Japanese has three alphabets (and the English alphabet… and those Arabic numbers we are all familiar with)

• Hiragana (ひらがな) for native words, grammar, and morphology - it reminds me of cursive
• Katakana (カタカナ) it gives an unmistakable clue you are reading a foreign word - but can also be used for emphasis
• Kanji (漢字) borrows Chinese characters that can be read with native or borrowed sounds, but generally with the same meaning

Given those and the English letters at your fingertips they have a lot of tools to give context. Grab a newspaper or Manga sometime, even if you don’t know the words you can tell each writing system apart pretty easily.

“Hurd OS? Isn’t that obsolete?” “Not obsolete. Just… illegal.” ~Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge

I didn’t know star control 1 was on the Genesis. Huge fan of the series! 3 never happened.

I was up above it. Now I’m down in it.

I think that’s the point of this post, either as a commentary or specific recommendations to avoid junk. Let’s hope LG or Samsung have some good offers.

I’m reading this book right now. ‘Blindsight’ was a trip.

Does anyone else see a giant chicken?

Yep. Balance. More generally it’s all about social calibration. Get a good idea of where you are, then aim for the comfortable middle.

Oh, a sailboat.

Black is white, up is down and short is long…

Keith Apicary’s Classics Gaming Wiz

You forgot to use “—”

IIRC there was a study where people with strong opinions talked to an Al and the process changed their minds.

Edit:

Durably reducing conspiracy beliefs through dialogues with AI https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq1814

I don’t care for Horror, so in turn it is the perfect medium for going to sleep.

https://rustyquill.com/show/the-magnus-archives/

https://youtube.com/@theexploringseries

Beats that AI drivel these days. Further recommendations welcome…

Kino really has a sense of wonder and exploration that’s hard to find. Made in Abyss also that kind of vibe but for all the wrong reasons, it’s seriously fucked up.

If you’re looking for something that won’t traumatize, Dennou Coil is pretty good. I also liked Haibane renmei.

Yes!

It’s lemonaid, I swear!

Totally!

My kindle with the entire Expanse series of novels is my go-to solution for doom scrolling. I keep it handy around the dining room table, and I want to set a good example for the kiddo. Works pretty well since I can stay in the family conversation, absorb words, and put it down in an instant.

If you like paper, tons of bookmarks are a good thing to.

The “yes and” method.