Recently, I've been into coding (programming).

After much deliberation, I've come to realize that the method I've been considering for the past two months is wrong, and I'm currently in the process of redoing it (though it wasn't a total waste).

The one we I currently trialing is an inference engine that incorporates unpredictable changes in real time and keeps changing dynamically.

There is a plethora of research that has been done with fixed situations, but there is very little research on engines that work while incorporating real environments.

Well, you can find this out by actually doing some coding.

It is quite difficult to incorporate into a program what we normally do, which is to "change our behavior while incorporating new information without significantly altering our current plans.

Still, I'm holding on because I have a feeling that this will probably be the last code (programming) I'll ever use in my life as a large-scale program.

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I am a person who does not enjoy playing games on TV or on my phone.

However, I think that the situation of people who are addicted to games and my situation of being addicted to coding may be very similar.

- The excitement lasts and makes it difficult to sleep.

- Even when I close my eyes, algorithms run through my head.

- Noticing a bug in a dream and then not being able to sleep

In the past, I used to "throw in a lot of alcohol" at this point to force/maintain sleep -- and the result was a reserve army of alcoholics (or is it a regular army?).

Now, I just switched to tranquilizers instead of alcohol.

Still, I believe that stabilizers as prescribed are much healthier than whaling on alcohol daily.

I'm in good physical condition.

That's beside the point.

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In general, programs do not use actual values for parameters. The parameter values are kept as variables and are input from outside.

Instead of writing it into the program as the value of (3.52)^3 + 3.52^2 + 3.52 (=543.9174828032), it is convenient to write it as x^3 + x^2 + x, so that you can freely change the value of x when the program starts.

Coding that directly writes values is called "hard coding" and is considered programming that should not be done (except for experiments and verification purposes).

Just like "goto".

However, I think that my current coding is worthy of being called "hard coding", as I can't stop the excitement, sleep disturbance, and fatigue.

And I' believe the fact that this will be my last chance to do this kind of "hard coding", both physically and mentally.

My next corona vaccination (3rd dose) is this Friday.

Now I'm thinking, 'Oh! No!".

I, Tomoichi Ebata, am a "working person" during my working hours on weekdays, but I am a "private person" outside of those hours.

And, on Saturdays and Sundays, as a "private person", I generally invest almost all my time in researching materials, creating charts, writing columns, and simulations.

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I've heard from various sources that the third adverse reaction is going to be terrible.

If I have to spend this Saturday and Sunday dealing with adverse reactions, my writing for the March column will be in serious critical condition.

Looking back...

The first time, I was not aware of any adverse reactions.

The second time, I had difficulty walking at times during the next day and the day after that.

In general, I think that my wife and I had a mild adverse reaction.

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So I'm sure that the third will be minor -- however,

When we watched the news of "Judge Accused for Repeatedly Posting Inappropriate Posts on Social Networking Sites," my wife said,

Wife: "What happens when a judge commits a crime?"

Me: "What are you talking about? There will be an 'impeachment trial(*)'

(*) Article 64, Section 1 of the Constitution and the Act of Impeachment of Judges

When I said this, my wife and second said in unison.

"'Impeachment Trial' I remember. We did that in middle school when we were taking exams"

They spoke each other nostalgically.

Education is powerless -- and I realized that.

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Incidentally, an impeachment trial not only allows a judge to be removed from office (fired). The sanctions are severe.

In addition to losing their status as judges, they are disqualified from becoming prosecutors or attorneys, and are restricted from becoming notaries.

They cannot be mediators, judicial commissioners, or counsellors, are not entitled to retirement benefits, and their pensions are limited.

And since the impeachment court is a single and final instance, the judgment becomes final upon pronouncement and there is no way to appeal.

It seems that a request for a retrial can be made, but there have been no previous cases.

However, it seems that after five years, it is possible to regain the qualification to practice law -- "relief of needy life" and "improvement of character" were some of the reasons seen.

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The only thing I remembered about the impeachment trial was the "phony phone call" in the Lockheed case -- but I did a little research.

"Stalker"

"Child Prostitution"

"Video recording in skirt"

Some judges were impeached on the most vulgar grounds, like the above.

It seems that even if the judge is against you, you can still file a lawsuit in a general criminal or civil case.

However, it appears that the conviction of the trial court does not disqualify the judge.

The guarantee of a judge's status is very strong, and only through an impeachment trial can a judge be removed from office.

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This impeachment trial of a "judge accused of repeatedly posting inappropriate posts on social networking sites" is the 10th case in the postwar period, and impeachment trials themselves seem to be extremely rare.

Well, if it wasn't a rare case, we would be in trouble.

I had not commented on the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces at this time, but when I watched the news this morning, I instantly switched phases.

"Armed attack on an operating nuclear power plant? Are they insane? "

In 1981, Israel bombed a nuclear power plant in Iraq (Operation Babylon) with the aim of destroying the facility "before" it became operational.

That does not mean that the destruction of another country's power generation facilities is acceptable, but at least the Israeli military knew what it meant by "the right time to attack a nuclear power plant".

The meaning of "critical nuclear power plant in operation" is totally different from the meaning of "nuclear power plant under construction."

A direct attack on the reactor is "out of the question" (in that case, they are "done"), but even if it were just an attack on the control room, you would lose control of the reactor.

And if the "scram" etc. in the reactor can no longer be triggered -- immediate reactor explosion + meltdown.

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The nuclear accident (Chernobyl), in which the nuclear reactor was exposed, traded many casualties in order to turn the plant into a giant sarcophagus.

Even an accident (Fukushima) where the reactor was not stripped bare caused so much damage.

This is a bit of a guess, however,

"Radioactive Ukrainian lands will be a 'firewall' against Russian invasion for thousands of years"

If a person thinks that way, "the person is not a human being.

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I, as much as possible, have tried to avoid commenting on ongoing events (wars, conflicts, accidents).

This is because facts discovered later may require the claim to be overturned.

However, as of this morning, I have determined that the Russian military and its chief executive (the president) are 100% "evil" for whatever reason (geopolitical background, etc.).

It is an "absolute evil" comparable to, or even greater than, Nazi Germany.

This morning, a line was crossed in my mind.

The situation that made me hesitant to speak up has vanished.

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References (my column)

https://biz-journal.jp/2012/09/post_649.html

https://biz-journal.jp/2012/10/post_875.html

https://biz-journal.jp/2012/10/post_880.html

Others

https://www.kobore.net/diary/?date=20110409

http://www.kobore.net/godfire.txt.html

I am watching an American drama called LUCIFER.

Nightclubs, booze, craziness, playboys, etc., are not my "tastes" in drama of choice.

However, the characters' identities are the gods, goddesses, angels, and demons of

"Christian theology"

They appear in the city of Los Angeles and live their daily lives (it's a cop drama) while playing the roles of mythological characters, in a drama that is like a reversed version of otherworldly reincarnation content.

Amenadiel, Uriel, Aurora (which doesn't seem to be this name in the drama), and so on -- this is fine.

Yesterday, I was listening to the drama while coding, and when I got to the part where "Cain's identity was revealed and Abel was reincarnated as a woman," I blurted it out.

So, I wanted to talk about it with someone.

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Christian theology is, well, as far as I understand it, positioned as a "'Christian' strategy book".

I have written before that Buddhist doctrines are derivatives of the later life of Ghodamasiddha.

In Buddhism, Bodhisattvas, Shitenno, Vaisravana, and Asura are like Lucifer and Amenadiel in Christian theology.

However, I can't say anything about the unscrupulousness of the "Cain" and "Abel" when they insert them here (Christian theology), it's "the best".

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I would like to see a drama in the same vein as "Lucifer", with a character from Japanese mythology reincarnated in modern Japan.

Of course, the story of Izanagi, Izanami, Amaterasu, Susanoo, Ninigu, Iwanagahime, and Konohanasakuyahime is a given, but the story of "taking over the Okuninushi's land" is still a nonnegotiable one.

https://eetimes.itmedia.co.jp/ee/articles/2012/25/news038_9.html

I don't think there is any way to avoid turning such dumb points content (Japanese mythology) into a secondary drama.

Furthermore, if they can connect it to the story that 'even the current Emperor is not allowed to enter the main shrine of Izumo-taisha'

Not only is it interesting, but it allows us to understand the trending of shrines, tourist attractions, regional revival, and, by extension, the emperor system from a mythological approach.

I mean, I heard it seems to have been a normal part of the educational process before the war.

(If you are interested, please Google "deification of the emperor", "postwar", or "GHQ").

"I don't know where to start".

I think this is quite common in everyday life.

That's how I feel now.

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Now,

- Sparked by a question from "Ms. K" who read Ebata's column.

- Giving update on COVID-19 information from "Dr.Shibata of Run Over"

- with "GO" call from Mr. M of EE Times Japan editorial department

I am in the process of editing the eighth installment of the COVID-19 column series, "The K Project".

I just counted the number of pages of information I received from Ms. K and Dr. Shibata, and there are already 50 pages worth of information.

Considering that my explanations, drawings, etc. will be included here, this is a huge column(?) that I have never seen before.

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"I don't know where to start".

Seriously, this is a situation that is beyond embarrassing.

I don't know much about SWIFT(*), and I honestly don't think I understand deep in my heart what it means to exclude major Russian banks from this system now.

(*)A non-profit organization headquartered in Belgium, a global payment network that handles international financial remittances

However,

"VISA and Master suspend card payments in Russia"

This threat is understandable for me.

With such sanctions, the Ebata family's cash flow would collapse in less than two months.

In the case of the Ebata family, if Amazon's service outage is added to this, I would, at that moment, raise the white flag.

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If the removal from SWIFT was a "missile attack", the suspension of VISA and Master feels like "urban warfare".

Anyway, whether it is SWIFT, VISA/Master, or Amazon, I am keenly aware that "The persons who controls the infrastructure, controls the world".

Of course, I believe that "The persons who holds the energy controls the world" will remain constant.

In any case, there is no change in the fact that Japan does not have either of these (infrastructure or energy), and therefore "Japan cannot be the world's dominant player.

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Therefore, what our country needs is a "realistic strategy for the weak" and the "openness" to be able to proudly claim that "this is our country's survival strategy.

Just one thing to add here -- "nuclear".

We are the only country that can express our opinions on "nuclear weapons," "nuclear possession," "nuclear energy facilities," and all other "nuclear" matters in the following manner

"We will not listen to any story"

"We will not accept the logic of any justification"

"We will not tolerate any force or any excuses"

I believe that our country is the only country in the world where illogical emotional outbursts are allowed.

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The atomic bombings, the reactor meltdowns, the proliferation of radioactive materials - where else in the world have we been subjected to such a series of tragic and distressing nuclear experiences?

There has been none.

Only in our country (Japan).

Hence, I believe

"Only when it comes to "nuclear weapons," there is no need to be rational or logical, but rather to respond with fury and indignation."

I have been returning home alone every four months to support my mother in changing her gastroduodenal appliance.

And every time I returned home, I would buy one copy each of "Golgo 13" and other manga sold at convenience stores.

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Recently, my entire family returned to my parents' home for my mother's 49th day memorial service.

There, my senior daughter was reading a comic book I had purchased.

She was muttering,

"'The rules are always determined by the convenience of the conqueror.'..."

(*)Golgo 13 Vol.191 10,000 km Sniper

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It seems to have tugged at the heartstrings of her, a first-year working adult.

With regard to the recent Russian military invasion of Ukraine (we use "invasion" here, in keeping with the various media outlets), there is an opinion that

"A war that cannot possibly be won. Ukraine should surrender as soon as possible, as it will only result in domestic casualties"

Japan has had similar situations.

During the Pacific War, our Supreme War Leadership Council was unable to make this decision (unconditional surrender).

As a result, many non-combatants (civilians) were killed and our country was used to demonstrate the atomic bomb.

When considered in this light, such a "surrender superiority theory" has a certain persuasiveness.

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However, on the other hand,

If I consider the scenario of the previous annexation of the Kurmian peninsula (instead of the current invasion of Ukraine) as a use case with our country,

- "The Russians living in Japan in Hokkaido want to annex Hokkaido to Russia.

- The Russian president declares, "Hokkaido will be annexed to Russia.

- Unilateral military invasion of Hokkaido

- They effectively occupy our territory north of Hokkaido.

, and when we were told the following

"It's a war that can never be won. Japan should cede Hokkaido to Russia because it will only result in domestic casualties."

Will we be convinced ?

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I'm not a patriot in the absolute sense of the word, but I thought,

"I can fight for my life."

For me, though I don't need "patriotism" to fight, I can fight with "rage against unreason".

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The above use case is just something I came up with and probably not very good.

Can someone please explain well with a "use case using our country" like this?

I think there are a lot of people who are thinking about that.

Our family uses e-Tax (https://www.e-tax.nta.go.jp/) to process medical expense refunds on our tax return each year.

My wife is neatly compiling the medical receipts and I am writing them into an excel file.

Excel writing takes quite a bit of time, although I can work on it while watching NetFlix since I don't have to use my brain.

(In addition, the provided Excel file template is so difficult to use that it is impossible to even make corrections due to cell protection of unknown purpose)

My wife and I are going through this tedious process because the refund is quite large.

If you are not doing it, I think you are wasting a lot of money, seriously.

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Nevertheless, the difficulty of using e-Tax and other administrative systems has not improved at all.

On the contrary, they even seem to be getting worse.

For example,

'Almost every other year, IC card reader reading apps change.'

Can they do something about this situation?

Aside from those who specialize in that business, the target users of "Tax Returns with e-Tax" are

"The average person who activates the e-Tax system only once a year"

I sometimes wonder if they understand this fact.

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Of course, I understand the need to keep up with changes in user PC operating systems and to take all possible measures to ensure the latest security measures.

It is also understandable that there are systemic reasons such as the card reader being a device attached to the PC, making it difficult to centralize all operations on the Web.

However, this would not achieve the original goal of 'reducing labor costs by increasing the number of tax returns filed by e-Tax and reducing the number of analog submissions.

Even I thought, 'It's too much trouble, let's print it out and submit it.

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Well, in my case, I try to think of "e-Tax" as a kind of game.

I would not be doing this if I didn't think, 'Electronic submission complete = Rust Boss defeated'.

In my case, I can fight as a "hero" because I have some items (IT knowledge about PC peripherals, etc.), but - I don't think there are many people who can play "hero" in the "e-Tax" game.

By the time I finished my college days, there was a term "radio boy (a boy who builds his own radio using electronic components)" and "amateur radio" was considered the "king of hobbies".

In fact, until the mid-1990s, before cell phones became popular, those with amateur radio licenses were popular -- at ski resorts.

After all, only those with the license and a handheld radio could keep in touch with their friends scattered all over the ski slopes.

Although there was a type of radio that could be used without a license called civil radio (CB radio), the strength of the radio signal was so different that it was possible to communicate with a much wider range of people, which was one of the strengths of amateur radio.

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When I was in junior high school, the Ebata family was not a wealthy family, so I could not ask my parents to buy me a radio.

I spent my days looking at magazines (CQ magazine) and sighing.

So my parents asked me, 'How much are you going to charge?' I was really surprised.

I think I mentioned the price of a handheld radio (RJX-610), which was the least expensive at the time as a fixed device.

After that, I worked part time on my own to buy a cheap stabilized power supply that was just under the specified amount of current, and when it eventually proved to be useless, I was really frustrated.

From then on, I think I spent my days getting a cheap antenna and coaxial cable, and setting up the antenna at home by myself, and thinking "how to send the signal as far as possible".

To achieve this, I spent my days devising new antennae, making my own power supply, and so on.

I'm still frustrated that I couldn't get my hands on a directional antenna and a rotator to change the direction of the antenna -- I'd rather donate money to me as a child -- or rather, work with me to install the antenna.

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In addition, in order to extend the range of its radio waves, it also obtained a telegraph license -- the so-called Morse code communication.

However, even using Morse code, it was honestly difficult to communicate with out-of-prefecture with the handheld radio I had.

However, when a special ionosphere (sporadic E layer) that occurred locally and suddenly around 100 km above the sky mainly during the daytime from spring to summer occurs, my radio waves could reach distant areas due to ionospheric reflection.

When I received the call sign "JR6" in Morse code, I thought I heard it wrong, but my joy I felt when I received the signal "MI ADR NAHA" (this is Naha City) -- I am sorry but you probably don't understand.

I guess I should say, "The joy I feel, was more than getting a chocolate from a girl I liked for Valentine's Day".

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The question that always bothers me is, "What in the world makes you happy about that?"

In the absence of the Internet, the only way to communicate over long distances was "amateur radio", except for "telephone" calls, which were ridiculously expensive.

Having "the skills to transmit information over a great distance" was something to aspire to.

Even if the information was as trivial as exchanging call signs and exchanging addresses and one's name.

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My call sign at the time, in Morse code, was . --- . ... --- ... --. - ... ....

Incidentally, this Morse code was quite useful for more than just radio communication.

The "underlay with handwritten Morse code" had been especially effective during the periodic examinations.

The following list are things that must be done before starting a war.

(1) Seize control of the legislature (Congress)

(2) Quantification and economic simulation of the robustness of a country's economy against foreign economic sanctions

(3) Legislative Measures to Strengthen Restrictions on Private Rights by the Supreme Authority under a Declaration of Emergency

(4) Seize control of domestic IPX (Internet Exchange) operating organizations such as Internet, etc.

(5) Prohibit the operation of social networking services, etc., and direct citizens to social networking services operated by their own government.

(6) Deportation of foreign media

(7) Infiltration of spies into dissident forces and academia and induction of intra-institutional conflict (internal conflict)

(8) Distribute safe nuclear power plant attack procedures and thoroughly educate field commanders on nuclear power plant mechanisms.

(9) Develop (pre-)scenarios for legislation on nationalization of foreign companies

(10) Completion of the preparation of fabricated evidence, including allegations of the development of nuclear missiles by the enemy and of germ experiments using human bodies, "before" the outbreak of war, and disclosure to the foreign media at a time that does not give time to verify the evidence.

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I am amazed at the number of hands this has appeared in the daily news.

I am sure that there will still be more news of 'what should have been done before starting the war' to come.

I realized that if we are going to start a war, we need to prepare carefully for the worst-case scenario.

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Incidentally, during the Pacific War, Japan was also subjected to economic sanctions from around the world, while its government responded in the same way as described above.

In other words, in the last 100 years or so, the paradigm of war has "changed little".

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Still, I am amazed at how our country was able to continue the war during the four years of the Pacific War while being subjected to economic sanctions from all over the world.

(No, to be precise, it was because of economic sanctions that they expanded (invaded) southward in search of energy resources.)

At any rate, I notices that the current Russian (presidential) mindset is surprisingly similar to that of the Japanese (politicians and military) mindset before and during the Pacific War.

In fact, it is not surprising that they are similar, since almost 100% of the purpose of war is to "attack (neutralize or demilitarize) a neighboring country" for the reason of "guaranteeing one's own right to exist".

"Fogy rules the world"

I realize this phrase deeply.

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There is the following phrase in one of the books I read before.

All ideals , whether of the right (right-wing) or the left (left-wing), are traced to the immortal -- the state.

I remember being impressed when I was a teenager and thinking, 'I see'.

The human body does not last more than 100 years.

Therefore, they seek their dependence on the nation.

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Of course, "nation" here does not mean land.

They are political power, or ideology, or religion.

However, the "nation" also dies quite easily.

Any nation become easy to die, which is why studying history is such an enormous and tedious task.

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The death of a nation is an inevitable part of history.

However, I can understand why an old person might think, 'I don't want to see the death of a nation, only to see it end in my generation'.

And as a rule, people cannot change themselves.

It takes an enormous amount of energy to change.

It is painful to incorporate changing values into your life. It is intense pain -- I know it well.

And old people are more likely to become "power" itself than young people.

After all, they are very experienced.

And old people in power have no hesitation in changing the rules (retirement and term of office).

Thus, the power of the old person increases in a snowball-like fashion.

And old people who cannot adapt to the changing times and values become a blight on society -- "fogy".

Thus,

"Fogy rules the world"

is completed. I realize this, watching the news of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.

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I reaffirm that my remaining an "old man without power" is, in itself, of great value.

Today, I am still contributing to "world peace".

I try to turn away from things I don't want to see.

It is "hard" to see what I don't want to see.

So I will only see what I want to see, and only follow them, conveniently.

You can call this "cowardly," but

"I'm not much different from the guys on social media who just make passing criticisms and walk away."

I began to profess this "cowardice" after I found out that

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Currently, there are many matters that I continue to turn a blind eye to, one of which is 'abuse of children'.

This problem is the ultimate evil, like,

"Continuing to leave children in a closed room (home) with an endless violent device (abusive parent)"

However, despite the efforts of many people struggling to find a solution, no definitive method has been found to solve this problem.

It is really 'painful' to see head-on the reality that 'nothing can be done about the current situation where children keep getting killed by their parents'.

So I have continued to turn a blind eye to this problem.

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The other day, while editing my column, I watched the first episode of an anime called "Kotaro Lives Alone" on NetFlix, and then watched all the episodes of this one at once!

It was an enjoyable animation, though, with no extreme depictions or storied scenes appearing.

I have been running away from this issue, and it seems to me that the bill for it was coming soberly, slowly after watching this anime.

Anyway, both the pictures and the story, which are drawn in a comedic style, are very funny, so I hope that you will enjoy the work in a normal way without getting defensive.

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I hope to deliver such works (columns, etc.) to many people, like "Kotaro lives alone",

"The food (raw vegetables), which is difficult for people to eat as it is, is prepared well and served as an easy-to-eat meal"

When I was a student at a law seminar, my instructor taught me the following phrase.

"Lawyers who say "violation of the Constitution" are "declaring defeat" to the judge"

"Judge" is basically a battle to determine whether or not a specific article of law, such as the Civil Code or the Criminal Code, can be applied to the defendant's conduct.

In other words, "matching the defendant's conduct with the text of the general law.

The "Constitution" is the supreme law of the land, but it is basically a "concept" (or idea).

Bringing up the "Constitution" to make a ruling is in itself a pretty rare case.

The reason why it is a rare case is because the impact of the case on not only the judiciary of this country, but also on society as a whole, is not humbling.

Hence, a court ruling on a constitutional violation is a significant news source.

Same-sex marriage and the recent ruling on the exclusionary period under the Superiority Protection Act were important cases that could not be decided by matching them with the general law.

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Let me put it this way, I can say,

"Any head of state who says "use nuclear weapons" is "declaring defeat" for the war"

However, the right to use nuclear weapons (the so-called "nuclear button") is left entirely up to the ruler of the country, so in the end

"I don't care what happens to the world after I die"

Thus, only the ruler who become defiant will be the "one and only winner in the world," and so on.

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In fact, as far as I know, there have been "four times" in the past when nuclear war was threatened due to system errors, but the situation was averted due to on-site decisions.

However, I don't think we can expect such a reversal -- like, the system stops a human error (defiant ruler).

Yesterday was the deadline for filing tax returns, but there was a system failure in the e-Tax system (National Tax Electronic Filing and Payment System), which caused a commotion.

Since I finished the submission a week ago, I was O.K.

The cause is unknown, but I believe it is 'probably due to the concentration of load before the deadline'.

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Many people may think that a "cyber attack" is a very sophisticated technology, but it is basically just an artificial attempt to do the same thing as the recent system failure of the e-Tax system.

Any server will (basically) go down if you set up a raging access against it.

When I was younger, I used to keep sending a huge number of computer-generated protest e-mails to the servers of spammers (statute of limitations has expired).

The server was then inaccessible.

However, this is an attack that "only brings down the server." In order to "hijack" or "rewrite content," a more advanced technique is required.

A server that has a domain name (a server that is publicly available on the Internet) can be cracked from the moment it is launched.

My server (kobore.net) is no exception.

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I have heard that the Russian government's web server was inaccessible.

And I, too, am currently unable to get service on a server that is (presumably) in Russia or Ukraine.

It is certain that our nation's servers are now the target of cyber attacks.

Many people may think, "I don't run servers, so I don't have to worry about it," but there is a possibility that they are being forced to participate in server attacks.

In order to bring down a server system, it is necessary to plant a raging access. For example, if 1,000 PCs can be hijacked, the cyber attack can be launched from 1,000 PCs.

To prevent your computer from being hijacked and used as a weapon to attack your country's infrastructure, you should at least perform "Windows Update" regularly.

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This is a good opportunity -- why don't we take a serious look at "cyber attack education"?

Ukrainian aid is spreading around the world at a pace I have never seen in my life.

As for the aid,

"You don't care what someone says! Give me the money, motherfucker! (Shigeru Izumitani style)

I think this stance is totally O.K.

Even if we are influenced by media and social networking propaganda --

There was a video of a child being killed within the borders of a country.

Unless there are images of children being killed on the other country's soil.

I am willing to "stop thinking".

No better reason is needed to support a country where children are being killed.

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I want to follow this feeling of mine, but I am concerned about certain (unimportant to others) things.

Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tibet, Uyghur -- I have done nothing.

This formidable "guilt" is holding me back from making me move.

If something was about "personal reasons", I'd "fire" easily...

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I'm working hard on GIS software right now, and last night I was looking up the prerequisite OSS (leaflet) because I couldn't figure out how to use the API.

That is how I came across this page.

And the phrase written there caught my attention.

"If an appeal to humanity doesn't work for you, I'll appeal to your egoism: the future of Ukrainian citizens is the future of Leaflet."

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Well said! I wish you would have said so!!!!

This phrase ignited my "selfishness".

I support Ukraine overwhelmingly and absolutely, not humanely, but only selfishly, "only" to save Leaflet.

Defending Ukraine is synonymous with defending my retirement way of life (GIS software development) to the death.

"I am asking the developers of Leaflet to return to Kiev from their evacuation site and continue to work hard on Leaflet development"

This is sufficient reason for my "support of Ukraine".

There is this "invasion of Ukraine" and an invasion that (from my point of view) was carried out for almost the same reasons and under the same conditions.

The "Czech Incident" was a military intervention (1968) by Soviet Union-led (now Russian) Warsaw Pact Organization forces.

You may remember them from "Prague Spring" and "The Brezhnev Doctrine."

(Incidentally, Ebata tends to abuse the term "doctrine," but he is quoting from this (Brezhnev Doctrine).

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The "Prague Spring" was the following activities of Czechoslovakia, a socialist state, under the slogan "socialism with a human face" within the socialist system.

(1) Breaking away from one-party rule to the Communist Party

(2) Economic reforms of capitalism, such as the expansion of corporate responsibility and the introduction of market functions

(3) Liberalization of speech and artistic activities

(4) Strengthen economic ties with the West through the introduction of science and technology

The "Czech Incident" was an incident in which Warsaw Pact forces (in effect, Soviet forces) suppressed this activity by force, toppling the current government and establishing a more Soviet (puppet) government.

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I, looked up the time between the military intervention and the armed suppression of this "Czech Incident"

It was "Only two days"

At this time, the public did not fight back, and the West effectively tacitly endorsed the "Brezhnev Doctrine.

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And, well, I know that kind of thing -- I'm going to be honest with you.

I thought, 'This invasion of Ukraine will end in four days, with Russia in control'

In addition, the pattern of the invasion of Afghanistan was assumed: "After that, Russia will be forced to withdraw after 20 years, after being tormented by guerrilla activities in Ukraine" (this is the same as the US Vietnam War).

So now I am really surprised.

"The paradigms and methods of power domination from the 20th century to the present may no longer apply"

I realize that.

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So, Ukraine Support, from what I have been able to find out, this is not a scam site or anything like that.

There is also a page in Japanese.

I am considering various types of assistance from the above mentioned sites.

You can also register as a volunteer here.

"I don't think if I register for an entry in IT Product Management, I will be asked to 'participate in a cyber attack on Russia'.

I am not sure whether I will be tried under domestic laws.

I have been watching "TV Tokyo BIZ" since before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

I like this program.

This is because the commentator appears to have studied and researched the subject with great care.

I do not believe that commentators need necessarily be "experts".

Rather, I find it more useful to have a hypothesis (a humble hypothesis) derived from it by a person outside the field, using up-to-date news sources and quantitative figures (including history).

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To all the so-called experts, commentators, and pundits -- "Shut up.

Please don't bring your "sad" or "terrible" or "righteous" or whatever into me.

I am not interested in a single millimeter of your comments laced with your desires (ideals, ideals).

What I look for in a news commentary is "matters explained with figures" and an objective "view" derived from those facts.

It is a normal forecast, normally guided by normal thinking, just as water flows to a lower place.

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In "TV Tokyo BIZ," before the war began, the following commentary was given

"Based on objective information, it is common to assume that there will be no invasion of Ukraine.

"Because it is impossible to maintain effective control over the whole of Ukraine in terms of troops and financial resources.

"Still, wars throughout history have generally started with the unexpected. We don't know what will happen this time either."

Right now, that is exactly what the program predicted would happen.

The figures used in "TV Tokyo BIZ" were very rough, about the number and type of personnel and armaments, the area of Ukraine, and the expenses required to continue the war, but they were very clear to me.

To all of you who are called experts, orators, or intellectuals.

If you are going to talk about this war, please first study enough to be able to slur these figures before discussing them.

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For example, Ukraine's current population is 44 million.

And just over 2 million people have now fled the country.

In other words, only less than 5% of the population is able to escape.

he majority of the population has not been able to leave the country.

Poland has a population of 40 million, Romania 20 million, Slovakia 5 million, and Moldova less than 3 million.

Can 20 million people, half of Ukraine's population, flee here? -- It can't be done.

And can Russia effectively control the 40 million people remaining in the country who are united in their anti-Russian (and some pro-Russian) sentiments? -- It will be very difficult.

Here's how "TV Tokyo BIZ" describes it (I just spent 5 minutes looking up the numbers above).

Therefore, I keep track of the news regarding the invasion of Ukraine only on "NHK" and "TV Tokyo BIZ".

On Friday, I knew of the "three-day weekend" and then decided that if I missed it, I would not have another chance this fiscal year.

So, over the past two days, I have been frantically writing a column manuscript and have just submitted it to the editorial office.

I'm going to bed now (10pm) with a bump of sleeping pills.

"Happy Skiing day of the year!!"

- I can arrive within 3 hours from your home.

- There are some extreme slopes (expert courses).

- Even in March, the snow quality is relatively good

Considering the above conditions, it is inevitably "Kawaba Ski Resort".

Thinking back, I have not been to any other ski resort but this one for the last 10 years.

Before I could change my mind, I also just purchased a ski pass online.

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So, I am completely off tomorrow, once a year.

I am going to a "ski camp" of only one person.

For the first time in two years, I went to a ski resort -- and I had a bad experience.

I had no choice but to do the first one or two "falls" and "off the board," but I had to continue to course-close that condition.

Above all, I was shocked by the fact that "it is no longer possible to ski down slopes of 2 to 3 km in length all at once.

I have skied down the slopes of Whistler Blackcomb (Canada), with a height difference of 1,600 meters, in one fell swoop, and I have even taken a helicopter downhill from the summit.

That is the regular intermediate course as well as the expert course. How miserable I am.

Usually by the afternoon, the feeling of being on skis disappears and a heightened sense of togetherness emerges, but this time, I ended the entire day feeling exhausted.

After pulling off the slopes, my strength to take off my ski boots or unbutton my clothes disappeared, and I could not move at all.

I am honestly shocked.

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Although the food at the ski resort is improving, I still don't think the quality is worth the price.

So this time, I bought some pastries at a convenience store and nibbled on them at the lodge on the slope.

This time, I skied from 9:30 to 16:00, with the exception of two breaks, so I may have been overworked, but I still estimated it to be enough for calorie counting purposes.

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This was similar to the symptoms I had when I was in junior high school, when I had no money, and on a whim, did a 100 km round-the-peninsula bicycle ride, and was completely immobilized.

"Hunger knock?"

Hunger knock is a phenomenon in which a person continues to exercise without feeling hungry, even if he or she is not hungry, resulting in an extremely low blood sugar state and using up all the energy to move the body.

I have been working from home recently and have been running low on food and drinking water. Not to mention the lack of exercise.

If I has not exercised for two years and has been exercising for about five hours straight, a hunger knock is quite possible.

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On the highway on the way back, I had a sleeping spell that felt completely dangerous and I had to flee to a nearby PA.

And as soon as I stopped the automobile, I passed out (that was not the level of "napping").

After that, I had no appetite, but I implemented a forced intake of ice cream and other foods for my return home.

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In general, there is a single word that describes all of these phenomena.

"I'm getting old"

It's inevitable that I "get old."

However, a decline in muscle strength and endurance will reduce one's range of motion (range of action).

I want to maintain a body that can go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice until just before I die.

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Oh, by the way, I am working hard on indoor pull-ups.

The other day, I was able to achieve four consecutive Ebata-style pull-ups(*).

(*)Using a bar set up on the roof of Ebata's room, a cheater's pull-ups are considered "one time" just by hitting your head against the ceiling.

By the way, I couldn't even do "once" today.

I have muscle aches all over my body and it is very difficult to get downstairs.

I was quite surprised when I was told about the "principle of national treatment" among the three conditions of the Paris Convention.

Furthermore, I was astonished when I learned about the "most-favored-nation treatment" under GATT (I learned it from the TRIP article).

Most-favored-nation treatment is "the granting by one party to a treaty of commerce and navigation or commercial agreement of treatment no less favorable than that of a third country which gives the most favorable treatment to the other party in matters of commerce, customs, navigation, etc." -- but

To put this in a meta-expression without fear of misunderstanding, it is O.K. to understand it like this: "If you sell rice to a foreign country, you must sell it at the same price as the country that sells the lowest price.

Moreover, the rule is very open: "We don't care whether the country selling at the lowest price is a member of the WTO or not.

Needless to say, modern international trade has been supported by this "most-favored-nation treatment.

This "MFN" international trade is one of the principles of "World Peace through Trade," and I have heard that "The World Trade Center" was established in Manhattan, New York.

Well, it was later doomed to collapse in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

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I'm trying very hard right now to remember what it used to be like.

"Which article applies to "the 'withdrawal' of MFN treatment"?"

I am doing a lot of research on this.

Of course, this refers to the "withdrawal of MFN treatment" of Russia by the G7 countries, but I don't recall studying such a case.

So, after a long time, I opened the "Six Laws of Intellectual Property" and read through them, but I still could not find such a "sanction clause".

Then the last article of the TRIPS Agreement,

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Article 73 Exceptions for Security

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as providing for any of the following

(B) Preventing a Member State from taking any of the following measures that it deems necessary for the protection of its vital security interests (iii) Measures taken in time of war or other emergency of international relations

(C) preventing Member States from taking measures in accordance with their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security

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I wonder if the G7 countries apply the above article.

In other words, it could be interpreted as 'It is not a provision that must be observed until (1) Japan is in a state of war, (2) Japan is disadvantaged, or (C) Japan is in violation of the Charter of the United Nations.

I see, hence the (strange) phrase 'withdrawal of "MFN treatment"'.

But there doesn't seem to be any provision for "expulsion" from the WTO in TRIP, only "withdrawal" from GATT Article 31 here.

In any case, it seems to me that "withdrawal of MFN treatment" is about as powerful as "nuclear missiles on trade".

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And well, now I am escaping reality because I cannot identify the conditions under which a bug in the program occurs.

# Now identified and corrected. It is 3:00 AM.

It was a long time ago, but I wrote a column, whose title was

'Is There Enough Electricity in Japan? --Let's try to verify it by converting it into "the number of maids"'

about major power outage -- "blackout".

In my estimation, the blackout in Japan will occur in "mid-summer".

I never expected that the danger would come in the form of an earthquake → power plant shutdown → cold wave → midwinter blackout.

The "Power Tight Alert".

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By the way, there is something I can't say out loud.

One of the quickest ways to promote electric vehicles (EVs), renewables, and large-scale energy storage systems is to have frequent power outages.

By analogy, an EV is a moving storage battery, so a single-family home may be able to guarantee electricity for a few hours.

In reality, it is not that simple, as a DC to AC conversion device is required, which is expensive and requires installation work.

In countries where power outages were common (such as India in the past), each household was equipped with a battery, which was utilized during power outages.

However, as noted in the above column, electricity is the "blood of the social system," and a society without a stable supply of it will have an insecure infrastructure -- this is a matter of human life.

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It may seem that the only way to achieve carbon neutrality is to 'restart nuclear power plants.

However, as you know, our country has had a lot of bad experiences with nuclear accidents.

In addition, it is said that another 200 years will be needed to complete the decommissioning of nuclear power plants.

In general, our country and nuclear energy, be it nuclear power or atomic bombs, are thoroughly incompatible.

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As an ambitious idea, I will propose

"Planned blackout"

I think the vision of "a nation that supports social infrastructure with EVs and distributed storage batteries + natural energy" will probably surprise the world.

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By the way, when I was about 20 years old, most of the people who were doing research on "solar power" were called 'idiots' who were wasting their research money on unrealistic research.

This was true -- anyway, this is the story of my laboratory in college.

Yesterday was our wedding anniversary.

I picked up my wife from work at the station and headed out for dinner.

As I drove around, I decided to choose a restaurant -- even though there was no "Mac", "Saizeria", or "Bamiyan", I was a bit drawn to "Marugame Seimen" and "Tachikawa Masashi Ramen".

However, as a wedding anniversary, I thought it was out of the question.

The choice was narrowed down to two options: conveyor-belt sushi and Chinese food, but in the end we decided on the latter.

Two of us ate Szechuan hot pot (bright red hot pot) with fried rice.

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The Ebata family has no problem with most spicy food, partly due to my influence (I make a lot of very hot curry).

According to my daughter, she complains that she is no longer able to empathize with 'spicy food' when she eats spicy food with her friends.

Yesterday, after finishing discussing the proposed structure of my March column with my "rude junior," we got to talking about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

He was acclaimed highly in the following phrase,

"If an appeal to humanity doesn't work for you, I'll appeal to your egoism: the future of Ukrainian citizens is the future of Leaflet."

I love this phrase, too, so I reposted it.

You know that I do not have the qualities to preach "humanitarianism" or "humanity" or "morality" or "public interest" to others.

I have a strange belief that if I say "humanitarianism" even once, it will stick with me for the rest of my life.

That is why the "excuses of 'selfishness'" is the greatest gift for people like me.

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So here's my conclusion for today.

"If you want to invoke my "selfishness", you should develop OSS so good that I (Ebata) cannot ignore it!"

That's it.

At present, my "countries where self-interest might be triggered" are

USA (PostgreSQL, Gun Emacs, C/C++, golang, AWS), Finland (Linux), Switzerland (u-blox), UK (Raspberry Pi).

By this logic, I am not only a "supporter" of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, but also a "praise" of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.

I know that my support will not be enough to help them, however.

"World Peace Through OSS"

I think there are many people (IT engineers) in our country who are moved by the phrase.

I am disappointed in the reality that "even in the age of the Internet, information control by the state is possible.

About 30 years ago, I had a philosophy called "World Peace on the Internet.

However, instead of world peace, I am witnessing the "daily use of slander and libel through the abuse of anonymity" and "the use of political parties as tools to incite the people" through e-mail, bulletin boards, and social networking services.

This was the first setback.

And now the "World Citizen on the Internet" philosophy is being spectacularly destroyed.

The second setback, to rave reviews, is underway.

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I used to do research on telecommunication networks, so I know the following

Information does not come from the cloud; rather, it is more like the image of a "water pipe."

Every country has something like an IPX, a "main valve" through which domestic and international information is routed.

I knew that we could easily create a "state of information seclusion" as long as a power controls IPX.

"Well, any government do not that"

I thought I was being carefree, but I really was carefree.

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For example, the Chinese government has perfected a brilliant "information control system" on that vast continent.

In fact, when I was in Guangzhou, China on a business trip during the Senkaku Islands issue, I was severely affected by this system.

I once had a hotel security come to my room because I couldn't access a Japanese site (my web management system), and I said, 'It's a communication problem, I need you to look at it.

I looked at his expression as he looked into the computer -- a bitter smile on his face -- and instantly knew what was going on.

The Russian government also seems to have achieved a block on the inflow of information from abroad.

I believe that considerable high technology, human resources, and costs are involved.

As an IT engineer, I have a level of respect for that task --- leaving aside the pros and cons of this.

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If I have a third setback, it is "falsification of history".

Now that the Russian government is a party to the war, it is, in a sense, natural for the Russian government to control information in order to gain public support -- the pros and cons aside.

The problem is postwar.

Today, even at the civilian level, information about the war is accumulating.

If this is made public after the war, the current government would normally fall -- I think.

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Incidentally, "historical falsification" is an important task of state power.

Japan also has a "Nihon Shoki" (Chronicles of Japan), a "great book of historical falsification" that is the foundation of our country today.

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The problem is that this "falsification of history" is achieved through IT.

This is what is called "Tiananmen Square Incident" search is not available.

If this is the case, then it is also going to be quite possible that the search cannot be done for "invasion of Ukraine".

After all, 'information is destined to be controlled by the state.'

"World Citizen on the Internet"

is nothing more than "Ebata's bedtime story," which will be confirmed in due course, after all.

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So, if our country were to become a party to a war, would the Japanese government also control IPX?

I am negative on this hypothesis.

It seems to me that information from abroad does not spread well in Japan.

This is because our country has a strong firewall of "Japanese citizens who are not loved by English".

I have long thought that Tsurukawa, Machida City, Tokyo, where I used to live,

"resembles the Crimea Peninsula".

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Comparing the maps,

"Kodomo no kuni" and "Sebastopol"

"Midoriyama Futsal Park" and "Eftparia"

I feel they apply.

Well, Tsurukawa has no sea (Black Sea).

Not only the Tsurukawa district, but the entire Tama area seemed to have a very "unnatural topography" for an administrative district of Tokyo.

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So, I did some digging, I found the following line.

"On April 1, 1893, the three Tama areas (Nishitama, Kita-Tama, and Minamitama) were transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo Prefecture in order to secure a water source and control water quality for Tamagawa Josui, Tokyo Prefecture's water supply"

However, I thought 'Isn't that logic a bit of a stretch? (absolutely impossible for Tsurukawa area)" So I looked further and found it.

"It is believed that this was a measure to weaken the influence of the Liberal Party by transferring the three Tama areas (Nishitama, Minamitama, and Kitatama), which had been the center of the Liberal Civil Rights Movement, from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo Prefecture."

See? I knew it!

And, it seems that

"At the time, the Liberal Party members of the prefectural assembly strongly opposed the transfer to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government"

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I looked into it further--

Ishizaka Masataka (1841-1907), the supreme leader of the Mittama Liberal Civil Rights Movement, was first elected to the House of Representatives in the first general election (Kanagawa Prefecture primary election, Kanagawa Ward 3).

However, he was elected for his third and fourth terms in Tokyo's 13th ward.

In other words,

"The government was trying to cut off the opposition (Liberal Party) by forcing them to change their constituencies"

This seems to have been the purpose behind the transfer of the Tama area to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

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In any case, if there is a "strangely shaped administrative district," whether it is a state or a municipality, it is a good idea to suspect "political strife (or war) in the past" first.

With regard to the former U.S. President, President Trump, the Japanese media has been reporting the following news day after day.

"President Trump will be removed from office and impeached tomorrow"

After all, he has not been removed from office, impeached, or prosecuted by the judiciary (Though I don't know about the civil trial).

In other words, the news that the Japanese press was spreading was, at every turn, missing the point -- or rather,

"They kept on releasing news that was popular with the Japanese"

Because President Trump was not well-received by the Japanese people (including myself).

Incidentally, I don't know of any story of the media 'self-criticism' of the content or results of these news items.

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Therefore, it may be a good idea to consider that "news that is popular with the Japanese people may continue to be broadcast on a priority basis" with regard to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In particular, we should pay special attention to the "Ukrainian military superiority" story.

This is because the news is "popular" among us Japanese.

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I try not to make too many political statements because I don't like to be embarrassed later.

When I decide to make a political statement, I set my own criteria so that I do not later blame others (e.g., Internet news, etc.) for my decision.

My own criteria are, for example, self-interest or a comparison of where the news source originates.

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I watched "BS World Documentary 'The Queen and the Coup'".

It was so much fun.

The conspiracy, in which the U.S. government, without telling the British government, "used the name of Elizabeth II to discourage the then King Pahlavi from fleeing the country," was carefully explained.

I thought it was 'more interesting than the movie' because it was full of stories about bribes and spreading disinformation (now called this fake news) in order to defeat political opponents.

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Stories of state overthrow by U.S. intelligence that I can quickly recall include Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, and Nicaragua.

Since its spectacular military invasion of Vietnam, the U.S. has not overtly launched military invasions (although it does so when it remembers (e.g., the Gulf War and Iraq War)), but has basically continued to meddle with neighboring countries through intelligence.

Even Russia would have intelligence of considerable size and capability, and would be one of the best in the world at cyber intrusion.

So I think,

"What is Russia doing?"

If they suddenly flowed into another country by force of arms without doing any intelligence or cyber attacks -- I think they are now unquestionably 'stupid'.

Maybe they tried, but it didn't work out, I think.

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I am truly disgusted and offended by the pre-generational approach of recreating the terrible landscapes and conditions of people in the present day, in 2022, as in "European war movies of 1940."

As that "rude junior" said...

"Couldn't they have done something more like "cyber warfare", if not "space warfare"?"

I do agree with him.

I am a late night person, but I am also a late morning person.

Most of the time when I wake up, there is no one in the house.

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The other day, the reading light in my wife's bed was left on for three days in a row.

On days when the reading light was off, the closet light was left on.

Is this an indication of something? A metaphor? A code?

"Did I do something wrong?"

I was getting blue cold.

I pretended to be casual and asked my wife about it, and she said, 'I just kept forgetting to turn it off.

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By the way, I believe this, don't I?

I was fortunate to receive a best paper award at an international conference this year.

I am so lucky that even now I wonder, 'Were I being cheated?

To be honest, I even thought that the paper would not even be accepted, let alone win the best paper award.

This is because I wrote this paper in the same style of the columns I usually write.

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In other words, it is a bare-bones description of anger, frustration, regret, problems, complaints, and claims that keep cropping up in the field, without going beyond the style of a thesis statement.

In a nutshell, the paper was like a "list of minefields for field trials," and was the culmination of a protest against "those who talk about 'field trials' so casually".

In hindsight, I think,

"Was that what they liked about it?"

The paper reviewer may have been someone who had seen 'hell' in a field trial.

If they are such persons, it is possible that they may have "emotionally accepted (adopted) the paper before examining the content carefully".

If I were a reviewer, I would do so(I assure you).

Therefore, if you are a researcher, I recommend that you try to write a paper that puts emotion not only front but also all.

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If possible, I strongly recommend writing in a language other than Japanese.

I know from experience that there will be fewer claims from various parts of the domestic.

Recently, I received emails from readers.

Often it's a polite email, and I'm happy to receive it (often fan letters).

However, some of the people who argue with the content of my column are "rude".

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As long as you are giving me an opinion (rebuttal), I would like you to at least observe the "principle of burden of proof (*1-4)".

(*1)https://www.kobore.net/diary/?date=20160614

(*2)https://www.kobore.net/diary/?date=20180515

(*3)https://www.kobore.net/diary/?date=20191002

(*4)https://www.kobore.net/diary/?date=20201112

In particular, 'I do not agree with Mr. Ebata's opinion of XXX. Please look into XXX.' A few lines of the e-mail infuriated me.

I will say it again and again.

"Why should I (Ebata) sweat to make an argument that I (Ebata) disagree with?"