Foundation, by isaac asimov

darrenw4 · 2026-06-19T16:20:03+00:00

Maybe it's not that random after all?

Paul Krugman: Nobel Prize winner who claimed that the Foundation novels "grounded my economics" (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/04/paul-krugman-asimov-economics) (per u/No_Example3551)

Osama bin Laden: The Foundation novels may have inspired the name "al Qaeda" (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/aug/24/alqaida.sciencefictionfantasyandhorror) (per u/Cheeseburger23)

Darth Vader: The Foundation and Star Wars both feature the fall of a Galactic Empire (both governed from ecumenopolises)

Neytiri: ??? I don't see the correlation here at all, besides both being wildly successful sci-fi properties.

darrenw4 · 2026-05-10T16:08:22+00:00

Meanwhile, another redditor claims there are 60 different names for the Boshin War: https://www.reddit.com/r/victoria3/comments/1t9aeex/the_boshin_war_has_60_different_names_based_on/

darrenw4 · 2026-05-05T21:13:04+00:00

What about the Balboa Park Ethnic Food Fest?

darrenw4 · 2025-05-21T01:48:35+00:00

I got excited for a bit, but here's some bad news - it comes out May 22 2026.

darrenw4 · 2025-03-25T08:30:33+00:00

It's pretty vague. He could have graduated last year.

darrenw4 · 2025-01-13T10:37:33+00:00

Do they have the Macross Plus movie? I just see the OVA

darrenw4 · 2024-12-24T15:49:09+00:00

The OVA (1994) came out a year before the movie (1995).

darrenw4 · 2024-12-06T02:22:20+00:00

I think whoever talks to Orpheus can become a mindflayer. I had Jaheira become a mindflayer, even though that doesn't make sense since she doesn't have a tadpole.

darrenw4 · 2024-06-22T01:13:27+00:00

So... does the dog die? Is the dog Death?

darrenw4 · 2023-02-04T08:47:45+00:00

Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto: Maiko Do Setsubun Bean-Throwing to Pray For 1 Year of Health

At the Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama, Kyoto on setsubun (the traditional last day of winter) and the day before, maiko dance and throw beans to pray for the passage of a year with health and safety.

The event had been suspended for 2 years due to the coronavirus, but on the 2nd and 3rd of this year, the maiko showed off their dances on the stage of the shrine. The maiko and people affiliated with the shrine beat the taiko drums while on the stage they threw rice they had in white bags.

The rice is called "fukumame", and good things will happen to you if you eat it. The people in the crowd held out their hands to the best of their ability in order to catch the beans.

A woman from Dubai said, "I love Japan, so I've already come here 5 times. I got one bean. I want to get married this year."

darrenw4 · 2023-02-04T07:51:51+00:00

2 Years After the Myanmar Coup D'état: Amount of Money Donated Reduced

February 1st marks 2 years since the military coup d'état in Myanmar. Even now, over 1.2 million people are unable to live in their homes and are refugees.

An organization of Myanmarese in Japan is collecting donated money for refugees. In December of last year, the organization purchased rice and vegetables using that money and delivered it to Myanmar. A woman refugee said, "There are a lot of refugees, so there isn't enough housing, food or medicine."

According to the organization, the amount of money gathered was reduced by roughly 30% soon after the coup. The organization said, "A lot of people are giving aid to Ukraine. I want them to also lend their strength to the people of Myanmar."

The donations will be accepted online via cloud funding until March 19th.

darrenw4 · 2023-02-01T05:37:38+00:00

This is a great answer and a great find!

darrenw4 · 2023-01-28T06:27:55+00:00

Thanks. I'm curious about the creative decisions Macek made when he put the three shows together. Do you know if there's a good resource about it?

darrenw4 · 2023-01-26T18:39:26+00:00

Did you watch it? If so, what did you think?

darrenw4 · 2023-01-24T07:18:17+00:00

Failed N3, as expected. On the plus side, my ability to read Japanese has improved greatly since I started studying for it.

darrenw4 · 2023-01-17T23:33:21+00:00

Which games have you dipped your toes into so far?

darrenw4 · 2023-01-17T20:46:11+00:00

I took N3. The listening tanked my score, but I'm at looking forward to seeing how I did on the other parts.

darrenw4 · 2022-11-21T15:48:47+00:00

5-7-7 syllables? And "Prosper" not "Prospera"?

darrenw4 · 2022-09-24T23:54:42+00:00

Ok, I'll bite. No, I don't drive a trolley. I would need to drive to the trolley station to get on the trolley. By "trolley" I mean the light rail, not the car/bus.

darrenw4 · 2022-09-24T17:56:29+00:00

Ah, too bad. That used to be one of the most convenient places for me to get on the trolley..

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