kafkafuura (ZephyrRz)
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Kafka⇔ZephyrRz｜日英翻訳家｜秘封倶楽部｜INFP｜JP→EN Novel, Comics and Lyrics Translator｜Vim Acolyte (pn: they/them)
Day 06 was fun, a bit of messy sequencing with seqs — attempting to find a prettier solution before I push to github.
December 6, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Day 06 was fun, a bit of messy sequencing with seqs — attempting to find a prettier solution before I push to github.
Haven't done anything fancy yet for AOC 2025, so oxcaml can run the code just fine — wonder if anything might make me reach for the 5.3+ effect syntax (like the concurrent code in 2019) — probably more likely to reach for PQueue (stdlib 5.4).
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Haven't done anything fancy yet for AOC 2025, so oxcaml can run the code just fine — wonder if anything might make me reach for the 5.3+ effect syntax (like the concurrent code in 2019) — probably more likely to reach for PQueue (stdlib 5.4).
I'm sure it's a long developed bias, but I find it easier to write code in rust and other languages if I first think up the solution in ocaml — it's a great prototyping language — you can take its clear building blocks and then translate them into other PL structures.
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I'm sure it's a long developed bias, but I find it easier to write code in rust and other languages if I first think up the solution in ocaml — it's a great prototyping language — you can take its clear building blocks and then translate them into other PL structures.
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12月6日はSFC『ファイナルファンタジーV』33周年。ストーリーやBGMはもちろん、ジョブチェンジシステムで職業変更し、覚えたアビリティを付け替えながら育成出来る、自由度の高いシリーズ5作目。
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
12月6日はSFC『ファイナルファンタジーV』33周年。ストーリーやBGMはもちろん、ジョブチェンジシステムで職業変更し、覚えたアビリティを付け替えながら育成出来る、自由度の高いシリーズ5作目。
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Misread as free market for a second
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Misread as free market for a second
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December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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AOC Day 05 done and solutions pushed to repo.
Nothing too crazy, presorting allows you to remove most of the potentially dangerous redundancy.
Nothing too crazy, presorting allows you to remove most of the potentially dangerous redundancy.
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
AOC Day 05 done and solutions pushed to repo.
Nothing too crazy, presorting allows you to remove most of the potentially dangerous redundancy.
Nothing too crazy, presorting allows you to remove most of the potentially dangerous redundancy.
Metroid Prime 4 has arrived! May have time to play it over the weekend, but definitely not now…
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Metroid Prime 4 has arrived! May have time to play it over the weekend, but definitely not now…
Thought of some potential optimizations for AOC Day 04b, may add the more efficient implementation later.
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Thought of some potential optimizations for AOC Day 04b, may add the more efficient implementation later.
Nothing clever needed for AOC 2025 Day 04 — good because I have a lot of other work to do...
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Nothing clever needed for AOC 2025 Day 04 — good because I have a lot of other work to do...
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Namiki Tsunenobu (Japanese, born 1949)
"Path of Fresh Green Leaves", 2015.
Lacquer, Gold Powder, 116 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Path of Fresh Green Leaves", 2015.
Lacquer, Gold Powder, 116 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Namiki Tsunenobu (Japanese, born 1949)
"Path of Fresh Green Leaves", 2015.
Lacquer, Gold Powder, 116 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Path of Fresh Green Leaves", 2015.
Lacquer, Gold Powder, 116 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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GAME OVER
continue?
continue?
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
GAME OVER
continue?
continue?
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Previous AOCs have taught me both to fear the naive solution and avoid overspecializing part a, so it always feels nice when I can find a direct solution like I did with Day 02 and replace a few numbers with 'n's to finish part b (Day 02&03).
Sometimes tho the most obvious solution is actually fine
Sometimes tho the most obvious solution is actually fine
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Previous AOCs have taught me both to fear the naive solution and avoid overspecializing part a, so it always feels nice when I can find a direct solution like I did with Day 02 and replace a few numbers with 'n's to finish part b (Day 02&03).
Sometimes tho the most obvious solution is actually fine
Sometimes tho the most obvious solution is actually fine
I could save memory by emulating slices instead of using substrings, but small potatoes in this context.
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I could save memory by emulating slices instead of using substrings, but small potatoes in this context.
AOC 2025 Day3 was another fun, "generalize your solution to N" like yesterday. Part a in 14 lines of code, Part b in 15 (excluding empty lines). \o/
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
AOC 2025 Day3 was another fun, "generalize your solution to N" like yesterday. Part a in 14 lines of code, Part b in 15 (excluding empty lines). \o/
I finally did it — (the set up was annoying; I've used git but never github before) — my messy ocaml Advent of Code solutions are now up on github.
github.com/kafkafuura/aoc
github.com/kafkafuura/aoc
GitHub - kafkafuura/aoc: Advent of Code Solutions (OCaml, F#, Rust, ...)
Advent of Code Solutions (OCaml, F#, Rust, ...). Contribute to kafkafuura/aoc development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I finally did it — (the set up was annoying; I've used git but never github before) — my messy ocaml Advent of Code solutions are now up on github.
github.com/kafkafuura/aoc
github.com/kafkafuura/aoc
Finished AOC 2025 Day 2 — almost got part b in one try, but forgot to mirror an operation across a tuple.
Inevitable because there are fewer days, but this is definitely a harder start than previous years.
Inevitable because there are fewer days, but this is definitely a harder start than previous years.
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Finished AOC 2025 Day 2 — almost got part b in one try, but forgot to mirror an operation across a tuple.
Inevitable because there are fewer days, but this is definitely a harder start than previous years.
Inevitable because there are fewer days, but this is definitely a harder start than previous years.
"Why study the language of such a ([racist screed])?"
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What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"Why study the language of such a ([racist screed])?"
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Having a day when you feel only marginally bad as opposed to super bad feels magical.
December 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Having a day when you feel only marginally bad as opposed to super bad feels magical.
Unfortunately I did not get AOC day 1b right on the first try because of a stupid mistake, but we're off!
December 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Unfortunately I did not get AOC day 1b right on the first try because of a stupid mistake, but we're off!
I passed the N1 in one go, but while my reading comprehension score was perfect, my listening comprehension just barely made the cut.
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I passed the N1 in one go, but while my reading comprehension score was perfect, my listening comprehension just barely made the cut.
~2005 - JP self-study
2007 - HS after-school JP class
2008 - Passed JLPT 4
2009 - Started translating lyrics online
2010 - Summer Language Program in Japan (KCP)
2011 - Graduated with a degree in Japanese Studies / Passed JLPT N1
2013-2016 - JET CIR
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2007 - HS after-school JP class
2008 - Passed JLPT 4
2009 - Started translating lyrics online
2010 - Summer Language Program in Japan (KCP)
2011 - Graduated with a degree in Japanese Studies / Passed JLPT N1
2013-2016 - JET CIR
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I'm curious what others' JLPT journey was.
I'll start:
2016 - started studying Japanese at uni
2019 - passed N2
2021 - failed N1
2024 - passed N1
I'll start:
2016 - started studying Japanese at uni
2019 - passed N2
2021 - failed N1
2024 - passed N1
November 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
~2005 - JP self-study
2007 - HS after-school JP class
2008 - Passed JLPT 4
2009 - Started translating lyrics online
2010 - Summer Language Program in Japan (KCP)
2011 - Graduated with a degree in Japanese Studies / Passed JLPT N1
2013-2016 - JET CIR
bsky.app/profile/suik...
2007 - HS after-school JP class
2008 - Passed JLPT 4
2009 - Started translating lyrics online
2010 - Summer Language Program in Japan (KCP)
2011 - Graduated with a degree in Japanese Studies / Passed JLPT N1
2013-2016 - JET CIR
bsky.app/profile/suik...
I always feel like I learn something when I read Umisawa — today, the Hieronymus machine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I always feel like I learn something when I read Umisawa — today, the Hieronymus machine.