Category Archives: Aside
Japanese Igusa Tatami Mat: add a taste of Japan to your room
I generally try to indulge in various aspects of Japanese culture on a daily basis, but for the most part that is small items (books, foods) or immaterial things (music) I’ve generally stayed away from bigger things like Japanese furniture; not just because of the cost, but because I’m not particularly into Japanese furniture. (I… Read More »
The Japanese piano adventure continues: A Yamaha damaged, a Yamaha bought
Japanesque 5: With recent AI advances, does learning a foreign language make sense anymore?
Ever since ChatGPT was released in late 2022, we have been seeing massive advances in various artificial intelligence technologies of the likes that eclipses the last few decades. Suddenly, it seems that computers can do things that it only seemed could be done by humans, such as complex image and text generation, and these new… Read More »