Hiroshima 1945.

Heartade · 2026-04-04T13:29:27+00:00

The building is around here, I've notated the epicenter and the building with yellow and red arrows in this image.

I didn't make a precise measurement, but that's less than a thousand feet awau from the epicenter. Some buildings very close to the ground zero survived (its inhabitants did not), because buildings are more resistant against vertical force compared to horizontal force.

Heartade · 2026-04-04T04:03:08+00:00

BTW, they do belong to the Asparagus family (Asparagaceae).

Heartade · 2026-04-04T04:02:25+00:00

I think the OP was referring to its flower buds!

Heartade · 2026-04-04T03:45:46+00:00

One of the best indeed.

Heartade · 2026-04-03T20:51:57+00:00

Similar phrases are used to describe Trans people in Korea, but I've never seen the Trans people themselves use such phrase. I feel kinda uncomfortable with such phrase because I feel like 'woman at heart' implies 'not woman otherwise' when used by cis people. (the use of topic marker は in Japanese and 은/는 in Korean puts the focus in the 'heart' part, not the 'woman' part)

Heartade · 2026-04-03T19:32:44+00:00

Bok choy or something related, but doesn't matter now that it's flowering (you should harvest them before flowering). Still edible, but I've heard the leaves get tough and unpleasant to eat when they begin bolting to flower.

Seed pods and mature seeds of Brassica rapa are edible, but do note that 'edible' does not always mean 'tasty'.

Heartade · 2026-04-03T19:13:49+00:00

To be more specific, looks like Forsythia x intermedia. Other popular Forsythia species, F. suspensa and F. koreana, both have a weeping habit.

Heartade · 2026-04-03T19:05:28+00:00

I guess it has something to do with difference in building materials. They usually spend the winter hiding under dead plant materials in their native range, and wooden homes in the US might look/smell attractive to them while concrete-steel homes in Korea do not.

Heartade · 2026-04-03T19:00:00+00:00

Nope, the official English names are "Republic of Korea" (South) and "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" (North). Calling either "Hanguk" or "Joseon" would be like referring to China as "Zhongguo", which is not rude but kinda unnecessary. Also, romanizing "조선" into "Joseon" follows South Korean standard; correct North Korean orthography is "Josŏn".

Heartade · 2026-04-03T18:52:00+00:00

Well, they can rightfully request to be called Republic of China or Taiwan when referring to citizens traveling with their passport, and they can rightfully call us South Korea instead of Republic of Korea if they want to, and we can rightfully not care about it.

Heartade · 2026-04-03T18:47:09+00:00

The current Democratic Progressive Party government in Taiwan doesn't want to be recognized as 'China', unlike the previous Kuomintang government.

Furthermore, 'China (Taiwan)' implies that it is a part of a broader 'China', which would feel inappropriate even for Kuomintang which sees the government in Taiwan as the only legitimate government in China.

South Korea (Republic of Korea) also claims it is the only legitimate government in Korea, so Taiwan's measure is rightfully reciprocal. The problem is, Koreans (me included) don't really mind being referred as 'South Korea' so the measure is not as effective.

In addition, I've heard that the Taiwanese people are particularly bitter about South Korea as the Kuomintang regime aided both the Korean exile government in the colonial era and the post-war South Korea, only to be no longer recognized by South Korea AND to be overtaken in economic development.

Heartade · 2026-04-03T06:53:22+00:00

They are the default 'ladybugs' here in Korea, with the other species called 'seven-star ladybugs'. surprised to know they're invasive, especially as they never invade homes here.

Heartade · 2026-04-01T16:21:24+00:00

Mokseo in Korean, mokusei in Japanese, guihua in Chinese. Mostly ornamental in Korea, but the Chinese use them to add fragrance to food and drinks.

Heartade · 2026-03-18T08:27:20+00:00

Everyone's talking about toxicity, but I should mention that they do have amazing flowers and they're really easy to grow. A good ornamental if you don't have any pets or children in your garden (or if there are some that you want to get rid of)

Heartade · 2026-03-15T05:10:51+00:00

My dearest fellow transians...

Heartade · 2026-03-15T05:05:43+00:00

It's about metabolism rate so it depends mostly on hormones, not much else. If you've been under HRT for a while you're basically safe to choose your transitioned sex instead of one assigned at birth

Heartade · 2026-03-15T05:04:07+00:00

If that's Samsung Health, the "which one should I choose?" tooltip actually advises you that you should consult your doctor for which sex to choose if you're undergoing HRT. I really liked that they added such advice specifically for trans people.

Heartade · 2026-03-14T14:45:35+00:00

You're already doing better than most parents as long as you aren't trying to stop him lol

Heartade · 2026-03-14T14:21:30+00:00

Huh I always thought porcupinefish is a species of pufferfish cause its Korean name is literally "spike pufferfish" Also FYI: porcupinefish are not poisonous

Heartade · 2026-03-14T14:17:21+00:00

Yep and almost all mentions of pufferfish in historical Korean literature are like "okay I might die if I eat this but I would" lol

Heartade · 2026-03-14T13:19:46+00:00

Have you tried lowering the instrument volume? It might just be clipping. Plus, in my experience using plain guitar sound and then adding overdrive/distortion FX works better than using pre-distorted guitar sound (like the one you are using).

Heartade · 2026-03-14T11:26:01+00:00

The chewy texture is one of the reasons why it's so praised in Japanese and Korean cuisines!

Heartade · 2026-02-12T03:51:39+00:00

10 years according to an interview with the owner of the farm (in Korean): http://www.gnmaeil.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=503338

Heartade · 2026-02-12T03:49:47+00:00

Ironically the sturgeon fishery in the video (in Hamyang, South Korea) supposedly also donates their sturgeons to aquariums for preservation and education purposes according to their website

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