Nothing to report on my own work today. In my dayjob, Microsoft launched today so it was (and still is) a run of last minute fixes and attempts to shoehorn systems together that were never designed to do these things. Or, in other words, a very Microsoftish day.
I did come across this article via Hacker News:
Japan, the place with the strangest drug debate in the world, which isn't really all that "strange" if you understand how shame works in Japan. It notified me that I really need to deal with the drug culture shock of freaking Venice Beach with at least one scene. Mainly for the Azumanga crowd -- Neo Venezia is a tourist town, Sonomi is a world traveler, Fujitaka is an archaeologist. And I dunno why but the idea of Yukito getting high seems like it would be funny. But the article includes this line on the side:
And from the same site, but not apropos of anything: Japanese man watches US WWII Propaganda, says it totally nails Japanese culture
I did come across this article via Hacker News:
Japan, the place with the strangest drug debate in the world, which isn't really all that "strange" if you understand how shame works in Japan. It notified me that I really need to deal with the drug culture shock of freaking Venice Beach with at least one scene. Mainly for the Azumanga crowd -- Neo Venezia is a tourist town, Sonomi is a world traveler, Fujitaka is an archaeologist. And I dunno why but the idea of Yukito getting high seems like it would be funny. But the article includes this line on the side:
Quote:It’s like Japan’s child abuse problem. For years, Japan said there’s no child abuse in the country. They didn’t take stats. Then there were so many sensational cases, they started taking stats. Guess what? There’s lots of child abuse in Japan.Relevant to AiAo: Abe proposes banning corporal punishment by parents
And from the same site, but not apropos of anything: Japanese man watches US WWII Propaganda, says it totally nails Japanese culture
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