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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-12-03 at 00:15

I will be giving a presentation, Rage Against the Machine: A Case Against LLMs, at IJET-33 in Fukuoka (May 9-11, time TBD) about why not to use these bullshit engines in anything intended for humans to read.

There will be cursing, and not all of it by me!

Reposts welcome!

[#]Translation #IJET33

https://ijet.jat.org/sessions/rage_against_the_machine_a_case_against_llms

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-12-02 at 03:54

Nippon.com asked me to write a bit of a piece about sake for the lead up to koji use in Japan being recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

It's a bit of fun little fluff, and I was happy to be asked.

日本酒の国際化について記事を投稿しました。和訳もありますので、是非ご覧ください！

[#]Japan #Sake #Nihonshu ＃日本酒

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/b01733/sake-as-international-phenomenon.html

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-11-19 at 02:26

It has been a year since I joined a photo club in search of improvement. I have improved, but all is not rosy.

[#]Photography #Japan #ButIsItArt

http://jimrion.com/2024/11/19/a-year-of-photo-club-how-its-going/

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-11-19 at 00:14

I'm fucking ecstatic. The response was sooo warm. Not even a "how about X," just a "Yes, we really appreciate your work and agree to your proposed rate."

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-11-07 at 10:56

I don't remember sharing this here, but my translation of Strange Pictures by Uketsu got a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Which is apparently a pretty good thing.

[#]Books #Bookstodon

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780063433083

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-10-29 at 04:25

Jesus H., do they WANT me to get diabetes?!

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-10-08 at 22:34

Four... Mice?

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-10-05 at 03:09

Sweet, sweet taxi AC.

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Written by Jim Rion on 2024-10-05 at 00:32

I've been invited to a semi-official city event and the invitation specified 平服 "regular wear," which, to a country boy, means jeans and a t-shirt. I'm informed that in Japan, though, it means a suit and tie. As opposed to a coat and tails, I guess?

Anyway, I'm cosplaying as a respectable member of society today. Ack.

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