This document discusses Japanese internet culture and terms from a traditional Zen perspective and introduces the concept of "Zen 2.0". It provides an overview of popular Japanese blogging platforms and social networks. It then defines and gives examples of terms that describe behaviors and attitudes common in Japanese internet culture, such as "Moe" (being attractive), "Kimo" (being argumentative), and "Ota" (an advanced form of geek or otaku). The document encourages the reader to understand and pretend to be Japanese by joining the social network Hatena.
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13. After this presentation You will understand the cultural differences between Japan and English spoken countries. Consequently, you will understand the spirit of Zen 2.0 . You will be able to pretend like a Japanese in Hatena. Join Hatena Today!
14. About Hatena Founded in Kyoto Owned by jkondo Has basic ideas of Zen 2.0 Note: some spirits are not directly related to Hatena.
15. Wabi Beauty of the imperfect Traditional Zen spirits. Example: Agile Programming, Prototyping, Cybozu Labs Quick review of traditional Zen.
16. Sabi Beauty of the imcomplete Traditional Zen spirits, known as Wabi-Sabi. Example: Beta, perpetual beta and PHP Now, lets go to the Zen 2.0.
17. Moe Moe is a center of Zen 2.0 Be attractive, get Moe-ed. Practice: Perl-Moe, Engineer-Moe
18. Kimo Be sticky to your interests Keep arguing for trivial matters. Manic ??
20. w Express your smiles never use :-b? :-D :-o :-( :-# :-* ( :-$ Chowwwwwwwwwwwww Ц
21. DIS Disrespect a person / thing More like militant Example: Matz DISed PHP. Note: Matz is a creator of Ruby.
22. DQN pronounces Doh-Que-un. to identify a person who has no consideration for others feelings, or just insane. Itai news
23. Enjo Add fuel to the fire Street cloud More realistic in Japan. Snakes can detect personal information of the target faster than policemen.
24. Mote / Hi-mote Attractive to women / Unattractive Himote is something masochistic word . Sometimes Pair Programming means couple programming for Mote squad. ??
25. AA Ascii Art Master muti-byte AA Mostly used in 2ch.net, but also commonly used in other places.
26. Press Any Key to restart inspired by my friend, Hideshi Hamaguchi's presentation, HOW TO LIVE LIKE JAPANESE IN PORTLAND. ?? ?? O Ц ??
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