Bimoo

I'm not sure how you could work in IT and not believe in a higher power. When a user approaches you with a problem, and your mere presence miraculously fixes it, you are the higher power in that moment.

"Good morning! Quick question: [giant block of text]"

/words

Question for crypto Japan people:

How prevalent are places for you to cash out Yen from a crypto wallet? I'm planning a trip next year and want to know how viable this is as an option for currency exchange.

/Japan

This is so nostalgic for me haha. My favorite teacher in highschool was the drunk Japanese teacher I found on the internet. https://youtu.be/-YhCXZgOz0c?feature=shared

/Japan

I have developed the incredible superpower of being able to catch double spaces at a glance. Did you catch it?

Anyone want to talk about Arcane season 2? I thought it was... bad! Here's my expanded thoughts (spoilers in the replies): https://x.com/michaelofstjoe/status/1860545156627231075

Went dark over here for a bit, wasted a lot of time on X but also got really back in to studying Japanese. I'd like to make some threads from my first trip before I go on my next one next year! Still writing my book, made good progress on that too.

I'm on chapter 7 of my (millionth) revision of Act I of my fantasy novel. I have 2 (maybe 3) people lined up to beta read. Hopefully it's good enough to entice them to read the whole thing!

Writers, I am begging you, please stop memory-wiping your main characters. I know why you do it.

The intoxicating thrill of being a reply-guy

I was so tired last night I forgot to backup my manuscript. I'm giving up on resisting the temptation to re-read my whole WIP. Hopefully a refresher and making a few edits will get me out of this rut.

We are back up and alive writing again! https://www.twitch.tv/michaelofstjoseph

I have a new approach for learning Kanji. I will skim the rest of my Kanji book (2300ish characters) and only pay close attention to the characters and their English translated meaning. Then I will read a novel with Furigana to find the Japanese readings for the Kanji.

Knowing the vague use of the characters via the skimming method + looking up definitions I don't know as I read sounds more fun than textbook reading.

(I will note down all Kanji with single Onyomi readings and study those as freebies)

/languages

I'm calling a total stop to all bright white loading screens until we can figure out what's going on. Who is doing this? Why am I subjected to flashbangs on a regular basis?

The uproar over on Xitter about the changes to the TOS will go nowhere. Everyone talks about migrating to Bluesky... Bluesky has NO path to profitability and 99% of their users don't make use of the federated features. Thus, another centralized, venture-capital funded social platform that will turn into what you hate.

Farcaster interests me because it solves the centralization problem and usability problem. It's venture-capital funded but *actually* has a clear path to profitability with crypto integrations into Warpcast.

This belongs in /social

There are only 2 things you need to be intelligent:

1) Understand category distinction
2) Avoid word-concept fallacies

/words

Happy to report that I did, in fact, waste time on the internet today.

/No Channel Channel.

Not me tearing up reading about King David taking care of King Saul's last remaining disabled son . . . 2 Samuel Chapter 9

/Christianity

I'm getting increasingly more creative in how I ask people if they've tried restarting their computer. This is an essential skill as a tech professional.

Writing live, been a minute 👀 https://www.twitch.tv/michaelofstjoseph

I'm on my biannual weapon windowshopping spree. I'm confident it's a tradition for all Americans.

/No Channel Channel.

I think I finally figured out what I want my online presence to be. It took several years of thought and experimentation. I'm glad I never blew up or went viral. That could have accidentally cornered me into some niche or persona that doesn't fit. It will take a bit of time to shift direction but I'm in no hurry.

/No Channel Channel.

It took me a long time to learn that TEXT is an art in and of itself. A poem or story being written does not make it less than a film, or a comic, or a videogame. There are certain qualities to the written word that create an experience totally unique to this medium.

/words

Writing 1st drafts make me want to die 🙃

Current strategy for managing absolute madman story notes: This story follows a 4 act structure. Each act is split into an "Early Notes" section and a "Later Notes" section. You slot all your ideas in a semi-chronological order into these subsections. Then you find their exact place in the story as you write.