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2014-02-18 "Mother and daughter" and "Twins sisters" at the same time

When the editor in charge of mine offered me the title of my column,

"Reality of sperm provision services, problems of safety in human cloning, and the latest technologies"

honestly speaking, I thought that this was something new joke, but today I knew this was not joke.

This title seems to be transcendentalism like scientific paper (don't look like it.)

Does any college give me an academic title ? (never do it)

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This writing was very hard for a deadline.

I released the first draft at midnight on the 12th, and the next afternoon I got the mail that said "the publishing date is the 17th" on the 13th . I thought I looked pale.

I had no idea of illustration of the column.

I had judged soon that it was impossible to complete the picture by the deadline.

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I kept my head down and asked my senior daughter the followings.

"Please! Please read this column and make your illustration. I will prepare to pay twice as usual."

"Papa, You don't understand Arts at all. Payment is not problem. The most important thing is time to reach a inspiration"

Have a heart! Dear Master!! Please save this unworthy father with your talent!!"

"It cannot be helped. Let me think it a little."

I don't care at all that I fall on my knees to ask my daughter for my task.

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While taking a bath, she had made a few pencil sketches, and I was astonished at watching one of them.

"This is a concept of "twins sisters with difference of 20-40 years old" isn't this ?"

"Yes"

I sincerely admired her for a work.

"How could she subtract this beautiful concept from the my column?"

"Mother and daughter" and "Twins sisters" at the same time

"It might be good" -- This is a picture that I made me such feeling.

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I ordered her to complete this picture with paints or color pencils, not to use PC drawing software.

After that, both she and I tried to make digital re-masters operations, for example adjustment of color, deletion of soil, line offset, with a rush

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For the first time, I named her work

"Twins"


2015-02-18 I do not say such luxury.

(Continuation from yesterday)

I started the operation from the same time at one week ago, and I communicated with my wife by email, and continued the operation on schedule. Finally I could pick both my daughter and wife up at the last station.

I put them in my car which had already warmed up, to warm them. After they ate some Onigiris (race balls), we went to the school gate together. Finally my daughter left for the examination place alone.

While seeing of my daughter, I felt that fatigue came out, and almost sank down in the ground,

Though my daughter's struggle was going to start right now.

I thought in my mind.

"Well, this is all I can do for you."

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Come back after doing your best.

It is the best to come back laughingly, however,

I do not say such luxury.


2016-02-18 "We have no way expect for staying out overnight"

(Continuation from yesterday)

At the scene of the station platform, the telop of "23:15" appears.

"Longer work schedule" they want to way "You don't have to hurry up so much"

might be one point.

Or new extra special express train "Romance Car" might be started and

"We can give you another alternate method to go home."

might be another point.

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Under no condition to appeal,

"We have no way expect for staying out overnight"

that means, a keen affection of a woman and man in love.

I think that there might be one of the Odakyu-Group companies that manages accommodations. However, it is too ambagious, even if it is the company's CM.

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I am going to complete this topic, today. But last night, I talked to my family about about my thought, they complained about it. So, please stay tune.

(To be continued)


2017-02-18 "If you get, you should return". It is a natural economic principle "

(Continuation from yesterday)

My eldest daughter: "Is not that your own opinion?"

Ebata: "I do not deny that possibility. and the era is also different. However, whatever era, teenage men's thinking form seems to be similar in general. Because they are stupid"

My eldest daughter: "If you get, you should return". It is a natural economic principle "

Ebata: "I also feel odd. I think that many men think "obligatory chocolates" are valuable for their free spirit. Actually, until now I've thought that "obligation chocolate = handout"

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Ebata: "So, I can not imagine the existence of "a boy who returns to an obligation chocolate". Regardless of "men returning for favorite chocolate", the men who do such things are honestly scared. I doubt that they must go mad.

Eldest daughter: "There is such a big difference isn't there?"

Ebata: "O.K., let it wrap up.

(1) Boys do not understand the cost of girls' chocolate at all.

(2) Girls do not fully understand the pride of boys.

(3) The gaps in (1) (2) are not filled.

Because both sides will never understand about "cost" and "pride".

That just about does it.

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Well, anyway, teenager girls, boys.

The misunderstanding of Valentine's Day and White Day's in your mind, will continue to go on and on,

And, while producing unnecessary troubles and hatred, you will continue events of Valentine's Day and White Day in the future.

I think I feel bad, but I can not do anything.


2018-02-18 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said "Cooking"," Clothes", and "Do-it-yourself" ar not enough".

(Continuation from yesterday)

In "Junior High School Study Instructor's Commentary Techniques / Home"(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, July 2008) on p.27., there is a description of "soldering iron".

"The level that the state is requesting the citizens (children)" was surprisingly high.

Cooking, sewing and woodworking are naturally written, and furthermore, regarding the significance of "soldering iron", the following issues are described clearly.

(1) Learn about the function of current limiter, earth leakage circuit breaker etc. indoors

(2) Learn about the mechanism of using electrical equipment safely

(3) Learn to (a)prevent accidents such as equipment damage and electric shock due to electric leakage,(b) need Maintenance and inspection to continuously demonstrate the performance of the equipment in the best condition, through examining, the devices and examples of accidents caused by electrical equipment

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In a word, that means,

"Even if the problem of electricity at home happens, you can fix it yourself"

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The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said "Cooking"," Clothes", and "Do-it-yourself" ar not enough".

One step is "soldering iron".

So I will withdraw my opinion of "The teacher of your school is stupid ?", and apologize to the teacher.

Both the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the teacher in the field, understand that what they have been doing properly.

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And I will tell youth

Government of our country - "they are pretty tough"


2019-02-18 I was asked "Please take me to skiing"

Thirty years ago, there was a movie whose title was "Take me to skiing"

It was thought that this movie was a trigger of big ski trend of in the bubble boom.

I can agree the opinion, however, the basic reason of big ski trend is "Skiing is enjoyable" basically.

Skiing is fun for from beginners to experts in their way (Any activities are also same, I know)

However, even though I remember it now, I think that boom was amazing.

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I was asked "Please take me to skiing"

from two daughters of college and high school students.

I always say to them

"Whom do you say to that phrase?"

"Tell it to your "boyfriend""

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Enviably, my daughters seem to have a boyfriend for each.

They seem to have realized so-called "sociable", that I could not have experienced when I was a teenager,

Of course, there may be various troubles as it is, but it will be called "sociable" including that.

(To be continued)


2020-02-18 Still, shooting a movie is really hard.

My unknown project, "making a video recording (movie) of a demonstration experiment with a professional contractor," was underway.

To be precise, I was running away from the projct.

It may be "reward that was running around". It was really bad timing, so I decided to play the role of "driver" on the day of shooting.

I overlooked, "once I get inside the first footage, I won't be able to change later."

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Still, shooting a movie is really hard.

Retake because the oncoming vehicle came

Retake as pedestrians cross

Retake because the car's parking position has shifted

Retake by changing the pattern of getting on and off passengers

Well, on average, 7 retakes, 3 places in different places,

"After 5 hours of driving, I was really exhausted"

This time, about three professional models (actress and actors) also participated, but I was impressed that they waited for a long time without changing their body posture.

On the way, I was the only one who insisted, "I want to go to a restroom!"

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On the day before this shoot, I heard that there was also a photo shoot of "fake", where the superior and colleagues are arguing and fighting.

I think it would have been hard.

I think that "I'll listen to it later."


2021-02-18 "Tozan no Kin-san, the 'False Accusation' Catcher's Notebook"

Daughter: "Someone once told me that there are two standards in the world: 'justice and evil' and 'like and dislike'"

Ebata: "That's not true. There is only one standard, 'like and dislike'"

Daughter: "Isn't there a 'Justice and evil'?

Ebata: "'Justice and evil' is just a relative concept. It can be easily turned 180 degrees depending on where we stand, so I don't think it's very important.

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Well, I know that many philosophers in the past and the present have thought to death in search of the most 'absolute justice'.

But if it's something we have to think about to death to understand, I think it's terribly tedious and even "dangerous" to put "absolute justice" as a common value standard.

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Ebata: "To begin with, do you know how the operation of the rule of law in a country under the rule of law is carried out? Well, the trial is just one example"

Daughter: "To judge a person only on the basis of evidence and law, without 'subjectivity' right?

Ebata: "That's a pretext. This story was taught to me in law seminar, and I myself was astonished...."

Then I started to talk about the process of a trial.

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(Step.1) The judge decides on the subjective "likes and dislikes" of the defendant and comes up with a rough idea of guilt/innocence and the amount of the sentence.

(Step.2) The judge then lays out in his or her mind the multiple articles of law from which to derive this guilt/innocence and sentence amount.

(Step.3) The judge considers whether these articles can be applied to the case in question. If it works, they apply it to the judgment.

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Ebata: "The above (Step.1) to (Step.3) are shared by not only judges but also prosecutors and defense attorneys.Then, these three parties work together to reach a decision. This is the basic trial approach.

Daughter: "No way..."

Ebata: "Of course, the above is a civil case with clear circumstantial and physical evidence, however, they can add extenuating circumstances, trends in public opinion, and social norms. And finally, the judgment is made based on the subjective standard of "How much can I forgive this defendant?""

Daughter: "'Justice and evil' is not the standard...

Ebata: "'Justice and evil' is a 'tool concept' that exists as a rationale for 'like and dislike'."

Daughter: "Then what is the point of the law's existence?

Ebata: "No, no, the important point is this: 'Even if they start from 'like and dislike', they can't make a judgment based only on 'like and dislike'".

Daughter: "?

Ebata: "It doesn't matter what kind of law they use, but they must always make a logical (pretend) judgment based on a clearly stated law -- this is the principle of the rule of law, and it is also the last resort."

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In that sense, "Toyama no Kin-san" made judgments based on "likes and dislikes" alone, and at his own discretion.

As for me, I think that "Toyama no Kin-san" has definitely functioned as a "false accusation manufacturing system".

That's why I want to watch a TV drama whose title is

"Tozan no Kin-san, the 'False Accusation' Catcher's Notebook"


2022-02-18 There is a news report about a student at Waseda University who lost credits for watching multiple online classes at the same time.

There is a news report about a student at Waseda University who lost credits for watching multiple online classes at the same time.

I'm sure there are a lot of opinions on this issue, but first of all, if they were notified of this (prohibition of watching multiple online classes at the same time) in advance, this is a natural punishment (However, I have not been able to confirm this at this time).

On the other hand, I found this issue to be a very interesting thesis.

I would like to discuss two points below.

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First, I'm doing this kind of thing myself, in remote operations.

Depending on the importance of the meeting, the relation about me , and the nature of your work, there are some things that can be done in parallel and some things that cannot.

For example, I don't (and can't) work in parallel on meetings that are related to my budget and business, because I would be 'choking myself' if I missed them.

However, during other meetings, if it's just simple data processing, I usually do parallel processing.

To put it bluntly, it's about as "fast" as data processing can get.

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Secondly -- in reality, there are people (especially young people) who have the ability to watch multiple online classes simultaneously.

This is my daughter's story. I was reprimanding her for studying math and English while watching videos on YouTube (NOT listening to music).

"My daughter can really 'do' those things."

From what I have observed, she does not seem to be losing performance, in fact, she even seems to have the advantage of being able to maintain her performance for a long time.

After that, I stopped interfering in the way my daughters studied.

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What I'm trying to say is, with my observation,

"With the times and the environment (YouTube, PCs, smartphones, corona disasters), brain function is changing dramatically."

might be true.

However, I don't know if it can be applied to all young people.

This is something I hope to see in future research and experiments in the field of brain science.

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I think there are also two reasons for the rule against simultaneous viewing

(1)A problem in the attitude of those who study.

This is a reason that makes sense.

If you say that this is a "principle of the mode of communication between the teacher and the taught," you are right.

However, I think this issue would be grossly unfair if they don't also discuss the attitude of those who 'teach' academics, and whether they are able to provide classes with content that attracts students.

In fact, I think the "boringness" of the content (presentation) of Japanese teachers' classes could be a social problem (it was in my day).

(2) A problem of degradation of performance in acquiring studies

As I mentioned above, my (limited) observations have raised doubts about this.

I believe that proper research and study will be necessary in the future.

By underestimating students' abilities (performance), we may be destroying the potential of future students.

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I think the root of this problem is "previous performance/experience" and "unpleasantness".

However, as mentioned above, the direction of human ability changes with time and environment.

In that case, I believe it is necessary to "bend by force" the "previous achievements/experiences" and "unpleasantness" as well.


2023-02-18 I would like to give them a big pat on the back with saying "How wonderful you could stop the system at the moment!". However, could all we not share the same emotion?

"A real-time checking program consisting of hundreds of sensor data and their combination automatically shut down the engine ignition before the rocket lifted off"

If one has a proper understanding of the scientific process, one would say,

"That is not generally called a 'failure'"

If I call this a "failure" at the company I work for, I will be almost 100% treated as "crank".

Or I feel like I'm going to get yelled at by executives -- "If you've got time for using the word, get me an estimate of the work, manpower, and time needed!

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Currently, the system monitoring logs and the monitoring program should be being checked at a furious pace.

This can be expected to increase the safety of the next launch by one or more steps.

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As an engineer involved in a system, I can say that the last minute system shutdown looks like a "rare and spectacular success story.

I would like to give them a big pat on the back with saying "How wonderful you could stop the system at the moment!". However, could all we not share the same emotion?


2024-02-18 Engineers with "nine days of patience" are the critical difference between the engineers on the SLIM project and me.

I am a person with a twisted personality who cannot honestly enjoy the success of others.

However,?

When I learned of the successful launch of the H3 rocket

I was so happy that I almost cried when I learned of the "successful launch of the H3 rocket.

Engineers are in the business of continually failing.

But, sometimes, successes like this make me think -- I can't stop being an engineer.

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Of course, I was also happy to hear the news of the landing of the SLIM lunar probe on the moon.

But what astonished me more was the "SLIM reboot."

"Sunlight hit the solar panels, and they started working for the first time in about nine days."

I read from this article that the engineers had to shut down communication with the system for nine days, saving power and holding still until it was time to reboot.

I (Ebata) am an impatient person, and if the system set up in the company's laboratory stops working, I try to access it by any means possible, and even if it is the middle of the night, I go to work to restart the system.

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Engineers with "nine days of patience" are the critical difference between the engineers on the SLIM project and me.

This is 'the greatest compliment'.