Notices by David :SetouchiExplorer: (david@setouchi.social)

So my son tends to use Japanese syntax when he speaks French (I'm probably the only person on Earth who fully understands his French) but he has started learning English at school and I noticed that he sometimes used French syntax when trying to speak English.
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#multilingualism #parenting #languages

@AnthoDerv Nice... Wait, is this a tea ceremony room?

@dalias And I'm condescending because?

Can people stop feeling attacked all the time? Is it possible?

@SeaFury

@SeaFury I think most of us are Indeed Gen Xers here because it's true that there is a certain degree of computer-literacy needed to easily understand the Fediverse, and it's mostly our generation that is computer-literate. Also, we do remember that the internet wasn't always owned by big companies. Younger generations don't, so they also have trouble understanding the Fediverse.

In which I wish all my readers a Happy New Year but also reflect on what has been hindering me from writing more lately, especially the lack of ways for financing the blog (donation buttons clearly don't work).
I'm thinking maybe creating a paying newsletter with "premium" content. Does anyone have experience with monetizing a smallish blog (not to make a living with it, but just pay for its expenses)

https://www.setouchiexplorer.com/happy-new-year-2025/

#blogging #newsletter

If you're in Taiwan right now, don't miss it.

https://youtu.be/uJ1WhTJPUoA?si=e2PGdGSe-jdwVoKW

#art #Taiwan #Octopus #OscarOiwa

Pour les rares francophones qui me suivent et que ça intéresse, sachez que j'ai enfin mis à jour ma page d'informations sur la Triennale de Setouchi. Elle est maintenant presque prête pour 2025.

https://www.ogijima.fr/setouchi-triennale/

Et si ça vous intéresse, suivez les hashtags qui vont bien, en particulier : #SetouchiTriennale et #ArtSetouchi Je pense que je vais les utiliser de plus en plus au cours de l'année.

#Japon #art

Yellow, on campus.

#Fall #Autumn #Yellow #Ginkgo #香川大学　

Yellow

#Japan #autumn #Fall #yellow #ginkgo

https://www.echigo-tsumari.jp/en/news/20241114/

#Japan #art #EchigoTsumari #revitalization

Sunday morning on the Seto Inland Sea

#Japan #Sunday #Morning #SetoInlandSea #Seascape

On a side note, today, 13th years ago, I started living in Japan. I can't believe it's been that long already.

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2024/10/28/le-herisson-desormais-quasi-menace-d-extinction_6363392_3244.html

#biodiversité #hérisson #effondrement

@DrEvanGowan @minorusaba It makes me so angry. We're four in the family and not a lot of money. We can't just spend that much money like this.

Fewer and fewer people wear a mask in Japan. I'm one of the last teachers to do it on campus. Only about 10% of the students still do it too.

And remember, dying is only the tip of the iceberg. The virus will also wreck your immune system, your brain, your heart and much much more...

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241024/p2g/00m/0sc/049000c

#Japan #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask

@ncdominie We thought we were the first generation to understand computers. Turns out we were the only generation who does.

An email from a student: "Sorry for my late assignement."
Me: "Uh? I didn't assign anything yet this semester. Did he misunderstand something I said?"

I check the assignment. I have no idea what this is (but it's in English) until I find the name of another teacher in it...

There's never a dull day with engineering students. (some of the smartest students in respective their fields... most of them seem to be lacking the most basic skills to live in a society, though)

#teaching

Mind blown...

#brain #consciousness #QuantumPhysics

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62373322/quantum-theory-of-consciousness/

Good evening from the Seto Inland Sea

#Japan #seascape #sunset

It has become fascinating how the Japanese press is talking about typhoons getting stronger, heatwaves lasting longer, temperatures beating records, and rainfall beating records without never ever mentioning global warming. Not a single single time over dozens and dozens of articles.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240831/p2a/00m/0sc/015000c

#Japan #climate #ClimateEmergency #GlobalHeating