90 sats \ 10 replies \ @Bitman 24 Dec 2023 \ on: For those of you curious about Hiroshima japan
If you're visiting, even if it's not on the anniversary, listen out for the noise of a distant cannon shot. This noise seems to signal a minute of mindfulness!
When I visited everyone going about their business stopped to pause what they were doing in a minute of quiet contemplation.
Upon hearing this noise hundreds of people - whether cyclists on bikes, tourists taking photos, even small children playing stopped in their tracks - that is everyone except this lumbering old 外人.
It took a while but I stopped - but it took more than a few moments to realise...
Love hearing and reading about interesting local trivia like yours! Thanks for sharing xP
You learnt Japanese before?
Merry Christmas! Hope your melon pan arrived safely haha
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No, I tried for months to learn - used mnemonics and everything. Because of a bizarre medical condition I can't visualize internally any more. My memory like a sieve now.
Still, I guess that means I'll have to learn new skills now - so it's not too bad!
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Oh, I almost forgot, I hope you and your family have a great Christmas too (told you I've got a memory like a sieve!)
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Easy peasy. Ask your son to learn Japanese and be your guide in Japan muahaha
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That's exactly what ended up happening - and the Lil guy completely excelled in it!
Weirdly, since the condition, I do laugh like that too...
If I carry on calling him Mini-Me more, and buy a cat called Bigglesworth I'll get some sharks with frickin' laser beams I'll conquer the world and get a million sats!
Muahaha!
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2024 is the year where we accumulate a million sats from SN! Roar!
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Number Two : Don't you think we should ask for more than a million sats? A million sats isn't exactly a lot of money these days. Michael Saylor alone owns over 17 thousand bitcoin - and there's 10 million sats in one bitcoin!Dr. Evil : Really? That's a lot of sats.[pause]Dr. Evil : Okay then, we hold the world ransom for...Dr. Evil : One... Hundred... BILLION BITCOIN!Number Two: Er, Sir...
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Well, you could say I'm almost halfway there...
But, in truth, I've zapped hundreds of thousands of these Sats straight back!
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I am more like Dr. Evil than I thought (where math is involved anyway).
Looking at it I'm ¹/10th out in my (frankly awful) calculations! 😂
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It’s okay. I won’t judge heh 😏