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Eiko Toda
@eikotoda.bsky.social
🇯🇵 Kyoto → 🇭🇺 Budapest
linktr.ee/eikotoda
Graduating from politics/xTwitter after four years, having had enough of hate-mongers on all sides, now allergic to acronyms.
Accounts that follow me for monitoring, bookmarking, or advertising may be blocked.
Bye X v.2 for now, let's see how much rubbish I will have accumulated in a week or so.
February 26, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Considering relocating to Instagram after having seen some traces of uncontrolled infestation in Bluesky.
February 21, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Reposted by Eiko Toda
Nerds are the ones who warned you about cryptocurrency, and NFTs, and the internet of things. Nerds are the ones trying to explain to you that "AI" is just overhyped pattern recognition which we already had for years.

Techbros are not nerds. They're predators.
February 19, 2024 at 11:35 AM
In order to avoid the mass disposal of solar panels, PV Reborn Association, in collaboration with Tomoki(?) Mizuguchi, a glass artist from Kurashiki City, succeeded in melting glass extracted from solar panels and recycling it so that it can be used in new panels.
www.fnn.jp/articles/-/6...
February 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Reposted by Eiko Toda
The other site is reaching new levels of bot madness.
February 18, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Reposting to include in my Worms 🪱 feed. Most likely because I marked it as Suggestive Content, it was not listed in the feed. Perhaps I need to tweak some settings in Skyfeed.
#worms
I found one more smaller mutant(?) worm. They are distinctively translucent and stripes are lighter, and they never seem to be producing castings (are they?). I put it in the same bin as the huge one, hoping they will breed more of them.
#worms
February 18, 2024 at 11:32 AM
I don't know if it's only in our building in Budapest (urban environment), but I stopped hearing blackbirds singing during/after COVID. I just heard a male blackbird intimidating another bird, and they do live around here. Has any of you noticed the same?
#birds
Singing: note.com/eikotoda/n/n...
February 17, 2024 at 4:26 PM
あかん、やっぱりいっぱいいるみたい、運営側が意識的に流し込んでいる可能性も、ここでは中立(中道)を期待していたのに、みんなもカモにされないように気を付けてね、英語の投稿についてだけど。例えばこの人、石油産業の共和党献金者チャールズ・コーク設立のリバタリアンシンクタンクCato Instituteに所属してるのにPolitico Europeを引用してタッカー・カールソンを攻撃してるんで(①②はXから)Wikipediaのスクショをリプしたら(③)速攻ブロックされてた(④)、こういうのと戦うのに疲れたからこっちにきたのに。
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_In...
February 16, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Blueskyの運営側も怪しく思えてきた。もうXみたいになり始めてる。安全・清潔だとうたってカモにする避難者を集めてからゲートを開いて(招待コード不要)IDも確認せず(SMS不要)犯罪者を呼び込む計画だった?Blueskyに一切興味を示さなかった息子達が正しかったのかな。私みたいな高齢者はもう独自ドメインのサイトを作って細々発信するしかないっぽい。アクリル絵画を始めて宣伝したかったんだけど、以前から犯罪者しか寄ってこなさそうだとは感じていた。
February 15, 2024 at 12:12 PM
*Sour Cream Mayonnaise*
I made this recipe from the ingredients I learned from an old Hungarian lady. She would use a blender. I'm too lazy (find it wasteful) to wash the blender.
#recipes
February 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM
I found one more smaller mutant(?) worm. They are distinctively translucent and stripes are lighter, and they never seem to be producing castings (are they?). I put it in the same bin as the huge one, hoping they will breed more of them.
#worms
February 14, 2024 at 10:01 AM
*Japanese-style white short-grain/stick rice*
If you don't have a rice cooker, this is how I cook white short-grain/sticky rice with a pot. I prepare sushi rice with the same technique and different ingredients.
#recipes
February 13, 2024 at 5:08 PM
[13 February 2024] A group led by Professor Tadahisa Iwata, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, has corroborated that biodegradable plastics can be broken down by microorganisms even in the deep sea.
scienceportal.jst.go.jp/newsflash/20...
February 13, 2024 at 10:11 AM
In the absence of the blackbird ("rigó" in Hungarian) family, I saw a few black redstarts ("(házi) rozsdafarkú" in Hungarian meaning "rust tail") in the courtyard in May 2023. According to the Wikipedia page, they are found in Eurasia, not in the Americas.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_r...
#birds
February 12, 2024 at 12:56 PM
*Langue De Chat Cookies*
When I know I will have egg whites left over, I always plan to make these cookies.
* Based on a Japanese recipe: cookpad.com/recipe/263453
#recipes
February 11, 2024 at 11:10 AM
*Pogácsa (Scone)*
This is a basic recipe of *pogácsa* by my retiree neighbour Teri. Usually "pogácsa" means "sajtos pogácsa (cheese scone)".
#recipes
February 10, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Reposting to create "Worms" feed in Skyfeed
#worms
My worms are descendents of the worms I bought from a fishing store in 2019 and Hungarians call "Dendrobaena" (most likely European Nightcrawler). A few weeks ago, I found a huge one, about 1 cm thick, and I wonder whether it's a mutant, as it's redder and smaller than a Canadian Nightcrawler.
February 10, 2024 at 12:58 PM
In the post I'm quoting, I omitted the plum branches I pruned because I didn't see roots, but their leaves are coming out.
February 8, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The blackbird (rigó in Hungarian) couple are back (①male, ②female). They stopped coming back to make a nest after one of their babies died a few years ago. They make a huge mess, but it's a good sign for me. Is this why I woke up this morning without depression🤔 (③④eggs and babies in 2021)
February 8, 2024 at 9:08 AM
My worms are descendents of the worms I bought from a fishing store in 2019 and Hungarians call "Dendrobaena" (most likely European Nightcrawler). A few weeks ago, I found a huge one, about 1 cm thick, and I wonder whether it's a mutant, as it's redder and smaller than a Canadian Nightcrawler.
February 7, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Reposted by Eiko Toda
Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). So just a reminder to not engage with trolls and bad actors, there is no algorithm here to promote or spread them, replying to them is what puts them on everybody’s timelines. So block and give no oxygen.
February 6, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Every year in January, I prune some branches of the fig tree that I bought around 2015. I've tried many rooting methods, and while all worked, I found out all I need is a plastic bottle and tap water last year (right), and it worked this year too (left). What type of fig is this? It bears fruits.
February 6, 2024 at 12:05 PM
A research team led by Okayama University's visiting foreign researcher Hytham Elbohy and assistant professor Hiroo Suzuki has discovered benzophenone (BP), an additive that improves the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells.
newswitch.jp/p/40349
February 6, 2024 at 9:37 AM
My xTwitter account got locked (most likely mass reported by NAFO crypto/NFT scheme) and then labelled as a spammer/manipulator. xTwitter has transformed from a slum to a gangland. I started seeing some rats from the gangland in Bluesky, but they are going back there as they are not welcome here🤔
February 4, 2024 at 1:32 PM
So depressed from politics, I decided to start acrylic painting, or acrylic pouring to be precise. This video shows my most favourite pouring style (though I would stop before using a balloon) and I intend to apply my manipulation i.e. creativity more. I can't wait to start.
youtu.be/OW8vzhyIvys?...
February 3, 2024 at 10:50 PM