Lawrence Li (李如一)
@lawrence.li
It was fixed in the Japanese edition in 1982.
July 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It was fixed in the Japanese edition in 1982.
No matter how many times I look at this code, it just can’t be anything but a misprint. But is it possible? Seymour Papert’s Mindstorms is such an influential book published in 1980 by Basic Books, and it’s still not fixed in my 2020 copy (p. 123).
July 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
No matter how many times I look at this code, it just can’t be anything but a misprint. But is it possible? Seymour Papert’s Mindstorms is such an influential book published in 1980 by Basic Books, and it’s still not fixed in my 2020 copy (p. 123).
Japanese singer Nancy Umeki got her name because someone thought she looks like Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy.
March 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Japanese singer Nancy Umeki got her name because someone thought she looks like Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy.
ヘンじゃない！Who wouldn’t love the title 淫力魔人 (Iggy and the Stooges’s Raw Power), which sounds good in both Japanese (inryoku majin) and Cantonese (jamlik mojan).
March 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
ヘンじゃない！Who wouldn’t love the title 淫力魔人 (Iggy and the Stooges’s Raw Power), which sounds good in both Japanese (inryoku majin) and Cantonese (jamlik mojan).
Sure reminded me of Mikami Kan’s Bang.
March 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Sure reminded me of Mikami Kan’s Bang.
Historical recordings seem to be a thing of the past now.
January 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Historical recordings seem to be a thing of the past now.
This sounds interesting but I don’t have 16.
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 AM
This sounds interesting but I don’t have 16.
Actually I’m unable to use any description.
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Actually I’m unable to use any description.
iOS 18.2 is finally here!
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 AM
iOS 18.2 is finally here!
Tiny zine from Starbucks.
November 19, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Tiny zine from Starbucks.
Today’s also the day on which Benny Tai and other Hong Kong activists are sentenced to up to 10 years, so it’s an apt time to revisit Nakayama Tomoko’s powerful lyrics for a Japanese version of From Russia with Love:
hongkongfp.com/2024/11/19/b...
hongkongfp.com/2024/11/19/b...
November 19, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Today’s also the day on which Benny Tai and other Hong Kong activists are sentenced to up to 10 years, so it’s an apt time to revisit Nakayama Tomoko’s powerful lyrics for a Japanese version of From Russia with Love:
hongkongfp.com/2024/11/19/b...
hongkongfp.com/2024/11/19/b...
Anybody know what this is?
November 17, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Anybody know what this is?
November 16, 2024 at 3:59 AM
First digital version, aka first censored version.
November 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM
First digital version, aka first censored version.
The Jyutping is actually very useful for a quasi-native speaker like me.
October 31, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The Jyutping is actually very useful for a quasi-native speaker like me.
Wow I didn’t know there’s a Cantonese version of The Little Prince with Hong Kong romanization (Jyutping), published in 2021.
October 22, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Wow I didn’t know there’s a Cantonese version of The Little Prince with Hong Kong romanization (Jyutping), published in 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Smith_(translator)
Now whenever I see this kind of 'adaptation rather than translation' accusation my first reaction is いいじゃん!
Now whenever I see this kind of 'adaptation rather than translation' accusation my first reaction is いいじゃん!
October 12, 2024 at 3:25 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Smith_(translator)
Now whenever I see this kind of 'adaptation rather than translation' accusation my first reaction is いいじゃん!
Now whenever I see this kind of 'adaptation rather than translation' accusation my first reaction is いいじゃん!
Who would've thought such a book has 1000 pages.
October 10, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Who would've thought such a book has 1000 pages.
