I think that former presidents of the United States (including the current president) "do not apologize" as a rule.

It's like, 'If I apologize, I lose.

They are such a stand-up guy that 'if I apologize, I lose' and 'if I admit it, I lose.

This situation is a national trait that has taken root in the United States.

However, my feeling is different.

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I was in the U.S. for only two years, 20 years ago, but I have never felt a culture that says 'apology is a loss.

They would usually say "I'm sorry" to me when they delayed their work or if there was a problem (bug) with what they were making (programs, etc.).

I may not have encountered such a situation.

The only difference is that our Japanese team did not take a "blame the other party" attitude when there were delays or bugs in the work.

I think it was different in that I treated them as if they were 'Ebata (or the team) is in trouble' (they were actually in trouble), and I treated them in a way that said, "I want you to help me (us)."

In other words, I think that the difference between apologizing and not apologizing is not a matter of "culture" but rather a matter of "position" or "communication" - though this is only a hypothesis.

I would be happy if someone could verify this or refer me to a previous study.

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In contrast, in Japan, the leader of the ruling party constantly apologizes in the media for money and politics.

This situation is the opposite of those above: 'If I apologize, I win.

Our country's culture seems to be 'if I apologize, I win' and 'if I walk away, they forgive me. '

I wonder whether this is correct.

I feel that "apology" is often used as a superficial response.

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For example--

The man who is now a pundit in the media and who had served prison sentences in the past seemed "humble as if a person had changed" after release from prison, but now, there is no shadow of that person, and they are entirely "back to when they were before" they were released.

Another man who was ordered to pay a large amount of compensation by a domestic court and moved his residence to France (fled?) seems to have escaped the compensation by taking advantage of the legal territoriality principle and is still active as a public speaker and making money.

(By the way, a former U.S. president has bankrupted his business "five times" to escape massive debt.)

Incidentally, I have low sensitivity to "justice" and "morals", but I overreact when it comes to "money".

In general, I can say that "apology" is an effective "on-the-spot" response, but its duration is terribly "short.

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When I make an argument for something on my own, I take "justice" or "morality" as my starting point, but the argument for that argument is "logic" and "calculation."

Of course, "anger" and "displeasure" are in the background, but I don't put them at the forefront. I argue under the skin (or interface) of "logic" and "calculation.

The reason for this detour is that, as noted above, "justice," "morality," "anger," and "displeasure," though intense, are the duration time is short.

In comparison, "logic" and "calculation" have a longer duration (smaller decay constant), even if their impact is weaker.

So, in my columns and blogs, I build up the "Fukushima nuclear accident," the "Unification Association," and the "unreasonable words my boss said to me" with such precision and detail that I will never, ever forget them.

"At least, just me (Ebata), so I would not forget the "anger" at that time."

It differs slightly from "lying in bed(*)," but the approach is the same.

(*) To endure hardship in anticipation of future success. The word comes from the meaning of lying on firewood and licking the bitter taste. The original meaning was to suffer hardship and toil to avenge the shame of defeat.

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I also naturally apologize in situations where I should.

However, the meaning and significance of my apology are pretty different from those of the above apology.

I have discussed this often, so I will not discuss it today.

One day, heavy rain fell in an area, causing flooding. Residents of the area tried to evacuate their homes and towns. At that time, a man prayed. He said, "God, save me!

A lifeboat came to him. But the man did not get on the boat and said, 'Don't worry, God will save me.

After a while, the water rose more and more, and the man took refuge upstairs and prayed again to God. Then a lifeboat came again, but he did not get on it again, saying, 'God will save me.

As the water level rose further, he took refuge on the roof. There, he prayed again to God. Then a rescue helicopter appeared and tried to rescue him. But he again refused.

In the end, he was caught in the flood and died.

Then he reached heaven. He asked God.

Why didn't you help me?"

God replied.

'I offered you help three times, but you refused them.'

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Recently, it seems that earthquakes at a level that we can feel occurring all over Japan.

'I warned you many times, but you were unprepared.'

Even though God says that,?

?I think there are "too many" at a level that I can't argue with.

It seems that the world tends to feel comfortable naming the younger generation as "Generation Z," "Yutori Generation," or "Generation XX.

Our generation was called the "dampened generation" or something like that,

"I was uncomfortable, to say the least".

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It was distasteful, as if all college students "underestimated their studies and were playing for amusement.

I was constantly debunking every old guy who used the "XX generation." Like the following.

- Staying up all night every other week to write reports,

- Attending lectures every day, day after day,

- Leaving the seminar lab around 3:00 a.m. (I was surrounded by police officers and questioned in front of the Hamagurimikado gate when the Showa Emperor died.)

- Working part-time, seven days a week,

- paid my tuition for the second half of college and graduate school,

- sometimes crouching in the street with chest pains that made it impossible to breathe,

"And my generation is 'what'?"

'I don't know about other college students, but I have never met a single "young guy" around me that you would "expect" to be there.'

'That's strange. All those college students around you were like that.'

And so, I was debunking every old man who talked about the "XX generation."

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"Generation Z is "passive and waiting for instructions."

Young people, you can be angry against this phrase.

Screw you!" And you can yell back.

In the first place, don't let those who were called "Yutori," "Bubble," and "Shirake" talk about the youth with such bravado. It's not nice to see.

Rather, you can say?

"You should be ashamed of your inability to give detailed and precise instructions to your young subordinates, you incompetent manager."

Because it's true.

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I will try to be as detailed as possible when I ask someone to do a job.

The process is so much more time-consuming.

In particular, I give instructions on the "final form (goal) of the work" in as much detail as possible.

This means that you run the risk of not being able to escape by blaming your subordinates for your work's failure, but that is the risk you run in the first place. Asking someone else to do a job for you is to take that risk.

Those who run away with phrases like "Generation Z is passive and waits for instructions" are, in essence, "slackers" who don't want to take risks.

There is a simple phrase to recognize these guys.

Anyone who says, "I value the autonomy of young people," is a "slacker" for sure.

I have not believed anyone who uses this phrase even once.

And I am convinced that this decision was not wrong.

At the school's information session, I remember the principal's words: "We will provide an education that nurtures individuality.

リカレント教育【前編】 三角関数不要論と個性の壊し方https://t.co/5zvbXfyBqZ pic.twitter.com/iREa9AlER7

? EE Times Japan編集部 (@eetimes_jp) June 24, 2019

Please refer to the following page in the column,?

"The article on this page, "-- Education that fosters individuality? Don't make me laugh."

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To begin with,

- When your boss told that you are free to do what you want, and you do it freely, the boss will complain about it,

- If you do what your boss orders,? the boss complains that you only say what you do the orders.

If someone can do the job, you can say, "That's not a human being.

Passive, waiting-for-directions type - that's fine.

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As a rule, I was also "passive and waiting for instructions," but that does not mean I did nothing.

I 'shut up' and did the work I felt I needed to do.

Because,?

"If I speak, my boss will be "crushed" for sure."

In my case, it went like this.

Our family has purchased two "bumper crop radios."

It is usually used as a receiver to pick up TV sounds and to obtain disaster information in an emergency.

This radio is battery-operated, but the batteries need to be changed quite often -- I use it every day and seem to leave it on a lot.

As expected, I thought, "This is a waste of batteries.

So I wired it to the battery box using the power supply adapter from a discarded phone in the junk box, but it did not work well.

' I thought, 'That's odd, isn't it?' I looked at the voltage with a tester and found that it was not even 0.1 volts. It seems to deteriorate over time surprisingly quickly.

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Suddenly, I disassembled a USB cable from a USB adapter I had purchased at a 100-yen store, which was lying all over the place in my house, and tried to wire it together, and it was a "hit

The radio emits a robust and energetic sound.

To be able to switch to batteries in case of a disaster, the wiring was done simply by hooking the lead wires to the electrodes without soldering.

So, we had to run a cable about 5 meters long to carry it around the room.

As it were, this is a hassle, but as an alternative to giving up the benefits of batteries, I think it's just how it is.

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I hold a Master's in Electrical Engineering.

I have had to work hard to obtain the title, but this is the extent to which it has helped me understand "electricity" in my daily life.

I have a headache because a particular Docker container is not working on my Raspberry PI4 (Raspberry PI4).

From Raspi 4, the CPU has changed from AMD (CISC chip) to ARM (RISC chip).

I understand that Raspi cannot do without RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) architecture, which combines low power consumption and high performance, to increase performance at this size (business card size).

However, it is a disaster for the engineers dealing with such "transitional periods.

It's more of a disaster than "a surprise invitation for a drink from your boss."

Docker containers work regardless of chip or OS -- the building block is that they work irrespective of chip or OS, but that's pretty much not the case.

I have often run into this problem, especially with Raspi.

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Understanding how to figure out the "time to melt" due to these system change issues is essential.

Do you see such time as an 'unproductive waste of time' or a 'necessary up-front investment for the future'?

This argument does not make much sense.

This type of technical challenge will always be solved if left alone.

Computers will continue to improve, and software that stopped working because of the chip change will eventually work again.

That's the kind of thing that people do their best to do.

In the digital industry, we can take advantage of the achievements of such people.

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The time it takes for prior art to become generalized is frighteningly short, and the first-mover advantage gained from previous development is not great.

There is a "patent law" to protect the interests of prior art inventors, and I believe it has specific effects on device, material, and machine inventions.

However, inventions in digital systems are less likely to be protected by patent law.

First, the algorithm itself is not patentable (JPO has decided that), and second, it is deathly challenging to prove infringement. Even if we prove it, the amount of money we can get is paltry.

So, why do significant companies force their engineering employees to apply for patents that don't pay well -- to "mount" other companies?

The purpose is to claim "territory" by filling a particular technical field with many patent applications (even without Patent approval).

It may be a sense of "effective occupation of the technological field.

In short, 'We're in this territory here.'

What they are doing is "legal," but the essence of it is the same as "anti-socialism."

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A capitalist economy is, after all, a "territory war.

As a lowly member of the organization, I am also protecting the organization's security not with a "Chaka" (gun) but with a "neta" (idea).

The following content comes to Amazon Prime.

Somehow, my intuition told me it was a "hit," and I started watching it with my wife.

"Rokubei of the Kuro-Shoin room"

My wife got off after the first episode (6 in all). Still, I was watching this content while investigating the video distribution server -- and I finished watching all the episodes until 4:00 in the morning.

I didn't feel much at the time, but the next morning, in my futon, I remembered my late father, and tears began to flow.

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As far as I know, my father ended his life without a single moment of weakness in front of me -- the exact opposite of me.

On the other hand, as you know, I am a person who keeps saying "ouch," "painful," "suffering," and "I can't do it," and continues to disclose them without any shame or shame.

This way of living that matches my inner and outer life is probably right from the perspective of protecting my mind and body.

However, my father, who remained silent without ever revealing any such thing -- at least to me, he said to me and conveyed to me a lot -- now seems to me that he did.

My father is dead, but at least he lives on in me' -- lines like that I can say, unabashedly, but with conviction.

Well, I think that when I die, then my father will die too, in the true sense of the word.

And, that's fine.

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I wrote the following in my diary,

"However, in my life, I have come to know that "honesty" is never inferior to "not honesty."

My father passed away, leaving me with this.

And then it occurred to me,

When I thought, 'Will I be able to leave something like this to someone else like my father did--'

I now chuckle to myself, 'Probably not.'

"24 Billion Kilometers from Earth, Voyager 1 System Recovery Successful, Receives First Decipherable Data in Five Months."

Not many people may be moved to tears when they read an article called

However, I almost cried.

"Voyager" -- this one word is enough to make me stop thinking.

■"VOYAGER - Tombstone without Date" used in "Farewell Jupiter"

■A chance encounter with the protagonist of "Cosmonaut" in "5 Centimeters per Second".

"It really must be an unimaginably lonely journey."

"Just to go on and on through the real darkness, rarely encountering even a single hydrogen atom, just with the single desire to get closer to the secrets of the world that I believe must lie in the abyss."

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The response time for a "ping" to the remote host on the network is less than one second at most.

In comparison, the response time to Voyager 1 is 45 hours (162,000 seconds).

'Since there was no way to repair this chip, the team moved the stored codes to another location in the system's memory. Although they could not find a compartment to store all the codes, they could break them into sections and store each in a separate location in the flight data system.'

"Really!?"

This operation is unimaginable to bypass the capillaries of a patient's brain, 24 billion kilometers away, with his eyes closed, checking each one of its conditions every 45 hours.

Moreover, the operation was in an extreme environment with the highest level of risk. If they mistakenly cut the communication link by a few bits per second, the communication with Voyager 1 would be lost forever.

How can I describe the "greatness" of this "feat" and "miracle" that I cannot even begin to describe?

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Since I can't express in words the 'awesomeness' of these technicians, I'll hit others.

Who writes books like "How to Call UFOs," who believes in them, and who tries them?

What you believe is, of course, up to you.

But for the mind-boggling efforts and accomplishments of the engineers who managed to 'move the code in memory' and 'reboot it' in '45 hours of response time' to 'space exploration 4.5 billion kilometers away', I would like to say a few words,

"What can you tell them about what you do?"

The other day, my second daughter told me that there is "intellectual property (IPR) exploitation" in the name of job interviews.

The subject of the interview was to come up with "the next new business for our company."

This topic is the most challenging task for any company, as it is a constant struggle, thinking, thinking, failing, redoing, thinking again, and so on.

The company's "nastiness" (or "meanness," "vileness," or "horror") lies in the fact that it "makes job hunters think" about this most challenging task.

"What would you call it if you didn't call it "IP exploitation"?"

To be clear, I get mad with this company.

I thought, "Should I publish that company's name on my blog? But it would be meaningless if my second daughter was disadvantaged.

This issue seems like a good thing to do, slowly and methodically, after the second daughter's job search is complete.

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And, well, my second daughter asked me to help her out with the story.

After all, I am "Ozenji's patent specification manufacturing equipment.

I once had a guy who gave me a job because "other people were busy."

'Die, you idiot,' I said, still angry.

In this way, it has the same meaning as 'I look bored.

The only option for a request from someone like this is to 'refuse,' but that may not be possible in the case of business.

Still, I will not forget the guy with the worst possible impression.

This level of consideration comes with age -- but some people can't do it forever.

For example, "I (Ebata).

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My words and actions have hurt many people (including my blog and columns).

I have "talked too much" about too many things to think I am the exception.

How not to hurt people, are, I think,?

To remain silent, not speak, and not reveal one's true feelings.

However, it is much more difficult to do.

We should remember that 'talking about something' is synonymous with 'hurting someone.

If you want to remain a "good guy," shut your mouth.

Incidentally, the reverse phase of the above phrase is,

"Talking will always make you a "bad person.""

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By the way, regarding the above "because others are busy," whatever the truth of that, the phrase to use in this case is,

'There is no one else I can turn to but you, Ebata-san, on this matter!

Again, "whatever the truth may be."

I watched "Re-emerging from Rocket Failure: 348 Days of Engineers."

The severe expressions on the engineers' faces made my clenched cup tremble.

Even without the production of "Project X," the engineers onsite are enough to "shake their heart.

I don't need any staging.

I don't even need music.

I don't need cool lines or quotes like in "Professional: The Way of Work."

As it is, I think something is inspiring in this world.

I have a master's in electrical engineering, so I could understand the part about the electrical system that was considered the cause of the previous failure.

The fact that such content may have been one of the reasons for the "shaking of my heart.

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The scale and duration are different, but when I also obtained effects that exceeded my expectations during the experiment,

"It made me want to clench my fists and roar joyfully."

There are times - rare, really - I feel like the above.

Sometimes, engineers are not in love, money, status, or power but are just 'happy with the experiment's results.

However, I don't have any friends to hug or pat each other on the shoulder and rejoice with, so all I can do is "run around the room," shouting, "Hyah-hoo!

It's a shame.

I am a scary person from the outside.

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The following is an excerpt from the column.

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But finally, on October 29 (about 30 minutes ago), I turned a stepper motor with an EtherCAT enslaved person!

I was so happy that I was jumping around the house, but no one in the Ebata family could share this joy.

"If you're happy, I'm happy," my lovely wife said, not stopping to wash the dishes, whose aphorisms is?

" What does it matter if the litmus test paper turns blue or red?"

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