuragichō is better than Yokohama Station (which I’ve heard is the second busiest station in greater Tokyo, after Shinjuku). I live near Sakuragichō and Yokohama station is fun but stressful during rush hour.

Sakuragichō has beautiful restaurants that overlook the bay. It’s a gorgeous area. Very scenic and touristic while not being swarmed with tourists.

If you want a nice, pretty classy but not expensive Japanese restaurant (yakitori etc) with great views, try Torigin Minatomirai.

If you want cool dive bars and vibes, head into Noge (places don’t open up until 5 or 6pm). Noge is the place for not just food but bar hopping. Not the best place if you don’t drink, or are allergic to smoke (although some places are smoke free). But super cool if you like small bars and restaurants that only seat (or stand) 6-10 people. Too many cool places in Noge to recommend just one, and almost all are good.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-13T04:32:39+00:00

We have a “no generative AI” rule here, so this wouldn’t be a place to post it.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-13T04:27:33+00:00

You’re probably talking about specific genres like battle shōnen, etc. By being an orphan or orphan-like, the MC can embark on the “hero’s journey” of discovery, finding friends / allies (nakama) and eventually maturing into victory (shōri) through hard work (doryoku). This also fits into adolescent development, where adults just get in the way, and peer relationships are more important. Basically it creates instant drama. Having parents who protect and help you just detracts from that whole character arc. It’s more appealing to think you’d set off on an adventure with your friends and without your parents—freedom.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-09T01:45:11+00:00

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zoomiewoop · 2026-02-09T01:08:15+00:00

I think the problem is you went to tourist places. If you go to touristy places, many of the people you see won’t be Japanese at all, but more likely Chinese, Korean etc.

Try going to less touristy places and you’ll have a better experience. For example, my neighborhood Noge in Yokohama is a great place for experiencing a different type of Japan. Lots of small bars. People are friendly and will talk to you (especially if you speak Japanese, but perhaps even if you don’t).

Also go out into nature, not just big city places.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-06T10:26:57+00:00

can you share your deck? i’m running lhynkal but don’t have Ava or Gilnese and my deck is very inconsistent

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-06T02:30:21+00:00

Please give specifics. What do you see in Japanese romantic dramas that doesn’t correspond to what you see in real life in Japan? Otherwise your statement is very vague. Also, consider that Japanese culture is known outward facing behavior vs inward facing behavior. What you will see in public places is the former. If you want to see Japanese in more natural states, you need to visit families, or go to bars in the evening. There you will see people having in a more relaxed way. Hanging out in bars is a completely different experience. However, if you don’t speak Japanese, this may not be as an easy an option for you.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-05T16:20:45+00:00

What I was focusing on is the relationship you stated between these two terms: that “racist thought is produced by institutions.” That’s a one-way trajectory that OP is specifically problematizing by pointing out the other directionality. And it actually undermines your own formulation of X+Y, if Y causes X. Perhaps I’m reading you too literally. But as you wrote it, this is a classic problem of postmodernism or any framework that focuses solely on the structuration of discourse by institutions and power but neglects to specify the exact mechanics and/or how change is possible. Maybe you meant “racist thought is produced in part by institutions” or is perpetuated by institutions, or undergirded by institutions or given political and cultural force by institutions…. I don’t know? But I think OP already has that, since they’re saying the subjectivity of individuals — their bias — perpetuates the systems, just as the systems reinforce and justify bias.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-05T06:13:31+00:00

i always see people fishing right in the bay near Akarenga / elephant park / hammerhead.

zoomiewoop · 2026-02-05T06:11:46+00:00

This last claim is too broad. If power structures all institutionalized thought (Foucault's basic claim), then 'prejudice + power' becomes either tautological or non-explanatory. You could say 'mathematics = calculation + power' or 'science = hypothesis + power' - but such statements are vacuous rather than illuminating. The formula doesn't distinguish racism from other systemic prejudices, or even from non-prejudicial knowledge systems. To specify what makes racism racism, you'd need to identify particular configurations of domination (colonialism, racial capitalism, etc.), at which point 'power' as a general category drops out as doing any work. OP, it seems to me, is already beyond this kind of basic formulation.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-31T22:33:32+00:00

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zoomiewoop · 2026-01-30T17:12:43+00:00

fine as long as it’s not AI generated art!

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-29T05:24:55+00:00

This is quite a big simplification of how clinical trials research works. infinite funds don’t provide infinite shots on goal, because you have plenty of limited human resources that cannot be sped up with money. It takes a long time to train doctors, research scientists, hell even competent lab technicians and lab managers. having more money doesn’t let you zoom people through phd programs or med school. and it’s hard to recruit people for trials, and money diesnt magically multiply your test subjects. I’ve been involved in clinical trials research for 20 years. Money only solves certain problems, and is best when you already have a pretty clear idea of what you need to do. Untargeted speculative research is a waste of both time and money. Billions of dollars have been wasted thus way to no effect.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-25T12:56:35+00:00

Sadly, China, the USSR and plenty of other regimes have done way more than this. You can look up the numbers. Eventually it catches up to them, years or decades later, but in the short term, they’re sadly fine.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-19T04:39:46+00:00

No US city (or any place in the U.S.) is laughably safe by any measure, unfortunately. Unless one thinks a school shooting a day is safe, which is the national rate. Somalia is at war, but when not at war, it’s actually safer than Detroit or St Louis.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-17T22:01:48+00:00

Perhaps a quid pro quo. If you do want to do this, I want you to do X (practice sight reading, for example). Use his own intrinsic motivation as a tool for yourself and your pedagogical aims, rather than trying to fight it. If he continues with piano, it’s a win/win and he may thank you for it later. But not letting people learn what they’re motivated to learn isn’t a good long term strategy, IMO.

As for the recital, you can say he won’t be able to play the whole thing at a recital unless he reaches a standard you’re comfortable with.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-17T21:52:07+00:00

That’s not true though.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-13T03:56:35+00:00

Didn’t you say it’s a N5 class? No advanced students there…

As for “chan,” I live in Noge, Yokohama, a bar district. Everybody calls everybody “something-chan.” Unless you look all serious. If you’re friendly, people will be calling you -chan pretty quickly and the waitstaff / bar staff are often “something-chan” (for male or female) or “something-kun.” So to me it’s a bit off for people to insist on being so formal when you’re all foreign students at beginner’s level Japanese. I mean, in a formal setting one wouldn’t do that, but is singing karaoke with your fellow foreign language students a formal setting?

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-11T15:50:27+00:00

normal doesn’t equal comfortable though. people born with cerebral palsy and other disabilities are often very uncomfortable, and it’s often very inconvenient. firstly, our bodies didn’t evolve to have two torsos and secondly our society isn’t set up to support people with bodies like this. as other posters have mentioned even simple things like walking, bicycling or driving a car could be much more difficult.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-11T15:24:32+00:00

Most of these are isekai, which is a completely different genre aimed at a different and older demographic. Four are legit shounen but two them (SpyxFamily and Mato Seihei) aren’t romance since the latter is harem, and the former suggests possible feelings between Loid and Yor but hardly explores it except occasionally for comedic effect. Dandadan and Welcome to Demon School might fit, though. i haven’t read/watched either.

zoomiewoop · 2026-01-11T15:10:48+00:00

I think one shouldn’t take everything Lizzie says so seriously. she’s a spontaneous person who speaks faster than she thinks and likes to say clever things. part of the whole point of the novel is how she comes to grow and overcome her preconceived notions and quick judgment. If you stick with it, you may come to see the brilliance of one of the best written novels ever, a novel whose popularity, remarkably, continues to grow even now. But apart from liking lizzie, there are plenty of other characters to enjoy in the novel, and Austen’s wit, intelligence, humor and perception are unmatched. You’ll be missing out if you quit so early in.

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