#reflections

Reflections on National Adoption Month

A few hours prior to attending an event several weeks ago, I met up with an online acquaintance and his wife who had come into town. We knew beforehand that a local animal shelter was invited to the event and would bring a couple of their dogs with the hope that they would be adopted by attendees. I can admit it was a sweet initiative. I didn't know this couple very well, but I met them in person once a few years ago. It was nice to kill some time by chatting with them about the evening ahead, except for one unpleasant interaction. As we discussed the dogs we would meet later, this couple's do

toska · EN

Edo Erotica: Shunga in Shinjuku

Even now official Japan is dubious about the worth of Shunga

Peter Tasker · EN

‘Straight to Hell’: The Extraordinary Life of Kazuko Hosoki

As to the value of her predictions, she got the big one right...

Peter Tasker · EN

The Geopolitics of Football: Japan 7 China 0

What China badly needs is love, love of the game as exemplified by one remarkable Japanese player.

Peter Tasker · EN

The Katsu Curry Index Looks Quite Tasty!

You can tell quite a lot about a person by the way they eat their curry rice...

Peter Tasker · EN

THE WEALTH OF NATIONS IN THE 21st CENTURY

Top of the class is South Korea with an amazing increase in average wealth of 63% since 2020.

Peter Tasker · EN

[TJ's notes]

So according to the recent talk Reflections on Haskell@Meta by Simon Marlow, Haskell is no longer used in Meta (Facebook, Instagram, ...) as the main language to specify automated moderation tools. Instead, they use Hack, their version of PHP. As Simon explains in the talk, the decision to drop Haskell was made whilst knowing that many of Haskell safety guarantees will have to be dropped in the new system. I wonder if we should now expect to see many more unexpected moderation missteps in the coming years 🙂. #facebook , #haskell

WebNest of Tomas Jakl · EN

2023 Reflections and 2024 Goals

Okay, I know I’m finally finishing this post in NOVEMBER when 2024 is almost over, and it was mainly postponed because I lacked 2024 goals. So I’ve reflected on why and shared my thoughts below. But first, 2023 reflections! I made a huge life change that made it a great year for me. I moved to Seattle! It took me awhile to get everything ready and find a place to rent, but I finally did it! I chose Seattle for a few reasons. The nature in the Pacific Northwest really calls to me, and I want to go on hikes and enjoy it. I also have a few friends in Seattle, so it was an easier trans

miccah.io · EN

2025 Reflections and 2026 Goals

It seems like 2025 came and went in a flash. Looking back, I’m happy to say that I continued being social and made some more friends. This past year, I.. Built a home server Okay, I actually built it in 2024, but I used it a lot this year and had a lot of fun setting up VMs with Proxmox . I keep all of my notes there, a gaming VM, and various media containers too. It may be recency bias, but I installed immich and have had a great experience with it, and even started a photo frame project that has been a lot of fun.

miccah.io · EN