dbooster in #hive-167922 • yesterdayCrypto vs Precious MetalsWhere do you put most or all of your money, crypto or precious metals? Precious metals have the image of being more stable, with pretty steady gains over the years but nothingdbooster in #hive-161465 • 2 days agoWaiting for the Autumn Music ~ Original HaikuThe best part of autumn is yet to come... more than an end to heat I'm waiting for the insect singing ![][Haiku Photo] Listening to insects at Dokanyama by Hiroshige…dbooster in #hive-126152 • 3 days agoBad Computer Security — Some Reflections on Past and Current ExperiencesOne of the side jobs I had while I was in university was as a system admin for a regional supermarket. I managed the mainframe, price updates, and that kind of thing. One thdbooster in #hive-193212 • 4 days agoThree Tune Tuesday ・The Morricone DuelGreetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. ![][title] As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people…dbooster in #thealliance • 5 days agoMy Hive Goals for 9 Sept 2024Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoalsdbooster in #hive-121744 • 6 days agoWords Make a Difference: Movie vs Book, part IISome time ago I wrote about the use of shall not and cannot in The Lord of the Rings, how the former was used in the movie and the latter was used in the book; how they…dbooster in #hive-140084 • 7 days agoFlip a Coin or Paper Rock Scissors?How do you decide who needs to do something? In the US, if it's just two people, they would probably flip a coin. Heads or tails—call it. If it's a group, they might rotate flips…dbooster in #hive-193212 • 8 days agoKuku no Uta - Japan's Math SongMy youngest son is in the 2nd grade and he is now learning his multiplication tables. I hear that things are a bit different in America these days, with some new strange ways of…dbooster in #hive-167922 • 9 days agoThe Legend of Takeda Shingen's Hidden GoldI've previously told you about the [Lost Tokugawa Gold][Tokugawa] and [Yamashita's Gold][Yamashita]. Today let's turn to another legend of hidden gold in Japan. This time... ![](dbooster in #hive-161465 • 10 days agoStay a While and Listen ~ Haiku of JapanOld Issa again with his love of insects and small creatures, which he never tired of. 又泊れ行灯にとまれ青い虫 mata tomare ando ni tomare aoi mushi stop once more, green insect…dbooster in #hive-193212 • 11 days agoWhile I Play My Shamisen - Exploring a Traditional Instrument ・Three Tune TuesdayGreetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. ![][title] As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people…dbooster in #hive-167922 • 12 days agoMy Hive Goals for 2 Sept 2024 - So Close I Can Taste It!Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoalsdbooster in #hive-122221 • 13 days agoIt's Hive Power-Up Day for Sept 2024!The year continues to fly by and here we are at September already. On the old Japanese calendar, this month was known as 長月, "The long month". Most scholars agree that "long" is…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 14 days agoFaces in the Clouds ~ Haiku of JapanWhat do you see when you look at the clouds? 鬼と成り仏となるや土用雲 一茶 oni to nari hotoke to naru ya doyo-gumo becoming a demon becoming a Buddha dog-day clouds —Issa (trans.…dbooster in #hive-120586 • 15 days agoSurviving Summer Fatigue (Natsubate) ~ What to Do When You Don't Want to Do Anything? Eat Unagi (Eel)!Summer in Japan is rough. I know, it's rough everywhere. In Japan the combination of high heat and terrible humidity make it especially rough. Summers are always hot here, but…dbooster in #hive-193212 • 16 days agoGold Coffee and Gold Coffee!No, I haven't gone back to drinking coffee. I'm not ruling out never drinking the stuff again, but I do want to be off it for at least a year to give it time to completely work…dbooster in #hive-161465 • 17 days agoExciting Japan ~ Original Haikumegaquake coming while the typhoon hovers exciting japan ![][Haiku Photo] Morning at Dotonbori in Osaka by Kawase Hasui ![][divider] This haiku is something of an…dbooster in #hive-193212 • 18 days agoThree Tune Tuesday・Anime Jazz CoversGreetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. ![][title] As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people…dbooster in #hive-167922 • 19 days agoMy Hive Goals for 26 August 2024Hello all! Another week and it’s time again to do another #myhivegoals post, a series idea started bydbooster in #hive-161465 • 20 days agoEven the Cicada Are Hot ~ Original Haiku It's hot in Japan this year. I mean really hot. It's not just me that thinks so. I think the cicada agree. 暑き日や蝉が歌ってる影からね atsuki hi ya semi ga utatteru kage kara ne it's…