2026-06-06T09:18:58Z https://yabu.me Frank Bennett 🇯🇵 https://yabu.me/npub1vverf773fj29rhu20kw6zprat8twccg8m82wh3k0ka0qrac9gldq36vwv6 https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/accounts/avatars/109/270/374/418/120/314/original/e7afbbf610036328.png https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/accounts/avatars/109/270/374/418/120/314/original/e7afbbf610036328.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs864fx22tkhhzfhp6wlnzdag5j4uprk2s9e292gnmneqp56s8z8lgzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5dq6x3t The excitement of the day is that tomato seeds have begun to sprout! Sage, basil, and Italian parsley are also coming along. Today some corn gets planted, as the first step in an offbeat Three Sisters plan with sweet corn, black beans, and watermelon. Tomatoes will be planted with borage and marigold in an attempt at pest control. Getting well ahead of myself but hope springs eternal.<br/>#Japan #gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/116/281/827/221/998/776/original/bf65d40db806e753.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/116/281/874/929/207/017/original/20bacb2dab817fb2.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-24T02:48:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6rpqd6lfphk0sxzy3s3euf7kr7ukuswucaemrjegsyyhqn4flhczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5ykhcaj I&#39;m gonna try to help sustain the herb plot this year with olla.<br/>#Japan #gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/116/089/946/574/856/194/original/4128eeddc366d795.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-18T05:26:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0zfnxkfa2eey7y9gusl2eg6tfg4ewz6hnxwvkv659avmk7q5g2jczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5kz7l6l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmcxhlxkchz0tq2l6fu4ltqf5wujuss0dp7pdx6ac8w9dasfscxgthn30n'>nevent1q…n30n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not in the US anymore, but a thought from across the water. It&#39;s a good time for civil resistance to organize at the local level. Simple things like trusted contact networks, stocking in food for strike action, getting protest &amp; med kit ready. It can be seen as a preparation race with the junta against the day that the country goes on tilt. 2026-01-18T08:50:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6d4sjwaw93rv7c8rck6q9x73zye8kmkwnef22spjwdkd88na4hqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra55ec4aq It&#39;s time to finish off the citrus harvest. Bitter orange are ready for processing, and very welcome as I&#39;ve run out of marmalade. I&#39;m again overwhelmed with hassaku. This haul is from only the windfall and the portion hanging over the fussy neighbor&#39;s fence: the main part of the tree is still to come. Some of the haul will end up juiced and frozen as raw material for the year&#39;s lemonade.<br/>#gardening #cooking<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/896/442/134/313/366/original/bfe84f7c5631c821.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/896/442/414/161/159/original/bd121ca1b4f6bc62.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-15T01:23:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs08zyjx2ash4z06xg9yfxt5u0wddyvpejl3dfk796k986t08j6eqqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5ysx0m6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvym25y3mr67nxg5070jh09h8386fvmqr7kglr9gwr992ye63e4rq4c7480'>nevent1q…7480</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is there an early bird discount? 2025-12-09T02:01:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9v4ulm6f3vch3n9x3tnklxs3skjcxf8nhlqa3nhckhvhg54c07pszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra59uvugp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxd5k3ctjnmagxpk83jx2znt25ytms25hn4pvss3lk0frh7ygx3jqkak9qp'>nevent1q…k9qp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It looks like YAML, extended with some header data to support faster processing. And pushed out as &#34;LLM friendly&#34; to gain extra traction. Because &#34;AI&#34; is the latest money pit that Silicon Valley has chosen to toast its marshmallows in. 2025-11-15T07:29:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ymayndehahc8wss55r3a0yakm77ysz98qeutlksfehjpzxds5cqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5k7rlva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2pv0lu8tktvwc2g8vune0t8cd96g6kgl4w8stdjckmenqkysw5sdatzca'>nevent1q…tzca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He knows that with futures markets he and his inner circle will make money no matter what the effect of policy changes. The only imperative is that policy must keep changing. 2025-10-29T06:35:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsygekqvzvh8xnm8k7rjugxkawg2r4pg0zmr0ljpjcx6sq97eyj69szyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5c2ft93 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrrt5lhswxryp449qzy46k0pddfvg86t357x6gk2gewxf0qckf9tshefzaa'>nevent1q…fzaa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I later pulled the Slant Six out of it, and moved it to a Valiant that originally had a V8 with four on the floor, matching the two up with a rare bell housing scrounged from a junkyard. Such a long time ago! 2025-09-20T16:20:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9247gpgyrekkmflq05mnq95wgd86dtjpm3w3ad22z398rtgfjw0czyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5n6ulva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr52s7ddsjsuswl9fkp09wpsflqax065934x0t472hdf9ed5k77jcp567gd'>nevent1q…67gd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The cheapest car I ever owned (purchased for $90) was a Dodge Dart station wagon someone had chopped into a pickup with a hacksaw. It had a pushbutton automatic. 2025-09-20T16:02:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqwr9uxul4u6ja2zhj3m7wtv895h8au7s2lc7434tfnt9v3fvr8szyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5ll8qh9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9tkhgeuaa07gd3ng9jlage54vxuf3x48gqsgpjf9qx4gf392hacty4gnh'>nevent1q…4gnh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m from LaMalfa&#39;s district. My high school Civics teacher was Bernie Richter, a SoCal transplant who owned a few liquor stores, and went on to become our state Assemblyman. Ahead of his time, he seized on &#34;reverse discrimination&#34; as his signature issue following the Bakke case. A master of &#34;counter-intuitive&#34; argument in the style of a Charlie Kirk, he often joked that his liquor businesses were instrumental in holding marriages together. Always good for a laugh.<br/><br/>NorCal needs help. 2025-09-18T23:32:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsykjxq97fy3sskqqrc9z63jxdxfn0lzw35psq02rykk2mphfj846qzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5x32tz9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxtfkew0ygnfnxh4q0a8xu9qpl56ayz0f6dmp49d5mnep9ckvxykq744vgs'>nevent1q…4vgs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess it&#39;s time for me to complement my snail&#39;s crawl toward acquiring Japanese citizenship with a look at asylum application procedures. 2025-09-14T02:03:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrph7nksrv25g56r2wjwpmejkh7k60cxvwsn46ly5yrymnq93hrsgzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5tz68mu A desultory planting of sesame only sprouted a dozen plants, some stronger than others. But they somehow survived the heat, and have yielded 65 grams of seeds. When Mieko planted sesame once, the flavor of the freshly harvested seeds was amazing, and we still spoke of it ~20 years later. These with be shared with her household memorial for a time before they&#39;re put to use when the spinach comes on.<br/>#gardening #japan<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/115/200/014/049/114/362/original/d1c14012f192c740.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-14T01:20:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9eje2xmtd2tf2d4pv8wawr22gu4ylwk3386eg9ppj8dvmdvxvwczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5qwk7n3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyarvn5hp9l6faw3pr0nq50vzf2hj4pxjm0zpmr7laaksudtw238s44dvzh'>nevent1q…dvzh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;d sure be a shame if popular overseas tourist destinations started requiring proof of vaccination. 2025-08-25T13:22:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrd45un4pe57smsjnctj2txmzufwh3r327eylu3u7aw2a2u5nhxhqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5pxse0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfgyjc6xkc7trskkzfsx8rhwsfychactd3l8ze2w2x7qcfaypvrgay6neq'>nevent1q…6neq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s generally an author problem not an audience problem. 2025-08-17T23:41:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmf437t9tk7jdafvntvxpjsqwg6lhv67y2e4h26zmj3srfk0nyhqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5z9p7wk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7cejcgh3f9h3aj95atm354gmpketnw2cp4ezapv8aw8h8hv25sc55dc4y'>nevent1q…dc4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sharpie? 2025-08-16T13:29:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrw4vkk8p2sdftgggdgsu8lq4ju8he7jps3pkg4p2ruxzavucg8wszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5wlrdfj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfeuurk23k80uh85804jz3fyq0vyctpkxkqzujy5qsmgqk7mvlxkgkljewc'>nevent1q…jewc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A larger sample is post-retirement divorce, when assets become available (pension + freehold). 2025-06-18T06:03:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ekshn4ge0cgx3l3qmrnt7gem00lm2sqrr9w04vwwn08yfwpyhdqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5elqnld Parking the bike at a university for a rare talk with undergrads, I spotted an old steel-frame bike that, although rusty, someone has done up with ad hoc mods (?). Rear wheel has a freewheel (on the right, in use) and a fixie gear (on the left). Crank has also been repaired with bolts from a hardware store.<br/><br/>#bikeTooter #cycling #fixie<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/701/194/518/346/112/original/b345f1686515c7bc.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/701/194/558/095/882/original/8261f7b882a33cd8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-17T23:05:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstf6599ga2j9kqe48v08hkajv2rk4h0x9j52fsr7e3umthwvvkujszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5q7f6ae In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvfajsfac6xuuc60cefg69t7zhdw9w265pwhdcq0q93723kml52ccx2sdvg'>nevent1q…sdvg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This reminds me of what a colleague (prof of labour law) once told me about education and employment in Japan: 日本の制度がより早く諦めがつくように出来ている。I think he was just being descriptive, but translated that reads, &#34;The system in Japan is set up so that a worker will accept the impossibility of their advancement relatively early.&#34; I&#39;m not sure what his own views were, but I once met his toddler son, and judging from the child&#39;s attire, he was enrolled in private school. 😐 2025-06-01T09:00:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsve3utsdjk884hvlwll30l8tk8j6a2gztfnuewrnkumn9ee9kuf2czyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5mld3pc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstf90k362xwp5n65hm4s5k88fed5rqtzsq2wmcyffy6lhrl8p4n5csj2lev'>nevent1q…2lev</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, but RFK Jr is a eugenicist. Like Donald Trump he believes that nothing is lost if people who don&#39;t fit the standard type, or who develop chronic illness for *whatever* reason just die. He&#39;s a very dangerous crank. 2025-05-23T05:58:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfx4hqaxr050g2ch4r5gz7pxhat8jl9ahxsla684qd693z96mkmgqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5x7h42y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gkqm9qgj7qpxdwgp9mvd23x2r7d7n65ze32p5hq22teg9avhp8s98252a'>nevent1q…252a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ensituationalification 2025-05-16T22:55:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspl7xvlzallwvhaepe2y672kukfzk79uggwlqe3lc9tfa5ekr4ygqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra50k3rcc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr7p2nateu6zdh4u0vvs77l99u2zphkcufkwje9u8vhn6c9fnr6jssudert'>nevent1q…dert</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah. Same thing with wood tones, I&#39;ve noticed. 2025-05-16T16:03:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs94p9vend4c34a3kmq5dra0gfj6cgp4jwdnsv48zk6365y8zt3fgszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5kpk7cc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hdf0dxr33v5v9estw6vf2efneuztkn0nfsmrpwkx6y3c5k3kfvcna38l3'>nevent1q…38l3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He started his career with a castoff hotel building that nobody wanted. A little marble, a little gold, the Trump Shuttle could make a comeback. 2025-05-15T20:22:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20z5x29hcagkfuygz3rtz40f4rkxcmpu80nmlw7w7l7xx9lvae9szyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5cxc6h5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxj5xfyeq97fjau922du5hgmkeswuu7dndsyw4gul95f2qmj2ra2qfrj57c'>nevent1q…j57c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I for one am not looking forward to this. Even without knowledge of the details, it just seems imprudent to finalize a deal before the excruciating pain of shortages reaches US consumers and makes the junta desperate for something to show its public. 2025-05-08T06:25:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr92f00k6v3q6sscmw6h4dcu8fhzj5jt3837spun74nl4j34r9dtgzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5xx8px6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs87tjq99qdfpavp0pm6khtvvjsg086tzpd5mw26mwztq40msxkngq2lkl9k'>nevent1q…kl9k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be clear, when I say &#34;I truly hope that Donald Trump and Marco Rubio will burn in Hell,&#34; that&#39;s an affirmation and a celebration of Christian belief. 2025-04-11T21:17:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuh8vhpuz8478ply8prn7zwpvyeqpy5feqlwd4kzns4cst3qe2agzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5jaxx7f I&#39;ve been pretty lazy about gardening overall through the winter, but the negi did well. I finally put up the please-use-these sign for neighbors and passers-by.<br/>#Japan #gardening #allotments<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/181/683/368/236/221/original/97d1a7fd666b613e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/114/181/684/878/323/854/original/8b4ee1bf69fe2519.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-18T05:10:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgynnacuncvzcy4f9ncev8r3p29w7jmqjenyxy895kmghmcyn7lhczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5ltzh3c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdyv7dyfeagw9lqrgs3l8yyzhmysumhrx85durs0hyccxsnjrdqjgkcqxnv'>nevent1q…qxnv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes. 🙇‍♂️ 2025-03-17T02:03:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvmceg636py2p90v4mchpdqxd0tq9gd3z66h96nw38n7njvlzeuvszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5n74zzn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmk0p8r3vg7unm0peynz7eywtsqhjy3seu62kf5e4lz47zfamuyqc9gvey'>nevent1q…gvey</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The State of Israel and the Jewish people are not the same thing. Don&#39;t conflate them. 2025-03-16T21:30:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstdtrdtkku0sv3cg6uggnsfuyfd7zhjxvzs4jcupneq80xy3a8wcczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5ugasxt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxy0lv9azpsws7hhjw870urzcys0vm94yef44snr26w3zc656vk6qp9tmdk'>nevent1q…tmdk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had my first eye-opening exposure to hasbara in 1982, and it made my stomach churn even then. This stuff today is completely mad. I don&#39;t understand how anyone can sit in the same room with it, let alone digest it, without gagging. 2025-03-10T07:17:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqs6ysrvz0sn477tq67ch9c9aeq8cthrks3sjacfxdaacnj729dgczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5njayna In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyv3jk87dadj8g00v424xc84y05c9ztzts3utm3qgpugd8wtze2ncjanxuf'>nevent1q…nxuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A law school classmate wanted us to try a Japanese sushi place down the street from our flat, so we went there for lunch with him and his girlfriend. As we were scanning the menu a regular, a gregarious surfer sort of character, came in the door, called a cheerful greeting to the young chef at the sushi counter, and made great show of pointedly shaking his hand. The chef went straight back to work on what he was preparing.<br/><br/>Mieko said, &#34;We&#39;ll have the tempura.&#34; 2025-03-10T00:12:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghme4m2g8zcum3xsg4y3fhgue23x8y507chppyzesnf5yhz8gh5qzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra528wvmm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn2rcz4u552xpc9zjwt4f50qrkzttalnx8amthrcrj2354lh29ecr4lv83'>nevent1q…lv83</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If firms were allowed to consolidate will-ye nil-ye, at least there&#39;d eventually be armed clashes between rival private armies as the ultimate expression of the competitive market, which would be more fun to watch. 2025-03-08T10:39:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvn2rcz4u552xpc9zjwt4f50qrkzttalnx8amthrcrj2354lh29eczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra539xgrr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyvg4pnrg04v2zpq2ls0vwpgld3lp39ggeuvsss07dvctrzasjjyqurhx8k'>nevent1q…hx8k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Undoubtedly worse. The ever-present credible threat of arbitrary enforcement action would convert firms left untouched into extensions of state power, but (as private enterprises) nominally beyond constitutional constraints on state action. With complicity from courts and corporate media, you could implement a police state with deep reach while pretending to be ever so fastidious about the Rule of Law. 2025-03-08T10:34:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxemsayf8dymrd4ya22d072eeypkl7cw2gqm3lllpds0ptj3quu8qzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra56y3m7k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdxury3jluhdc5pxg4pcjhvg5vd4r52hm3ksc4weh68hvmyutplhq9n6ujg'>nevent1q…6ujg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m doubtful of the independence of anyone appointed by the junta. I don&#39;t know the actor, but from the general pattern of things I&#39;d at least expect there to be pressure for selective enforcement. 2025-03-08T09:49:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23mplpynpfj7neuxnp5e7nwsqxuf4cravjfw4uvezgx6ezafhjgszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5snlm87 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxphg3phtglr4vglmc938er86uqtmgykjn5y3wc96mhsmtz4ygf3selp54l'>nevent1q…p54l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll believe it when I see it. 2025-03-07T22:01:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxx3jdf4mnqy9r8dwyqsra2ey9cc452vlxr8mvjp9ymqek5dgnhrszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5mf50u6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs92mzdcf574rcp7g83yk83hrnw5vdzkq7mf24pg9d2rget9xmkdqgdv0t9j'>nevent1q…0t9j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well at least there&#39;s always insurgency to fall back on. 2025-03-05T01:47:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8v80l7t7tq3uqx7jfjweyx5sxgt08u2r040u2kd5gc6l3r0n9psqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5tc9rh7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ar9ygdcnyranv8a604pzr05knkh8ps3ge9jg98ueknlv6mxe8yqm2urfa'>nevent1q…urfa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some of my colleagues in Japan openly deplored the United States, even before the fascist takeover of the federal government. It never occurred to me to sue. 2025-02-09T08:49:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzzdgu8hyml63ktdx8ftq9l03sj4ty9heh3g69rejwlquat8drngzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5at2fym In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg99z98twqfyv53u3zd0ml8y9w7pnk4pxeyqtwatjzc5gdwxtvf5ggsvccm'>nevent1q…vccm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or did he just do a reverse George Soros on the US stock market, tanking shares whilst cronies shorted the index? Maybe it&#39;s all about the grift and only the grift. 2025-02-04T07:02:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmqwl6llkfy0swwhl5jv5t2hd44u75ftr8444f2m3frvma4xnnnszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5aeh0k5 This mound of wheat stalks has been taking up space in my old study for almost a year. There&#39;s a story behind the delay, I guess. I harvested our first crop of wheat when Mieko was struggling with the first signs of ALS. I threshed and cleaned it by hand, working obsessively. This crop was planted after she died, and I think I&#39;ve put off processing it to keep memory of that time under wraps.<br/><br/>But it needs to be done, and I&#39;m ready for the work now. Small steps. <br/>#gardening #baking #grieving<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/852/636/856/908/739/original/5129fcf2d5761b1e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-19T02:35:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtcwzwyahnuw5ed3k9yeujxhsqrvme746tj7a7gu6wsw6uy4e8rgzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5ec52qp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgkah3twukkh487ytjz8zky88wja8w6aqw25rm7pcft9tsp8a8juc2fpnxj'>nevent1q…pnxj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know and can&#39;t help, but my late wife cultivated shiitake once many years ago, and they were *amazing* braised in butter. Seriously nothing like shiitake from the market, just exploding in complex aroma. 2025-01-17T01:53:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswchsms9pjsuvrph64jk0v4xax99ca3ncf3kplhg4sqdhnf2fntnczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5lj9k6p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznxykhf6r2r0tu3xx55ej57kgnewyqnvhsh4mkqs4twvwysxlgucw7fve9'>nevent1q…fve9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To reward myself for muddling through, I&#39;m declaring October 11 to be Past Peter Thiel Day. The man is morbidly obsessed with longevity and its counterpart, and as I&#39;m ten years his senior I just think it&#39;ll be hilarious if I end up outliving him.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a game for all ages, and anyone can play! Set a Past [X] Day for your own favorite billionaire or billionaire surrogate! To get things started …<br/><br/>I am not yet #pastPeterThiel<br/><br/>… and to catch up with January 12 …<br/><br/>I am #pastRushLimbaugh 2025-01-16T03:53:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgssyeek5g462yf3l63wq4jzz63dwpr6j428ncnfcz0spl3yaauaczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5dshh0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4u9caspg2xu7d32hk3qz3tzu8nfkrgpknr4j5gvy3nflfs50zzsny0d3l'>nevent1q…0d3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yay. 👍 2025-01-12T02:45:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrcef70hf25t053j6z2gk7uagr8jurvxuxjmjducye0sdtuwhwjxszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5x96n30 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3390h4xm0lw0nzeka2kn7m0x87jcz7e8w5us3stqtjnacgky7cspw458m'>nevent1q…458m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in a smaller version of the same boat. Over here I&#39;m just juicing &#39;em. 2025-01-12T02:35:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvcdcj73tdvsgzflx8fesrmn6uxscnh0eezyks9uxtg9777wau2pczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5a33fxr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v99ncfzxhwm5rq0tmpagdwnqxl6q5yjf7ppy3enzpmsdh6u9ptgh5lrxc'>nevent1q…lrxc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He would sully the site with the moral stench his presence, and should certainly be arrested. 2025-01-09T08:25:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf0hxsjpp2gh80tgxt4usl6c6ag8yud0wu53q6dp2r5jum0fhldcczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra53phwpz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8p045eql5enpjp8dd72txkcwn0ekfrs4wm5m82sudk2qnaa3magq8u02a8'>nevent1q…02a8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well that was a waste of perfectly good plain brown wrapping paper. 2024-12-24T21:57:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze5urc8l86fsdrx88sfppea40repzlpz85gq5g3s2s4cpzhtkqtgzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5975wg9 This year&#39;s modest crop of ginger—my first since Mieko passed away. The plants barely survived in the summer heat, and only a minority among the dozen plants produced significantly, but OTOH although I just stumbled in ignorance through the planting, they grew (!). I&#39;m pretty happy to see a result, and next year I&#39;ll study up properly and do a better job at soil prep.<br/><br/>Now to begin baking carrot cake to sweeten the New Year correspondence...<br/>#gardening #Japan #ginger<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/695/528/477/295/941/original/e1daac2e0005da94.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-22T08:38:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hqm70hh6kr4wkvtf5k7qgjhcvajt7dzvm36nkuujakz2tm4g7nszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5kfewr6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrw3u3689n5tyw7d4psy58je0clz6cs2u2qt2jjqax2u23tded6jcfl7q23'>nevent1q…7q23</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s going to be insanely corrupt. Insiders are going to come away with vastly more wealth to invest in personal security. Probably not a model to emulate. 2024-12-13T22:04:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4y9j5quzj453zh5gudkxwzxc0q46n2n27w8x2kvrpkz0dz9kupgzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra58h6szy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqrjdu7q9jkhlvwj4rm5jqcc26gd7yuquqrkp5nsvpnkx76x3q50qm0m2v3'>nevent1q…m2v3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe there&#39;s an opportunity for medical care investment bundles in the crypto space. I&#39;m pretty sure the idea must have occurred to David Sacks, we&#39;ll soon find out if he has the brass balls to put something on the table. Put Mama on the Blockchain. 2024-12-08T11:41:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvqx5npnxagqglr7qhsd7jt5tyewrysp2np9gnx3ct0ykpflfmcwczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5r8ux3c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ypva4nn0jjfu7uwhuye0jf3dl8mv6nj0aspqxr68xz5t34wsrgc0auzag'>nevent1q…uzag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He&#39;s been oddly silent. It&#39;s a tough one to fold into his schtick. The general public, including his base, hates the profiteers with the force of a thousand suns, but his entire policy platform is based on unleashing corporate from constraints of any kind.<br/><br/>Back in the G.W. Bush years, PM Koizumi proposed to shore up the Japanese pension system with a dedicated lottery. That ghastly joke of an idea wouldn&#39;t help, but it&#39;d fit Trump&#39;s style like a patent leather glove. 2024-12-08T08:47:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj6sh6urfyrykm25yegcykwl6gxm5p5uczjtu4fu9768evhs7t0gzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5t5vfju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv04t5zr97r67xyn9e296fx0hk7kkya8hsu9lkgf56jz4q4af389ghjvm9c'>nevent1q…vm9c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I once visited Yangon for scholarship interviews when Myanmar was under (pure) military rule. The busses were absolutely packed, and there were no two-wheeled vehicles of any kind. No scooters. No bicycles. When I asked about it, I was told they&#39;d been banned from the city for security reasons.<br/>#bikeTooter 2024-12-04T22:17:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07u804807rn5h76w7dctph60jwhnl36r0vm2fg60p6vhn2eceyyczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5wmgr7n Such good luck today! Oblivious to weather forecasts, I guilted myself into topping up fertilizer on long onions and ginger this week, and managed to get garlic in the ground. And tonight we have proper rain, as if putting up tools tripped a switch on the clouds. I sure hope the plants mistake this for careful solicitous planning and not a fortuitous accident stumbled into by their indifferent garden boss.<br/>#Japan #gardening #weather 2024-11-26T09:44:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswgdu6gqfewzpmfywljccznml5reaxag00lvxnct7avg42w7t4t6szyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5narc3v Two tiny snaps from the garden.<br/>🔲 We have a mat of something resembling lamb&#39;s ear (?) that Mieko planted in a sunny spot out back. I somehow kept it going through the summer, and it&#39;s now decided to burst into bloom.<br/>🔲 I picked up a couple of tiny struggling globe amaranth for cheap at the market at couple of weeks ago. With repotting, dead-heading, and a dose of plant food, their blossoms are coming back. Soon they&#39;ll go back inside to frame Mieko&#39;s shrine in the house.<br/>#Japan #gardening<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/393/180/916/803/544/original/44b2ab4bd7866eed.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/393/182/649/341/631/original/7b7fa96030c7fe89.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-29T23:11:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hgw5xfkkrkzcjwjnpu3633t9202reeukvhv5tzwsdhg96pm9aggzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra564xzxc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgq324ymw3vyvf5zg53l9dhy04x0pyrz0cntxm2g65va28kpq4hsg564c0h'>nevent1q…4c0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know what to tell ya other than goodbye. So goodbye. 2024-10-23T10:00:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82mr3uc8f40xj4tzu58m7f0846547g4dgchdww70qchgl5kn07uqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5smlvua In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxymff6az78m25uuehgnsdvk9r562e5ygascn4hfl9k7k3k7f2ls7j9zvy'>nevent1q…9zvy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not quite sure what you&#39;re on about there. Trump is an ageing authoritarian, and habitually applies empty Cold War era in-group/out-group signifiers to tell his core audience who they should hate on a given day. He&#39;s morbidly fascinated with violence done by others in his name, and he&#39;s pushed that envelope to the point of openly calling for the assassination of his rivals. If calling the movement he heads up &#34;fascist&#34; is a semantic boo-boo, then I dunno. Okay. 2024-10-23T09:44:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp028a6d7fngqwn5xfzlfs56np605st0su2zuz5k5s2pfc8egxetqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra59sht8p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wzsmlzafkakv6yr7ttl744vdevpkmcpve2tpu6k4zmk3f8j9yesrymknc'>nevent1q…mknc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I researched the genesis of Japan&#39;s licensing regime for used goods dealers, I came across parliamentary debates over the post-WWII reform/reenactment, in which a Communist Party rep attacked police oversight of mandatory used-book sales records (justifiably) as a surveillance mechanism. 2024-10-21T22:41:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr0fupkqmwxhw4j0c4vl68aq6unut3wfgnd6fhmsmtkxk5sa45t3szyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5eshwxs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszz0zc26elj6fnx3axgwvjetmzdhgp4m4z645tnu0qm7qy9jxzyfs96e5wq'>nevent1q…e5wq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would say that&#39;s a tactful detour around unbridled capital accumulation, which is the engine *shaping* the kind of innovation that happens in VC funded, billionaire-controlled firms. Tax the billionaire class out of existence, and innovation will still happen, it&#39;ll just be driven by different priorities, and be more amenable to regulation on account of legislatures and the rest not being owned. 2024-09-24T06:08:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx846yzpftmqpae9anv85scukkw8k3k7q8v32n7jt03cm6lrm8nqqzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5v428zs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lu2xkhkjk9cw50qxcxjeqsexvfatmyfhnld4sj8y7qt0epfz9sqv9w3r8'>nevent1q…w3r8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh great ... So on the return trip from the latest bike tour, I walked this spur along a freeway, through dense undergrowth, and came across the hulks of two small cars, which I assumed had just been ditched at the end of a joyride or something.<br/><br/>Now I&#39;m gonna want to go back and peek inside to be sure they didn&#39;t figure in suicides or gangland killings ...<br/><a href="https://fgbjr.name/galleries/bike-tours/gero-1/geromap-1-06/">https://fgbjr.name/galleries/bike-tours/gero-1/geromap-1-06/</a> 2024-09-16T05:02:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrm4rqvrupz7t3phccg4wx3hnzqy6aehygl7vdrfejrk0wn9ez50gzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5zluggk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy3rh2790rtsl68t752tlx878aq2zn3c7eu34ty62uaapmc9xx7jqrkw9eq'>nevent1q…w9eq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That would make a cool ligature. 2024-09-15T19:05:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd08t3r8w9wk28ezhqw7ka47aklakn6n0mrqnm9p0kvy9f23va5dszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra50m965a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrppm6zy2mk88a7py9cjuu7da8negwfvv0sdczjm4tcntatu8fd0gjyg8fw'>nevent1q…g8fw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah man, it&#39;s hard to adjust man. 2024-09-14T13:04:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlp3qq03cerehhenyfy396act4nc9yuj6g0qzaccmt527xa6vxvszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5eastdw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdd4js7qqh0knhyfsak445eef4mgen66djsw69ellpg6jmpw8z3rgagrjkd'>nevent1q…rjkd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My read on the mess back home is that our aspiring oligarchs see the manipulability of the ageing narcissist as a feature, and that a significant swath of the voting electorate targeted by the well funded right-wing media firehose are already in the habit of sidling up to strongmen for protection and advantage in the corrupt environment of their local communities and workplaces, and so don&#39;t smell a rat in openly fascist rhetoric.<br/><br/>(Now off to explore ways of cheering myself up!) 2024-09-14T07:26:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lauslze554c6aqrlzv5hlwe7xd253avm592w5wyd6ct0m5nhndczyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5y0z6d8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9x5x93f6sqcr72fr7sqeqrdy75nvj9m6w2km6xtjq4y8n2zs9s6qeakl6j'>nevent1q…kl6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How much longer before it overshoots the population of the planet? 2024-08-15T05:49:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqv8eamz7q7ya84y6vtp83p34t7wqjky5uyew2z6ku0xh4pg5zkdszyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra56fvuzx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsry6a22hyekfxwe4569dle7znyk9r4gm340a973026ddu432wf9usuxy3nq'>nevent1q…y3nq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It also makes SpaceX a monopolist and single point of failure. In a world with sane budget priorities the enterprise would be nationalized and well funded. It&#39;s gonna be costly and won&#39;t end well. 2024-08-08T05:32:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82k0vgajz5py3895ms4n76rqk0een7c2kg34l6j7yktclmrrthxgzyp3nyd8m69xfg5wl3f7emggy04vadmrpqlvaf67xe7m4uq0hq4ra5e8cz0c Every time I am pointed at some well-heeled media star&#39;s hysterical rant about Woke This or Woke That, my first thought is of George Carlin&#39;s calm observation that they call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. 2023-02-25T03:36:02Z