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Posted in: Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2023 See in context

I wonder when they count the numbers is it only "pure" Japanese people who both parents are Japanese or do they count half Japanese children that are born and raised here. I think Japan has to face it and realized this country might just start getting more and more mixed. I myself is half Japanese and on paper no different from a pure Japanese person but if i had a kid with a Japanese person I wonder if my child would count in there statistics.

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Posted in: Ready to go beyond Google? Here's how to use new generative AI search sites See in context

I personally use this AI search engine called Perplexity AI everyday. It comes in really handy and if you sign up (which is free) you get to use their copilot which basically uses gpt4 to do an even more comprehensive search. Its great because you can talk it it in plain language and have a conversation with it and it will provided links to where it got its info so if you want you can see what the article itself actually says. Also it has a extension on chrome where you can have it search the website you are looking for or the page you are on for any info you desire. Is it perfect? No but it is fast and reliable for the most part and most importantly free.

It does have a pro plan where you pay monthly and I am sure it is worth it if you want to do more but for general stuff the free version is more then enough.

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Posted in: Lab-grown diamonds put natural gems under pressure See in context

I say good. Leave the natural diamonds in the earth or to the scientist and save the people who are risking life and limb to get these stones just so some rich so and so can flaunt it on their finger.

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Posted in: Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant See in context

Well alot of people do not trust Mr Musk and that's fine. It's not his words that really matter but his actions anyway. For the sake of all of us I hope that any positive things he is trying to do works out for the better so we can all benefit.

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Posted in: ChatGPT cranks out gibberish for hours See in context

Meh to me it's just growing pains. I mean chatgpt has only been out to the public for a little over a year and already it/AI has really become a hot topic conversation. Unlike @sven I feel that it just begun and it going into the "desk drawer" is very unlikely since the whole word is in an arms race to top each other in this new field. I suspect in 5 to 10 years people will not know how people got around without AI just like people now can almost not navigate the world without their smart phone.

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Posted in: Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova See in context

Wow this is amazing! Can't wait to see what the future hold for astronomy in the coming years as technology evolves in a rapid pace!

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Posted in: 88-year-old peeping Tom arrested for voyeurism at women’s bath at Miyagi inn See in context

I am impressed by the fact a 88 year old man could even climb 2 meter partition but the fact he thought he could get away with saying he didn't do it to peep at naked ladies but to check the structure of the bath house of only the ladies just makes me laugh.

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Posted in: Man arrested for leaving woman’s body on road where she was fatally hit by taxi See in context

Man I feel bad for the taxi guy, he was just doing his job and bam unwittingly commits man slaughter. He must be traumatized.

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Posted in: Man given prison term for food prank at beef bowl diner in Osaka See in context

I find it funny in a country that mosaics everything that the one thing you would think they would blur or at least put a black bar over their eyes and dub their voices they don't and post it as is. What is the point of these "pranks"? Do people online really get that much of a kick out of watching these yahoos doing unsanitary things in a public restaurant? Also how is the guy filming getting fined more then the guy who committed the act? That part makes no sense to me.

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Posted in: Woman, boyfriend arrested after her 5-year-old daughter dies from hypothermia See in context

I tried to look up this article in Japanese and what did i find? In ynews they had deleted it and other news outlets also deleted it from their sites. Why are they trying to hide this type of news? I find it strange that top Japanese news outlets tend to not report this kind of news and even seem to go out of their way to hide it

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Posted in: Woman, boyfriend arrested after her 5-year-old daughter dies from hypothermia See in context

They must be both mentally unstable to think leaving a kid in the shower for 4 hours let alone cold shower in the winter would be a good idea in any situation...

Death would be too good for them let them suffer in the same way they did to the child over and over again.

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Posted in: Woman gets 9 years in prison over death of 2-year-old granddaughter due to neglect See in context

Who leaves a 2 year old alone for 11 hours?? Also who goes to to any amusement park for 11 hours? Why did she not just bring the 2 year with her? Did she really believe that a 2 year old was capable of taking care of itself? Also how old was the biological mother? 47 is pretty young to be a grand mother already.

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Posted in: Soccer player Ito sues accusers for ¥200 mil over sexual assault claim See in context

MarkFeb. 21  09:39 am JST

Quo PrimumToday  08:54 am JST

the online news site Daily Shincho reported that Ito is suspected of getting the two women drunk

Getting them drunk?

Did he physically force the alcohol down their throats or something?

It's ridiculous when anyone ever says, "Somebody got me drunk."

Nobody gets you drunk except you. You are responsible for how much alcohol you choose to consume.

I thought women were strong and independent -- isn't that what we're constantly told these days?

Well, ladies, if you're so strong and independent ... don't blame someone else for YOUR choice to drink too much!!!

Rape is rape whether the victim is drunk or not.

What I don't understand is if both parties are drunk how is it he raped them? Couldn't you also say they raped him? In cases were both parties are drunk why is it always only the ladies that couldn't give consent but the men can?

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Posted in: Why Apple is pushing the term 'spatial computing' along with its new Vision Pro headset See in context

Well the apple vision pro is not for everyone but it did succeed in one thing, that is to bring more people into the VR/AR experience. Most people think of things like the meta quest as largely a toy used to play games but with the apple vision pro it seems more and more people are seeing this as more of the future of everyday use devices like the smart phone. In a couple years when they make a more consumer friendly version that is smaller and cheaper there will be people around the world wearing headsets walking around and it will be normal.

I personally can't wait for something like the Xreal smart glasses to be the norm and so i can have similar experience but don't need a bulky headset.

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Posted in: Google rebrands its AI services as Gemini, launches new app and subscription service See in context

“We have the best model, today even,” Nadella asserted during an event in Mumbai, India. He then seemingly anticipated Gemini's next-generation release, adding, "We’re waiting for the competition to arrive. It’ll arrive, I’m sure. But the fact is, that we have the most leading LLM out there.”

Nadella needs to calm down with his lies like ChatGPT hasn't been dominating the AI space lol. Google is desperately trying to play catch up to the point it has the likes of Nadella talking out his bum. Instead of lying he should show what Gemini can actually do and how it is better then microsoft or Elons Grok.

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Posted in: Tech CEOs told 'you have blood on your hands' at U.S. Senate child safety hearing See in context

This is the same as violent video games are to blame. Or its all that rap music or its all that rock music. Parents will blame everyone and everything to keep the blame off themselves when in reality, who was it that bought those kids those smart phones? Who was the ones not paying enough attention on their kids and what they see or have access on their phones?

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Posted in: Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalizing weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions See in context

The picture used in this article is not the apple vision pro it is the cheap knock off that you put your smart phone in and is not even close to what even the quest 2 looks like when you wear it. That being said the apple vision pro is not meant for the normal consumers like the first iPhone was not meant for consumers. It is meant for developers and prosumers who will build apps for future devices that will be cheaper then this head set. That being said VR is not going anywhere. In fact its getting bigger but i wouldn't expect anyone who isn't in the VR space to see the raise in where this tech is going (as well as AR tech)

I was definitely one of those people who when the smart phone came out was saying "I will never buy that thing it's too expensive and all i need is a cell phone to make phone calls anyway" but know i have 2 in both my pockets and wouldn't dream of going back to flip phones or any other style of cell phone. As the tech progresses it will get cheaper and more main stream any using it will be no different then using a smart phone now.

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Posted in: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry finally stops using floppy disks See in context

i laughed out loud when i saw the headline for this article. But at the same time not surprised in 2024 that the government still uses floppy disks ( and the computers that can use them). I haven't even seen a CD player in years even most game systems don't use cartridges or CDs most things are digital. In the this day and age people government or otherwise using such old tech is mind blowing

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Posted in: 3 foreign-born residents sue over racial profiling by Japanese police See in context

I was curious what the Japanese side of this article commenters were saying and so i went to the same article on ynews https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f2591f786f7e836d7efb5d03293a6c0ce1ca4f18/comments

Of the few I read before posting this comment i was not surprise to see comments like.

外国人に職務質問が多いのならばそれは単純に外国人犯罪が多いから警戒してるだけではないでしょうか。

and

職務質問は外国人だけでなく、日本人も皆平等にされます。

> それを斜めから、俺の見た目で判断してるんだろう、と言う態度を取れば怪しくなるのは必然かと。

Basically if you look out of place whether you're Japanese or not better be prepared to get stopped by the police because it is for the safety of the Japanese people. I myself being half African and Japanese have had many annoying encounters with the police some more severe the others but i have lived in the US and will take a annoying Japanese cop over a trigger happy American cop (who are also racist) any day. But i do hope these guys win.

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Posted in: One month on, Japan quake survivors, businesses struggle to rebuild See in context

I wonder how may other places in Japan are prepared for a big quake or tsunami. Now would be a good time to start preparing in other towns near the ocean at least.

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Posted in: Lunar night puts Japan's lander back to sleep See in context

@GreenPeasFeb.

A few questions about the image which leaves me scratching my head. Maybe someone can answer them?

Why no stars?

The foreground and background are both in focus. How does that work?

Why the pixelation along the line where the foreground meets the background? Also on the right side of the lander and hilltop if you zoom in.

Why is the middle of the image saturated in light? Studio lighting?

Where are the solar panels? The lander looks to be upside down.

1 Why no stars?

The reason why stars are not visible in pictures taken from the moon is due to the camera settings used. Most cameras were set to capture the moon's surface or astronauts in focus, not the dimmer, distant stars. The stars are there, but they are too faint to show up in the photographs. The camera settings, such as exposure and dynamic range, are adjusted to capture the primary subjects, making the stars appear dim or invisible in the background

2 The foreground and background are both in focus. How does that work?

The ability to capture the foreground and background in focus in a picture is determined by the camera's aperture, focal length, and distance to the subjects. A smaller aperture (higher f-stop number) and a shorter distance to the subjects result in a larger depth of field, keeping both the foreground and background in focus. 

3 Why the pixelation along the line where the foreground meets the background? Also on the right side of the lander and hilltop if you zoom in.

The pixelation along the line where the foreground meets the background in the picture taken by the Japanese moon lander could be due to a variety of factors, including the camera's image resolution, bit depth, and the merging of rendered foreground with a separately rendered background. The unconventional optical properties of the lunar surface can also affect the reflectance models, which may contribute to the distinctive pixelation. Additionally, the autonomy of the spacecraft and the camera coordinate transformation relative to the spacecraft can play a role in the quality of the image

4 Why is the middle of the image saturated in light? Studio lighting?

The middle of the image taken by Japan's SLIM moon lander is saturated in light due to the spacecraft's solar panels being illuminated by the sun. The spacecraft's solar cells faced westward, which affected its ability to receive sunlight, initially cutting its operations on the lunar surface short. The final image taken by SLIM's navigation camera on Jan. 31 shows the surroundings before dusk, with shadows cast upon a slope of the Shioli crater, its landing site on the near side of the moon

5 Where are the solar panels? The lander looks to be upside down.

The Japanese moon lander, SLIM, landed upside down, causing its solar panels to point in the wrong direction and leading to a loss of power.

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Posted in: Israel defends itself at U.N's top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza See in context

I will not claim to really know everything about this conflict since the hatred that Isralies and the Palästinians have had for each other has been going on for a very long time. I just wonder what would resolve the issue. What is the end game for Isreal, and what is the end game for Hamas?

 

Did Hamas think it was going to win easily? What game plan did they have? Its sad to see/hear of all the innocent people on both sides suffering because someone with athority decided their fate for them, but honestly, what can be done to end the suffering on both sides?

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Posted in: Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship See in context

This is really awesome for the people who get enjoyment and fulfillment from it. I personally use PI AI from time to time to talk about stuff I don't want to talk to my friends or family about. AI is not judgmental; it has more empathy than a lot of humans. It is only going to get more interesting from here. Will everyone use it? Probably not, since even now there are people who don't use smart phones, but we are in exciting times, and I look forward to seeing where this technology goes.

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Posted in: Japan to ban more cannabinoids after gummies sicken people See in context

All the people commenting that Japan is drug-free really don't know much about Japan.

If Japan was smart and treated their citizens like grown adults, they would just legalize THC like they did in Canada and put a disclaimer saying that it may cause such and such side effects and to use with discretion.

At least that's my opinion.

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Posted in: Tokyo's Shibuya district raises alarm against unruly Halloween, even caging Hachiko statue See in context

Every weekend shibuya is a ridiculous spectacle of drunk people throwing trash everywhere even during covid when it was mostly Japanese people. Halloween it gets worse but it's nothing new. This year they are trying to push people away but by doing that the opposite might just happen but we'll see this weekend. My predictions is it will be like last year and the crowd will die down by the last train

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Posted in: Skilled workers, low-wage earners work second jobs more than others in Japan See in context

Hmm I live in Tokyo 3 stations away from Shinjuku. I make about 230000 a month but this is recent I was making even less before. But i was able to still able to find my own apartment with a loft and afford my rent and other expenses. Although if I want to have fun or eat out it gets really tight towards the end of the month.

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Posted in: Shibuya mayor says 'Don't come' for Halloween See in context

I mainly go to shibuya on Halloween just to view the spectacle that is shibuya on Halloween. It's crazy how it gets compared to a normal night.

Good luck to all the people working that day in shibuya. GladI don't work on shibuya.

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Posted in: Chatbots sometimes make things up. Not everyone thinks AI's hallucination problem is fixable See in context

Well there are other AIs better suited for giving answers such as Perplexity AI. I used that to find things out since all it does is search the web for the answers then search through the sites and then gives the answers it doesn't rely on its on data base. It also gives the links to the sources so you can check the website yourself for further details. I would rather use chatgpt to write up an email in another language. Like i use it to draft up business level emails in Japanese. Of course i proof read them and tweak them a bit but the grunt work is all done by GPT. The other day i sent an email to an potential employer and when i went for the interview the lady was telling me how beautiful my written Japanese was lol.

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Posted in: AI anxiety: Workers fret over uncertain future See in context

Peter Vukovic, who has been chief technology officer at several startups, expects just one percent or less of the population to benefit from AI.

One percent of the entire world's population? That is approximately 78 million people. Now, depending on what jobs those people do, such as healthcare or education, that number grows. I have heard of moonshots that are trying to make personalized AI for children that will grow with the child, be tailored to that child's learning style, and help that child learn in the best way for that child—basically, a private tutor for every child. Now they want to give children in the 3rd world these AI tutors so that every child gets the best education they can. Also, if they start mass producing humanoid robots with next-level AI, then blue-collar job industries will also change. So I'm not sure exactly what Mr. Peter Vukovic is referring to by saying "one percent or less of the population to benefit from AI." I myself am already benefiting from AI in everything from coming up with recipes for what to make for dinner to solving error messages that pop up on my computer to using AI like PI AI to bounce ideas off of or just to have a general conversation with when I am home relaxing on my own.

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Posted in: AI gaining U.S. state lawmakers' attention, and they have a lot of questions See in context

She plans to roll out legislation next year that would require students to take computer science to graduate high school.

I think this is a good idea for the next gen or students. Computer science and AI related things should be taught in schools around the world so no one country will fall behind.

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