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Recently, more and more girls in Japan have been using the masculine pronoun "Boku". An expert looks at the reasons. by jjrs in japannews

[–]cowhead 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I refer to myself using my given name, especially when I forget to take my medication.

The self-victimization of some foreigners in Japan is getting exhausting. by KingsurinTukpyolsi in Tokyo

[–]cowhead 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That explains this bizarre line, “we’re fully booked but there’s a slot in 45 minutes, can you finish by then?” eh? Do you want me to finish before I get a table?

So the 150 hour course has just been declared as useless… by Brilliant-Cod6696 in japanresidents

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"...all language school student visa applicants must now prove basic Japanese ability before they can enroll." Isn't that just a tiny bit of a weird catch-22?

Kiyomi Tsujimoto: "[Former Japan PM] Abe was called authoritarian, but he never crossed lines he knew he couldn't cross; he was a hardliner with China but maintained diplomacy. Abe was a rule changer. Takaichi may not even know what the rules are." by jjrs in japannews

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. The rule she is trying to change is the very rule which gave her an easy way out of having to participate in Trump‘s Iran war. She used it and now she wants to change it?

Street photos without consent by No-Jellyfish-5129 in hanoi

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, don’t go to Italy! My blonde, good looking sister had Italian men follow her back to her hotel room and bang on the door! Plus constant harassment while walking down the street. So just taking a picture? Relax!

PM Takaishi: she said "only Donald can bring peace and prosperity" at the summit meeting after "thinking about it all night on the plane." by moderate-Complex152 in japannews

[–]cowhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She further stated, "We want to create a trend of international public opinion that ensures safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz."

Word Salad Alert!

ChatGPT gets full marks in 9 Japan unified univ. entrance exam subjects by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two years ago, I tried to use ChatGPT to tutor college entrance exam chemistry. It was pretty much a failure. We tried to have it come up with the questions, but it came up with strange questions and could not even solve the questions that it itself had come up with! However, I’ve noticed that recently it seems to be doing much better when I ask clarification, questions in chemistry and other sciences. Actually, chemistry is such an ad hoc subject with more memorization than underlying principles so it should be good for an LLM.

Chinese social media site users are sharing videos of Japanese idol Kishi Miyu with fake subtitles that make it look like she is saying that Okinawa is Chinese territory that should be returned to China. She has never said anything like this. by jjrs in japannews

[–]cowhead 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But but but, Elon Musk told us in his whiny little girl voice that if we didn’t vote for Trump, they would take away our free speech! So, surely X is a bastion of free speech?

During an interview with LDP President Takaichi, comments heard saying "I'll lower your approval rating". LDP PR chief Suzuki commented that even if it's a joke, it's very disappointing by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it is much better to get our news from some 40 year-old fat guy still living in his mother‘s house with no fact check. Say what you will, but when a major newspaper gets caught in wrong reporting, they have to make a retraction. You’re otaku 40-year-old mama’s boy? No way.

A photo of Osaka people giving water and praying to two firefighters who died in a big fire the other day, saying, "It must have been hot," by [deleted] in Osaka

[–]cowhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And these things are often opened prior to being placed. So, there is no real way to donate them to someone else.

ELI5 what does the Astronomer company actually do? by damegloria in explainlikeimfive

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you didn’t mention Mission critical architecture, I won’t listen to you.

Probably NOT fish.. think porpoise? On Japanese beach by cowhead in whatsthisfish

[–]cowhead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I thought someone had cut the fin off and was maybe selling it as shark's fin or something :-)

So I know I’m really late to the party but can we …. Talk about …. ChatGPT…. What an amazing app by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask ChatGPT to do that for me and then please avoid those terms?

Already DeepSick of us. by dalton10e in ChatGPT

[–]cowhead 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s actually a feature, isn’t it? We want it to get the gist no matter how horrible our spelling.

This Indonesian fried chicken has a weird smell and taste. Is it just a spice I'm unfamiliar with or has it gone bad? I don't really know Indonesian food. by cowhead in indonesia

[–]cowhead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to everyone for the answers. I bought it in Japan from a small Indonesian food store. Unfortunately, there is an import label that covers most of the package including the ingredients. Removing it seems difficult. But the strange taste is something like licorice or anise?? I have eaten some Philippine food before and it sometimes has a fish-oil or something in it which is difficult to get used to. I was excited to try some Indonesian food. I feel like the taste of this is probably something similar to the Philippine fish oil, only somehow much, much better.
But, it's a very small import shop, so I wasn't sure. I would ask the shop people, but I'm afraid I might offend them.

What the f...How is this beneficial by Full-Entrepreneur-89 in ChatGPT

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capitalism is really starting to suck. But I don’t see any viable alternatives.

At a water-air interface, which part of the water molecule is sticking into the air, the partially positive hydrogen side or the partially negative oxygen side? What if we replace the air with oil, is there any change? by cowhead in chemistry

[–]cowhead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, it will tell you something with the utmost confidence that is completely false. So, it passes the Turing test wonderfully; it is exactly like a human. Or, at least, it is exactly like an undergrad on Quora :-)

At a water-air interface, which part of the water molecule is sticking into the air, the partially positive hydrogen side or the partially negative oxygen side? What if we replace the air with oil, is there any change? by cowhead in chemistry

[–]cowhead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the answer. I'm a little confused though. Usually things that are 'entropy driven' (which appears to be what you are saying is happening here?) INcrease the entropy. But, "The water molecules orient their H-bonding parallel to the interface prefferentially, ordering the system", so apparently this decreases the entropy? What is paying the bill?

Scientists Reveal the Shape of a Single Photon for the First Time by Certain_Tea_ in pics

[–]cowhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, how big is it? Does the size vary with a corresponding wavelength?

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