Rebecca
@cuppachabanashi.bsky.social
British PhD student in Japan (foreign language speaking, anxiety, cognition, emotion), multilingual (日中한TrFr), likes birds, language, tea, and dance
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
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Are still playing Monopoly, Risk, or Ticket to Ride? Time to switch to this Taiwanese propaganda board game where you retake mainland China. Just in case you are still shopping for Christmas presents. Source: buff.ly/SLl9HuV
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Are still playing Monopoly, Risk, or Ticket to Ride? Time to switch to this Taiwanese propaganda board game where you retake mainland China. Just in case you are still shopping for Christmas presents. Source: buff.ly/SLl9HuV
My dad asking me if I had a tsunami warning and then me telling him the purpose of Chiba
Chiba-kun is out there on the front line taking the tsunami damage
Also it was in the north so I’m gonna have to bust out the map again
Chiba-kun is out there on the front line taking the tsunami damage
Also it was in the north so I’m gonna have to bust out the map again
December 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My dad asking me if I had a tsunami warning and then me telling him the purpose of Chiba
Chiba-kun is out there on the front line taking the tsunami damage
Also it was in the north so I’m gonna have to bust out the map again
Chiba-kun is out there on the front line taking the tsunami damage
Also it was in the north so I’m gonna have to bust out the map again
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地震発生のこと
・いつでも
・何処でも
・不意打ち
・いつでも
・何処でも
・不意打ち
December 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
地震発生のこと
・いつでも
・何処でも
・不意打ち
・いつでも
・何処でも
・不意打ち
I feel eepy 🎵
I feel eepy 🎵
I feel eepy and sleepy and DRAINED🎤
I feel eepy 🎵
I feel eepy and sleepy and DRAINED🎤
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I feel eepy 🎵
I feel eepy 🎵
I feel eepy and sleepy and DRAINED🎤
I feel eepy 🎵
I feel eepy and sleepy and DRAINED🎤
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Started the day with loads of energy and now I’m eepy
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Started the day with loads of energy and now I’m eepy
I really don't want to pay the publishing fee for my paper out of pocket... that 300,000-odd yen fee is going towards my expensive hobbies, health care, and 8' heels
December 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I really don't want to pay the publishing fee for my paper out of pocket... that 300,000-odd yen fee is going towards my expensive hobbies, health care, and 8' heels
Booked myself in for a nice 13,200 yen facial because I deserve i- no I NEED IT
December 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Booked myself in for a nice 13,200 yen facial because I deserve i- no I NEED IT
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Slept 9.5hrs and nearly missed my yoga class. Something tells me I won’t make the bird watching event at the Tamagawa tomorrow morning
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Slept 9.5hrs and nearly missed my yoga class. Something tells me I won’t make the bird watching event at the Tamagawa tomorrow morning
Heels and choreo classes were so fun 😭 now I wanna do all the classes lol
December 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Heels and choreo classes were so fun 😭 now I wanna do all the classes lol
Apparently Kyoto had snow AND WHY AM I NOT THERE
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Apparently Kyoto had snow AND WHY AM I NOT THERE
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Not satisfied with leaving this in a comment section - my reasoning for why I believe it is fundamentally impossible for an LLM to reason like a human.
Not remotely. When a human is taught language we are also given specific examples and concepts we can mentally associate with those words - think about how a child is both shown what an apple is (experiencing it with all of their senses), and then also given a sound they can associate with it.
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Not satisfied with leaving this in a comment section - my reasoning for why I believe it is fundamentally impossible for an LLM to reason like a human.
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Well at least Australia is famously blessed with lots of fresh water and isn't, say, our planet's driest populated continent, with a only thin reliably habitable zone around the coast, and permanent water restrictions even in their biggest city.
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Well at least Australia is famously blessed with lots of fresh water and isn't, say, our planet's driest populated continent, with a only thin reliably habitable zone around the coast, and permanent water restrictions even in their biggest city.
Dammit I had to make a new My Number card lol gonna take 1.5 months so I have 1.5 months of medical reimbursement admin FUN to deal with
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Dammit I had to make a new My Number card lol gonna take 1.5 months so I have 1.5 months of medical reimbursement admin FUN to deal with
Since I’m studying for the Japanese teaching license I might document my progress as a podcast or in video format.
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Since I’m studying for the Japanese teaching license I might document my progress as a podcast or in video format.
I downloaded Spotify for the first time this year and the adverts really do take the piss
December 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I downloaded Spotify for the first time this year and the adverts really do take the piss
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I really need to go to karaoke on Saturday otherwise I might spontaneously combust
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I really need to go to karaoke on Saturday otherwise I might spontaneously combust
High school student hacks website and steals customer information
Maybe we should… I dunno… regulate AI chat bots?
Maybe we should… I dunno… regulate AI chat bots?
December 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
High school student hacks website and steals customer information
Maybe we should… I dunno… regulate AI chat bots?
Maybe we should… I dunno… regulate AI chat bots?
Definitely not a moth
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Definitely not a moth
Was supposed to be teaching English today but somehow ended up teaching a bit of Japanese and Korean
These are native Japanese students 😭
I'm gonna have to talk to the big boss of the international relations department about a class looool (she's well aware of me and my shenanigans)
These are native Japanese students 😭
I'm gonna have to talk to the big boss of the international relations department about a class looool (she's well aware of me and my shenanigans)
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Was supposed to be teaching English today but somehow ended up teaching a bit of Japanese and Korean
These are native Japanese students 😭
I'm gonna have to talk to the big boss of the international relations department about a class looool (she's well aware of me and my shenanigans)
These are native Japanese students 😭
I'm gonna have to talk to the big boss of the international relations department about a class looool (she's well aware of me and my shenanigans)
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December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Round and feathered, they carry warmth where the cold forgets 😊🪶
本日はよくばり盛り盛りタグ祭りにします‼️ #モフ曜日 #ふくふく鳥選手権 #ムチムチの鳥をミチミチに収める さあ、どっからでもかかってきなさい😎
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianNuthatch #ゴジュウカラ #birds #野鳥
本日はよくばり盛り盛りタグ祭りにします‼️ #モフ曜日 #ふくふく鳥選手権 #ムチムチの鳥をミチミチに収める さあ、どっからでもかかってきなさい😎
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianNuthatch #ゴジュウカラ #birds #野鳥
December 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Round and feathered, they carry warmth where the cold forgets 😊🪶
本日はよくばり盛り盛りタグ祭りにします‼️ #モフ曜日 #ふくふく鳥選手権 #ムチムチの鳥をミチミチに収める さあ、どっからでもかかってきなさい😎
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianNuthatch #ゴジュウカラ #birds #野鳥
本日はよくばり盛り盛りタグ祭りにします‼️ #モフ曜日 #ふくふく鳥選手権 #ムチムチの鳥をミチミチに収める さあ、どっからでもかかってきなさい😎
#nature #photography #animals #wildlife #EurasianNuthatch #ゴジュウカラ #birds #野鳥
Watching a Japanese drama from 2004 on Netflix and the generational culture differences are giving me whiplash
December 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Watching a Japanese drama from 2004 on Netflix and the generational culture differences are giving me whiplash