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2025 and All That

7 Feb 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Tomadachi

I am writing and publishing this article on 7th February 2025... or am I? Seems a straight forward enough question... yet, the answer of course, depends on which calendar you're using. The vast majority of those reading this post will be attuned to t...

An Infinite Universe of Knowledge

3 Jan 2025 3 minute read 0 comments soyernesto

What if I told you that everything is already written? That any work of literature, past or future, can be found on the internet? From the cure for any disease to the most accurate physical theory? The dream you will have next Tuesday? If you are fa...

Weirdcore: The Terror of Not Knowing

1 Jan 2025 4 minute read 0 comments soyernesto

It has been several years since I saw that image, and the feelings it conveyed still linger in me. With a sense of emptiness, I realized that trying to forget it would be like trying to hide a memory. So I allowed it to fade into the endless parade o...

Meow Communication, meow

27 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments kubo kazuya

Boss: "You need to finish the documents by today, meow." Employee: "I didn't hear that, meow. I have personal matters, so I'm going home, meow. Please let me know in advance next time, meow." Boss: "It's common sense to finish this amount of work by...

Add 'meow' to the end of sentences, meow

27 Dec 2024 1 minute read 1 comment kubo kazuya

This might not be very familiar overseas, meow. Not just "nya" and "wan," but in Japan, there are dialects with distinctive endings, meow. For example, in Kansai dialect, you have "nen" and "yan," and in Hakata dialect, you have "to?" and "bai," meo...

"Isn't that just your opinion?"

12 Dec 2024 1 minute read 18 comments kubo kazuya

Since I cannot become someone else, I can only see the world from my own perspective. I don't even know if the scenery I see is real, but my emotions are certainly there. In fact, I can assert that nothing else can be definitively known. Therefore,...

The Fascinating Mystery of Cicada 3301: Puzzles, Theories, and More

10 Dec 2024 6 minute read 0 comments OogaBooga

Cicada 3301 is an intriguing internet mystery that emerged between 2012 and 2014, captivating the minds of puzzle solvers and cryptography enthusiasts worldwide. Known for its complex series of puzzles, Cicada 3301 first appeared on January 4, 2012,...

The Voynich Manuscript: Discovering the Mysteries Hidden Within Its Pages

26 Nov 2024 7 minute read 0 comments OogaBooga

The Voynich Manuscript stands as one of history's most perplexing artifacts, a beautifully illustrated codex filled with enigmatic symbols and illustrations that have baffled scholars for centuries. Discovered in the early 20th century, this 15th-cen...

Tardiness, Disrespect and living in Asia

23 Nov 2024 1 minute read 1 comment JaiChai

I am habitually early for any meeting, date or scheduled event that I commit to attend. It's an ingrained habit from growing up in the USA, plus retiring from a 24 year military career; where if one was late, it resulted in physical or financial pai...

Cultivation Theory: How Media Shapes Our Reality in the Digital Age

21 Nov 2024 7 minute read 0 comments OogaBooga

In today's media-saturated environment, the Cultivation Theory offers a critical lens through which we can examine how prolonged exposure to media shapes our understanding of reality. Developed by George Gerbner in the 1960s, this theory suggests tha...