Ubuntu 24.04 Nginx Build Outline
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I re-built my LEMP web-server fresh on Ubuntu 24.04 and learned some things along the way. This is my base build outline mostly created for my own notes.
Polite but Direct Refusal in Japanese
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Japan is a culture of indirect communication. When I first started learning Japanese, my teachers never failed to stress this. The language has countless examples of indirect communication via subtle queues that you just have to discern and somehow figure out. Japanese culture values politeness in speech, so indirect is always considered far more polite than direct, especially when it comes to something like refusal.
For example...
Location Shoot Survival Kit
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As I do more and more Japan TV jobs, I've been compiling a list of things to bring to survive sometimes long shooting schedules. I call this my "Location Shoot Survival Kit."
The 3-Kilogram Can of Kagome Pasta Sauce Story
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I've been really into pasta lately because it's cheap and easy to make. So naturally I go all-in and purchase a commercial-use 3-kg can of Kagome pasta sauce on Amazon. 2-kg into the can of pasta sauce, I can definitively say that I no longer have the same enthusiasm for pasta that I once did. I'm not really sure, but something about "too much of a good thing" perhaps?
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