Jacobo comments

How much, those politicians who are going to make the AI rules, know about AI?

I hope the watch manual is also in English.

The artworks that were smuggled overseas must be returned to Japan. Famous museums in Europe display shamelessly stolen artworks from other countries.

The question is not the age of the drivers but whether the drivers have their minds with them or not.

Let's wait for five years to see if there will be anything that has been created without the help of AI.

It's a pity to kill bears and their cubs. There are so many other alternatives.

I read in Greek newspapers (www.makeleio.gr)

businessmen plan to install 24000 wind turbines, a project of millions of dollars.

Paid agents burn the forests to facilitate the installations.

The government is not able to cope with the hundreds of fires that appear simultaneously in multiple locations.

If there is a country in this world without sss (secret sex services) please let me know.

@Peter. Where from did you get that info?

There are about 550 crypto Exchanges worldwide.

Only a very small number of them has been hacked.

Moreover, not all of the hacked ones lost assets.

Thank you Etihad. I won't have to go all the way to Tokyo to catch your flights to Europe. You are slightly cheaper than Emirates and Qatar.

Please reduce the cost of tickets less than Yen 200,000.

It reminds me of some countries that impose heavy taxes on foreign made cars. Embassies' staff can buy them tax free. A top grade Lexus or Benz has a tax tag of more than $60,000. The tax free bought car is immediately passed over to a rich local resident with a post-dated sales contract as a used car and the tax free buyer gets a present of e.g. 50 per cent of the tax. The rich resident gets the car at $30,000 cheaper and the Embassy staff makes a profit of $30,000. It is what Americans call a win-win situation.

Gimme a break

When you start mistaking your belt for your necktie then it's a good indication that you should stop driving.

"The G7 will promote tougher regulations... aiming to increase business transparency and consumer protections."

But this is great news!

Thanks a lot G7

It is 2023. Everything is digital. Not yet digital passports? What a disgrace!

I was obligated to travel, round trip 1800 Km, to go to Tokyo to renew my passport.

My home my castle. Bravo to the man who defended his home.

I buy now the BTC under $30K and I'll sell it later over $50K.

If one does not believe in BTC staying out is the best.

@BigP

I love your statement.

diagonalslip san,

I agree with your basic arithmetic calculations. But what about " machine assisted " handcrafting? The machines do the heavy weight lifting and the handcrafters inspect and add the final touches.

Rodney san,

if you pamper your eyes using the famous Echizen eye glasses then you can realize how good Echizen cooking knives are.

One can learn many languages free of charge. I repeat free of charge.

A few days ago there was a long article in "Japan Today" about the "Duolingo".

The said organization offers lessons in many languages free of charge. If one likes one can offer a donation to them.

Among other languages there are also Japanese lessons free of charge.

Since I am a neophyte in this nice country I am using it on a daily basis for a couple hours with excellent results.

Why don't you give it a try ? I also improved my English using it.

"Back in February, BlockFi settled with the SEC over its crypto lending products, agreeing to pay $100 million in fines and penalties."

Was not that a major red flag for investors to withdraw their funds and move on to a legitimate exchange?

Blockchain technology and bitcoin showed us the way. The future is all digital. Nothing can stop it.

I would never pay Yen 700 or more for a bottle of beer.

I just learned how to turn on/off a laptop. Next week I am going to buy a cell phone. My friends say life is easier if you have a cell phone.

As a foreigner in Japan I want to have 4 separate cards: Residence, Driver's, My number, medical insurance. This way I feel safer even in case one of my cards is hacked.

Most of the 2 million visitors of USJ park in Osaka are from Asian countries where the AliPay is used widely.

Sooner or later it will be also adopted by the average Japanese company.

And why is it bad to use electricity for 'mining' crypto coins when electricity is widely wasted on so many useless ways?

As for tying a cryptocoin to a real currency (fiat), then a 'stable' coin is created. Up to now we have enough 'stable' coins. Do we need more?

As for the number of cryptocoins more than 21,000 different ones had been created by the middle of 2022 and the number is daily increasing . I am curious to see what will happen with them within three to five years from now.

Let the kids play!

The drunk sergeant needs a few days in jail to cool off.