At this time of year, TV programs feature resort destinations.

But, to me, it is not a hit at all.

For more information, see "I Thought I Was Going to Choke to Death from Boredom" here.

Others have asked me once or twice, "What on earth do you enjoy doing for a living, Ebata?"

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Speaking of things I've enjoyed in the past few years,

- I had a bite of Uiro with a bottle of tea on the bullet train when I returned home after helping my mother change her gastric bandage.

- I had Cooked fresh fish ordered over the Internet and ate it while watching my father's face as he enjoyed it.

And so on.

If you ask me, "Is that what makes Ebata so much fun?" I think it's a feeble answer myself.

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I, recently, attended a working college, and I've been trying to figure out why I did this (outburst). So I reached the following.

"My father and mother died and left me enough money to pay for my schooling."

I gained resources (time and money) through the death of my father and mother.

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When my father and mother were alive, they were hospitalized, discharged, experienced drastic changes in their condition, and had to negotiate with hospitals, facilities, and city hall. Of course, it was nowhere near the hard work of my sister, who supported me in the front -- but still, I think it was a very stressful day.

At least I didn't have time to think about 'studying in college.

And since I was struggling to make ends meet with tuition and living expenses before I entered the workforce, I honestly wish I could use a time machine to deliver this money to me when I was living in a boarding house.

I think that if I had been able to do that, I probably would not have become the "me" I am today.

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All in all, I am a horrible person.

With the resources (time and money) gained from the death of my father and mother, I am studying in college.

I can say that I am the best parent unhappy child.

And I am not without guilt about it, either.

Even so,

"I feel like my father and mother are the most pleased with my choice now."

Well, that's my analogy and one-sided assumption.

It is said that at a standing buffet party, eating the last one left on the plate takes courage.

"It is said" is because I don't 'need' courage.

Instead, as a braver contributing to the waste food problem, I eat it from one side of the table to the other.

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However, in a remote meeting, it takes courage for me to press the leave command.

Without confirmation that someone else has exited -- it might be OK for even one person -- I can not push the exit button.

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I want to say, 'Human weakness is different for each person.'

And that 'Ebata is pretty cowardly.'

So, I think you all could be more gentle with Ebata.

QUESTION: Why did I continue to be forced to read books by 'fucking stuffy' writers as a child?

ANSWER: because when I grow up, I can get off easy with reviews (rereading)

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Books considered literary giants don't hit children's hearts at all, but at my age, they 'come to work' quite well.

But, at my age, exploring new books is challenging, seriously.

However, it is a lot more enjoyable because it makes it easier to review a book whose content is known.

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In a word, "mismatch."

Books by great writers are helpful for adults, but adults have less time and significant physical deterioration (especially presbyopia).

When that happens, what do the adults of the world think -- "Let's impose that "pain" on the children."

The "Let's impose on this child" paradigm is described here.

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But I still think this paradigm is wrong.

"Whether it's English, math, or reading, when you need it, you're going to have to do the hard work of figuring it out properly yourself."

is correct.

It is somber to think that current education is composed of 'adult regrets.'

The term "Korean XXX" that I see on the Internet is probably caged in malice, though, judging from the context before and after,

'In short, this guy can't even work his intelligence to diss others.'

I think that it is.

I also have an evil character, so I distinguish, discriminate, and diss organizations and people -- But the target is the person themself or the organization itself.

I do not distinguish, discriminate, or disrespect people based on their "background" or "environment."

If I want to hit him/her, I will hit them with my fist, facing the face.

This is my policy.

And I don't want people to think, 'Ebata is so low.'

I would like to believe that I am not that "ignorant," "incompetent," "irresponsible," "uneducated," "unbelieving," "ungracious," and "unashamed."

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However, I am sure some would like to disrespect me in this 'little-brain way'.

So let me offer topics.

"Who am I?"

From now on, anyone who wants to diss me can call me "Uyghur Ebata" or "Brazilian Ebata" or whatever.

I will allow it.

I rarely laugh out loud when reading a book, but this time I laughed out loud, which is rare.

In the recently released "Marginal Operation [F3]," there is a story about a Muslim girl (well, it's evident to those who know what I'm talking about: "Jibril"),

It depicts the logic of a girl (Jibril) who hates to study and runs away from her studies.

(1) The declining birthrate is a severe problem in developed countries, including Japan.

(2) this is because of the 'late age of marriage.'

(3) In other words, it is 'not good for girls to study.'

In the book, this is called the "Taliban Theory," an argument commonly found in rural Afghanistan.

What made me laugh was not the "Taliban" but the "girl who hates studying" who uses this as a rationale to escape from studying.

"So, my enemy was not only the Taliban but also a girl who did not like to study."

It was an eye-opener.

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If you look at the news, all you see is the tragic situation of women and children who have hope for the future but continue to be deprived of educational opportunities by the Taliban.

However, I also remember that most children "do not like to study" (I have already discussed many reasons why children do not like to study, so that I will skip this part).

To begin with, only a minority of children will have a clear vision of their future.

The trouble is that this "Taliban theory" falls into the troublesome argument that

(1) unless the children themselves study the theory,

(2) they cannot realize that the theory is a "deception" and a "logic convenient to the powerful side,

This is a circular argument.

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Afghanistan -- that country is disgustingly strong.

The Soviet Union (1978-1989) and the United States (2001-2021) have been plotting the destruction of the Taliban (or more precisely, the "liberalization (socialization/capitalization) of Afghanistan") for 11 years (1978-1989) and 20 years (2001-2021), respectively.

Ultimately, however, these two central military states were forced to withdraw from Afghanistan.

In comparison, Japan was Americanized in just four years (1941-1945) and even had a peace constitution drawn up by the United States.

(By the way, I am a "Constitutionalist" with an almost complete understanding of this historical background. Please don't misunderstand me (neither the right nor the left, please don't try to mess with me)).

Well, anyway, it is true that,

"Even if the Taliban could be eliminated by force, it would be impossible to massacre a girl who hates to study"

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To destroy the "Taliban Theory," it is futile to counter it with logic.

This is because there is not a single developed country at this point that has successfully addressed the declining birthrate.

From the Taliban's point of view, they can say, 'Have you seen yourself ?'. It will continue to be the basis for their justification.

"I am displeased."

However,

(A)In the fertility ranking, Japan ranks 174th out of 187 countries, while Afghanistan ranks 17th

(B) In the Gender Gap Index, Japan ranks 125th and Afghanistan 146th.

This is true number.

Listen to me.

We Japanese are "oppressing women" to the same degree as the Taliban-controlled countries while "completely losing the birth rate.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the Taliban "sneer at" the Japanese in Afghanistan.

The Taliban asks us, 'What the hell are you talking about, Japan?

Don't you feel displeased?

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Our country should be a place where

(1) women are free to choose their future,

(2) everyone can give birth in peace,

(3) children can receive an education in safety and security, and

(4) all children can say 'I love learning,'

We must aim for such a country.

Of course, this is a matter of national interest.

However, for me personally, I cannot stand the idea of being "ridiculed" by the Taliban.

I hated the "assigned reading" for my summer homework as a child, so I chose my books.

Later, I found the contents of the "assigned" books quite interesting, and I remember being impressed that the selectors had put a lot of thought into them.

On the other hand, I had a tough time because I assumed that a book I chose must include a summary of the book to lead to my opinion of it.

However, I learned much later that it was only necessary to write about one's impressions of the book, and it was not required to explain the contents of the book.

I regret it now, saying, "I went through a lot of unnecessary trouble."

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In my time, there was no such thing as a so-called "light novel."

Today's "light novel" is interesting.

I, for example, even became interested in "geopolitics" from "a light novel" and "quantum mechanics" from "a light novel."

I even got the English translation of the light novel and am studying English (there are a lot of words I've never seen before).

I admire the authors and editors for the amount of effort they put in to create such an easy-to-read light novel.

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By the way,

(1) Is there still a homework assignment called "book report" during summer vacation in elementary school?

(2) If (1) above is "Yes," is it acceptable to submit a so-called "light novel" report?

If you know of any, I would appreciate it if you could let me know.

It is often heard that "the presence of rivals makes you better."

However, I don't recall ever having the feeling of 'competing with someone else.

Or maybe I am already losing and don't even know it.

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I make an effort not because I compete with others but because I don't want to be embarrassed in front of the world -- that is, in front of many people.

When I was in elementary school, I used to get up early in the morning and practice jumping over a nearby river bridge with a rubber strap. The reason was that

I was made to compete in a tremendous competition, jumping over hurdles as high as 100 centimeters.

I spent most of my summer vacation practicing the "backstroke." The reason was that

I was made to swim 50 meters in the backstroke, which I can't swim."

I've been working hard, not to 'compete with someone else,' but because I don't like to be laughed at by others."

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Clearly, this is "bullying" in the name of a school event.

It was this "bullying" that completed me as a "child who hates athletic events."

I think the teachers were also complicit in this bullying -- no matter how many times I repeated that I couldn't do it, they ignored me.

They used to say with ease, 'If you practice, you will be able to do it.'

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We all have strengths and weaknesses.

Even if I had been asked to submit ten free research projects for the summer vacation, I would have done it lightly as an elementary school student.

But would an average child turn blue if someone said something like this? -- I don't know.

I wondered why the world could not understand that "submitting ten free research projects during the summer vacation" and "swimming 50 meters in the backstroke" was equivalent -- a child who continued to resent the world, athletic meets, and swimming competitions.

That's what I am.

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And to my daughter who wants to take time off from "field day" and "marathon, I said,

'No problem. If you don't like it, take the day off.'

I was a parent who notified my daughter's school that my daughter was sick.

I suddenly remembered that my (late) mother used to say, 'I hated chicken after I saw it being slaughter.

The process of slaughtering fish has been televised quite a bit, but I have not seen a chicken being slaughtered very often.

The same is true for slaughtering pigs and cows.

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I think it is essential to experience the process of taking an animal's life for food.

Especially in our family, the consumption of chicken is higher than that of other foods.

As I said, I'm not suggesting that "How to Slaughter a Chicken" should be a free summer study (there is a high probability you will have the same trauma as my mother), but if you are a senior like me, you should be fine.

Maybe.

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If it is difficult to experience, I would like to visit first, so I googled it and found it easy to find.

Even if it's impossible to ask people to do this on a "field trip," I think it's a good idea to do it on a "conference tour event," don't you?

You may have a small number of applicants and the project may fall through.

Marijuana seems to be making the rounds again.

I favor using marijuana as a pain reliever for medicinal purposes, but I think it "should not" be used as an everyday luxury item.

I'm afraid of the emotional repercussions (including hallucinogenic effects) of marijuana -- I hear it can turn on the suicide switch pretty quickly.

However, I cannot comment on marijuana as I have not researched it.

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Therefore, today, I would like to discuss it differently from the public.

"If you want to try cannabis, why not try to achieve the whole process of growing, drying, and milling as a DIY project?"

Of course, in our country, marijuana cultivation alone is a crime.

However, as far as I know, I have never heard of anyone being arrested for carrying out 100% DIY.

Most of the time, they "sell" the marijuana they have made and get busted.

Why would they try putting it on the Internet or another distribution channel?

Of course, the police would find out if you put it on the Internet, right?

You will be arrested because you have a passionate heart.

If you're going to do it, just be alone, shut up, and smoke it.

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However, some (but few) people have been arrested for home-grown marijuana.

They set up a plastic greenhouse in their yard, and the neighbors, who were disbelieving, reported them to the police, and they got arrested.

If they install such a dubious plastic greenhouse in their yard, it is only natural that people will distrust them.

If you want to grow them, you need to be prepared to destroy one room in your home and set up indoor facilities.

I know indoor growing would be pretty costly regarding temperature control, soil management, water supply management, etc.

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In Japan, "cigarettes," which are said by some to be "more harmful to health than marijuana," are legal.

Whether you smoke 100 or 1000 cigarettes a day, it is legal.

By the way, I was surprised yesterday to learn the price of cigarettes -- I guess cigarettes are already in the luxury category.

The cost of producing marijuana, the price of cigarettes, the health hazards to others, the public's hatred of smokers--

Taking all of the above into consideration, I am fine with whatever you do as long as it does not cause me (Ebata) any trouble.

In "Chronicle on the Sand" by Yoichi Funado, there is a conversation between an elderly Muslim warrior.

Though I don't have the book with me, so I don't remember exactly,

' Today, I put an egg in it.'

'No need for such hospitality.'

'I want to eat.'

The above scenes like this one appear.

I remember being shocked to learn that eggs are a luxury item in some (combat) areas.

The recent spike in egg prices reminds us of this scene.

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In the old days, we could eat eggs whenever and as much as we wanted. We could say that no food did not contain eggs.

Father! Please don't do it! You can't teach that kind of bullshit to a child!

I hope such a time never comes.

Of the 3.1 million people who died in the Pacific War (not including non-combatants),

"70%" were not killed in action, but died of disease (malaria, etc.).

I was quite shocked when I learned this.

When I told this story to my wife, she was surprised as well.

Most Japanese soldiers died because they were not even allowed to fight.

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I have been doing my own research on the Japanese military during the Pacific War.

And the more I looked into it, the more I came to one certainty.

"If I replaced all the Japanese people of today with all the Japanese people of then, we would do the same thing."

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I am not condemning the Japanese as a people.

I am condemning myself -- not self-criticism, but self-condemnation.

It is because, at my age, I have come to understand that I, as a mere member of society, who does not have my life in danger, am a person who

"looks to my superiors,"

"makes discoveries,"

"turns a blind eye to unreasonableness and irrationality in the workplace," and

"does not lend a helping hand to those in need.

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And if I were placed in a situation where the state, in a system of war, suppressed speech, controlled thought, and subdued public opinion by force -

I could be sure that I would be the one to write the "Banzai for the Great Patriotic Party" column.

And, what's worse, I will write "in the groove" instead of "reluctantly" -- using numbers all over the place.

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I have said this many times before, and I will repeat it.

I am not a person who stands on the side of justice.

I am a person who stands on the side of my self-preservation.

I don't want you to expect anything from me.

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Junior: "Mr. Ebata, can you tolerate this kind of behavior?"

Ebata: "What are you talking about? I'm just a 'company dog.'"

Every year, as August 15 approaches, I recall this exchange with a junior as I watch the NHK special.

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In addition to this, this year also brings to mind the Bataan Death March.

I cannot stay outdoors this summer, even for just two minutes.

When I go outdoors, I feel my body burning.

I wonder if someone does the 'walk 83 km over three days, with little water and food, with a corona infection, at noon this summer' experiment -- well, they won't.

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Anyway, I still tell myself, 'Even if I have to die without knowing why, I deserved it on someone else's orders.

I have been working remotely from home for the past three years or so and have noticed something.

"Many neighborhood broadcasts of requests to search for wandering(*) older adults."

I say "many," but it's only about once a week.

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Incidentally, according to the data, the number of missing persons among these wandering elderly is 17,565 per year (in 2022).

"Missing" means "still unaccounted for," so I think they are deceased (if my interpretation is incorrect, please point it out).

I have in my mind the number of 5,000 traffic fatalities year and 20,000 suicides per year, so this number of missing persons is significant.

In terms of one day, 48 persons/day.

The total land area of Japan is 378,000 km2, and based on the cell phone coverage rate, we can roughly assume that 1/3 of this area is inhabited, which is 124,000 km2.

Assuming that the coverage area of the town broadcasts and the maximum daily travel distance of older people is 10 km, roughly 314 km2 (10 km radius), which is my subjective estimate, and assuming that the area can be classified into 400 regions, the incidence of the town broadcasts is once every 8.3 days.

Even if it were Fermi's estimation, I think this calculation is too crude.

For the most part, not everyone who was broadcasted in town should be missing.

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I am impressed with that 'neighborhood broadcasts' is pretty awesome.

No matter how widespread the use of smartphones becomes, media that appeal only to the human auditory sense is the most powerful.

It can undoubtedly limit (locally) the number of people involved (collaborators) and is expected to be effective.

In general, digital is convenient, but it still cannot match the power of analog.

(*) In recent years, an increasing number of local governments have changed the term "wandering" to "walking alone," but there is no request from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare to use this terminology.

I am a self-proclaimed "supporter of all creators," although I am not identified as an "otaku.

I want to participate in the Comic Market, if possible.

However, I am confident that I will die of heat stroke during the waiting time (6 hours?) to enter the summer Comic Market.

In response, I was once asked, 'Why don't you join us as an exhibitor?' I have received a proposal to do so.

However, I feel that it is disrespectful to the high level of awareness of the people participating in Comiket. Above all, I am uncomfortable participating in an event that "barters my life" in light of my physical fitness.

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So, I have a suggestion,

"How about introducing a "fast-ticket" system at Comiket, such as a "senior citizen quota" or "VIP (politician) quota"?"

I think it is probably a good thing in many ways for older people to participate in Comiket out of curiosity.

I think it is a rare opportunity to see the understanding of creativity, the high level of the content field in our country, and the seriousness of the younger generation.

As for VIPs (politicians), I think it is a "yes" strategy to put Comiket in summits and international conferences for foreign dignitaries while excluding hopelessly dim-witted elderly politicians from the beginning.

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Diplomatically, if we can make people think, "Japanese youth are scary," then we win.

In the month following the defeat in the Pacific War, Prime Minister Toshihiko Higashi Kuuni launched a new concept called "100 Million Repentance.

The new postwar prime minister had to sum up the public sentiment that emerged after the defeat and the ire of GHQ: "Who the hell drove Japan into this tragedy? " Sorry to hear that.

First, in the usual sense, they are the military, which lost the war and has continued to cover it up, and the media, which cooperated with the army.

However, from the viewpoint of the authority of command over the military, the responsibility for the war naturally falls on "the Emperor."

But this wasn't good for our country.

Even under the current Constitution, His Majesty the Emperor is the highest "root certification authority" in our country, and the entire certification system, including the certification authority, is structured as the "Emperor System.

Moreover, under the old constitution (the Constitution of the Empire of Japan), the emperor's hold was not only "Japan's greatest credit system" but also a spiritual pillar for many people.

Interestingly, the victorious United States of America, which decided that the occupation policy would be impossible without the Εmperor, scrambled to protect the Εmperor and the Εmperor's nature (Tokyo Trials).

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In a nutshell, "100 million repentance" is a hyper-distributed treatment of war responsibility to the entire nation.

This would be the antithesis of the hyper-centralized treatment of war responsibility, the Εmperor's war responsibility.

This may have been an attempt to create public opinion that the responsibility for the war should be "super-distributed" before GHQ took action against the Emperor System.

If that is the case (and I am sure it is), it is a perfect strategy.

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I would have yelled at the "100 Million Penitents" in the past, "Screw you! But not so much these days.

Okay, it may have been the government and the military that started the war, but it was the media that incited the outbreak of war, and it was the Japanese people who danced to it.

From the current research, many people in the government and military at the time were thinking, "War with the U.S.? Are you insane?"

And it is a fact that it was public opinion that supported the few who started the war.

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After the war, we have treated the teaching, "If you can't win the war, don't start it, you idiot," as if it were a golden rule.

And as August 15 approaches, NHK's special program comes to air "Japan, the Stupid Country that Tried to Fight an Unwinnable War.

Of course, this is right and good.

At all times, the historical review is essential.

I hope this kind of documentary program will continue yearly without interruption.

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On the other hand, I feel that the fundamental distrust of the government (power) among us Japanese began at this time.

The government has deceived us quite often before and after the war.

And, the media is.

Of course, I (Ebata) am too.

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However, a 'government of complete honesty and integrity' is also a problem.

The government's essential job is to deceive the public and foreign countries by lying and bluffing.

Nevertheless, as long as I live in this country, a government that is not a war party is essential.

For example--

(1) We don't provide arms to allies or countries that share the same values, though,

(2) When our country is fighting a defensive war, we want our allies and countries that share our values to provide us with weapons.

So that we can continue to be unreasonable and selfish.

Even if countries keep sighing at us and saying, 'Japan, you are so annoying,' we want the government to keep up the excellent work so that we can keep doing it.

The concept is "sneaky is good."

Russia is a terrible country; China is a terrible country; South Korea is a terrible country; North Korea is a terrible country -- every time we watch the news.

But to the same extent that we think, the people of foreign countries must believe that Japan is a terrible country.

There is no such thing as "only Japan is a clean country.

I wonder if someone could do a "special "Japan is a terrible country" news program of overseas.

I know they won't get any ratings, and it's sure to be a firestorm -- but I'd like to watch it.

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When I talked to my wife about this,

'Do we have to worry about public opinion outside the country?'

She said.

Japanese people living in Japan should be okay with that, as long as we think 'only Japan is a clean country.'

"How bracing!"

I was moved to her.

I, right now, am manually correcting a 1,296,984 line file.

I have been doing this all week, and I am going crazy.

I am depressed to find out that my map information, which I spent all three days working on, was completely unusable.

However, engineers who have always avoided human relationships and made a living only from this kind of "muddy work" do not know any other way to live.

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Recently, I have been consulting with "chatGPT" almost 100% of the time.

I am getting help from chatGPT with a poor question.

- Write code in Golang to turn strings into integers.

- Tell me how to write code for command arguments in Golang.

- In Golang, create code to remove "(" and ")" from a string.

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Such as,

'Don't be silly! You'll have to find out that much on your own!'

And now I am not afraid to talk to the generative AI about how I have been yelled at by my seniors and yelled at by my juniors.

ChatGPTは怖くない ～使い倒してラクをせよhttps://t.co/tCHAfKsu6r

? EE Times Japan編集部 (@eetimes_jp) May 15, 2023

Like many other children, my daughters seem to get into all kinds of trouble.

(For example, the story on this page.)

However, I seldom receive stories of trouble.

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The Ebata family seems to have its troubleshooting workflow system.

(Step 1) Daughter(s) → Wife to discuss the incident

(Step 2) Assessment of the severity of the problem by the daughter(s) and wife

And so far, the case seems to be generally cleared up, but very rarely,

(Step 3) Request the father (me) to solve the problem

occurs, it seems to be the case.

This is the reason why it is "unreachable."

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Ebata: "Why not? My response and solution to their problem is sure and fast."

Wife: "Yes. So far, I've seen 'the first missile fired, usually within two hours of consulting.'"

Ebata: "Well..."

Wife: "Because your solution is to launch a tactical nuke into an infantry battle."

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Yeah, that may be true.

My solution is often to 'blow up the entire conflict zone,' including allies.

For example,

- If club activities are the problem, then the club will be discontinued.

- If the school is the problem, get the principal out of office or, if possible, close the school.

- Skipping the prior consultation between the parties and starting legal proceedings out of the blue

In other words, "to eliminate the cause of the problem at its root.

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So, when my wife makes a "request" to me, she will also attach a "compromise" to it.

For example, 'I don't mind sacrificing a couple of people, but it doesn't have to drive us to abolition.

My wife (civilian officer) directs the strategy, and I (military officer) plan and execute the tactics.

This is the "Ebata Family Civilian Control".

I talked about this with my oldest daughter, who has only done one trial.

Listen to this story,

"My daughter beat me."

I was gutted.

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Based on the fieldwork, my daughter identified the following issues.

(1) Convenience store lunches, for example, tend to make a lot of noise, and there is a high risk of being recognized by others." Therefore light meals (e.g., sweet bread) are limited to those that do not make a "noise."

Cause of people coming and going, I don't feel very comfortable.

I asked about 'resistance to hygiene,' and she said she wasn't too concerned.

Well, I am waiting for the publication of future studies on quantitative comparisons in this area.

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As a joke, I did an article and literature search using "lunch in the toilet" in Japanese as a keyword,

"Number of hits, 59"

I wasn't sure how to say these Japanese words in English, so I searched for them using the following search key.

"food in the toilet" | "food in toilet" | "lunch in the toilet" | "lunch in toilet"

"Number of hits, 60"

Yeah, it's okay.

"Food in toilet" is international and is becoming more and more global.

I've been busy, struggling, and I don't have much time, but I was making this picture for a presentation material for an upcoming conference -- two hours of scouring free materials.

It is a typical 'escape from reality.'

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Aaahhhh, all kinds of trouble, I hate it!

I've been staring at my computer for over 12 hours daily this summer vacation, but the program doesn't work as I want.

I wish tomorrow would never come.

I feel the same way as many children on August 31.

I had a colleague about 15 years ago who confidently said, 'Global warming is a lie' (he changed jobs some years ago).

I even wrote such a column, so I disagreed but did not argue otherwise.

Because no one knows what the future holds.

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But even in the dozens of seconds it takes to get out of the car and arrive at the front door, my body is likely to be burning experience, even this summer,

"Does he still say 'global warming is a lie'?"

I am suddenly reminded of him.

I wonder if he might say, "This is abnormal weather and has nothing to do with global warming.

「老後の2000万円」を準備できない私のための新アプローチ ～検討編https://t.co/hOPMIlTcpk

? EE Times Japan編集部 (@eetimes_jp) August 21, 2023

A new approach for me, who cannot prepare "20 million yen for retirement" - Consideration

Released today.

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Honestly, I feel as if the world has betrayed me.

I warn those not prepared for "20 million yen for retirement" as I am.

You are surrounded by "lying friends."

By the way, they have close to 20 million yen in savings --- 20 million yen on average.

On the other hand, if this data were arbitrarily created by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, I would not forgive them.

I am a person who never advises others, especially when it comes to "love affairs."

This is because "love affairs" is synonymous with "logic."

There is no way to answer such a non-linear and tricky question, even if I were consulted.

Well, I won't say much, but I have a history of getting involved in people's love affairs and having a terrible time in the past.

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If he/she asks me for advice on how to kill himself/herself, I will tell him/her about a suicide method that is presumed to cause less suffering.

Or, I could tell you about a damned Japanese writer who repeatedly "let only his heart partner die".

Well, I don't care what strangers who are not family members do.

I often cite the late Takashi Odajima's essay as a paradigm to explain "harmful rumors" and "health hazards."

(1) A fly-stopped cake poses absolutely no health hazard if eaten immediately after witnessing it.

(2) The question is, how many people can eat that "cake with absolutely no health risks"?

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China has been discharging into the ocean-treated water from nuclear power plants with the same or higher levels of radioactivity than Japan.

However, the treated water from China's nuclear power plants is from "normal nuclear power plant operations."

In comparison, the treated water in our country this time is due to a "nuclear accident."

As an engineer, I believe I understand "scientifically" that there is no difference between the above two.

However, the possibility that there may be a tremendous "difference" between the above two that we do not currently know about cannot be 100% denied.

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We must not forget that our country has created a "fly" called "treated water from nuclear accidents."

I will not discuss today who created this "fly" and who is to blame for it.

However, I do not think we Japanese should forget this.

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By the way, I (Ebata) once ate a cake that a fly had stopped on.

There was no psychological resistance at all.

As should be obvious to readers of my columns, I am the type of person who mass-produces sentences without regard to format.

My policy is, "As a rule, I create my writing for my future self, and if I'm lucky, for the benefit of others."

I think It is better to ignore formats and keep what I can leave than to reduce the information with care in the formats.

There is, however, an opposing view to this, and it is significant.

Well, one might say that this is the difference between "me-ism (self-centeredness)" and "cosmopolitanism (world citizenship).

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The only thing I am morbidly concerned about formatting is communication protocol programs.

This is because a protocol error of just one bit will result in a loss of communication.

In other words, in a world where we can't move a millimeter without strict adherence to a format, we must.

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'I wish the world would adapt to my (loose, messy) policy format' -- but I can't help myself with this one.

Recently, we have been experiencing weight loss like we have never seen before.

Three complex tasks fell upon me simultaneously: I felt constantly tired, my sleep was shallow, and most of all,

"Lack of appetite"

Work that others make you do or work that you do not see the significance in is complex and can cause mental damage.

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Even getting a meal has been a chore for the past couple of days.

However, I have previously investigated that I will become even sicker if I don't eat.

Well, work -> stress can resolve itself over time, so I am currently waiting to see how it goes, but if it continues for too long, I will have to do something while I have the energy to do it.

Because 'screaming at the limit, but it's too late' is what I kept telling my daughters.

This is a continuation of yesterday's story,

"Does marijuana seem to work for exhausted business people who are not motivated to do anything?"

I would like to interview a certain university athletic department.

I am not being sarcastic or critical, but I am "serious."

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I don't plan to use it, but I hope that thinking 'there is marijuana on the last line will help me trudge through this situation.

It's OK.

If a salaryman uses marijuana, that is the end of a business person (it is illegal in Japan).

I am still rational enough to think I should quit my job before using marijuana.

I'm thinking about the possibility of 'going back to Colorado.'

I believe that research and understanding of mental health is advancing every day.

Of course, I know that it is still not enough.

I understand that mental illness can easily occur in anyone.

In addition, I am aware that I have been both a victim and a perpetrator of mental illness.

I feel that current mental health research is missing the perspective of 'self as perpetrator.'

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I, recently, I want someone to try

"Research on mental illness in historical figures (especially Japanese history), especially warlords of the Warring States period"

In the meantime, I checked Google Scholar but could not find any research papers that seemed to be downloadable.

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I have been watching video clips of the Taiga drama on YouTube, and the daily life of the warlords was a parade of carnage, betrayal, and purges of their team.

In such a state, I cannot understand at all the mentality to have said beautiful words such as "bushido" and "honor of the warrior."

That was typical double standards.

I can only assume that warlords have dissociative identity disorder by default.

I have determined that the most famous warlord in Japan was "bipolar," but I am curious to know what other warlords were like.

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I think it is quite a problematic study to estimate the mentality of warlords using only limited historical documents.

However, I believe that the research contributes to the current treatment of our mental illnesses.

I heard that calls from mainland China have reached various parts of Japan protesting the release of treated water from the nuclear power plant accident into the ocean.

Watching the news, I think,

"If you're going to call in protest, why not at least take measures to hide the number display?"

The fact that they call civilians in the first place also shows a lack of intelligence.

Nevertheless, it would be difficult to attack the main line because the direct phone lines to the Japanese government would be controlled, and cyber attacks on the Internet have also been stepped up.

Still, this protest is 'poor' as a way of doing things -- it doesn't smell national or professional.

Well, it may be a national diplomatic strategy that includes it.

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I don't know what will happen now, but my impression is that 'the scale of the protest is smaller than I expected.

I had assumed the worst-case scenario, at least an 'attack on a Japanese embassy abroad,' but it was much smaller than that.

Well, we will have to see what happens in the future without digression.

To begin with, after the Fukushima nuclear accident, it was thought that even machinery made in Japan was contaminated by radiation, and the world even stopped imports from Japan.

Even Japan has been checking all food imports from the EC immediately after the Chornobyl nuclear accident.

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Do you all remember?

On March 23, 2011, 12 days after the Fukushima nuclear accident, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that it had detected radioactive iodine-131 in tap water from the Kanamachi water purification plant (Katsushika Ward), which is about twice the level of the drinking standard for infants, and requested that "infants not consume tap water" (the request was lifted the following day).

I remember it well.

I did "Making 'Udon' with 'Tea'" in case of a shortage of drinking water.

At the request of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, we also attempted to 'make curry using cola.

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It is a correct human reaction to say, 'I am afraid of radioactive materials.

It is fortunate for our country that China is willing to ban imports and check all products.

(Of course, I know how serious this is for those in the fishing industry suffering the full brunt of the rumors.)

Let's have a thorough investigation of our country's fishery products -- even though it may end up being a waste of time.

Or rather, we should invite a survey team from China and monitor it with a joint Japan-China survey team.

I think I'll give it about six months first.

I think the Japanese government should pay all the expenses for the stay, dispatch, and at least the research fees.

In response to the above article recently, I received thought-provoking emails from several readers.

It seems that many of the readers of my column are intelligent people, and the contents of the emails are pretty "readable" (they are "good!").

They have received a balanced evaluation of the merits and demerits of marijuana and methamphetamine and even suggested alternative (legal) methods.

However, if I could sum up the content of the emails I received as simply as I could, it would be 'don't do it.

They are quite right.

I have no access to marijuana or methamphetamine, so don't worry.

But when such a contact comes, I will be the first to let you know here on this blog.

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I don't drink, smoke, or do marijuana, but I take a stabilizer (Selsyn) as my doctor prescribes.

Naturally, taking this stabilizer is legal and not addictive; however,

"Drug dependence"

I can't say that such feelings are 'absent.'

That's how I feel.

I believe that 'conference presentations are like a monologue.

"'Fun" is the matter"

In the first place, academic conferences are for presenting "research that cannot be understood by anyone other than oneself," so it is presumptuous to expect 100% understanding.

It is OK to say, "We will get a profit if they listen to the whole presentation without getting bored," or "We will be lucky if they ask us questions."

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The three years of the Corona disaster were good.

Even at an international conference, I only needed a few hours to prepare and half an hour to present, and the translation engine helped me with the Q&A after the presentation -- It was great cost-performance.

In comparison, for a presentation of 30 minutes at most, I have to book airline tickets through a difficult-to-use in-house system, carry heavy luggage, worry about time, check in with my smartphone, confirm reservations with the hotel, look around for the air conditioning switch, buy lunch boxes and non-alcoholic beers, and practice my presentation repeatedly in a cramped room.

Seriously, I think "Is it kidding?"

Why are you trying to 'put it back together'? Do you miss humans that much? I rather miss the remote.

I'm in Hokkaido for a conference presentation, but I'm not doing any sightseeing and eating a convenience store lunch in my hotel room.

I am not agile enough to simultaneously do work (presentation) and entertainment (sightseeing).

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I believe that "conference presentations are like a monologue," so I have to give the best performance I can

But I guess I am the only one who thinks that way.

I arrived early at New Chitose Airport and wanted to have my flight changed,

"You'll have to cancel your current flight and purchase a new ticket..."

After hearing the explanation, I gave up on the idea.

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Getting the change reflected in the company's system takes more time and heartache than the two hours I spent waiting at New Chitose Airport.

Just the thought of having to redo procedures due to a flight change is a nightmare.

It's such a hassle that I think, 'If I go through those procedures, I'm willing to pay for the airline ticket out of my pocket.