Jeff Newmark
@jeffnewmark.bsky.social
Knows some stuff about early modern Japan.
Just the "Fax"
The arrival of a game-changing Chinese AI model last week got me thinking: why didn't Japan get there first? It turns out the answer is a lot more interesting than I thought. blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/why-didnt-...
Why didn’t Japan invent generative AI?
Today's "AI arms race" is a sequel. The first played out between the US and Japan. And it isn't over yet.
blog.pureinventionbook.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Just the "Fax"
Save your italics, Japanese scholars, you no longer need them for dorayaki, furikake, furoshiki, gaman (noun and verb), maneki-neko, omiyage, omurice, and sando.
Golden Week and "J-" combos are also part of the English lexicon now.
www.oed.com/information/...
Golden Week and "J-" combos are also part of the English lexicon now.
www.oed.com/information/...
Oxford English Dictionary
The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.
www.oed.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Save your italics, Japanese scholars, you no longer need them for dorayaki, furikake, furoshiki, gaman (noun and verb), maneki-neko, omiyage, omurice, and sando.
Golden Week and "J-" combos are also part of the English lexicon now.
www.oed.com/information/...
Golden Week and "J-" combos are also part of the English lexicon now.
www.oed.com/information/...